The 14.72 Joseph Saling used to qualify for state last spring is the second-fastest sophomore 110 hurdles time since Colorado Track has been keeping track of performances. Photo by Paul Jaeger.
The first good indicator of what it will take to get to state in 2014 is what it took to get to state in 2013. Standards, of course, tend to creep upward over time, but the creep will be small for most events, and some events will even slip back a little from last year to this.
But, so that you can start setting your sights on making state this year, below is a list of what it took to make it to state in 2013 for 4A boys. The number in parentheses is the number of seniors in last year's state field for the event.
100 meter dash - 11.11 (12)
200 meter dash - 22.44 (10)
400 meter dash - 50.87 (14)
800 meter run - 2:00.09 (12)
1600 meter run - 4:35.13 (12)
3200 meter run - 10:01.80 (9)
100 meter hurdles - 15.66 (12)
300 meter hurdles - 40.28 (13)
4x100 meter relay - 43.90
4x200 meter relay - 1:30.92
4x400 meter relay - 3:28.07
4x800 meter relay - 8:20.60
High jump - 6-1 (10)
Pole vault - 12-6 (9)
Long jump - 21-2.5 (10)
Triple jump - 42-10.75 (8)
Shot put - 47-6.5 (12)
Discus throw - 140-7 (11)