District track meets are this week. The qualifying criteria for the state meet is as follows:
CLASS A
There are four district meets in Class A.
- Individual running events: The winners of the first four places in each event will automatically qualify for the state meet, plus the next eight fastest times of the non-qualifiers, regardless of place in a finals event for a maximum of 24 qualifiers. If there is a tie for the final qualifying spot, none of the tied shall qualify.
- Relays: The top three in each relay event will automatically qualify for the state meet, plus the next four fastest times of non-qualifiers, regardless of place in a finals event, for a maximum of 16 qualifying relay teams. If there is a tie for the final qualifying spot, none of the tied relay teams shall qualify.
- Field Events (Long Jump, Triple Jump, Shot Put, Discus): The first four places in each of these field events will automatically qualify for the state meet, plus the next eight best performances of the non-qualifiers across all districts. Ini the case of a tie for the last qualifying spot, all of those tied shall qualify for the state meet.
- Field Events (High Jump, Pole Vault): The first four places in each of these two field events will automatically qualify for the state meet, plus all who equal or exceed the additional qualifier mark listed below at the 2023 NSAA Class A District Track Meets. The additional qualifier mark is determined by using the average height of the 8th place finish from the past three years at the state meet. Athletes finishing 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th in the pole vault must clear 9' 6" in the boys pole vault, and 6' 6" in the girls pole vault to qualify.
- "Regardless of place" would mean in the INDIVIDUAL RUNNING EVENTS with preliminaries and finals, the next 8 fastest times of the non-qualifiers may come from "finals" competition only. This means in the events with preliminaries and finals, 5th-8th place could qualify for the state track meet if their district finals time was one of the next 8 fastest times of the non-qualifiers from all districts submitted (times from preliminary rounds will not count towards qualifying). In the individual running events that are run as "finals only," 5th-12th place could qualify for the state meet if their district finals time was one of the next 8 fastest times of the non-qualifiers from all district submitted.
- In the event the FAT time system would fail in any district in any running event, any individual running event would qualify the top 6 places and any relay event would qualify the top 4 places. This would pertain only to those events where the FAT failed. In the event of a tie for the last qualifying spot, none of those tied shall qualify in that event.
DISTRICT ASSIGNMENTS
Tuesday - May 9
A-1 at Pawnee Park - Columbus
Columbus
Fremont
Gretna
Lincoln Southwest
Millard North
Omaha Bryan
Omaha South
Omaha Westview
Papillion-LaVista South
A-2 at Kearney High School
Elkhorn South
Kearney
Lincoln High
Millard West
North Platte
Omaha Central
Omaha Creighton Prep
Omaha Marian
Omaha North
A-3 at Lincoln High-Beechner
Bellevue East
Grand Island
Lincoln East
Lincoln Northeast
Lincoln Pius X
Lincoln Southeast
Omaha Benson
Omaha Burke
A-4 at Omaha Westside High School
Bellevue West
Lincoln North Star
Millard South
NorfolkA
Omaha Buena Vista
Omaha Northwest
Omaha Westside
Papillion-LaVista
CLASS A
There are four district meets in Class A.
- Individual running events: The winners of the first four places in each event will automatically qualify for the state meet, plus the next eight fastest times of the non-qualifiers, regardless of place in a finals event for a maximum of 24 qualifiers. If there is a tie for the final qualifying spot, none of the tied shall qualify.
- Relays: The top three in each relay event will automatically qualify for the state meet, plus the next four fastest times of non-qualifiers, regardless of place in a finals event, for a maximum of 16 qualifying relay teams. If there is a tie for the final qualifying spot, none of the tied relay teams shall qualify.
- Field Events (Long Jump, Triple Jump, Shot Put, Discus): The first four places in each of these field events will automatically qualify for the state meet, plus the next eight best performances of the non-qualifiers across all districts. Ini the case of a tie for the last qualifying spot, all of those tied shall qualify for the state meet.
- Field Events (High Jump, Pole Vault): The first four places in each of these two field events will automatically qualify for the state meet, plus all who equal or exceed the additional qualifier mark listed below at the 2023 NSAA Class A District Track Meets. The additional qualifier mark is determined by using the average height of the 8th place finish from the past three years at the state meet. Athletes finishing 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th in the pole vault must clear 9' 6" in the boys pole vault, and 6' 6" in the girls pole vault to qualify.
Additional Qualifying Standard
Pole Vault: Boys - 13' 6" | Girls - 10' 0"
High Jump: Boys - 6' 3" | Girls - 5' 1"
- "Regardless of place" would mean that in RELAY events at district meets, any team who finished 4th - 7th place in their district meet could qualify for the state track meet if their time was one of the four fastest times of non-qualifiers from all districts submitted. It would not matter what place in their respective district they finished, but that the time was one of the four fastest of the non-qualifiers.- "Regardless of place" would mean in the INDIVIDUAL RUNNING EVENTS with preliminaries and finals, the next 8 fastest times of the non-qualifiers may come from "finals" competition only. This means in the events with preliminaries and finals, 5th-8th place could qualify for the state track meet if their district finals time was one of the next 8 fastest times of the non-qualifiers from all districts submitted (times from preliminary rounds will not count towards qualifying). In the individual running events that are run as "finals only," 5th-12th place could qualify for the state meet if their district finals time was one of the next 8 fastest times of the non-qualifiers from all district submitted.
- In the event the FAT time system would fail in any district in any running event, any individual running event would qualify the top 6 places and any relay event would qualify the top 4 places. This would pertain only to those events where the FAT failed. In the event of a tie for the last qualifying spot, none of those tied shall qualify in that event.
DISTRICT ASSIGNMENTS
Tuesday - May 9
A-1 at Pawnee Park - Columbus
Columbus
Fremont
Gretna
Lincoln Southwest
Millard North
Omaha Bryan
Omaha South
Omaha Westview
Papillion-LaVista South
A-2 at Kearney High School
Elkhorn South
Kearney
Lincoln High
Millard West
North Platte
Omaha Central
Omaha Creighton Prep
Omaha Marian
Omaha North
A-3 at Lincoln High-Beechner
Bellevue East
Grand Island
Lincoln East
Lincoln Northeast
Lincoln Pius X
Lincoln Southeast
Omaha Benson
Omaha Burke
A-4 at Omaha Westside High School
Bellevue West
Lincoln North Star
Millard South
NorfolkA
Omaha Buena Vista
Omaha Northwest
Omaha Westside
Papillion-LaVista
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