The Inside Story Of Gabriele Grunewald's DQ - Insider Access, False Promises And A Violation Of USATF's Own Rules?
By now, you've heard bits and pieces about what happened on Saturday but we tell you the inside story of what really went down, plus reveal that the Fat Lady hasn't sung yet as an arbitration hearing will take place later this week.February 24, 2014
Women's 1,500: Mary Cain Remains Unbeatable As She Defends Her US Title With A Blazing Time; After Race 7 Women Walk off Track Hand-in-Hand of Protest of USATF 3k DQ
On the track Mary Cain was dominant. Cain’s 61 last lap solidified her as the bronze medal favorite for Worlds as her 4:07 time was the best of her life if you adjust for altitude (4:01). Off the track, 7 of the Nike athletes walked off hand-in-hand to express their displeasure of the DQ in the 3000 of Gabe Grunewald.February 24, 2014
Women's 800: Teen Phenom Ajee' Wilson Wins Over Former Teen Phenom Chanelle Price in 2014 World Leading Time
Price really put it out there and led for 780 meters as the two Americans the two Americans with little fanfare moved to #1 and #2 on the 2014 World list.February 24, 2014
Men's 800: Erik Sowinski Dominates As Robby Andrews Grabs Second But Nick Symmonds Is Going To Poland
Sowinski was the clear winner as Andrews just nipped Symmonds for second. However, Andrews doesn’t have the 1:47.00 World qualifying time so Symmonds will go to Worlds.February 23, 2014
Men's 1,500: Lopez Lomong Doubles Back From The 3,000 To Get The Win In A Stacked 1,500
Lomong ran a very well executed race to get the win over a great field. Will Leer used his “Wanamaker Mile finish” to grab second and almost run down Lomong.February 24, 2014
Video of Controversial DQ of Gabriele Grunewald in Women's 3000m
February 22, 2014
Andrew Bumbalough Reinstated; Rules Adopted To Ensure Rectification Of Errors In Future
Yes, children have been conceived and born in the time it took them, but USATF finally gave Bumbalough back his 8th place 3K finish. They also added a rule that now allows corrections to be made 72-hours after a race.
December 5, 2014
USATF DQ Report Released: Did Alberto Salazar Have Undue Influence? We Still Don't Know
We wonder if it's normal for an official to tell a coach about a foul he admits he didn't see. Then we start to go off into la-la conspiracy land as we notice a key part of the report regarding Salazar shows up in a different font. To us, the whole report reads like a 5th grader's book report, not a report worthy analysis of a decision that (illegally) fixed the outcome of a national championship race.
July 8, 2014
Irony Of Ironies: USATF's Reinstatement Of Gabriele Grunewald Was Another Example Of Itself Violating Its Own Rules And Making Them Up On The Spot
Sadly, the one consistent thing about USATF is that its rules are vague or simply ignored. Greg Harger of the Indiana Invaders points out how USATF ignored its own rules in overturning its Gabe Grunewald DQ.
March 28, 2014
More Albuquerque Craziness: Sanctioned Doper Christian Hesch Volunteered As A Drug Testing Chaperone At USA Indoors Before Having Credential Revoked By USATF
We're not making this up. Hesch, a convicted doper, thought it was a good idea to volunteer at USA Indoors as a drug chaperone.February 27, 2014
The Inside Story Of The Andrew Bumbalough DQ: A Case Of Mistaken Identity Or A Near Catastrophe Bigger Than The Grunewald DQ Averted?
February 26, 2014
Editorial: Far From Resolved, All Of The Questions Leading To The Uproar About USATF's Initial DQ Of Gabriele Grunewald Remain
1) By rule, the Jury of Appeals must have received "new conclusive evidence" for Grunewald to be DQed. If that is the case, then she should still be disqualified - after all, the evidence is conclusive.
2) If "new conclusive evidence" wasn't received, then Grunewald should never have been DQed and the rules weren't followed. You can't have it both ways.
February 25, 2014
Women's 3,000 Resolution: Gabriele Grunewald Reinstated As USATF Champion
USATF CEO Max Siegel spoke to the parties involved and Jordan Hasay did the right thing and withdrew her protest, meaning Gabe Grunewald could not be DQed and is your USA 3,000m champion. The fight is not over, however, as fans and athletes need to stay on top of this issue to address its root causes. Siegel said that while he is "looking forward and will address our processes to try to minimize the potential for controversy or misunderstanding in the future" that in this case, "they followed the process laid out in our competition rules." Scary thought if true, with no transparency on the part of USATF.
