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desert spectacular masters & all-comers meet 2025
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The big nationwide Masters & All-Comers Track & Field meet in beautiful Arizona on December 13 is back for its fifth year! It will be held at Willow Canyon High School, just 40 minutes of Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport.
Date & Time: Saturday, December 13, 8 AM - 1 PM
Address: ,Willow Canyon High School - 17901 W Lundberg St, Surprise, AZ 85388
Registration: https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/618058/register
Cost:
Early Entry July 7 - August 31 : $20 to enter, $10 per event, up to 4 events BEST DEAL! Register now!
On-Time Entry September 1 - October 31: $45 to enter, $10 per event, up to 4 events.
Late Entryfrom Nov 1-30: $55 to enter, $15 per event, up to 4 events
Last-Minute Entry Dec 1-12: $75 to enter, $15 per event, up to 4 events
Unless completely unavoidable, please strongly consider NOT waiting until last minute, and register in a timely fashion instead. You'll save a ton and get put in the right heat for your seed time. After all, you've had since July 7, 2025 to enter.
Deadline: December 12, 3 PM Arizona time. The day before the meet is the deadline. Register nice and early to save $$.
Airport: Phoenix Sky Harbor, 40 minutes away, easy highway drive most of the way.
Nearby accommodations: List of hotels near Willow Canyon High School
Prize money:
$200 for the overall top age-graded performance over age 40 in any event (awarded the week after the meet),
$300 for the first Male under 4:05 in the Marvelous Mile
$300 for the first female under 4:40 in the Marvelous Mile
$200 for the top Masters Male (over age 40) in the Marvelous Mile
$200 for the top Masters Female (over age 40) in the Marvelous Mile
$200 for the first male under 1:50 for the 800m
$200 for the first female under 2:05 for the 800m
$200 for any Masters World Record broken at the meet (once it's ratified as a record)
*Current USATF membership ONLY required to be eligible to win prize money, NOT for meet entry.
USATF Sanctioned: Yes
USATF membership required? No, it is NOT required to participate at this meet. It's only required for USATF or WMA records, and for those wishing to receive Masters prize money.
Eligible for National or World records: Yes, but must contact meet director in advance, by November 1, 2025, no later. There is no guarantee we can get the right officials in place after this date.
Weather in Phoenix - 66 degrees and sunny https://www.extremeweatherwatch.com/cities/phoenix/month-december
Events featured at the Desert Spectacular in 2025 will be:
60m hurdles
60m
150m
300m
400m
800m
Mile - The Marvelous Mile (featured event) - who's the fastest in the country? *$200 Prize money for Top Masters Male and top Masters Female (must be over age 40)
3000m/5000m - usually run concurrently
Long Jump
High Jump
Triple Jump
Pole Vault
Shot Put
Discus
Javelin
Sprint medley relay (800m) 100-100-200-400
4x400m relay
Distance medley relay 1200-400-800-1600 by request only.