All four Montana high school classifications utilized track and field qualifying standards for the first time in 2016.
Qualifying standards, which vary from class to class, allow athletes to secure berths at their respective state meets during the regular season. If an athlete meets or exceeds the qualifying mark in a specific event at an eligible meet, they can automatically enter that event at the state meet, regardless of their placing at the district and/or divisional meets. Eligible meets require fully automatic timing for track events. All field events are considered.
Some of the 2021 qualifying standards have changed from the most recent version. Below are the updated qualifying standards for boys and girls in each class in each event:
100
Boys: AA - 11.3; A - 11.4; B - 11.5; C - 11.68
Girls: AA - 13.0; A - 13.2; B - 13.2; C - 13.16
200
Boys: AA - 22.8; A - 23.3; B - 23.2; C - 23.53
Girls: AA - 26.7; A - 26.9; B - 27.1; C - 26.85
400
Boys: AA - 51.2; A - 51.7; B - 51.8; C - 51.87
Girls: AA - 1:01.00; A - 1:01.50; B - 1:01.90; C - 1:00.12
800
Boys: AA - 2:01.00; A - 2:02.00; B - 2:02.80; C - 2:02.50
Girls: AA - 2:24.00; A - 2:26.00; B - 2:26.00; C - 2:25.32
1,600
Boys: AA - 4:34.00; A - 4:38.00; B - 4:43.50; C - 4:40.64
Girls: AA - 5:23.00; A - 5:28.00; B - 5:34.00; C - 5:38.58
3,200
Boys: AA - 10:00.00; A - 10:12.00; B - 10:32.00; C - 10:20.80
Girls: AA - 11:50.00; A - 12:13.00; B - 12:26.00; C - 12:29.24
100/110 hurdles
Boys: AA - 15.70; A - 16.10; B - 16.00; C - 16.41
Girls: AA - 16.30; A - 16.40; B - 16.50; C - 16.43
300 hurdles
Boys: AA - 41.50; A - 41.80; B - 41.70; C - 42.01
Girls: AA - 48.00; A - 48.50; B - 48.30; C - 47.76
400 relay*
Boys: AA - 45.80; A - 44.80; B - 44.65; C - 45.45
Girls: AA - 52.80; A - 51.80; B - 52.10; C - 52.01
1,600 relay*
Boys: AA - 3:42.00; A - 3:34.00; B - 3:34.00; C - 3:37.22
Girls: AA - 4:25.00; A - 4:14.00; B - 4:20.00; C - 4:18.93
Long jump
Boys: AA - 21-00; A - 20-05; B - 20-04; C - 20-05
Girls: AA - 16-06; A - 16-00; B - 15-09; C - 16-05 ½
Triple jump
Boys: AA – 42-00; A – 41-08; B – 41-03; C – 42-01 ¼
Girls: AA – 34-00; A – 33-07; B – 33-10; C – 33-07
High jump
Boys: AA – 6-02; A – 6-00; B – 6-00; C – 6-00
Girls: AA – 5-01; A – 5-00; B – 4-11: C – 5-00
Pole vault
Boys: AA – 13-06; A – 13-00; B – 12-03; C – 12-00
Girls: AA – 10-00; A – 9-06; B – 9-00; C – 8-06
Shot put
Boys: AA - 48-00; A - 46-08; B - 46-10; C - 44-11 ½
Girls: AA - 35-03; A - 35-02; B - 34-11; C - 35-05
Discus
Boys: AA - 148-00; A - 142-00; B - 137-00; C - 135-10
Girls: AA - 113-00; A - 110-00; B - 109-00; C - 108-11
Javelin
Boys: AA - 170-00; A - 167-00; B - 163-00; C - 168-02
Girls: AA - 115-00; A - 115-00; B - 117-06; C - 122-00
*Provisional time in Class AA. Per the Montana High School Association handbook, “All Class AA relay teams will advance to the state meet if they attain a provisional time at the divisional (meet).”
