Qualifying Standards

Entry Requirements and Limitations

A. In order to compete in a particular event, a contestant must meet
the qualifying standard for that event and his/her name must be on the
official entry form.

1. Only performances in those events being contested at the state meet
and from the 2011-12 indoor season may be used to meet the qualifying
tandards. These performances will be checked by an indoor seeding
committee. Any errors or omissions by any school will be fined $5 for
each, and any coach who submits undocumented times will be reported to
the State Sportsmanship Committee, where further action may be taken.

2. Performances in any DIAA sanctioned indoor meet may be used to meet
the qualifying standards provided the official meet results are
forwarded to The Meet Director.

B. A contestant may be entered in a total of four events and a school
may enter a maximum of three contestants per individual event and one
team per relay race.

1. All team entries in the 4 x 200 meter relay, the 4 x 400 meter relay
and the 4 x 800 meter relay will be accepted.

C. All athletes meeting the following performance standards will be
eligible for entry in that event.

C. All event fields not filled to the set capacity by meeting the
performance standards will be filled to the following entry limitations.

                    Girls' Events Standards Boys' Events Standards 
                    Automatic sub 200m. Track Automatic sub 200m. Track 
55 meter hurdles    10.00                     8.50   
55 meters           7.70                      6.80 (50yd-5.90)   
200 meters          27.50     28.50           23.80     24.80 
400 meters          1:03      1:04.50         53.50     55.00 
800 meters          2:30      2:35.00         2:07      2:10.00 
1600 meters         5:35      5:45.00         4:40      4:50.00 
3200 meters         12:15     12:35.00        10:15     10:30.00 
3000 meters         11:25                     9:35
  
Long Jump           15' 6"                    20' 0   
Triple Jump         31' 0"                    40' 0"   
High Jump           4' 8"                     5' 8"   
(starting  height 4'4")
         
Shot Put            29"                       40'   
Pole Vault          8' 0"                     10'6   
(starting height 7')         


Girls' Events         Boys' Events                Entry Limit
55 meters             55 meters                   Top 16
55 meter hurdles      55 meter hurdles            Top 16
200 meters            200 meters                  Top 20
400 meters            400 meters                  Top 18
800 meters            800 meters                  Top 18
1600 meters           1600 meters                 Top 18
3200 meters           3200 meters                 Top 12

4 x 200 meters        4 x 200 meters              All Teams
4 x 400 meters        4 x 400 meters              All Teams
4 x 800 meters        4 x 800 meters              All Teams

Long Jump             Long Jump                   Top 12
Triple Jump           Triple Jump                 Top 12
High Jump             High Jump                   Top 12 plus ties
Shot Put              Shot Put                    Top 12
Pole Vault            Pole Vault                  Top 12