How Colorado State Track Qualification Works
Colorado has five classifications — 5A through 1A — governed by the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA). Each classification holds its own state championship at Jefferson County Stadium in Lakewood.
CHSAA uses a performance-based qualifying system. There are no district or regional qualifying meets — the top 18 season-best marks at sanctioned meets earn a berth to state. Sprints and hurdles run 2–3 prelim heats with the top 9 advancing to finals; distance events are timed finals; field events use two flights of 9. CHSAA scores 9 places at the state championship.
Two CHSAA documents per classification per year matter for recruiting: the heat sheet (the seeded entry list, showing the qualifying mark each athlete posted to make the meet) and the full results (everyone’s actual finish at state). Below: every CHSAA heat sheet and results document from 2022–2025, plus the live-timing portal for the most recent meet.
Heat Sheets — CHSAA Official PDFs
Seeded entry lists for each classification, hosted by CHSAA. Each link opens the official document in CHSAA’s viewer.
Full Meet Results
How the state meet actually finished — every event, every place. CHSAA published per-classification PDFs for 2023 and 2024; the 2022 PDF is one compiled file across all classifications, and 2025 results live on Athletic.net (CHSAA’s timing partner that year).
2025 · All Classifications — Athletic.net
2022 · All Classifications — CHSAA compiled PDF
Live Timing & Records
- Athletic.net — 2025 state meet portal (Rapid Results Timing was CHSAA’s contractor; the live page is hosted on Athletic.net)
- CHSAA all-time state meet records (boys + girls, every event, every classification)
A Note on the Data
We don’t republish, summarize, or extract from these PDFs. Every link above goes directly to CHSAA’s file or its live-timing partner. We checked all of them in May 2026; if you spot a broken link, email info@nextmilerecruiting.com and we’ll fix it.