USATF does it again - They won't let the #1 HS vaulter in the country into Olympic Trials as they weren't from USATF meets

3) I agree

4) this is an article about a high jumper not a pole vaulter

its not like she was going to make the team

"In the women’s pole vault we have three athletes who would have qualified to the Trials under the old system, but are now left out in the cold, their best marks rejected."

Muhammad, Grace, Vacca, and McRitchie all met the standard

How many times have we criticized USATF for not following their published qualification rules, and now we are outraged they won’t make an exception?

Not relevant. She could benefit from the experience of attending a big meet like the trials for the future when she is there with a chance to qualify for the team. By your logic, we shouldn't even have a trials.

And how about this:

Lindon Victor of Grenada (formerly Texas A&M) is being allowed to compete in the decathlon as a “guest” competitor

Seriously?

Aren't pegs on the PV standards in HS meets longer than those allowed for NCAA / USATF / International meets?

Not sure how this is really getting anyone "rich".

The author of the article really goes overboard. I think track times are required to meet certain standards or else could I just say I ran a qualifying time and be let in. What if the rules of the PV (or whatever) were not followed? It is okay to have safeguards and requirements.

Also, from the article it says NGBs are required to have NCAA representation on their boards. I would like to see where that is required. I have worked in the Olympic movement for a while and never have seen a NGB with that. (Athletes are required to be given representation and maybe it is just sloppy writing). The quote is below.

he NCAA and AAU used athletes as pawns for decades until Congress stepped in, broke up the AAU and required the applicable NGBs to give the NCAA representation on their boards, an attempt to force all of the major players in each sport to play nice.

NCAA/USATF is 55mm and I believe HS is 75mm

High Jump, not pole vault.

Best of 1.86m / 6'1".

Yes. The pegs are longer at HS meets.

They have to follow the WA Rules in order to qualify. Most HS and some meets aren't on the WA of accepted Meets. Same as the Women who was dqed in the U-20 Meet for improper WA shoes.

It’s extremely clear that to qualify you need to compete in a USATF meet. Everyone knows that. If the athlete was seriously considering qualifying he/she would enter a USATF meet and compete. Seems pretty simple to me even as a HS kid who’s got a coach and parents who support them

Yep, but they host sanctioned USATF meets at high school facilities all the time, so presumably this alone would not disqualify a competition for trials qualifying purposes.

Was her 1.86 at a USATF sanctioned meet with USATF certified officials overseeing the event? If so, she absolutely should be accepted to compete at the Trials. It looks like the last mark accepted was 1.80, so Karsyn should be there.

This isnt about “she wouldnt make the team anyway”… this is about she IS qualified, and therefore should compete.

Every state has different rules for track and field. There is no national high school governing body. USATF can't check every high school meet to see if tracks, standards, runways, implements and officiating conforms to their standards. It's not their job to do so anyway. If athletes want to compete at the Trials or even a national championship they know they have to have qualifying marks from USATF sanctioned meets.