Bring On The Cats · May 22, 2017
A primer on NCAA qualification for the novice track observer
Really, there’s a method to this madness.So you’re excited because K-State won the Big 12 women’s outdoor track and field championship. And you know the next step is the NCAA championships, where we’re all hoping that maybe, somehow, K-State will finally win its first NCAA team championship ever.
But you’re also probably completely confused as to how this works. Don’t panic; we’re here to help.
Preliminary Qualification
The first thing you need to understand is that track and field isn’t like basketball or volleyball or baseball or even golf. The whole team doesn’t get to go to the NCAAs just because they won the Big 12.