*Discuss Here
February 24, 2014
Nike Coaches Alberto Salazar And Jerry Schumacher Have Heated Exchange, Have To Be Separated After Men's 3,000 At 2014 USA Indoors
February 22, 2014
Men's 3,000: Bernard Lagat Proves Age Is Just A Number As He Puts On A Clinic For Galen Rupp And Ryan Hill In The Last Lap To Win In Albuquerque
February 22, 2014
Women's 800 Prelims: Wilson, Beckwith And Price Go Wire-To-Wire
February 22, 2014
Men's 800 Prelims: Favorites Get Through To Set Up Mouth-Watering Final With Symmonds, Rutt, Andrews, Mulder, Wieczorek, Sowinski
February 22, 2014
Post Race 800m Round 1 Video Interviews 2014 USATF Indoors: Nick Symmonds, Robby Andrews, and Erik Sowinski Advance
Video interviews after round 1 of the 800m.February 22, 2014
Albuquerque, NM
February 21, 2014 to February 23, 2014
The 2014 USATF Indoor (track and field) Championships will choose the team that represents the US at the 2014 IAAF World Indoors in Sopot, Poland. *Event Website
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Andrew Bumbalough's Reinstatement Gets Press In WSJ
December 8, 2014
Embarrassing: Even With The Official DQ Report Being Released, No One From USATF Has Communicated At All With Andrew Bumbalough
No one from the working group ever thought to speak to the athlete who was erroneously DQd and USATF didn't bother to give him an update or an apology at any time during or after the process.July 11, 2014
Oregonian's Ken Goe Comments On USATF DQ Report And Like Many, Doesn't Understand Why It Took So Long
"For some reason, USATF chose to stall. Maybe the leadership wanted emotions to cool, but I think it was a public relations disaster. It made the people running USATF look either distant and out of touch (best case) or calculating and inept (worst case)."July 5, 2014
Gabriele Grunewald's Coach Dennis Barker Disagrees With One Point From USATF Working Group DQ Report
The report says the "new conclusive evidence" was the same footage on a true monitor with zoom capabilities since the initial ruling was made with a "fuzzy" projection on a "bed sheet". Barker claims the rules were still violated as the committee allowed an additional appeal before the higher-quality video was even on the table.July 4, 2014
USATF Statement On DQ Report
President Stephanie Hightower: "What we have seen in this instance, as well as other competition-related controversies in recent years, is that our rules in some cases fail to address how to decide certain field-of-play issues, as well as who should decide them. The group’s recommendations will provide the blueprint for eliminating the shortcomings of our current rules and processes to decrease the chances of similar situations happening in the future.”July 4, 2014
The Ultimate Holiday Weekend News Dump: USATF Indoor 3K DQ Report Has Been Released
The report doesn't take a side in whether there should have been DQs or not, but does finally acknowledge that the DQ of Andrew Bumbalough was a case of mistaken identity. The report also makes a number of suggestions for rule changes to help with the vague wording and make for a more clear process for the jury of appeals and for correcting mistakes later on. It even addresses the accusations of Nike's/Alberto Salazar's influence and calls for a more private setting for the jury of appeals to work.July 3, 2014
Nick Symmonds Calls Out USATF From Poland: “We basically allowed a young lady, Jordan Hasay, to save USATF’s butt.”
March 7, 2014
Gabe Grunewald DQ Controversy Gets Publicity In Deadspin
March 7, 2014
Toni Reavis Speaks On What's Wrong With USATF: "When The Shoe Doesn't Fit Anymore"
"USATF remains a 19th century type organization trying to govern in a 21st century sporting world." Reavis speaks on Alberto Salazar, Nike and the Grunewald DQ, saying if the roles were reversed, he doubts Jordan Hasay would have been DQed.February 27, 2014
Alberto Salazar Apologizes To Lopez Lomong And Lomong Is Ready To Put Incident Behind Him
Ken Goe of The Oregonian reporting that Salazar has apologized for allegedly yelling at Lomong after the men's 3,000m at the USA indoor championships. Discuss in this thread.February 26, 2014
IndyStar Article On USAs Controversy
February 26, 2014
Wall Street Journal Picks Up Story: USA Track Reinstates Disqualified Champ
744-word article by Sara Germano and Kevin Helliker.February 25, 2014
Sara Vaughn Speaks on Indoor Championship's Athlete Atmosphere, 3000m controversy
Vaughn: "If everything is confirmed, I'll have a medal swap. But I'm not going to make an effort to go clear that up. [USATF] can come find me if they need to. ... A lot of people are in a position of wanting to just focus on their races today. It's kind of a tough spot to be in when even if you might feel one way about Gabe's race and her result, you came here to race. ... I don't know if I would call it intimidation, but there's definitely hesitation [to speak out]. You have to think how stirring things up might you affect you getting into a future race or a future sponsorship deal."February 23, 2014
Eyewitness account of Salazar trying to go after Schumacher: "It was like a volcano that was just building up to erupt, and we saw the complete eruption and the meltdown."
