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At Westview's Last Knight Qualifier Tuesday night, there was one goal every athlete shared, getting to the state championships. The Last Knight attracted individuals from 25 different teams, some bringing dozens of athletes, others just a lone senior hoping to get the chance to compete with the very best next week in Mesa. Those on the bubble must still await results from tomorrow's qualifying meets, but to move into a qualifying spot was certainly cause for celebration. For those already qualified with provisional times the goal was hitting an auto-qualifier to ensure they don't get knocked out of the top 26 by another athlete qualifying at the last minute.
The AIA surprised many people on Monday when they announced that emergency legislation had been passed to expand the state championship fields by two entrants in each individual event. Rather than the old system which qualified a field of 24 and two alternates who waited all day to see if they would be all...
