NS

National Standard: performance level for which Standard Badges are awarded at the National Championships.

ES

Entry Standard: the minimum performance level normally required to be selected for a County Team for the National Championships.

The Entry Standard is NOT a ‘qualifying standard’, reaching this standard does not imply any automatic right to be selected for a County team.

CS

County Standard: a good level of performance at a County Championship meeting.

DS

District Standard: a good level of performance at a District Championship meeting.

SS

School Standard: a good level of performance at a School Championship meeting.

Event

NS

ES

CS

DS

SS

100m

11.4s

11.6s

12.2s

12.5s

13.0s

200m

23.3s

23.8s

24.8s

25.6s

27.0s

300m

36.8s

38.0s

40.0s

42.0s

45.0s

800m

2m 02s

2m 05s

2m 13s

2m 20s

2m 27s

1500m

4m 13s

4m 19s

4m 36s

4m 50s

5m 05s

4x100m Relay

45.6s

47.0s

49.5s

51.2s

53.5s

High Jump

1.80m

1.74m

1.60m

1.50m

1.45m

Pole Vault

3.30m

3.00m

2.30m

2.10m

2.00m

Long Jump

5.95m

5.80m

5.30m

5.00m

4.70m

Triple Jump*

12.40m

12.00m

11.00m

10.00m

9.25m

Shot

13.30m

12.30m

10.50m

9.50m

9.00m

Discus

38.00m

35.00m

28.00m

24.00m

20.00m

Javelin

47.00m

44.00m

35.00m

30.00m

28.00m

Hammer

45.00m

38.00m

27.00m

24.00m

21.00m

Pentathlon

2800pts

3000m Walk

15m 30s

Event

NS

ES

CS

DS

SS

100m

10.9s

11.0s

11.7s

12.0s

12.3s

200m

22.2s

22.6s

23.7s

24.4s

26.0s

400m

49.7s

51.1s

53.5s

55.5s

59.0s

800m

1m 55s

1m 57s

2m 05s

2m 10s

2m 20s

1500m

4m 00s

4m 04s

4m 20s

4m 30s

4m 55s

3000m

8m 44s

8m 49s

9m 35s

10m 00s

10m 45s

1500m S/C

4m 32s

4m 37s

5m 05s

5m 20s

5m 55s

4x100m Relay

44.0s

45.0s

47.0s

48.0s

50.0s

High Jump

1.94m

1.88m

1.70m

1.60m

1.50m

Pole Vault

4.20m

3.90m

2.80m

2.20m

2.00m

Long Jump

6.60m

6.40m

5.80m

5.50m

5.30m

Triple Jump

14.20m

13.50m

12.00m

11.00m

10.50m

Shot

14.20m

13.00m

11.00m

10.00m

9.50m

Discus

44.00m

41.00m

33.00m

26.00m

24.00m

Javelin

54.00m

52.00m

40.00m

33.00m

30.00m

Hammer

53.00m

49.00m

30.00m

24.00m

20.00m

Octathlon

4800pts

5000m Walk

26m 00s

Event

NS

ES

CS

DS

100m

10.8s

10.9s

11.5s

12.0s

200m

21.9s

22.2s

23.4s

24.4s

400m

48.8s

49.7s

53.0s

55.5s

800m

1m 52s

1m 54s

2m 02s

2m 10s

1500m

3m 53s

3m 56s

4m 15s

4m 30s

3000m

8m 24s

8m 33s

9m 20s

10m 00s

2000m S/C

6m 08s

6m 18s

6m 50s

7m 15s

4x100m Relay

43.0s

44.5s

46.5s

47.2s

High Jump

2.01m

1.95m

1.70m

1.60m

Pole Vault

4.40m

4.10m

2.80m

2.20m

Long Jump

6.80m

6.70m

5.80m

5.50m

Triple Jump

14.20m

13.50m

12.00m

11.00m

Shot

13.70m

12.60m

10.50m

9.50m

Discus

46.00m

40.00m

30.00m

24.00m

Javelin

56.00m

52.00m

38.00m

32.00m

Hammer

58.00m

50.00m

28.00m

22.00m

Decathlon

6000pts

5000m Walk

