District track meets take place this week. Below are the qualifying standards and assignments in each class
CLASS A
Tuesday - May 7
A-1 at Gretna
Columbus
Fremont
Grand Island
Gretna
Omaha Buena Vista
Omaha Creighton Prep
Omaha Marian
Omaha Northwest
Omaha South
Omaha Westside
A-2 at Papillion-LaVista South
Elkhorn South
Lincoln High
Millard West
North Platte
Omaha Benson
Omaha Burke
Omaha Central
Papillion-LaVista
A-3 at UBT or Beechner (Lincoln Southeast)
Bellevue East
Bellevue West
Lincoln East
Lincoln North Star
Lincoln Pius X
Lincoln Southeast
Millard South
Omaha North
A-4 at Kearney
Kearney
Lincoln Northeast
Lincoln Southwest
Millard North
Norfolk
Omaha Bryan
Omaha Westview
Papillion-LaVista South
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QUALIFYING STANDARDS
Individual Running Events
The top four finishers in each individual running event will qualify for the state track meet plus the next eight fastest times of the non-qualifiers, regardless of place in a finals event. If there is a tie for the final qualifying spot among the non-qualifiers across all districts, the tie will be broken by comparing the times to the thousandth of a second. There shall be a maximum of 24 qualifiers in each individual running event. Regardless of place would mean in the individual running events with preliminaries and finals, the next eight fastest times of the non-qualifiers may come from "finals" competition only. This means in the events with preliminaries and finals, 5th through 8th place could qualify for the state meet if their district finals time was one of the next eight fastest times of the non-qualifiers from all districts submitted. Times from preliminary heats are not considered. In the individual running events that are run as "Finals Only", 5th through 12th place could qualify for the state meet if their district finals time was one of the next eight fastest times of the non-qualifiers from all districts submitted.
Relays
The top three finishers in each relay event will qualify for the state track meet plus the next four fastest times of the non-qualifiers across all districts, regardless of place in a finals event, with a maximum of 16 relay teams qualifying. If there is a tie for the final qualifying spot among the non-qualifiers, the tie will be broken by comparing times to the thousandth of a second. Regardless of place would mean that in RELAY events at district meets, any relay team that finished 4th through 7th place at their district meet could qualify for the state 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.
Field Events (Long Jump, Triple Jump, Shot Put, Discus)
The top four finishers in the long jump, triple jump, shot put and discus will qualify for the state meet along with the next eight best performances of the non-qualifiers across all districts. In the case of a tie for the last qualifying spot, all of those tied shall qualify.
Field Events (Pole Vault, High Jump)
The top four finishers in the pole vault and high jump shall qualify for the state meet, plus all who equal or exceed the additional qualifying mark at the 2024 NSAA Class A District Meets. The additional qualifying mark is determined by using the average height of the 8th place finish at the State Meet for the past three years. Athletes finishing in the top four at the district meet must clear a minimum of 9' 6" in the boys pole vault and 6' 6" in the girls pole vault in order to automatically qualify.
***In the event the FAT timing 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.***
***TIES: Individuals tied for the district's last state qualifying spot in races of 200 meters or less must compete for that qualifying spot in a run-off. Only the winner of the run-off will qualify for the state meet by place. In all other running events if there is a tie for the district's last qualifying spot by place, the tie will be broken by reviewing times to the thousandths. In the field events, those tied for the last qualifying spot shall qualify if places cannot be determined by using the tie breaker rule for the respective field events.***
CLASS A
Tuesday - May 7
A-1 at Gretna
Columbus
Fremont
Grand Island
Gretna
Omaha Buena Vista
Omaha Creighton Prep
Omaha Marian
Omaha Northwest
Omaha South
Omaha Westside
A-2 at Papillion-LaVista South
Elkhorn South
Lincoln High
Millard West
North Platte
Omaha Benson
Omaha Burke
Omaha Central
Papillion-LaVista
A-3 at UBT or Beechner (Lincoln Southeast)
Bellevue East
Bellevue West
Lincoln East
Lincoln North Star
Lincoln Pius X
Lincoln Southeast
Millard South
Omaha North
A-4 at Kearney
Kearney
Lincoln Northeast
Lincoln Southwest
Millard North
Norfolk
Omaha Bryan
Omaha Westview
Papillion-LaVista South
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QUALIFYING STANDARDS
Individual Running Events
The top four finishers in each individual running event will qualify for the state track meet plus the next eight fastest times of the non-qualifiers, regardless of place in a finals event. If there is a tie for the final qualifying spot among the non-qualifiers across all districts, the tie will be broken by comparing the times to the thousandth of a second. There shall be a maximum of 24 qualifiers in each individual running event. Regardless of place would mean in the individual running events with preliminaries and finals, the next eight fastest times of the non-qualifiers may come from "finals" competition only. This means in the events with preliminaries and finals, 5th through 8th place could qualify for the state meet if their district finals time was one of the next eight fastest times of the non-qualifiers from all districts submitted. Times from preliminary heats are not considered. In the individual running events that are run as "Finals Only", 5th through 12th place could qualify for the state meet if their district finals time was one of the next eight fastest times of the non-qualifiers from all districts submitted.
Relays
The top three finishers in each relay event will qualify for the state track meet plus the next four fastest times of the non-qualifiers across all districts, regardless of place in a finals event, with a maximum of 16 relay teams qualifying. If there is a tie for the final qualifying spot among the non-qualifiers, the tie will be broken by comparing times to the thousandth of a second. Regardless of place would mean that in RELAY events at district meets, any relay team that finished 4th through 7th place at their district meet could qualify for the state 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.
Field Events (Long Jump, Triple Jump, Shot Put, Discus)
The top four finishers in the long jump, triple jump, shot put and discus will qualify for the state meet along with the next eight best performances of the non-qualifiers across all districts. In the case of a tie for the last qualifying spot, all of those tied shall qualify.
Field Events (Pole Vault, High Jump)
The top four finishers in the pole vault and high jump shall qualify for the state meet, plus all who equal or exceed the additional qualifying mark at the 2024 NSAA Class A District Meets. The additional qualifying mark is determined by using the average height of the 8th place finish at the State Meet for the past three years. Athletes finishing in the top four at the district meet must clear a minimum of 9' 6" in the boys pole vault and 6' 6" in the girls pole vault in order to automatically qualify.
Additional Qualifying Marks (Class A)
Boys Pole Vault: 13' 2"
Girls Pole Vault: 10' 0"
Boys High Jump: 6' 3"
Girls High Jump: 5' 2"
***In the event the FAT timing 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.***
***TIES: Individuals tied for the district's last state qualifying spot in races of 200 meters or less must compete for that qualifying spot in a run-off. Only the winner of the run-off will qualify for the state meet by place. In all other running events if there is a tie for the district's last qualifying spot by place, the tie will be broken by reviewing times to the thousandths. In the field events, those tied for the last qualifying spot shall qualify if places cannot be determined by using the tie breaker rule for the respective field events.***
