District Track Meets take place this week. Below are the district assignments and the qualifying standards in each class. All district meets in all classes will use fully automatic timing systems (FAT). Classes A and D will have their district meets on Wednesday, May 12. Classes B and C will run on Thursday, May 13.
CLASS A - May 12
There are four districts in Class A. The top four in each individual running event will automatically qualify for the state track meet, plus the next eight fastest times from among the non-qualifiers from all districts, regardless of place in a finals event for a maximum of 24 total qualifiers. If there is a tie for the final qualifying spot, none of those tied shall qualify.
In the relays, the top three teams in each race will automatically qualify for the state track meet, plus the next four fastest times of the non-qualifiers from all districts, regardless of district placing for a maximum of 16 total qualifying relay teams. If there is a tie for the final qualifying spot, none of the tied relay teams will qualify.
In the long jump, triple jump, shot put and discus, the top four finishers in each district will automatically qualify for the state track meet plus the next eight best performances from the non-qualifiers from all districts. In a case of a tie for the final qualifying spot, all of those tied will qualify for state.
In the pole vault and high jump, the top four finishers in each district will automatically qualify for the state track meet, plus all athletes in all districts who meet or exceed the automatic qualifying mark will also qualify. The automatic qualifying mark is determined by using the average height of the 8th place finish at the Class A State Track meet for the past three years.
For 2021 those automatic qualifying standards are:
Columbus
Fremont
Kearney
Lincoln North Star
Lincoln Southwest
Millard South
Omaha Bryan
Omaha South
A-2 at Burke Stadium (Omaha Central)
Bellevue West
Elkhorn South
Lincoln High
Lincoln Pius X
Omaha Burke
Omaha Central
Omaha North
Papillion-LaVista
A-3 at Grand Island
Bellevue East
Grand Island
Lincoln East
North Platte
Omaha Benson
Omaha Creighton Prep
Omaha Marian
Omaha Northwest
Omaha Westside
A-4 at Beechner Field (Lincoln Northeast)
Gretna
Lincoln Northeast
Lincoln Southeast
Millard North
Millard West
Norfolk
Papillion-LaVista South
CLASS A - May 12
There are four districts in Class A. The top four in each individual running event will automatically qualify for the state track meet, plus the next eight fastest times from among the non-qualifiers from all districts, regardless of place in a finals event for a maximum of 24 total qualifiers. If there is a tie for the final qualifying spot, none of those tied shall qualify.
In the relays, the top three teams in each race will automatically qualify for the state track meet, plus the next four fastest times of the non-qualifiers from all districts, regardless of district placing for a maximum of 16 total qualifying relay teams. If there is a tie for the final qualifying spot, none of the tied relay teams will qualify.
In the long jump, triple jump, shot put and discus, the top four finishers in each district will automatically qualify for the state track meet plus the next eight best performances from the non-qualifiers from all districts. In a case of a tie for the final qualifying spot, all of those tied will qualify for state.
In the pole vault and high jump, the top four finishers in each district will automatically qualify for the state track meet, plus all athletes in all districts who meet or exceed the automatic qualifying mark will also qualify. The automatic qualifying mark is determined by using the average height of the 8th place finish at the Class A State Track meet for the past three years.
For 2021 those automatic qualifying standards are:
| BOYS | GIRLS | |
| High Jump | 6' 3" | 5' 1" |
| Pole Vault | 13' 2" | 10' 0" |
Athletes placing first, second, third or fourth in the pole vault must have cleared at least 9' 6" (boys) or 6' 6" (girls) in order to qualify for state.
A-1 at Pawnee Park (Columbus)Columbus
Fremont
Kearney
Lincoln North Star
Lincoln Southwest
Millard South
Omaha Bryan
Omaha South
A-2 at Burke Stadium (Omaha Central)
Bellevue West
Elkhorn South
Lincoln High
Lincoln Pius X
Omaha Burke
Omaha Central
Omaha North
Papillion-LaVista
A-3 at Grand Island
Bellevue East
Grand Island
Lincoln East
North Platte
Omaha Benson
Omaha Creighton Prep
Omaha Marian
Omaha Northwest
Omaha Westside
A-4 at Beechner Field (Lincoln Northeast)
Gretna
Lincoln Northeast
Lincoln Southeast
Millard North
Millard West
Norfolk
Papillion-LaVista South
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