How are age groups and awards decided at meets?

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Age groups At invitationals and qualifiers below State, the Meet Director sets age divisions and publishes them in the meet information. At State-run meets, the state either sets age groups for the whole season (with age taken from the last day of the season's championship) or splits each meet's athletes into roughly equal groups by birth date. If a gymnast competes in the wrong age division, her scores don't count for awards, but can still count for mobility. Published results may not include her date of birth. Minimum awards, Levels 5-10 (Meet Directors may give more, but not fewer): Gymnasts in age division All-around places Event places 1 1st only None 2 1-2 1st on each event 3-5 1-3 1st on each event 6-10 1-4 1st on each event 11-20 1-6 1-3 21-50 1-6 1-6 51 or more 1-10 1-10 For Levels 1-4, the state committee decides whether awards are for achievement, placement or both. Ties: tied gymnasts are announced as tied, and duplicate awards are strongly recommended. Without duplicates, the all-around tie goes to the higher single-event score (then second-highest, then third, then Chief Judge scores, then a coin flip), and an event tie goes to the higher all-around. The next place is skipped. Remaining tied gymnasts should be mailed a duplicate award within one month, free.

Gymnasts in age division	All-around places	Event places
1	1st only	None
2	1-2	1st on each event
3-5	1-3	1st on each event
6-10	1-4	1st on each event
11-20	1-6	1-3
21-50	1-6	1-6
51 or more	1-10	1-10