This is an Ability Meet. Skaters will be grouped according to their seed time, with consideration being given to the age of skaters in each group. With the exception of Heartland, divisions may be mixed gender.

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In the spirit of fairness and sportsmanship, due to the early nature of our meet, and the lack of racing during the 20/21 season, we will be doing the following:

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1) Allowing qualifying and seed times from a club practice race or time trial. The practice time must be certified by a USS or SSC coach.

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2) After registration, skaters will be allowed to submit updated times achieved in September. The submission deadline will be October 1st.

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Updated time submission - To submit an updated time in September, please have the skater's coach email Henry Withers at: henry@buffalospeedskating.org. They will be provided with a link to the submission form.

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Heartland Open - skaters ages 12 and older as of 7/1/21 who meet the qualifying time standard of 1:48.0 for men and 1:58.0 for women in the 1000 meters. The time standard may be from a sanctioned short track meet, from July 1, 2019 on, or, if a skater did not race during the 20/21 season, they can enter a 1000m time from a club practice race or time trial. The practice time must be certified by a USS or SSC coach. New this year, there will be two groups, Heartland A and Heartland B. The two groups will be roughly split 50/50 based on times.

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Ability - Skaters younger than 12 years old will compete in the Ability Division. Skaters ages 12 and older who do not meet the Heartland qualifying time standard will also compete in the Ability Division. Consideration will be given to the age of skaters in each group. All skaters 10 and under will skate on an 85M track.

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Novice  - This division is for skaters in their first year and new to racing, Due to COVID, and the lack of racing last season, the Novice division has been expanded to include second year skaters.