Can anyone answer why Woolhouse was DQ-ed in the NCAA 5k for me? Was he racing well and did he complete the race?
BTW, my apologies if this has been answered already, feel free to direct me to the thread. I've been away from computer since late last week and this has been my first opportunity to check the boards. Thanks.
In 4th place until the last 100m, he stepped outside the rail (or is it inside the rail?), regardless, he left the track for a moment. Lame DQ.
He was waaaay back and used his trademark kick on the last lap. Coming into the final straight, he had Goklish (sp?) and King in front of him. Instead of keeping up his momentum (which was clearly faster than their pace), and moving to the outside, he shot to the inside. He accidently stepped over the inside railing (if it was more than three steps, then the DQ was justified, but it didn't look like it), and then the move that I think got him DQ'd was Wooly elbowing his way through a space on the inside that was not there. A meet referee was right on the spot and made his call immediately after it happened.
There was an official right there. He stepped inside the track for a good 7-8 steps. You cannot pass on the inside without contact. It was an unfortunate DQ but it was the right call.
i agree with the above posting. he easily took 7-8 steps and everyone around me saw it. it was rather obvious.