USATF screws over Top US college athlete

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If true, sounds like this should be grounds for a lawsuit. USATF is grossly incompetent

No link as it’s happening in real time, but it’s on Instagram. Evie Bliss is the thrower, she’s shared it as has her coach

Posted on Instagram. I do not know how this happened since Team USA is allotted only two spots for NACACs and they entered #2 Wiltrout and #3 Blake. I wonder if it had anything to do with not having a valid passport or something similar. I doubt she expected to win and have a chance to advance to international meets.

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I wounder who the admistration executive responsible for entering people into these meets. It would be better to go after that specific person but USATF needs a complete overhaul from executive, youth, officials. The CEO makes way to much for a part time job.

hey, pretty funny story guy lol roflcopter

Even IF USATF rectifies the problem, it shouldn’t have even been a problem to start with. The USATF admin gets paid an obscene amount of money each year, but don’t deliver. Something’s got to give

Did they release NACAC rosters? I can't find them

https://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=13694070

Look at Max Siegel and his top people/aides. Niff said.

There is no way to rectify the problem, though. It's too late to get her into NACACs. Maybe they fly her out to Europe for a big meet but it's a significantly harder path and bigger competition for the bonus points.

What tier is NACAC classified as for bonus points purposes?

Also, noticed that Canada has three entries in the women's 5000. How's that possible if NACAC says two entries per federation? If that's the case, then USATF should be able to slide Evie Bliss into the javelin.

Placing points:

1. 170
2. 145
3. 130
4. 120
5. 110
6. 100
7. 90
8. 80
9. 60
10. 50
11. 45
12. 40

By contrast, this is a Diamond League meet:

1. 200
2. 170
3. 150
4. 140
5. 130
6. 120
7. 110
8. 100
9. 70
10. 60
11. 50
12. 40

Points are MUCH easier to gain at NACAC than in a DL meet. It is a points smorgasbord, and the points remain on your score until the next championship. For example, Ajee' Wilson and Allie Wilson still had their NACAC performance from 2022 as their best score until it finally fell off on July 1 of this year. Almost all performances fall off after 12 months but Area Championships do not. I'm not sure when the next NACAC will be held but probably not until at least 2028. Points are now even more important because the World Athletics Ultimate Championship next summer will award bids to the defending Olympic champ, defending World Champ, Diamond League winner, and the rest according to world rank.

So apparently USATF is "working to fix" the problem, but they skipped over entering her, and entered the #2 and #3 Jav throwers in the US for NACACs instead. Why they did that is beyond me. I wish I could screw up my job this bad and still bring in a fat paycheck like they do. It's really sad that this seems to be nothing new with USATF. They don't care about the lesser known athletes, especially Field athletes. They wonder why our sport is dying? Maybe put someone competent people in charge and see what happens.

Sad. Oh well, at least it's just the javelin. Can you imagine if it was the shot or triple or steeple?

if it were me I'd take my javelin and from the opposite side of the road throw it into the USATF office right through their window.

This is an honest question: what does an official or administrator due to warrant their salaries?

could someone take a stab at an actual detailing of what they do?

also where does USATF’s money come from? Is it a national entity?

I get max siegel makes an obscene amount of money but it seems like the entire organization is bloated/ maybe could be tremendously downsized.