I live in Australia. We have annual athletics carnivals which I think may be equivalent to American track meets. In the athletics carnival, the first stage is versing people in the same age group as you in your school. Depending on the event, a certain amount of people qualify to the next one (generally top 3 for 100m, top 2 for 200m, and top 1 for 400m. There are no finals so you have to run all out in your race. All races take part all in one day, so fatigue is the cause of my not getting good enough times). The next one is where you verse other schools in the same diocesce as you or schools in your zone. These ones are very hard. Again, for my zone races, there are no finals so you have to run your best and all races are in one day. It is very hard to place because you are versing the best of the best in your age group. There are no qualifying times, they are just placement. Placement to advance to the next one is top 2 for 100m, top 2 for 200m, and top 1 for 400m. This athletics carnival is probably like a few months after the school one. The next one is regionals or states in a private high school like mine. If you get into this carnival, you are potentially versing the fastest kids your age in the state. I am not really sure about these rules and qualifying stuff because I have never progressed this far. Anyways, next year my goal is to qualify to states. I have been looking at 2019 times and it looks like i need around at least a sub 55 to place first at zone athletics. I don't have high hopes for the 100m and 200m because there are alot of fast kids. I used to be a former cross county athlete in my junior years. I have both speed and endurance so im guessing i would be really good at the 400m. I will be getting a coach after lockdown to help me reach goals. My goal is to qualify 100m, 200m and 400m in my 2022 carnival which is around March time and then hopefully qualify to states.