District Track & Field Meets This Week: Assignments & Qualifying Standards

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District Track meets get underway this week. Here are the district assignments

WEDNESDAY - MAY 9, 2018

A-1 at Lincoln High
Bellevue East
Elkhorn South
Lincoln High
Lincoln Northeast
Millard North
Omaha Central
Omaha North
Omaha Westside

A-2 at Fremont
Fremont
Lincoln Pius X
Lincoln Southeast
Millard South
Omaha Bryan
Omaha South
Papillion-LaVista
South Sioux City

A-3 at Omaha Burke
Gretna
Kearney
Lincoln North Star
Lincoln Southwest
Millard West
Norfolk
Omaha Burke
Omaha Northwest

A-4 at Grand Island
Bellevue West
Columbus
Grand Island
Lincoln East
North Platte
Omaha Benson
Omaha Creighton Prep
Omaha Marian
Papillion-LaVista South

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THURSDAY - MAY 10, 2018

B-1 at Bennington
Bennington
Boys Town
Douglas County West
Elkhorn
Elkhorn Mt. Michael
Fort Calhoun
Omaha Concordia
Omaha Mercy
Omaha Roncalli/Omaha Duchesne
Wahoo
Wahoo Neumann

B-2 at Plattsmouth
Auburn
Conestoga
Falls City
Nebraska City
Omaha Gross
Omaha Skutt
Platteview
Plattsmouth
Ralston
Syracsue

B-3 at Fairbury
Ashland-Greenwood
Beatrice
Crete
Fairbury
Lincoln Christian
Milford
Norris
Raymond Central
Seward
Waverly

B-4 at Boone Central
Arlington
Blair
Boone Central/Newman Grove
Columbus Lakeview
Columbus Scotus
O'Neill
Pierce
Schuyler
Wayne
West Point-Beemer

B-5 at Aurora
Aurora
Broken Bow
Central City
Grand Island Northwest
Hastings
Hastings Adams Central
Holdrege
Lexington
Minden
York

B-6 at Ogallala
Alliance
Chadron
Cozad
Gering
Gordon-Rushville
Gothenburg
McCook
Ogallala
Scottsbluff
Sidney

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THURSDAY - MAY 10, 2018

C-1 at Johnson County Central
Elmwood-Murdock
Freeman
Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer
Johnson County Central
Lincoln Lutheran
Louisville
Nebraska City Lourdes
Palmyra
Southern
Wilber-Clatonia

C-2 at David City
Centennial
Cross County
David City
David City Aquinas
Malcolm
Nebraska Lutheran
Omaha Brownell-Talbot
Shelby/Rising City
Yutan

C-3 at Oakland-Craig
Fremont Bergan
Howells-Dodge
Logan View
Madison
North Bend
Oakland-Craig
Stanton
Tekamah-Herman
Twin River
Wisner-Pilger

C-4 at Ponca
Bancroft-Rosalie/Lyons-Decatur
Emerson-Hubbard/Pender
Hartington Cedar Catholic
Hartington-Newcastle
Homer
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge
Omaha Nation
Ponca
Wakefield
Winnebago

C-5 at Atkinson West Holt
Ainsworth
Atkinson West Holt
Battle Creek
Creighton
Crofton
Lutheran High Northeast
Neligh-Oakdale
Niobrara/Verdigre
Norfolk Catholic
Valentine

C-6 at Sutton
Blue Hill
Doniphan-Trumbull
Fillmore Central
Hastings St. Cecilia
Heartland
Sandy Creek
Superior
Sutton
Thayer Central

C-7 at Ord
Arcadia/Loup City
Burwell
Centura
Gibbon
Grand Island Central Catholic
Nebraska Christian
Ord
Ravenna
St. Paul
Wood River

C-8 at Cambridge
Amherst
Cambridge
Dundy County-Stratton
Franklin
Kearney Catholic
Maxwell
North Platte St. Patrick's
South Loup
Southern Valley
Southwest

C-9 at Sutherland
Bayard
Bridgeport
Chase County
Hemingford
Hershey
Kimball
Mitchell
Morrill
Perkins County
Sutherland

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WEDNESDAY - MAY 9, 2018

D-1 at Falls City Sacred Heart
Cornerstone Christian
Diller-Odell
Falls City Sacred Heart
Johnson-Brock
Lewiston
Mead
Omaha Christian
Parkview Christian
Pawnee City
Sterling
Weeping Water

D-2 at Tri County
Bruning-Davenport/Shickley
Deshler
Dorchester
Exeter-Milligan
Friend
Giltner
Harvard
Lawrence-Nelson
McCool Junction
Meridian
Tri County

D-3 at Humphrey
Cedar Bluffs
East Butler
Fullerton
Hampton
High Plains
Humphrey St. Francis
Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family
Osceola
Palmer
Riverside
St. Edward

D-4 at Hartington
Allen
Bloomfield
Clarkson/Leigh
Guardian Angels Central Catholic
Osmond
Plainview
Randolph
Scribner-Snyder
Walthill
Wausa
Winside
Wynot

D-5 at Rock County
Boyd County
Chambers/Wheeler Central
Clearwater/Orchard
Cody-Kilgore
Elgin/Elgin Pope John
Elkhorn Valley
Ewing
North Central
O'Neill St. Mary's
Santee
Stuart