25m 00s

Event

NS

ES

CS

DS

SS

100m

12.4s

12.7s

13.2s

13.5s

14.2s

200m

25.5s

26.2s

27.2s

28.0s

30.0s

300m

41.0s

42.0s

44.2s

46.0s

48.0s

800m

2m 14s

2m 17s

2m 26s

2m 33s

2m 50s

1500m

4m 38s

4m 46s

5m 03s

5m 20s

5m 55s

4x100m Relay

50.0s

51.0s

54.0s

55.4s

58.0s

High Jump

1.64m

1.58m

1.45m

1.40m

1.30m

Pole Vault

3.00m

2.70m

2.00m

1.80m

1.70m

Long Jump

5.35m

5.10m

4.70m

4.40m

4.10m

Shot

11.20m

10.60m

9.00m

8.00m

7.00m

Discus

30.00m

28.00m

22.00m

19.00m

18.00m

Javelin

35.00m

33.00m

28.00m

23.00m

21.00m

Hammer

41.00m

37.00m

25.00m

21.00m

20.00m

Pentathlon

3100pts

3000m Walk

16m 30s

Event

NS

ES

CS

DS

SS

100m

12.2s

12.5s

13.0s

13.4s

14.1s

200m

25.1s

25.8s

26.8s

27.5s

29.5s

300m

39.8s

41.0s

43.5s

45.5s

50.0s

800m

2m 12s

2m 14s

2m 25s

2m 32s

2m 47s

1500m

4m 35s

4m 43s

5m 00s

5m 15s

5m 50s

3000m

9m 58s

10m 17s

11m 10s

12m 00s

12m 20s

1500m S/C

5m 13s

5m 23s

5m 50s

6m 15s

6m 30s

4x100m Relay

49.0s

50.0s

52.5s

54.2s

57.0s

High Jump

1.71m

1.65m

1.50m

1.45m

1.35m

Pole Vault

3.40m

3.10m

2.20m

1.90m

1.80m

Long Jump

5.55m

5.40m

4.90m

4.60m

4.20m

Triple Jump

11.20m

10.90m

10.00m

9.00m

8.60m

Shot

12.70m

11.60m

10.00m

8.70m

7.75m

Discus

36.00m

33.00m

26.00m

21.00m

20.00m

Javelin

41.00m

38.00m

30.00m

25.00m

23.00m

Hammer

53.00m

48.00m

34.00m

23.00m

20.00m

Heptathlon

4700pts

3000m Walk

16m 00s

Event

NS

ES

CS

DS

100m

12.1s

12.4s

13.0s

13.4s

200m

25.1s

25.7s

26.8s

27.5s

400m

57.0s

58.3s

62.0s

65.0s

800m

2m 12s

2m 14s

2m 25s

2m 32s

1500m

4m 33s

4m 42s

5m 00s

5m 15s

3000m

9m 53s

10m 12s

11m 10s

12m 00s

1500m S/C

5m 10s

5m 17s

6m 00s

6m 15s

4x100m Relay

48.5s

49.0s

52.5s

54.0s

High Jump

1.72m

1.66m

1.50m

1.45m

Pole Vault

3.50m

3.20m

2.20m

1.90m

Long Jump

5.60m

5.50m

4.90m

4.60m

Triple Jump

11.40m

11.10m

10.00m

9.00m

Shot

11.40m

10.50m

9.00m

7.50m

Discus

39.00m

35.00m

26.00m

21.00m

Javelin

40.00m

37.00m

28.00m

23.00m

Hammer

47.00m

42.00m

30.00m

22.00m

Heptathlon

4350pts

5000m Walk

27m 30s

ESAA Sprint and Long Hurdles Standards 2026

BOYS

Event

National

Entry

U19 (Year 13)

110m Hurdles

14.8s

15.6s

U19  (Year 13)

400m Hurdles

55.5s

58.0s

U18 Boys  (Year 11/12)

110m Hurdles

14.7s

15.5s

U18 Boys  (Year 11/12)

400m Hurdles

56.3s

58.5s

U16 Boys (Year 9/10)

100m Hurdles

13.9s

14.4s

U16 Boys (Year 9/10)

300m Hurdles

41.5s

43.0s

GIRLS

U19 (Year 13)

100m Hurdles

14.8s

15.5s

U19 (Year 13)

400m Hurdles

64.5s

66.0s

U18 Girls (Year 11/12)

100m Hurdles

14.7s

15.5s

U18 Girls (Year 11/12)

400m Hurdles

65.0s

67.0s

U16 Girls (Year 9/10)

80m Hurdles

11.9s

12.2s

U16 Girls (Year 9/10)

300m Hurdles

45.5s

47.0s

51.8s