Cali dreams wrote:
Ok, so what you're saying is the chip time, which her feet didn't stop/record until AFTER the judge walked her across the mat, is not the official time nor is the chip mat the official finish line in spite of the fact that it is how official times are recorded. If such is the case,I'm agreeing even more with the poster who said Cali has a screwed up way of running the state meet. I'm pretty sure if what you're saying is true, it's not even NFHS legal.
Just saying that the mat is about a foot behind the white line on the ground, just like many other meets that use timing chips.
http://www.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?event_id=22&do=photos&photo_id=189908notice the checkered finish line in this picture with the mat just behind it.