We come to the end of this series with 5A. And with 5A, we come to the realization that--with one week of meets to go--no classification or gender has yet exceeded the minimum qualifying standard for last year's state meet at 400 meters (and only 4A Boys has equaled last year's standard).
On balance, the number of 5A events where last year's minimum qualifying standard has been exceeded is small, but several events are very close to last year's minimum standard and figure to go over this week as everyone puts their last and best shots on the line.
For now, this is where we stand, with the minimum qualifying marks to date for this year recorded in the last column. A bolded number there means last year's minimum qualifying standard has been met or exceeded.
Boys
| 5A Boys | 2015 | 4/7/2016 | 5/2/2016 | 5/10/2016 |
| 100 | 11.11 | 11.31 | 11.20 | 11.14 |
| 200 | 22.44 | 23.12 | 22.73 | 22.54 |
| 400 | 50.28 | 51.98 | 51.00 | 50.93 |
| 800 | 1:58.14 | 2:03.30 | 2:00.57 | 1:59.51 |
| 1600 | 4:28.58 | 4:37.20 | 4:31.65 | 4:29.82 |
| 3200 | 9:46.56 | 10:01.93 | 9:51.77 | 9:46.50 |
| 110H | 15.23 | 15.86 | 15.83 | 15.51 |
| 300H | 40.40 | 42.37 | 41.39 | 40.62 |
| 4x100 | 43.57 | 44.85 | 44.22 | 43.75 |
| 4x200 | 1:31.15 | 1:33.83 | 1:32.45 | 1:31.73 |
| 4x400 | 3:27.99 | 3:37.52 | 3:31.42 | 3:29.72 |
| 4x800 | 8:17.24 | 8:38.96 | 8:27.05 | 8:17.46 |
| HJ | 6-3 | 5-11.5 | 6-1 | 6-2 |
| PV | 13-0 | 12-0 | 12-9 | 13-0 |
| LJ | 21-4.5 | 20-8 | 21-2 | 21-3.75 |
| TJ | 42-9 | 41-6.25 | 42-7 | 43-3.25 |
| SP | 48-5 | 44-5.5 | 46-3.5 | 46-6.25 |
| DT | 145-0 | 133-7 | 137-5 | 141-6 |
Girls
| Girls | 2015 | 4/5/2016 | 4/26/2016 | 5/10/2016 |
| 100 | 12.45 | 12.71 | 12.54 | 12.44 |
| 200 | 25.65 | 26.36 | 25.50 | 25.43 |
| 400 | 58.61 | 1:01.12 | 59.58 | 58.98 |
| 800 | 2:18.31 | 2:28.09 | 2:23.01 | 2:20.03 |
| 1600 | 5:17.28 | 5:28.06 | 5:23.72 | 5:22.33 |
| 3200 | 11:29.98 | 11:58.33 | 11:37.98 | 11:36.78 |
| 100H | 15.33 | 16.39 | 16.08 | 15.68 |
| 300H | 46.48 | 49.03 | 48.05 | 46.73 |
| 4x100 | 49.95 | 51.89 | 50.99 | 50.45 |
| 4x200 | 1:45.99 | 1:50.51 | 1:47.70 | 1:47.10 |
| 4x400 | 4:07.63 | 4:25.51 | 4:17.94 | 4:11.48 |
| 4x800 | 9:51.87 | 10:42.45 | 10:13.59 | 10:00.12 |
| SMR8 | 1:50.65 | 1:59.48 | 1:53.99 | 1:52.37 |
| HJ | 5-1 | 4-10 | 5-1 | 5-1 |
| PV | 9-6 | 8-6 | 9-6 | 9-9 |
| LJ | 17-0 | 16-1 | 16-7 | 16-10.25 |
| TJ | 35-4.75 | 33-4 | 34-3.75 | 34-10.75 |
| SP | 34-10.5 | 33-3 | 34-8.5 | 35-2 |
| DT | 111-5 | 104-6 | 109-5 | 111-7 |