Clubs
Club Championship Series Races Announced - Cash Prizes to Club Winners!
These are the official events for the 2009 USAT Pacific Northwest Club Championship. See Rules and Prizes for more info!
Planning your season? Make sure to include these races on your calendar.
HAWAII:
Sprint & Olympic: Honolulu Tri 5.17.2009, http://www.honolulutriathlon.com/
MONTANA:
Sprint: Spring Meadow Triathlon 7.12.2009 http://www.teamgreatdivide.com/
Olympic: Treasure State Triathlon 6.21.2009 http://www.tri-mt.com/tst.html
IDAHO:
Sprint & Olympic: Emmett's Most Excellent Triathlons 8.8.2009 http://www.emmetttri.com/
WASHINGTON:
Sprint: Chelan Man 7.18.2009 http://www.chelanman.com/
Olympic: Spokane Triathlon 9.13.2009 http://www.spokanetriathlon.com/
ALASKA:
Sprint: Eagle River Triathlon 5.31.2009 http://www.eaglerivertri.com/
Olympic: Northern Trust Triathlon 8.2.2009 http://www.akstatetriathlon.com/
OREGON:
Sprint: Deschutes Dash 7.18.2009 http://www.freshairsports.com/events/deschutes_dash/index.php
Olympic: Portland Triathlon 8.23.2009 http://www.portlandtri.com/
Club Championship Series Rules and Cash Prize information!
The Pacific Northwest Region of USAT is sponsoring a series of races to encourage Club participation in our region's USAT sanctioned triathlons. USAT Sanctioned Clubs will have the opportunity to earn points for their team throughout the season by submiting their members "best" showing. At the conclusion of the series, the top 3 Clubs in the region will be awarded monetary prizes (and bragging rights) for 2009. An Olympic and Sprint distance race in each state will allow for a competitive venue for team members to earn points for their club.
1. Determine Club Affiliation
Clubs eligible to participate must be USAT sanctioned club and be registered within the PNW region.
Your club affiliation is determined by your club membership status at your first race of the season (season is based off a calendar year). If an athlete changes clubs mid-season all points earned by the athlete for their original club stay with the original club. New points can be earned by the athlete for their new club at races once membership with the new club is consummated.
2. Determine Age Group
The PNW Club Championship Points Series age is the athlete's age on December 31 of the current racing year (2009).
Male and Female Age Groups:
15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70+
PC division
Athena & Clydesdale division
3. Select Race(s): Races include a Sprint distance and Olympic distance race in each state. Select from the list of PNW Club Championship Point Series races.
4. Earn Points
To become the Champion Club you must earn qualifying points for your club in your respective age group/division. We will determine your total points by using your best two races. A competitor may compete outside of his or her home state. However, the overall best points for a given race distance will only be counted once.
For example: Suzy earns 10 points at a Sprint distance race in Washington, but earns 30 in a Sprint race held in Oregon. Her official points will be submitted by her club's president (or designated party) and she will earn 30 points in the sprint category.
Earn points toward a club championship title by finishing in the top fifteen in your age group. We award points based on the type of race (Sprint, Olympic) and where you placed in your age group. As well we will "scale" the points based on the field size of the race. Field size will be determined by actual number of finishers in individual race category. *If a sprint distance and olympic distance race are held at the same venue, the specific number of finishers will be counted for each race. *
Place Sprint Olympic
1st 25 50
2nd 20 43
3rd 17 38
4th 14 34
5th 11 30
6th 10 27
7th 9 24
8th 8 21
9th 7 19
10th 6 17
11th 5 15
12th 4 13
13th 3 12
14th 2 11
15th 1 10
Field Size Factor
# of Finishers Factor
100 & fewer 0.97
101 - 150 0.985
151 - 250 1.0
251 - 300 1.015
301 & over 1.03
5. Become a Champion
The Club with the most points after the final race of the selected PNW Club Championship Race Series races will become the PNW Club Champion.
1st Place $750
2nd Place $500
3rd Place $250
If any two teams score the exact amount of points, both parties will be awarded at the highest level with the next place level removed from awards.
For example: if two teams share 1st place both will receive $750, with third place being the next award amount issued. If two teams share third place both will be awarded $250.
Clubs wishing to participate should email the PNW race committee with their eligible club members. At the conclusion of each race, participants names should be emailed to the committee with place in age group/category. Race results will not be monitored by PNW Race committee and reporting of results will be the sole responsibility of the Club. Points/places will be verified and tallied by the race committee and will be posted on the PNW web site. No reporting...=...no points.
