PREVIEW: 2019 AAU Track and Field National Championships

06/27/2019


AAU Track and Field is ready to host over 450 teams at the 2019 AAU Track and Field National Championships, July 5-13.

2019 AAU Primaries National Championships
Dates: July 5-6
Location: ESPN Wide World of Sports Track and Field Complex
Team List | Schedule | Results | Live Stream
 
2019 AAU Club Championships
Dates: July 7-13
Location: ESPN Wide World of Sports Track and Field Complex
Team List | Schedule | Results | Live Stream
 
ORLANDO, Fla. - The AAU Track and Field National Championships will take place next weekend, July 5 through July 13, highlighting the AAU Primary Nationals and the AAU Club Nationals

The AAU Track and Field National Championships will host some elite competition, including more than 5,000 runners from all over the world, ranging from 8U (Primaries) to 9U-18U (Club). These events will be held at ESPN Wide World of Sports Track and Field Complex at the Walt Disney World Resort. Watch as athletes run the track that was once run by elite athletes such as three-time Olympic gold medalist LaShawn Merritt and former world’s fastest man Justin Gatlin. 

The 11th Annual AAU National Primary Championships are designed to promote the Grass Roots Programs and to add another National Championship to AAU Track & Field. It also gives athletes the opportunity to compete in single age groups 5, 6, 7 and 8 years old. Check in start at 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 4 and start as early as 7 a.m. on July 5 and 6.

The 23rd Annual AAU Club Championships are the last qualifier for the 2019 AAU Junior Olympic Games being held July 26- August 3 at the Aggie Stadium in Greensboro, North Carolina. Check in for the events start at 7 a.m. each morning.

Schedule of Events 
Primary National Championships 
Friday, July 5 – Multi-Event/Track & Field Competition (semis and timed finals)
Saturday, July 6 –  Track & Field Finals
Club Championships 
Sunday, July 7 – Day 1 of Multi-Events and Racewalk timed finals
Monday, July 8 – Day 2 of Multi-Events and Racewalk timed finals
Tuesday, July 9 – Track and Field Competition
Wednesday, July 10 - Track and Field Competition
Thursday, July 11 - Track and Field Competition
Friday, July 12 - Track and Field Competition
Saturday, July 13 - Track and Field Finals

For details on AAU Track and Field visit aautrackandfield.org

Livestream 
If you cannot make it to the track to watch these great athletes in person, FloTrack as you covered. Click the links below: 
AAU Primary Nationals 
AAU Club Nationals 

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