D-6 at Broken Bow
Anselmo-Merna
Ansley/Litchfield
Central Valley
Elba
Elm Creek
Heartland Lutheran
Overton
Pleasanton
Shelton
Spalding Academy
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller
Twin Loup

D-7 at Kenesaw
Alma
Arapahoe
Axtell
Bertrand
Elwood
Eustis-Farnam
Kenesaw
Loomis
Red Cloud
Silver Lake
Wilcox-Hildreth

D-8 at Paxton
Brady
Hitchcock County
Maywood/Hayes Center
McPherson County
Medicine Valley
Mullen
Paxton
Sandhills/Thedford
Stapleton
Wallace
Wauneta-Palisade

D-9 at Creek Valley
Arthur County
Banner County
Crawford
Creek Valley
Garden County
Hay Springs
Hyannis
Leyton
Minatare
Potter-Dix
Sioux County
South Platte

 

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State Qualifying Criteria:

CLASS A
- There will be four districts. The top four finishers in each individual running event will qualify for the state meet, plus the next 8 fastest times of the non-qualifiers regardless of place in a finals event for a maximum of 24 qualifiers per individual running event. If there is a tie for the final qualifying spot, none of the tied shall qualify.

- The top three finishers in relay events will automatically qualify for the state meet, plus the next 4 fastest times of the non-qualifiers regardless of place in a finals event for a maximum of 16 relay teams qualifying for state. If there is a tie for the final qualifying spot, none of the tied shall qualify.

- The top four finishers in each field event will automatically qualify for the state meet. Additionally, athletes who meet or exceed the automatic qualifying marks at the district meet shall also qualify for state. Those marks are listed below. (Automatic qualifiers in the pole vault must clear at least 9' 6" for boys and 6' 6" for girls in order to qualify for state.)

- In addition to regular qualifiers in individual running events, additional qualifiers will be allowed in Class A if their time is one of the six fastest from all districts, regardless of place. If there is a tie for the extra qualifying spot, those individuals tied will not qualify unless the tied individuals ran in the same race and one was picked ahead of the other.

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CLASS B
- There will be six districts. The top three finishers in each individual running event will qualify for the state meet, plus the next 6 fastest times of the non-qualifiers regardless of place in a finals event for a maximum of 24 qualifiers per individual running event. If there is a tie for the final qualifying spot, none of the tied shall qualify.

- The top two finishers in relay events will automatically qualify for the state meet, plus the next 4 fastest times of the non-qualifiers regardless of place in a finals event for a maximum of 16 relay teams qualifying for state. If there is a tie for the final qualifying spot, none of the tied shall qualify.

- The top three finishers in each field event will automatically qualify for the state meet. Additionally, athletes who meet or exceed the automatic qualifying marks at the district meet shall also qualify for state. Those marks are listed below. (Automatic qualifiers in the pole vault must clear at least 9' 6" for boys and 6' 6" for girls in order to qualify for state.)

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CLASS C & CLASS D
- There will be nine districts in each class. The top two finishers in each individual running event will qualify for the state meet, plus the next 6 fastest times of the non-qualifiers regardless of place in a finals event for a maximum of 24 qualifiers per individual running event. If there is a tie for the final qualifying spot, none of the tied shall qualify.

- The top finisher in relay events will automatically qualify for the state meet, plus the next 7 fastest times of the non-qualifiers regardless of place in a finals event for a maximum of 16 relay teams qualifying for state. If there is a tie for the final qualifying spot, none of the tied shall qualify.

- The top two finishers in each field event will automatically qualify for the state meet. Additionally, athletes who meet or exceed the automatic qualifying marks at the district meet shall also qualify for state. Those marks are listed below. (Automatic qualifiers in the pole vault must clear at least 9' 6" for boys and 6' 6" for girls in order to qualify for state.)

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Additional Field Event Qualifiers (All Classes)

In addition to the automatic qualifiers in the field events at the district track meets, all athletes who meet or exceed the following marks at the District Track Meet will also qualify for the state meet. These qualifying marks are determined by using the average distance/height of the 8th place finisher from the past three state track meets.

BOYS

Pole Vault
A: 13' 0"
B: 13' 2"
C: 13' 4"
D: 12' 2"

High Jump
A: 6' 2"
B: 6' 3"
C: 6' 0"
D: 5' 11"

Long Jump
A: 21' 2"
B: 20' 11"
C: 20' 5"
D: 19' 9"

Triple Jump
A: 43' 6"
B: 42' 8"
C: 42' 8"
D: 40' 11"

Shot Put
A: 51' 6"
B: 49' 11"
C: 49' 7"
D: 48' 4"

Discus
A: 143' 5"
B: 150' 8"
C: 145' 2"
D: 138' 2"

GIRLS

Pole Vault
A: 9' 8"
B: 9' 10"
C: 9' 8"
D: 9' 0"

High Jump
A: 5' 1"
B: 5' 1"
C: 5' 1"
D: 4' 11"

Long Jump
A: 16' 5"
B: 16' 4"
C: 15' 9"
D: 16' 0"

Triple Jump
A: 35' 6"
B: 34' 7"
C: 34' 2"
D: 34' 1"

Shot Put
A: 38' 0"
B: 37' 11"
C: 37' 8"
D: 37' 0"

Discus
A: 117' 10"
B: 116' 9"
C: 114' 7"
D: 110' 5"