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desert spectacular masters & all-comers meet 2025
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 Mesa Community College, within 20 minutes of Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport.
Date & Time: Saturday, December 13, 7 AM - 5 PM
Address: Mesa Community College, 1833 W Southern Ave, Mesa, AZ 85202
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, 20 minutes away, easy drive.
Nearby accommodations: hotels near Mesa Community College
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)
2000m steeplechase 30" (women all ages, men 60+)
2000m steeplechase 33" (boys)
3000m steeplechase 33" (not choosing 36", per new WMA rules) (men up to age 59)
3000m/5000m - usually run concurrently
10000m - by request only, must have run 45:00 or better since 2023.
Long Jump
High Jump
Triple Jump
Pole Vault
Shot Put
Discus
Javelin
Hammer
4x400m relay
Sprint medley relay (800m) 100-100-200-400
Distance medley relay 1200-400-800-1600 by request only.