How Hard or Easy Is It To Win A State Title?


This year will mark the final group of athletes to have competed in the old AAA/AA/A system. Historically speaking these meets were larger and at times more competitive. See for yourself though as the numbers tell a different story at times. Below are the state meet records for every classification and the easiest mark or time to ever win a state title.

Some notes: We included the years for the AAA easiest marks since the history is significantly longer than any other meet. We did not include 'A' girls because there is no information on them since girls' indoor track became a sport years after. 


Boys' State Meet Records  


6AAAA5A4AAA3A2AA
55m Dash6.276.266.316.476.446.416.556.50
55m Hurdles7.197.217.937.257.517.657.507.60
300m Dash 33.9333.05**34.6535.0634.5935.0236.5236.50
500m Dash 1:03.571:03.011:04.841:05.481:05.061:04.031:08.051:09.00
1000m Run2:28.912:23.682:34.122:33.312:28.702:31.562:39.792:42.20
1600m Run4:16.104:09.314:20.734:18.794:14.294:18.684:23.834:33.80
3200m Run 9:19.248:59.579:16.369:24.549:02.629:28.549:39.849:58.10
4x200m Relay1:30.991:28.061:30.731:31.611:31.371:33.321:36.411:27.70*
4x400m Relay3:23.623:19.693:25.453:26.793:26.993:29.023:31.673:39.0
4x800m Relay7:56.027:44.708:02.818:06.868:00.767:58.888:43.33N/A
Long Jump 24-925-8.2523-0023-00.7523-00.7522-11.2522-7.521-7.75
Triple Jump 48-10.2550-948-1146-11.2549-0.547-9.548-9.544-6.5
High Jump6-107-00.256-46-76-9.56-16-66-4
Pole Vault 15-0017-00.514-615-0014-614-5.512-913-0
Shot Put 54-5.7568-0054-8.2559-02.2561-5.2551-2.555-950-10

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Boys' Easiest State Winners Marks/Times

6AAAA5A4AAA3A2AA
55m Dash6.276.46 (88/96)6.466.527.606.426.566.60
55m Hurdles7.457.59 (1996)7.627.597.907.767.747.90
300m Dash 34.2036.19 (1985)35.2835.6237.1036.1236.6738.07
500m Dash 1:05.281:06.80 (1980)1:05.711:06.261:08.471:07.711:08.461:10.1
1000m Run2:30.182:35.43 (1986)2:34.122:34.652:40.202:33.682:41.952:44.60
1600m Run4:16.514:26.71 (1992)4:20.884:24.834:32.344:19.214:25.684:34.0
3200m Run 9:24.869:37.58 (1993)9:16.629:36.3110:06.289:37.8310:00.2610:12.40
4x200m Relay1:31.671:32.90 (1980)1:32.771:31.791:36.281:34.151:36.561:38.00
4x400m Relay3:23.653:28.50 (1989)3:26.263:38.763:34.703:30.763:37.003:40.60
4x800m Relay7:57.888:11.09 (1990)8:02.818:15.468:17.678:05.778:45.12N/A
Long Jump 23-6.2520-8.5 (1955)22-4.522-8.521-2.2522-322-2.521-0.25
Triple Jump 48-4.5045-3 (1967)43-5.2544-944-0.547-5.7546-3.542-9
High Jump6-105-7 (1955)6-46-46-26-06-05-11
Pole Vault 13-0910-9 (1950)14-014-012-013-011-612-0
Shot Put 51-244-7.75 (1952)53-7.2552-6.550-0.7541-8.7551-148-8.25

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Girls' State Meet Records 


6AAAA5A4AAA3A2A
55m Dash7.036.927.077.017.067.217.39
55m Hurdles7.697.857.908.148.188.528.49
300m Dash 39.0637.6739.6939.0639.5340.9641.88
500m Dash 1:13.991:13.191:15.291:15.461:14.851:17.291:20.77
1000m Run2:49.632:43.402:58.442:56.682:43.40**2:57.463:00.72
1600m Run4:51.304:47.785:10.825:01.914:50.074:59.635:13.91
3200m Run 10:24.0710:07.0311:07.3810:59.4010:29.7010:58.9411:23.42
4x200m Relay1:43.681:40.941:43.731:44.071:44.101:46.801:51.81
4x400m Relay3:55.273:50.683:57.684:00.613:59.394:10.444:13.68
4x800m Relay9:15.139:07.279:28.339:22.149:31.679:35.4510:27.10
Long Jump 19-6.7520-0.518-11.519-11.2519-7.2517-3.7518-3.5
Triple Jump 41-242-4.7540-0040-5.7539-737-538-4.25
High Jump5-65-95-65-65-85-45-5
Pole Vault 11-913-6.511-912-612-312-79-6
Shot Put 44-747-140-8.7544-11.5043-039-11.536-2

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Girls' Easiest State Winners Marks/Times

6AAAA5A4AAA3A2A
55m Dash7.127.23 (1998)7.137.097.437.267.42
55m Hurdles8.018.46 (1989)8.328.408.738.578.79
300m Dash 39.6041.40 (1983)40.0939.2741.5541.3244.46
500m Dash 1:14.851:17.40 (1982)1:16.331:16.041:19.961:19.001:22.03
1000m Run2:54.423:02.353:00.582:56.923:07.543:00.443:07.63
1600m Run4:52.165:09.93 (1994)5:13.815:13.855:24.365:02.615:17.26
3200m Run 10:39.1711:16.60 (1983)11:07.6711:01.1511:48.3210:59.1312:00.32
4x200m Relay1:44.901:46.80 (1989)1:44.211:45.701:49.411:47.811:52.62
4x400m Relay3:57.484:07.40 (1983)4:02.364:02.664:13.594:12.184:19.08
4x800m Relay9:16.039:51.81 (1990)9:52.089:43.779:59.649:44.4810:33.80
Long Jump 19-6.518-2.25 (1982)18-00.519-11.2516-11.7517-3.7517-8.5
Triple Jump 39-0137-1.5 (1987)38-0037-6.2536-3.7535-9.7537-1.25
High Jump5-65-2 (1988)5-45-25-15-25-4
Pole Vault 9-910-0 (1999)11-310-06-611-68-6
Shot Put 41-11.537-6.5 (1994)40-3.2543-7.5037-2.7538-11.7534-5

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