Meet Information
The East Coast HS Track and Field Championships are back!
Ridge High School - June 21-22, 2024 - Register here
Some of the biggest stars from New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Delaware, and Massachusetts have confirmed their attendance for 2024!
The East Coast HS Track and Field Championships continues to be the last opportunity for high school athletes, all along the eastern seaboard, to take one more crack at a personal best throw, jump, or race. There are five divisions: Championship, Emerging Elite, Freshmen, Sophomore, and Open. Regardless of your grade or PR, the East Coast Champs is everyone's last chance to cash in on their fitness before the summer starts.
Hosted at Ridge High School and again by the Garden State Track Club, the meet will continue to have oversized medals, announcing, music, professional pictures, videos, and personalized bibs.
All meet information, meet records, daily schedules, and performance guidelines can be found here.
There are no standards for the Freshman Championship, Sophomore Championship, and open events.
Registration is not on Milesplit. All registration must be done through this RunSignUp link.
Ridge Stadium at Ridge High School (Basking Ridge, NJ)
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2021 and 2022 Meet Info below
Updated meet information (5/16) here.
New to 2022:
-Expanded categories (Frosh Championship, Soph Championship, Open, Emerging Elite, Elite)
-Media coverage done by The Oval Magazine
-Expanded meet (now three days vs two)
****You must register via RunSignUp here - registration on Milesplit will not be utilized***
EMAIL UPDATE: JUNE 6, 2022:
Hello coaches, athletes, and families,
We're super excited about the 2022 East Coast HS Championships (HS & youth) and the 2022 Outdoor Club Championships (adults) on June 24-26, 2022. Remember you need to register via RunSignUp- not Milesplit.
Last year, athletes from twenty-one states, from youth to masters athletes, competed here. Excited to see what this year holds! The website for all information (hotels, schedule, etc) is here.With less than three weeks to go, we have some updates:
Tracksmith Club Races of the Meet, Sponsored by Tracksmith
Tracksmith will provide $250, $150, and $100 gift cards to the top three men and women in the following club events: 200m, Mile, 5000m.
The Winner's Circle, Sponsored by The Oval Magazine
Immediately after events conclude, medalists will be shuttled to the Winner's Circle. Located next to the awards tent, athletes will be interviewed by The Oval Magazine for both live and social media content.
Tracksmith High School Mile, Sponsored by Tracksmith
Tracksmith will provide free racing kits to all athletes in the elite section of the HS Mile.
New Location: Memorial Stadium
We love Thomas Edison Park, but nothing beats a fast track in a big stadium under the lights. The address is Joyce Kilmer Road, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901.
June 15: Price Increase + Personalized Bib Deadline
June 15th at 11:59pm is the deadline for personalized bibs and the price increase. You can always update your event/seed later if need be.
Tracksmith Lottery, Sponsored by Tracksmith
Three participating athletes will be chosen at random and given $200 Tracksmith gift cards.
More Sections - More Medals
This year, we've added Frosh, Open, and Soph sections to the Championship and Emerging Elite sections. More sections = more medals! There are also four youth races, too!
Shot of the Night, Sponsored by Tracksmith
Photographers will post their best shots on social media, tagging #outdoorclubchamps or #eastcoastchamps, and one winning picture will receive a $500 Tracksmith gift card.
As always, the meet will have oversized medals (top 6), loud music, announcing, free race pictures, personalized bibs, and livestreaming.
Good luck this June, and hope to see ya in a few weeks. Please email us with any questions!
From 2021:
Updated Meet Information and registration link here.
As the East Coast Track and Field Championships approach (June 23-24), here's a quick update on the meet. We've already received entries from eleven states...and Calgary, Canada!
Entrydeadlines
Personalized bib entry deadline: 11:59pm, June 15th
Entry deadline: 11:59pm, Sunday June 20th
High School Divisions
There are three HS divisions: Championship, Emerging Elite, and Freshmen. The first two have performance guidelines, but the Freshmen races do not. There are separate medals for each category, and you can always update your entry with an email. Athletes may get moved to certain divisionsdepending on the final entry list.
Olympic Development
This is for any collegiate or post-collegiate athletes ages 18-34. There are no performanceguidelines for such events, but we do have a cap on the number we can accept.
Masters Events
This is for any athlete 35 and over.There are no performanceguidelines for such events, butwe do have a cap on the number we can accept.
Youth Events
This is for any athlete in middle or elementary school. There are no performanceguidelines for such events, but we do have a cap on the number we can accept.
Like all of our previous events, the East Coast Track and Field Championships will include livestreaming, pictures, published videos, oversized medals, personalized bibs, music, and announcing.