Track & Field
a. In the event that a non Olympic "A" standard athlete
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places in a position that would make the Olympic Team at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field – and there are two or more athlete candidates in the final of said event who have met the Olympic "A" standard, the nominations to the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team will be awarded to up to three (3) athletes, per gender, who have achieved the Olympic "A" standard, based on rank order of finish at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field. USATF must turn nominations over to the USOC on July 2 thus athletes must have met the Olympic standard by the end of their individual event at the Trials. There will be NO CHASING OF STANDARDS.
b. In the event that a non Olympic "A" standard athlete places in a position that would make the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field and only one (1) athlete candidate in that event has met the "A" standard by the end of their individual event at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field, the highest placing athlete who has met either the "A" or "B" standard will be the nominee to the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team in that event. Please note that in this case only one (1) athlete and one (1) replacement athlete may be entered. The next highest placing finisher with an Olympic "A" or Olympic "B" standard will serve as the replacement athlete.
c. If no athlete(s) from the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field has achieved the Olympic "A" standard by the conclusion of their individual event at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field, the highest place finisher at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field with the Olympic "B" standard will be the sole nominee to the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team in that event. The next highest placing finisher with the Olympic “B” standard will serve as the replacement athlete.
d. If no athlete(s) meet the Olympic "A" or "B" standards in a given event by the end of the respective qualification period, no athlete(s) will be nominated to the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team in that event.