Obsa Ali (Richfield) finishes the 3200 meter race with a new Class AA and MN All-time record time of 8:57.07. In fact, the first three finishers all broke the 9-minute mark and surpassed the Class AA and MN All-time record with Eli Krahn (Stillwater) finishing in 8:58.67 and Joey Duerr (Chaska) finishing in 8:59.03. Krahn and Duerr will have another opportunity to better their marks and take the title with Ali moving on to run at the U of M-Twin Cities. Photo courtesy of the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Are you setting your sights high with a goal of competing at the State Track and Field Meet in early June? One way to help set those 2014 goals is to take a look at what level of performance was necessary to get to state in 2013.
Here is a look at each event and what it took to make it to state in 2013 for Class AA boys. In addition, I've added columns that reference the qualifying standard at the section meets from 2013 as well as the new standards for 2014. The number listed after the mark is the number of seniors that were in last year's state field for each event. There are 13 weeks from the official start of Minnesota's track season (March 10, 2014) to the state meet (June 6-7) - make the most of those 13 weeks!
| Class AA Boys | 2013 Class AA Standard | 2014 Class AA Standard | |
| 100 Meter Dash | 11.59 (11) | 11.12 | 11.19 |
| 100 Meter Dash Wheelchair | |||
| 200 Meter Dash | 23.28 (12) | 22.52 | 22.49 |
| 400 Meter Dash | 51.62 (6) | 49.48 | 49.27 |
| 800 Meter Run | 2:06.63 (13) | 1:55.20 | 1:55.72 |
| 800 Meter Run Wheelchair | |||
| 1600 Meter Run | 4:33.35 (8) | 4:19.60 | 4:18.13 |
| 3200 Meter Run | 9:56.35 (7) | 9:24.72 | 9:18.52 |
| 100/110 Meter Hurdles | 15.88 (13) | 15.09 | 15:05 |
| 300 Meter Hurdles | 40.93 (11) | 39.46 | 39.35 |
| 4x100 Meter Relay | 44.25 | 43.20 | 43.22 |
| 4x200 Meter Relay | 1:32.43 | 1:29.72 | 1:29.44 |
| 4x400 Meter Relay | 3:32.08 | 3:23.18 | 3:23.18 |
| 4x800 Meter Relay | 8:20.94 | 7:58.69 | 7:58.05 |
| High Jump | 6-00.00 (14) | 6-05.00 | 6-05.00 |
| Pole Vault | 11-10.00 (10) | 13-11.00 | 14-00.00 |
| Long Jump | 19-08.00 (17) | 21-08.00 | 21-09.00 |
| Triple Jump | 42-06.00 (12) | 44-09.00 | 44-09.00 |
| Shot Put | 48-10.50 (8) | 54-05.00 | 54-05.00 |
| Shot Put Wheelchair | |||
| Discus Throw | 139-09 (8) | 155-04.00 | 155-08.00 |