Posted: February 7, 2006

Athletics: USATF announces events schedule for 2006 AT&T USA Outdoor Championships

INDIANAPOLIS - USA Track & Field announced Tuesday the competition schedule for the 2006 AT&T USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, which will take place in June in Indianapolis. The schedule includes an extra day of competition to accommodate the USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships that will take place concurrently.The final stop of the Visa Championships Series will begin Wednesday, June 21 at the IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium at IUPUI and run through Sunday, June 25. Previously, the event was set to begin Thursday, June 22.

The AT&T USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships is annually USA Track & Field's most important domestic event and serves as the selection meet for the IAAF World Cup of Athletics, which will take place later that summer. Highlights of the schedule include Friday evening's finals of the men's long jump, men's and women's 1500m and the men's and women's 100m finals. Saturday evening features the women's long and high jump finals, the men's and women's 400m, the men's 400m hurdles final and the women's 100m hurdles.A complete schedule of events can be found below. The schedule is subject to change.

All-session tickets are available at all Ticketmaster ticket centers, www.ticketmaster.com and all Ticketmaster charge-by-phone numbers (317-239-5151 locally). All-session tickets are $99, $80 and $60, and include tickets to all five days of Outdoor and Junior competitions, and include free parking for each day of the event. Group packages are also available by visiting www.indianasportscorp.com or calling 1-800 HI-FIVES (1-800-443-4837). USA Track & Field members should visit www.usatf.org to purchase their tickets and receive a USA Track & Field member discount.Fans are also able to book hotel rooms for the AT&T USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at www.indianasportscorp.com, 1-800-556-INDY (4639) or .

This is the first Outdoor Championships to take place at the Carroll Stadium since 1997. The stadium was also the site for the event in 1983 and has been the site for numerous other major track and field events including the 1982 National Sports Festival, the 1982 USA vs. Russia Dual Meet, the 1985-1986 NCAA Division I Championships, the 1987 Pan American Games, the 1988 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials, and the 2001 USATF National Club Track & Field Championships. The venue also hosted the 2005 USA Track & Field National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships last July.

Indianapolis is well-known for hosting major conventions and sporting events. More than 5,000 hotel rooms, 50,000 parking spaces, and numerous restaurants and shopping opportunities are available in the downtown area, many of which are within walking distance of IUPUI and its stadium.

The 2006 event will be hosted by the Indiana Sports Corporation and IUPUI. The two organizations will also host the 2007 USA Outdoor and Junior Track & Field Championships at the IU Michael A. Carroll Stadium.

For more information on USA Track & Field, visit USATF.org. For more information on Indiana Sports Corporation, visit www.indianasportscorp.com. Finally, more information on the IUPUI Sport Complex can be found on www.sportcomplex.iupui.edu 2006 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships Schedule of Events

(TENTATIVE)
Day One - Wednesday, June 21
Time - Event - Gender/Class - Round
12:30 p.m. - javelin throw - jr. men - final
12:30 p.m. - 100m hurdles - jr. women - heptathlon
1 p.m. - 100m - jr. men - decathlon
1:30 p.m. - high jump - jr. women - heptathlon
1:45 p.m. - long jump - jr. men - decathlon
3:00 p.m. - shot put - jr. men - decathlon
3:30 p.m. - discus throw - jr. men - final
4:15 p.m. - high jump - jr. men - decathlon
4:30 p.m. - shot put - jr. women - heptathlon
5:45 p.m. - 200m - jr. women - heptathlon
6:30 p.m. - hammer throw - jr. women - final
6:45 p.m. - 400m - jr. men - decathlon
7:10 p.m. - 5000m - jr. men - final
7:30 p.m. - 5,000m - jr. women - final
7:55 p.m. - 10,000m - jr. men - final

Day Two - Thursday, June 22 
Time - Event - Gender/Class - Round
9:45 a.m. - javelin throw - jr. women - final
10 a.m. - 110m hurdles - jr. men - decathlon
10:20 a.m. - 110m hurdles - jr. men - 1st round
10:30 a.m. - high jump - jr. men - final
10:40 a.m. - 100m hurdles - jr. women - 1st round
10:50 a.m. - long jump - jr. women - heptathlon
11:00 a.m. - 100m - jr. women - 1st round
11:20 a.m. - 100m - jr. men - 1st round
11:00 a.m. - discus throw - jr. men - decathlon
11:40 a.m. - 400m hurdles - jr. women - 1st round
12 noon - 400m hurdles - jr. men - 1st round
12:15 p.m. - long jump - jr. men - final
12:20 p.m. - 800m - jr. women - 1st round
12:25 p.m. - long jump - jr. women - final
12:30 p.m. - javelin throw - jr. women - heptathlon
12:40 p.m. - 800m - jr. men - 1st round
1:00 p.m. - 3000m - jr. women - final
1:15 p.m. - 3000m St - jr. men - final
1:30 p.m. - 100m hurdles - jr. women - final
1:40 p.m. - 110m hurdles - jr. men - final
1:45 p.m. - pole vault - jr. men - decathlon
1:50 p.m. - 100m - jr. women - final
2:00 p.m. - 100m - jr. men - final
2:15 p.m. - 800m - jr. women - heptathlon
2:15 p.m. - shot put - jr. men - final
2:15 p.m. - shot put - jr. women - final
3:35 p.m. - 3000m St - women - 1st round
4:00 p.m. - javelin throw "a" - jr. men - decathlon
4:05 p.m.- 800m - women - 1st round
5:00 p.m. - javelin throw "b" - jr. men - decathlon
4:25 p.m. - 800m - men - 1st round
4:45 p.m. - 400m hurdles - men - 1st round
5:10 p.m. - 1500m - women - 1st round
5:15 p.m. - pole vault - jr. men - final
5:30 p.m. - 400m - women - 1st round
5:55 p.m. - 400m - men - 1st round
6:10 p.m. - triple jump - women - final
6:20 p.m. - 1500m - jr. men - decathlon
6:30 p.m. - 100m - women - 1st round
6:40 p.m. - javelin - women - final
6:55 p.m. - 100m - men - 1st round
7:20 p.m. - 10,000m - men - final
7:55 p.m. - 10,000m - women - final

