Qualifying procedure
Qualifying Procedure for 4A Track & Field
“GIRLS AND BOYS TRACK REGULATIONS”
Preparations for State Qualifying Track Meets:
I. Each region will conduct their qualifying meet as they choose. Each school may enter four athletes per individual events into the Region Meet. Regions with 5 or 6 schools will qualify four in each event and regions with 7 or 8 schools will qualify five in each event to the 4A Qualifier Meet.
II. All region qualifiers will go to Spring Valley High School on the first Saturday in May for the 4A Qualifier and the top eight competitors in each event will qualify for the State Meet. (See time schedule in paragraph X. below.)
III. Qualifying for the 100M, 200M, 400M, 100HH, 110HH, 400M IH, 4x100 Relay, and 4x400 Relay will be a follows:
A. There will be five heats in each event. They will be seeded by region champions first (serpentined) then by time for all other qualifiers (serpentined).
B. The heat winner and the fastest three non-winning electronic times will qualify for the State Meet.
IV. Qualifying in the 800M, 1600M, 3200M and 4x800 Relay will be as follows:
A. There will be two heats in the 3200m run. They will be seeded by region champions first (serpentined) then by time for all other qualifiers (serpentined).
B. The top two finishers in each heat and the next four fastest electronic times from both heats will qualify for the State Meet.
C. There will be three heats in the 800m, 1600m and 4x800 Relay. They will be seeded by region champions first (serpentined) then by time for all other qualifiers (serpentined).
D. The heat winners and the next five fastest electronic times from all heats will qualify for the State Meet.
V. Qualifying in the Long Jump, Triple Jump, Shot Put, and Discus will be as follows:
A. There will be three sections in each event. They will be seeded by region champions first - serpentined, then by performance for all other qualifiers - serpentined.
B. .Each competitor will take six attempts. Each section winner and the best five non-winning distances from all the sections will qualify for the state meet.
C. All ties for the eight qualifying positions will be broken according to the National Federation Rule Book.
VI. Qualifying in the high jump and pole vault will be as follows:
A. There will be one section in each event and it will be seeded like the running events.
B. All competitors will compete at the same time until eight are left. Those who qualify have the option of stopping or going to a higher height.
C. All ties for the eight qualifying positions will be broken according to the National Federation Rule Book.
D. The starting height for the girls’ high jump will be 4’8”. The starting height for the boys will be 5’8”.
E. The starting height for the girls’ pole vault will be 7’.
F. The starting height for the boys’ pole vault will be 11’0”.
G. The progression in the high jump will be 2” - the pole vault will be 6”.