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Track and field rule delayed for one year - NCAA.com

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DyeStatCOLLEGE.com   Nov 30th 2016, 9:30pm
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Committee seeks more feedback on verifiable entry performances


by Greg Johnson
Last Updated - Nov 30, 2016 16:14 EST

The NCAA Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Rules Committee decided to delay for one year the implementation of a rules change that requires verifiable entry performances to be published through an online NCAA reporting system. As a result, the rule will now go into effect Dec. 1, 2017.

The committee, which met Tuesday via conference call, has received feedback from the membership about unintended consequences of implementing the rule during the 2016-17 indoor and outdoor track and field seasons. Some of the concerns include the unintended effects on incoming freshman athletes, injured athletes and distance runners who would have to be entered with a “no mark” performance until a verifiable current season performance is established. This could lead to inequitable competition due to student-athletes not being seeded properly.



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