The Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) governs high school track and field across four classes: Class A (largest schools) through Class D (smallest). Each class holds its own state championship meet.
The Qualification Pathway
Athletes qualify for the state meet through district meets. Top finishers at each district advance to the state championship, which is held at one venue for all classes.
Top finishers at each district advance to state.
Sprint and hurdle events run prelim heats, with top finishers advancing to finals.
Distance events are run as timed finals.
Field events use flights based on qualifying marks.
Relays qualify as teams through district meets.
All four classes compete at the same state meet venue.
How fast does your athlete need to run to qualify for the Nebraska state meet? What did the state champion run? What about the 8th place finisher?
We pulled four years of NSAA heat sheets and state meet results and put them in one place. Below you'll find the full 1600 Meter Run breakdown — every classification, every year, qualifying standards, state champions, and 8th place finishers. Plus 2025 qualifying standards summaries for every other event.
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How to Read This Data
Final Qualifier = the final qualifying mark to make the state meet. This is the minimum mark an athlete needed during the season to earn a berth. 1st Place = the state meet champion's actual result. 8th Place = the 8th place finisher at the state meet.
We show the 1600 Meter Run in full detail below. Sprints, hurdles, relays, and field events are summarized with 2025 standards, and the full breakdowns are in the downloadable package.
DISTANCE EVENTS — FULL DATA (2022–2025)
1600 Meter Run
Boys
1600 Meter Run — Boys: Final Qualifier
Year
A
B
C
D
2022
4:31.03
4:38.49
5:11.91
5:11.87
2023
4:51.57
5:02.48
4:53.24
5:08.93
2024
4:33.88
4:45.50
5:02.75
5:03.86
2025
4:40.21
4:46.97
4:48.60
5:21.75
1600 Meter Run — Boys: 1st Place
Year
A
B
C
D
2022
4:22.79
4:32.19
4:26.04
4:48.40
2023
4:14.37
4:18.71
4:19.35
4:30.50
2024
4:23.33
4:20.46
4:47.58
4:46.06
2025
4:21.81
4:29.05
4:34.18
4:52.99
1600 Meter Run — Boys: 8th Place
Year
A
B
C
D
2022
4:34.74
4:43.41
4:55.20
4:53.55
2023
4:24.37
4:26.99
4:36.53
4:43.08
2024
4:28.75
4:31.15
4:39.35
4:59.37
2025
4:28.58
4:33.06
4:39.71
5:03.98
Girls
1600 Meter Run — Girls: Final Qualifier
Year
A
B
C
D
2022
5:46.26
5:44.70
6:02.83
6:51.80
2023
5:50.16
5:53.76
6:06.59
6:34.11
2024
5:26.16
5:46.88
5:53.51
6:03.71
2025
5:30.64
5:46.25
5:49.41
6:13.09
1600 Meter Run — Girls: 1st Place
Year
A
B
C
D
2022
5:03.03
5:25.36
5:25.66
6:01.74
2023
4:50.09
5:05.13
5:12.69
5:28.20
2024
4:57.71
5:13.84
5:30.62
5:47.89
2025
5:12.72
5:14.15
5:59.87
5:32.75
1600 Meter Run — Girls: 8th Place
Year
A
B
C
D
2022
5:23.49
5:37.66
5:51.32
5:48.32
2023
5:14.57
5:24.94
5:27.37
5:37.96
2024
5:12.79
5:17.07
5:56.65
5:48.06
2025
5:24.93
5:26.67
5:43.48
5:38.13
DISTANCE EVENTS — 2025 QUALIFYING STANDARDS
Boys
Event
A
B
C
D
800 Meter Run
2:01.64
1:57.75
2:05.27
2:13.65
3200 Meter Run
10:26.51
10:50.87
10:54.62
11:32.61
4x800 Meter Relay
8:21.03
8:13.38
9:09.05