Three time Olympian Lee Troop saw the whole thing unfold and says Salazar was way out of line, "To be perfectly honest, it was just bad for the sport, the way the whole thing was conducted. It looked poor; it was bad; I think a lot of people are going to be walking away with a really bad taste in their mouth. It's just not right on so many levels."February 23, 2014
2014 USA Indoor Track and Field Championship Photo Gallery
February 22, 2014
Quotes from Day 1
February 22, 2014
Day 1 USATF recap
February 22, 2014
Sharon Day-Monroe breaks American pentathlon record at US Indoors (4805)
It as a NR by 52 points and her third-straight title.February 21, 2014
Men's Indoor 1,500-meters Controversy, and What it Means to You, by Jon Gugala
Phoebe Wright, "USATF, Can We get some transparency in the procedure please?"February 21, 2014
On The Boards
- Update: USATF Report on 3k DQs Coming in June
- Grunewald "DQ" Footage Revealed!
- Gabe getting some pub on ESPN! Nike looks shady! exclamation point
- Why was Salazar allowed to keep his Credential?
- Imagine for a moment that Hill had beaten Rupp and then been DQd for bumping him 1k from the finish
- Salazar apologizes to Lomong; will you folks please start focusing on the real problem: USATF?
- My challenge: Post Examples of DQs for Actions Similar to Grunewald and Ryan Hill
- Timeline of Salazar's 2014 Meltdown
- Lopez Lomong on Salazar Screaming
- Still don't understand why Hasay can now affect GG's status
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- The Inside Story Of Gabriele Grunewald's DQ - Insider Access, False Promises And A Violation Of USATF's Own Rules?
- Women's 800: Teen Phenom Ajee' Wilson Wins Over Former Teen Phenom Chanelle Price in 2014 World Leading Time
- Eyewitness account of Salazar trying to go after Schumacher: "It was like a volcano that was just building up to erupt, and we saw the complete eruption and the meltdown."
- Women's 3,000: Gabe Grunewald Blows Away The Field Over The Last Lap And Wins Her First US National Championship - Or Does She? - Status Of Alberto Salazar's DQ Protest Still Unknown
- Nike Coaches Alberto Salazar And Jerry Schumacher Have Heated Exchange, Have To Be Separated After Men's 3,000 At 2014 USA Indoors
Event Recaps
- Women's 800: Teen Phenom Ajee' Wilson Wins Over Former Teen Phenom Chanelle Price in 2014 World Leading Time
- Women's 1,500: Mary Cain Remains Unbeatable As She Defends Her US Title With A Blazing Time; After Race 7 Women Walk off Track Hand-in-Hand of Protest of USATF 3k DQ
- Women's 3,000: Gabe Grunewald Blows Away The Field Over The Last Lap And Wins Her First US National Championship - Or Does She? - Status Of Alberto Salazar's DQ Protest Still Unknown
- Men's 3,000: Bernard Lagat Proves Age Is Just A Number As He Puts On A Clinic For Galen Rupp And Ryan Hill In The Last Lap To Win In Albuquerque
- Men's 800 Prelims: Favorites Get Through To Set Up Mouth-Watering Final With Symmonds, Rutt, Andrews, Mulder, Wieczorek, Sowinski
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- 1,500 Previews: How Do You Possibly Handicap This Stacked Men's Field? Look For Mary Cain And Treniere Moser To Repeat 1-2 Finish From Last Year In Women's
- Ajee' Wilson Looking To Defend Her Women's 800 Title
- 800 Previews: 9 Worlds Qualifiers Battle For 4 Spots
- Women's 3,000 Preview: Jordan Hasay Goes For Pro Title #1
- A Dream 3,000: The Top 5 American Indoor 3,000 Men Are All Racing 2014 USAs
- List of American Athletes With Qualifying Standard for 2014 USA World Indoors in Poland