Sounds like they could have used Evert!
We've merged two threads into 1.
Sounds like they could have used Evert!
All the time there are cross country coaches using 400 meter runners to have a full team, or having jumpers throw the shot put once to get a mark, or throwers running through the long jump it. I would say it happens at every DI meet people just are paying attention. Its not that easy to have 14 athletes in every meet with injuries, illness, eligibility, etc.
You are stating why T&F coaches early in the season need to bring more gals & guys to meets so it doesn't come down to this by May 5th to May 10th, not enough athletes at meets participating.
yah but yet somehow only the psu coach was negligent enough to f- it up...
every other tiny team made it work, the coach just gave up on his own athlete.
I guess at the end of the day it just wasn't that important to him
Wrong school.
Ha! I always wondered why I got a uniform just to run a couple garbage indoor meets and early season outdoor meets.
The first indoor meet in the pacific NW was held on 12/10/2022. They've had just under 23 weeks to attend 8 meets.
Benedict, I was just going to say the same thing! Ps. We were on the same team
This absolutely sucks and the coaches should be fired and at least disciplined severely for this. Coaching isn't a life or death occupation, but this is an egregious error in judgement, costing someone his lifelong dream--the type of dream that gets kids up and running for their teams in the first place.
But Jordan should not run at Nationals.
Yes, this hurts to say. Yes its not his fault. No, there is nothing about this that is fair. Yes, the rule might even be stupid in the first place.
But Jordan should not run at nationals.
When rules are put in place, people need to comply and follow them. If a rule is broken, the consequences need to be carried out. That is the rule, those are the consequences. If exceptions are made for Jordan and his coaches, it would be unfair to every coach who broke their back to make sure that they were in compliance so something like this didn't happen to their athletes.
Fight the policy. There are plenty of stupid rules. Argue that the consequences are completely unfair, so it will be changed in the future, but exceptions to rules cannot ever be made.
Can someone help me out...
I went to their schedule and count over twenty meets. Sure, some are on consecutive days and there could be some split-squad events or whatever, but it looks like the "8 meet" part wouldn't be the problem. It would be having 14 or more athletes compete at those meets.
Is that correct?
How many athletes short were they at some of these meets?
(I counted 38 men on the roster, by the way).
1/14 - 2023 UW Preview (2 athletes)
1/20-1/21 - 2023 Lauren McCluskey Memorial (3 athletes)
1/21-1/22 - Portland Indoor #1 (14 athletes)
1/27-1/28 - 2023 UW Invite (7 athletes)
2/2-2/4 - 2023 WSU Open (4 athletes)
2/5 - Portland Indoor #2 (14 athletes)
2/10-2/11 - 2023 Husky Classic (5 athletes)
2/23-2/25 - 2023 Big Sky Indoor Track & Field Championships (15 athletes)
3/17-3/18 - L&C Spring Break Open (14 athletes)
3/17-3/18 - Oregon Preview (1 athlete)
3/31-4/1 - Stanford Invitational (1 athlete)
4/1 - Pacific Open 23 (10 athletes)
4/13-4/15 - 2023 Bryan Clay Invitational (2 athletes)
4/14-4/15 - L&C Larry Byerly Invite (9 athletes)
4/21-4/22 - Payton Jordan Invitational (1 athlete)
4/28-4/29 - Oregon State High Performance (16 athletes)
5/5 - Oregon Twilight (1 athlete)
5/6 - Linfield Open (3 athletes)
5/10-5/13 - 2023 Big Sky Conference Outdoor Track Meeting (5 athletes)
5/12-5/13 - Portland Distance Carnival (7 athletes)
A Big Ten school like Minnesota would not have made this mistake.
A private school like Portland wouldn't either
They clearly knew 14 was the limit, it's not a coincidence he had several meets at exactly 14 then some at 15 and 16. He was just negligent and didn't get enough. Why would they only bring 5 to their conference championship outdoors? They competed more athletes at the Portland Distance Carnival on the same weekend.
The problem appears to be far worse than mismanaging some paperwork. From Katie Camarena's (a volunteer asst coach at PSU who quit in protest of the new leadership) instagram:
I admire Jordan for staying despite the team being a total dumpster fire. kids got integrity. he's right to be angry at how his coaches failed him after he stuck around and was clearly the only good thing about the team.
coaches should have recognized that, invested in his season, built the team culture around him. instead they screwed him.
Very much appreciated.
I cut your post down to the last two meets to question how in the world they would have more people at a distance carnival than at their conference meet, and if any athletes doubled back from the conference to the distance carnival, why?
How in the heck does a roster with nearly 40 guys only have five compete in the conference?
How did CBU get their guys in and PSU didn’t? Just saw another thread that they didn’t meet minimums either.
Almost as if the PSU coach knew and just hoped no one would qualify.
What is the rule for Minnesota? Just 4 outdoor meets?
I think the athlete should be allowed to compete but the school should be fined. Schools won't chose to violate the rule if it costs them more money than it would have cost to compete. They saved money now and didn't receive any consequence.
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