3 runners at AAC meet DQ’d for illegal shoes

Anyone know what they were wearing?

This change has been known for months and people are still making this mistake? Why is everyone an idiot? I blame the coaches more than the athletes, but they are both at fault. These are basic rules and the changes have been well advertised.

It's not a mistake, it's a blatant violation of the rule in hopes that it won't be enforced. They gambled and lost.

That’s crazy because imagine training for years and devoting so much time and energy into making it into this meet, just to be DQ’d for not reading the rules on shoes💀

Fire the coaches. No excuse!

Crazy that at the Big 12 meet the winner of the heptathlon wore illegal shoes in the 1k and no DQ. What's going on with the NCAA?

I heard a coach watched these kids line up and race and then protested the shoes.

what a loser!!!! We here to run fast or read rule books

What if a kid came to the start line in roller blades or on a motorcycle? Would you want that rule enforced, or would you say we're here to run fast not read rule books!!!

Sports have rules. Compete by the rules or live with the consequences.

So you're blaming the coach who wants the rules enforced instead of blaming the coach of the runners who wasn't smart enough to figure out the new shoe rules? That makes no sense.

It has to be VF or other road plated flats. It can't be the super spikes since they clear the height.

Not all spikes are legal, some are over 20mm

Memphis needs to get out of AAC asap

Penny Hardaway is going to help them do that

If everyone has access to the shoes, why are they illegal?

This rule change was very under-the-radar so I understand why some coaches and athletes were not aware, although that doesn't excuse their actions at conference and they should be DQed. I don't understand why there isn't just some kind of "shoe-check" before the race so they aren't having to retroactively re-shuffle results.

Ultimately, I put a lot of blame on the NCAA for not just following the World Athletics rules for the start. We have an international governing body for a region, there is no reason to have 2 separate rule books.

Still wondering, if everyone has access to the shoes, why are they illegal?

On Cloudspikes were the cause of the DQs, confirmed

UC Davis violated this rule as well. At least 7 women wore them- coaches complained- nothing happened. They gambled- CHEATED- and won.

additionally... why are pacing lights and carbon plated spikes allowed but not these shoes?

It's very inconsistent. Especially considering the overwhelming majority of those in the ncaa are not going to be setting any world records. so to your point, if everyone has access who cares?

This is not exactly correct. As a coach, I have recently reviewed the rules. It starts 20mm for running events less than and not including the 800m. Events 800m and longer are 25mm, so example OnCloud's spikes are legal.