Checking in from Michigan wrote:
I am in the process of sending Kevin Hanson an email. I don't care how he feels about the changing of the standards. What I want to know is if they were asked of their opinion? THIS IS IMPORTANT. The Hansons have done as much for development as anyone in the sport and if Latimer and his isolated group of friends never asked their opinion, then that is corrupt. I will bet they weren't even asked.
I can tell you right now that the answer is probably no. The Hansons don't involve themselves with USATF except when USATF is providing something (e.g. championship and trials races) that benefits their own aims. For as much as they can, the Hansons operate outside and independently of USATF. Good for them, they can accomplish their goals without involving such hapless bureaucracy. (For the record, I have zero affiliation with the Hansons outside of being a fan of their work.)