Day Three -- Friday, June 23
Time - Event - Gender/Class - Round 
9:45 a.m. - 100m hurdles - women - heptathlon
10:00 a.m. - hammer throw - jr. men - final
10:20 a.m. - discus throw - jr. women - final
10:30 a.m. - 100m - men - decathlon
10:30 a.m. - high jump - women - heptathlon
10:50 a.m. - 200m - jr. women - 1st round
11:15 a.m. - long jump - men - decathlon
11:15 a.m. - 200m - jr. men - 1st round
11:40 a.m. - 1500m - jr. women - 1st round
12:15 p.m. - pole vault - jr. women - final
12:00 p.m. - 1500m - jr. men - 1st round
12:15 p.m. - shot put - men - decathlon
12:20 p.m. - 400m - jr. women - 1st round
12:40 p.m. - 400m - jr. men - 1st round
12:45 p.m. - triple jump - jr. women - final
12:45 p.m. - high jump - jr. women - final
1 p.m. - 3000m St - jr. women - final
1 p.m. - shot put - women - heptathlon
1:15 p.m. - 800m - jr. women - final
1:25 p.m. - 800m - jr. men - final
1:30 p.m. - high jump - men - decathlon
1:35 p.m. - 400m hurdles - jr. men - final
1:45 p.m. - 400m hurdles - jr. women - final
1:55 p.m. - 200m - jr. women - final2 p.m. - triple jump - jr. men - final
2:05 p.m. - 200m - jr. men - final
2:15 p.m. - 200m - women - heptathlon
4 p.m. - hammer throw - men - final
4:15 p.m. - 3000m steeple - men - 1st round
4:45 p.m. - 400m - men - decathlon
5:05 p.m. - 100m hurdles - women - 1st round
5:30 p.m. - 1500m - men - 1st round
5:50 p.m. - 400m hurdles - women - 1st round
6 p.m. - long jump - men - final
6:15 p.m. - 100m - women - semifinals
6:30 p.m. - 100m - men - semifinals
6:40 p.m. - shot put - men - final
6:45 p.m. - 400m - women - semifinals
6:50 p.m. - hammer throw - women - final
7 p.m. - 400m - men - semifinals
7:15 p.m. - 800m - women - semifinals
7:30 p.m. - 800m - men - semifinals
7:45 p.m. - 400m hurdles - men - semifinals
8 p.m. - 5000m - women - final
8:25 p.m. - 100m - women - final
8:35 p.m. - 100m - men - final
8:45 p.m. - 5000m - men - final

Day Four - Saturday, June 24 
Time - Event - Gender/Class - Round
6:30 a.m. - 20 km race walk - women - final
8:30 a.m. - 10 km race walk - jr. men - final
10:30 a.m. - 110m hurdles - men - decathlon
11:15 a.m. - discus throw - men - decathlon
12:30 p.m. - long jump - women - heptathlon
1:40 p.m. - javelin throw - women - heptathlon
2 p.m. - pole vault - men - decathlon
2:05 p.m. - 1500m - jr. women - final
2:15 p.m. - exhibition - open - section
2:25 p.m. - 1500m - jr. men - final
2:35 p.m. - exhibition - open - section
2:45 p.m. - 400m - jr. women - final
2:55 p.m. - 400m - jr. men - final
4:05 p.m. - 110m hurdles - men - 1st round
4:15 p.m. - javelin throw "a" - men - decathlon
4:30 p.m. - 800m - women - heptathlon
4:50 p.m. - 200m - men - 1st round
5:15 p.m. - javelin throw "b" - men - decathlon
5:15 p.m. - 200m - women - 1st round
5:30 p.m. - long jump - women - final
5:30 p.m. - pole vault - men - final
5:40 p.m. - 100m hurdles - women - semifinals
5:45 p.m. - high jump - women - final
5:50 p.m. - discus throw - women - final
6:05 p.m. - 400m - women - final
6:20 p.m. - 3000m St - women - final
6:35 p.m. - 1500m - men - decathlon
7 p.m. - 400m hurdles - women - semifinals
7:16 p.m. - 400m hurdles - men - final
7:28 p.m.- 400 m - men - final
7:40 p.m. - 1500m - women - final
7:52 p.m. - 100m hurdles - women - final

Day Five - Sunday, June 25 
Time - Event - Gender/Class - Round
6:30 a.m. - 20 km race walk - men - final
8:30 a.m. - 10 km race walk - jr.women - final
12:30 p.m. - javelin throw - men - final
1:45 p.m. - pole vault - women - final
2 p.m. - 200m - men - semifinals
2:15 p.m. - high jump - men - final
2:20 p.m. - 200m - women - semifinals
2:40 p.m. - 110m hurdles - men - semifinals
2:45 p.m. - triple jump - men - final
3 p.m. - discus throw - men - final
3:15 p.m. - shot put - women - final
3:35 p.m. - 3000m St - men - final
3:50 p.m. - 800m - women - final
4 p.m. - 800m - men - final
4:10 p.m. - 400m hurdles - women - final
4:20 p.m. - 200m - men - final
4:30 p.m. - 200m - women - final
4:40 p.m. - 1500m - men - final
4:50 p.m. - 110m hurdles - men - final

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