With 9 thru to the final (100-800M) why don’t they just seed the heats correctly and make it top 3 in each heat?
Given I’m 800m bias, heat 2 of the men’s 800 looks poorly seeded. Having the next 3 fastest always gives the last heat the advantage, especially in the MD events.
It would also take out the wind readings (advantage) in the sprints if one heat had +2.0m and the next 0.0m
ps 800m semi are always the best races to watch :)
JRinaldi wrote:
With 9 thru to the final (100-800M) why don’t they just seed the heats correctly and make it top 3 in each heat?
Given I’m 800m bias, heat 2 of the men’s 800 looks poorly seeded. Having the next 3 fastest always gives the last heat the advantage, especially in the MD events.
It would also take out the wind readings (advantage) in the sprints if one heat had +2.0m and the next 0.0m
ps 800m semi are always the best races to watch :)
Why should the NCAA send the top 3 in each semi to the final? Pretty much no other major championship does that in the 800.