3. If disciplinary action seemed necessary to the meet officials, I think it would be more reasonable to withdraw her from remaining events, NOT to erase a performance THAT HAD ALREADY ACTUALLY HAPPENED.
Agreed. In the NFL, an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty doesn’t change the result of the previous play. Are California track officials erasing history? I wouldn’t want to win by deleting the fastest competitor from the results.
Not sure how much discretion the officials have. If they have any, then this seems a bit excessive to me. Almost as if they took joy in leveling a much harsher punishment. It is what it is though so you have to take accountability. Pretty sure they don’t try this if they had any idea it could result in this. Was it dumb? Sure. We all do dumb things sometimes but there was no attempt to hurt, embarrass or show up her opponents. She is fast to be so young. She has a bright future and so i she can out this behind her.
If the father/daughter had asked for permission prior to the event, would it have been granted? The answer to that should inform the decision on whether to disqualify.
Also tho, with regard to the trans athlete competing in the women's division. CIF made the decision to allow Hernandez to compete but not displace any cisgender female competitors. So in the triple jump for example, she was awarded first place, but another girl was also awarded first place, and another was awarded 2nd and 3rd, so on so forth
Not sure how much discretion the officials have. If they have any, then this seems a bit excessive to me. Almost as if they took joy in leveling a much harsher punishment. It is what it is though so you have to take accountability. Pretty sure they don’t try this if they had any idea it could result in this. Was it dumb? Sure. We all do dumb things sometimes but there was no attempt to hurt, embarrass or show up her opponents. She is fast to be so young. She has a bright future and so i she can out this behind her.
Officials eagerly search for people to disqualify. It's just a fact. Although I feel incredibly sorry for this girl, I don't believe it was the smartest move to do inside the stadium right next to the finish line, where numerous officials are. If the officials find any opportunity to DQ an athlete for even the pettiest of reasons, it's taken into serious account. I'm currently a track athlete, and I've seen two separate teammates face disqualification in two separate seasons from an event in a championship for virtually the same incident. These two incidents were far from either of their faults, but it just illustrates that the officials don't put an incredible amount of thought into their decisions. Yes, the fire extinguisher idea was not the best idea, but if they really wanted to do it then they didn't have to do it on the finish line. The officials likely made a spur-of-the-moment decision to disqualify the girl.