Hitting a State Standard in season allows an additional relay or individual to compete at the State Championships, if they finish second in their race at the State Qualifier. Those marks, able to be hit at any point within the Spring Season, are the average 6th place finish of the past five years. Check out those magic marks below.
Before that, are the return of the "Super Standards." These marks guarantee entry into the State Championships, regardless of where you finish at the Qualifier. These were designed to include athletes and relays that would podium as high as third, but come from Sections where there is a higher density of talent in that specific event. As such, they are harder to achieve.
