not true bro wrote:
Neither the Baylor girl or the Minnesota girl who helped got DQ'd. You can't be DQ'd for slowing yourself down voluntarily. Check the results:
239 Kate Bucknam JR - Minnesota 22:45.3 7:58.5 ↑ 4 201
240 Madison Zimmerman FR - Baylor 22:45.4 8:04.8 ↓ 2 202
Neither scored in the top 5 for their team, and for some people, having good sportsmanship and motives is more important than winning or having a PR.
I honestly dont get the majority viewpoint on this thing.
I completely believe the sportsmanship is more important than the win.
if someone needs a shoelace before the start, give him a shoelace. Give him extra spikes. give a ride to the race.
but if he is struggling at the end of a race? I don't see his difficulty as being my responsibility to help him. He's not dying or hurt - it's a race. something went wrong. I don't need to mess up my race to help. That's not sportsmanship.
If I am struggling at the end of a race, I certainly dont want anyone's help.