2014 NCAA DI Indoor Championships at Altitude!

Probably little if any effect on majority of competitors. None in the mile and probably an aid to those events under the mile. If you are running the 5000 and think it will actually hurt you, fly in the day of your race. I believe this fits with current line of thinking.

The seating in the facility barely was able to hold D2 nationals how are they going to support the fan base of D1? Also the facility was very nice and the sprint times will be amazing. But be prepared for the altitude based schools to rock the shit out of the rest of the country. Arizona may win the taam title! CU, BYU, Arizona, Northern Arizona must be very happy to hear the news.

D2 nationals indoors allowed Adams State to win the team title a few years back off the back of the distance team.

Tusscon = 2,643 ft

The outdoor meet has been held at altitude on multiple occasions (Idaho, Utah are what I seem to remember). It is why the women's 100/200 are still (A) marks (Dawn Sowell, LSU).

Collegiate: C 10.78 6/2/1989 Dawn Sowell, LSU

Collegiate: C 22.04 6/2/1989 Dawn Sowell, LSU

ray wrote:

Probably little if any effect on majority of competitors. None in the mile and probably an aid to those events under the mile. If you are running the 5000 and think it will actually hurt you, fly in the day of your race. I believe this fits with current line of thinking.

has way more effects than you think for all events 800 and up...does help everything below that

look at who won big 12 outdoors the year it was held in Boulder...look and see the last time they won other than that

bullshit decision by the selection committee

And do you bitch when the outdoor meet is put in places like Austin, Texas, Baton Rouge, LA, Fayetteville, Arkansas, Houston, Texas, etc. High temperatures and high humidity is much more dangerous than a little altitude. Any legitimate distance runner would much rather run at altitude than in hot, humid, intense weather. At least at altitude you may run slower but your core temperature won't rise like the tide.

Pope T-Bag II wrote:

http://www.ustfccca.org/2012/11/featured/ncaa-awards-championships-to-several-sites

"In Division I, the indoor track & field national championships in 2014 will be held in Albuquerque, N.M., at the Albuquerque Convention Center and hosted by the University of New Mexico. It will mark the first time the meet will be held in The Duke City and, at 4,958 feet (1,511 meters), the first time the meet will be held at statistical “altitude” (over 1,000 meters, 3,280 feet)."

Thoughts?

It's a good facility and should host a good meet.

anyone who has competed at a meet hosted by the University of new Mexico knows they run great meets, have an excellent staff of officials and workers, and go out of their way to make it right. They have done a fantastic job of hosting the USA Indoor meet for the last three years.

ABQ should be the permanent site for NCAA & USATF indoor nats. ABQ does a terrific job. ABQ has a major national airport and plenty of hotels.