9:05.95
Girls
Event
A
B
C
D
800 Meter Run
2:21.68
2:26.76
2:32.39
2:27.40
3200 Meter Run
12:55.42
12:59.22
14:01.27
14:54.73
4x800 Meter Relay
10:42.07
9:52.10
10:19.82
10:58.55
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SPRINTS, HURDLES & RELAYS — 2025 QUALIFYING STANDARDS
Boys
Event
A
B
C
D
100 Meter Dash
10.79
11.00
11.50
11.70
200 Meter Dash
22.60
22.72
22.91
23.56
400 Meter Dash
53.62
53.74
50.33
50.25
110 Meter Hurdles
15.13
15.42
16.09
16.65
300 Meter Hurdles
—
—
—
—
4x100 Meter Relay
43.44
43.27
43.69
45.44
4x400 Meter Relay
3:25.36
3:25.32
3:34.71
3:48.13
Girls
Event
A
B
C
D
100 Meter Dash
12.35
12.27
12.71
13.33
200 Meter Dash
1:47.91
25.95
26.02
26.86
400 Meter Dash
1:04.87
1:01.99
1:05.25
1:04.92
100 Meter Hurdles
15.50
15.68
15.59
16.88
300 Meter Hurdles
—
—
—
—
4x100 Meter Relay
50.57
50.13
51.39
52.95
4x400 Meter Relay
4:15.60
4:05.40
4:19.27
4:23.87
FIELD EVENTS — 2025 QUALIFYING STANDARDS
Boys
Event
A
B
C
D
High Jump
5-10.00
5-10.00
5-10.00
5-08.00
Long Jump
19-09.75
19-03.75
18-05.00
17-10.50
Triple Jump
41-03.00
40-03.75
38-08.75
37-10.75
Pole Vault
11-06.00
12-00.00
11-00.00
10-06.00
Shot Put
44-04.00
40-10.00
42-02.50
41-11.50
Discus Throw
110-08
114-10
123-00
126-10
Girls
Event
A
B
C
D
High Jump
4-10.00
4-09.00
4-08.00
4-07.00
Long Jump
14-10.25
15-07.00
15-02.25
14-07.25
Triple Jump
33-05.00
33-02.00
31-00.25
30-09.25
Pole Vault
9-00.00
9-00.00
8-06.00
8-00.00
Shot Put
31-10.50
33-04.00
30-00.00
32-00.00
Discus Throw
92-05
85-08
88-09
94-07
HISTORICAL WEATHER — STATE MEET CONDITIONS
What to Expect at the Nebraska State Meet
We pulled the actual recorded weather for every day of the NSAA state meet going back to 2022. The full weather PDF in the download package shows conditions every two hours from 8 AM to 8 PM — temperature, conditions, sustained wind, wind gusts, precipitation, and humidity.
Here is the summary for each year:
Year
Dates
Venue
Temp Range
Max Gusts
Conditions
2022
May 18-21, 2022
Burke Stadium
47–87°F
36 mph
Light Drizzle
2023
May 17-20, 2023
Burke Stadium
49–80°F
29 mph
Light Drizzle
2024
May 15-18, 2024
Burke Stadium
58–80°F
31 mph
Light Drizzle
2025
May 21-24, 2025
Burke Stadium
48–67°F
33 mph
Light Drizzle
The full weather PDF shows conditions every two hours (8 AM to 8 PM) for each day — so you can see exactly when the wind picked up, when it rained, and how conditions changed throughout the meet. It is included in the download package.
See the qualifying standards above? The full package shows you 4 years of trends plus what the champion and podium finisher actually ran. That's the context your athletes need.
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What's in the Full Nebraska Package
Every event, every year, every classification — organized and ready to share with your staff:
✓ Full analysis for every classification
✓ Cross-classification comparisons for distance, sprints & hurdles, and field events
✓ Official NSAA heat sheets for the last four years
✓ Official state meet results for the last four years
✓ Historical weather conditions for each day of the state meet (every 2 hours)
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