- 1961 Bella Vista fielded it's first boys track and field team.
- 1964 SJS went from 2 state meet qualifiers to 3.
- 1964 Boys began competition in the 2 mile.
- 1964 Boys discus began competition as an exhibition.
- 1965 Boys went from Class A, B, C divisions to Varsity, Frosh/Soph divisions.
- 1966 Boys began official competition in the discus.
- 1967 Boys triple jump competition began as an exhibition.
- 1967 Boys 440 relay competition began as an exhibition.
- 1967 Boys mile relay competition began as an exhibition.
- 1968 Boys went from 880 yard relay to mile relay.
- 1968 Boys began official competition in the 440 relay.
- 1973 Boys began official competition in the triple jump.
- 1974 Girls track and field began competition in the SJS, across California and the U.S.
- 1975 Girls began competition in the discus.
- 1975 Boys went from 180 yard low (30 inch) hurdles to 330 yard low hurdles.
- 1976 Bella Vista fielded it's first girls track and field team.
- 1976 Girls went from a 880 yard relay to a mile relay.
- 1977 Girls went from 80 yard low (30 inch) hurdles to 110 yard low hurdles.
- 1977 Girls began competition in the 2 mile.
- 1980 Girls Shot Put went from an 8 pound shot to a 4k shot.
- 1980 All running events went from imperial measurement to metric (100 yards to 100 meters, 220y to 200m etc.)
- 1981 Girls began competition in the 300 meter low hurdles.
- 1982 Girls began competition in the triple jump.
- 1984 Boys 300 meter low hurdles (30 inch) went to 36 inch intermediate hurdles.
- 1993 Girls 100 meter hurdles went from 30 inch hurdles to 33 inch hurdles.
- 1995 Girls began competition in the pole vault.
- 2002 CIF implemented at large marks for state meet qualification.
- 2005 The SJS transitioned to a Divisional Meet format instead of sub-section meets.
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