We're just now starting to see a few more 1A teams beginning to ramp up their track seasons, so it's time to answer the question: What did it take to advance to State last year in 1A? That question is answered below and on the next page.
Before we get there, though, it's probably worth noting that the composition of this year's 1A is probably slightly stronger than last year's. There's always variation from year to year--and probably more so in 1A than in other classifications--but the trend is more likely to be toward slightly more rigorous marks to get to State than less.
In any case, here's what it looked like for last year:
2016 1A Boys Minimum State-Qualifying Marks
100 Meters - 11.77
200 Meters - 23.94
400 Meters - 53.86
800 Meters - 2:09.37
1600 Meters - 5:03.65
3200 Meters - 11:27.01
110 Hurdles - 17.56
300 Hurdles - 43.85
4x100 Meter Relay - 46.97
4x200 Meter Relay - 1:37.23
4x400 Meter Relay - 3:45.96
4x800 Meter Relay - 9:21.64
High Jump - 5-10
Pole Vault - 9-0
Long Jump - 19-7
Triple Jump - 38-10
Shot Put - 40-8
Discus - 120-4
Click on Next to view the girls minimums.