PIAA XC State Qualifying Breakdown By District & Class


What will it take the make the PIAA Cross Country State Championships in Pennsylvania this fall?

The two year cycle has expired and the qualifying procedures for each district and classification for the PIAA State Championships have been updated by the PIAA for the 2020 and 2021 seasons in cross country.

We took a look at updates and listed out how many state qualifying teams and individuals are allotted to each district and classification. Remember that all PIAA state meet qualification comes from each district championship meet. You can view the official PIAA breakdown here.

Here are a couple of notes on the changes, confirmed by the PIAA's Mark Byers:

Expanded State Meet Fields

  • The PIAA has voted to add more teams to each field. If any district or region has 12 or more schools, regardless of how the math plays out, at least 2 teams and 10 non-team individuals will qualify for the state meet. That accounts for an uptick across the board in overall state meet numbers for 2020.
  • Class A Girls & Boys: 22 teams and 110 non-team individuals qualify, up from 18 teams and 90 non-team individuals in 2019.
  • Class AA Girls: 22 teams and 110 non-team individuals qualify, up from 18 teams and 90 non-team individuals in 2019.
  • Class AA Boys: 22 teams and 110 non-team individuals qualify, up from 19 teams and 95 non-team individuals in 2019.
  • Class AAA Girls & Boys: 20 teams and 100 non-team individuals qualify, up from 19 teams and 95 non-team individuals in 2019.

Regions

  • The site of any "region" championship meet is determined by the districts involved. Usually, but not always, the district with more teams hosts.
  • In Girls' Class A, Girls' Class AA, and Boys' Class AA, District 5 and District 8 are combined to form a region.
  • In Girls' Class AAA and Boys' Class AAA, District 4 and District 6 are combined to form a region.
  • In Girls' AAA, District 8, District 9, and District 10 are combined to form a region.
  • In Boys' AAA, District 8 and District 10 are combined to form a region.

On another note, we will be editing the classifications for each PA team over the next few weeks to accommodate the latest updates. By August, all teams should be properly assigned for rankings and virtual meet usage.

Check out the PIAA state qualifiers for each classification and gender below:

Girls

Boys

Class A

Class A

Class AA

Class AA

Class AAA

Class AAA