The USA 100 km National Team will compete in the 2012 International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) 100 Km World Championship under the Patronage of the IAAF in Seregno/Brianza, Italy on Sunday, April 22, 2012. The annual 100 km World Championship race is the one international venue at which USA Track & Field (USATF) has fielded an ultra distance team for more than a decade. The United States will be represented by the USA 100 Km Team of up to six men and up to six women ultra runners. The team and alternates will be selected by the USATF Mountain/Ultra/Trail Running Council which was established in 1998 to help USATF administer ultra running in the United States through the following guidelines:
Qualifying Window: August 21, 2010- January 22, 2012
Team Selected: January 23, 24, 2012
Team Announced: January 25, 2012
Standards for Consideration for 2012 US National 100 km Team
To be considered for the USA 100 Km National Team, American runners must be citizens of the United States of America, current USATF members, have not competed in for another country in international competition for another country in the previous three years, and meet one of the following qualification standards:
1. American athletes who finish in the top 10 men or women at the 2011 IAU 100 Km World Championship will receive automatic team berth.
2. The winner of the 2012 USA 100 km championship (if contested) will receive automatic team selection if fewer than 6 athletes are selected by #1 above. (Not applicable for 2012)
3. The top American male and female finishers at the 2011 IAU 100 Km World Championship will be selected into the pool if they place in the top 15 overall for their gender.
4. Athletes who meet the following qualifying standards between August 21, 2010 and January 22, 2012 will be selected into the pool (Course distances must be certified): Road 100km: Sub 7:20:00 (Men) or Sub 8:40:00 (Women) Road 50 Mile: Sub 5:40:00 (Men) or Sub 6:40:00 (Women)
5. Athletes who meet the respective qualifying standards at any of the following three well established trail races also will be considered:
1. JFK 50 Mile (11/20/2010, 11/19/2011): Sub 6:00:00 (Men) or Sub 7:15:00 (Women)
2. American River 50 Mile (04/9/2011): Sub 5:50:00 (Men) or Sub 6:50 (Women)
3. Ice Age 50 Mile (5/14/2011): Sub 6:10:00 (Men) or Sub 7:20:00 (Women)
See the Performance List for a list of athletes who have met at least one of the criteria above.
Team Selection Process
Athletes will be named to the team from the team selection pool using the following procedures:
1. Athletes will be named to the team based on the order of the criteria above until all the
team spots are filled. Priority will be assigned to 100 km road performances, as that is the
actual race distance, but 50 mile road and designated trail race performances (see above)
will be evaluated and the better performance overall will have precedence. Athletes not
automatically selected to the team through standards 1-3 above will be selected according
to best performances within qualifying guidelines.
2. If fewer than 6 athletes achieve the qualifying standards for consideration, no fewer than
4 athletes (three scoring and one additional) will be named based on performance.
3. If more than 6 athletes achieve the qualifying standards for consideration, up to 3
alternates (i.e., 6 team members and 3 alternates) will be named sequentially based on
performance.
Alternates must meet the same standards for consideration based on performance.
Alternates are encouraged to prepare, as they may be named to compete at any time if one of the other team members is unable to compete.
Women
Automatic Qualifiers Criterion 1 (Top 10 at 100 km WC)
1. Meghan Arbogast 2011 IAU 100 km WC 5th 7:51:10 (AUTO)
2. Annette Bednosky 2011 IAU 100 km WC 6th 7:54:59 (AUTO)
Automatic Qualifier Criterion 2 (Winner U.S. National Championship)
1. Not applicable- no 2012 Championship
Criterion 4 (Time-50 Mile/100 km)
1. Devon Crosby-Helms 2011 Mad City 100Km 1st 7:46:34
2. Meghan Arbogast 2011 IAU 100 km WC 5th 7:51:10
3. Pam Smith 2011 Mad City 100Km 7:53:18
4. Annette Bednosky 2011 IAU 100 km WC 6th 7:54:59
5. Amy Sproston 2011 IAU 100 km WC 11th 8:10:11
6. Pam Smith 2011 IAU 100 km WC 16th 8:16:45
7. Carolyn Smith 2011 FANS 12HR 8:33:04
Criterion 5 (Selected Trail Races)
1. Cassie Scanlon 2011 JFK 50 Mile 6:31:22
2. Meghan Arbogast 2011 JFK 50 Mile 6:35:16
3. Amy Sproston 2010 JFK 50 Mile 6:57:16
4. Pam Smith 2010 JFK 50 Mile 6:57:37
5. Elissa Ballas 2011 JFK 50 Mile 7:01:39
6. Karen Benway 2011 JFK 50 Mile 7:07:35
7. Ragan Petrie 2011 JFK 50 Mile 7:08:00
8. Riva Johnson 2010 JFK 50 Mile 7:08:53
9. Kami Semick 2011 American River 50 Mile 6:34:37
Men
Automatic Qualifiers Criterion 1 (Top 10 at 100 km WC)
1. Michael Wardian 2011 IAU 100Km WC 2nd 6:42:49 (AUTO)
2. Andy Henshaw 2011 IAU 100Km WC 3rd 6:44:35 (AUTO)
3. Matt Woods 2011 IAU 100 km WC 6th 6:50:23 (AUTO)
Automatic Qualifier Criterion 2 (Winner U.S. National Championship)
1. Not applicable- no 2012 Championship
Criterion 4 (Time- 50 Mile/100K)
1. Michael Wardian 2011 IAU 100Km WC 2nd 6:42:49
2. Andy Henshaw 2011 IAU 100Km WC 3rd 6:44:35
3. Andy Henshaw 2011 Mad City 100Km 6:47:34
4. David Riddle 2011 Mad City 100Km 6:59:12
5. Matt Woods 2011 IAU 100 km WC 6th 6:50:23
6. Joseph Binder 2011 Ruth Anderson 100K 7:00:19
7. Todd Braje 2011 Mad City 100Km 7:04:43
8. Chad Ricklefs 2011 IAU 100 km WC 11th 7:05:53
9. Chad Ricklefs 2011 Mad City 100Km 7:09:56
10. Jon Olsen 2011 Ruth Anderson 100Km 7:12:35
11. Zach Bitter, 2011 Door County Fall 50 Mile 5:26:52
12. Matt Flaherty 2011 Chicago Lakefront 50 Mile 5:32:25
Criterion 5 (Selected Trail Races)
1. David Riddle 2011 JFK 50 Mile 5:40:45
2. Michael Wardian 2011 JFK 50 Mile 5:43:24
3. Brian Dumm 2010 JFK 50 Mile 5:52:02
4. David Riddle 2010 JFK 50 Mile 5:53:09
5. Jeff Buechler 2011 JFK 50 Mile 5:53:25
6. Jacob Edwards 2010 JFK 50 Mile 5:59:36
