National Scholastic Sports Foundation

Entry Guidelines

These marks are guidelines. Exceptions may be made in special circumstances.

	Event #	BOYS	Event #	GIRLS
100m	1	10.4/10.73	2	11.6/11.93
200m	3	21.3/21.69	4	24.3/24.63
400m	5	48.0/48.23	6	56.1/56.33
800m	7	01:53.5	8	02:12.5
One Mile	9	3:56.5/4:14.5	10	4:35/4:55
Freshman Mile@ (1500/mile qual)	11	4:20/4:35.0	12	5:00/5:18.0
3000/3200# (Two Miles)	13	8:30.0/9:10.0	14	10:08/10:48
110h/100h	15	14.0/14.33	16	14.4/14.73
300h/400h# (400h)	17	38.3/54.3	18	44.2/63.3
2000m/3000m Steeplechase# (2000m St)	19	6:14/9:45	20	7:25/11:00
Mile Walk	21	07:15.0	22	08:15.0
4x100m*	23	42.9/43.13	24	48.5/48.73
4x200m*	25	01:30.0	26	01:43.0
4x400m*	27	03:19.0	28	03:57.0
4x800m*	29	07:51.0	30	09:24.0
4xMile*	31	17:40.0	32	21:30.0
800m Medley*	33	01:36.0	34	01:50.0
1600m Medley*	35	03:33.0	36	04:10.0
Distance Medley*	37	10:30.0	38	12:28.0
High Jump	39	2.01/6-6.75	40	1.68/5-6
Pole Vault	41	4.73/15-6.75	42	3.68/12-00.75
Long Jump	43	7.10/23-3.5	44	5.65/18-6.5
Triple Jump	45	14.33/47-0.25	46	11.58/38-0
Shot Put	47	17.55/57-7	48	12.88/42-03.25
Discus	49	53.35/175-0	50	41.45/136-0
Javelin	51	53.35/175-9	52	36.00/118-1
Hammer	53	53.35/175-0	54	36.58/120-0
5000m (can use 2 mile as a qualifier) **	55	15:00/9:25	56	18:30/11:20
100m - Emerging Elite	61	10.6/10.93	62	11.8/12.13
200m - Emerging Elite	63	21.8/22.19	64	24.8/25.13
400m - Emerging Elite	65	49.2/49.43	66	58.4/58.63
800m - Emerging Elite	67	1:55.0	68	2:15.5
One Mile - Emerging Elite	69	4:01.0/4:19.0	70	4:46/5:06
Two Mile - Emerging Elite	71	9:25.0	72	11:05.0
110h/100h - Emerging Elite	73	14.7/15.03	74	14.9/15.23
4x100m - Emerging Elite	75	43.5/43.73	76	49.3/49.53
4x200m - Emerging Elite	77	1:32.0	78	1:46.0
4x400m - Emerging Elite	79	3:23.0	80	4:02.0
4x800m - Emerging Elite	81	08:00.0	82	09:42.0
Shot Put - Emerging Elite	83	16.30/53-6.75	84	11.90/39-0.5

@ Freshman mile is limited to first 30 entries per sex. Limited to ninth-graders ONLY.
# Events contested are the One Mile Run, Two Mile Run, 2000 meter Steeplechase and 400 Meter Hurdles.
* All-Star Relays are NOT permitted.
** Road race and cross-country times cannot be used to qualify.
Order of Medley Relay Events
800m Medley : 100-100-200-400
1600m Medley: 200-200-400-800
Distance Medley : 1200-400-800-1600
Comparable outdoor performances from the 2008 season may be acceptable as well. Relay performances from the 2008 indoor or outdoor season may not be used for qualifying unless all members are returning for the 2008-2009 season.

Eligibility

Full-time students in grades 9-12 who are eligible for their high school team (and/or any high school athlete) born SEPTEMBER 1, 1989 or later, and who have met the entry guidelines, are eligible to compete. In addition, home-schooled athletes who meet the age and entry requirements are eligible to compete. Specifically not eligible are athletes who have graduated from high school or those in their 5th or later year from ninth grade. (NOTE: Exceptions may be made for athletes in lower grades or special circumstances .)