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WIAA 2026Track & Field

Postseason Qualifying

What it takes to advance from sectionals to the WIAA state meet. Pick a division to see the qualifying targets per event for boys and girls. Cross-checked against live results so you can see which athletes have already hit the mark.

Heads upWIAA publishes 2026 qualifying standards the day after sectionals (late May). Showing the 2025 season as reference until the official numbers drop.
D1→

Division 1

Largest schools. 8 sectionals statewide. Top 3 from each sectional advance, plus the next-best 8 statewide marks.

D2→

Division 2

Mid-size schools. 4 sectionals statewide. Top 4 from each sectional advance, plus next-best 8 statewide.

D3→

Division 3

Smallest schools and co-ops. 4 sectionals statewide. Top 4 from each sectional advance, plus next-best 8 statewide.

How WIAA qualifying works

  1. Regionals — top 4 finishers in each event from each regional advance to sectionals.
  2. Sectionals — top 3 (D1) or top 4 (D2/D3) in each event advance to state, plus relay teams whose sectional performance ranks among the next-best 8 statewide.
  3. State qualifying marks — published by WIAA the day after sectionals, retroactively listing the cutoffs the eight statewide "extra qualifiers" hit. Those become the following season's reference targets.

Source: WIAA Track & Field Regional and Sectional Tournament Information.

Reference data shown for the 2025 season.