Men's Team Scores.
1) Cornell 149
2) Princeton 142.33
3) Harvard 109
4) Penn 82
5) Dartmouth 66.66
6) Columbia 61
7) Brown 52
8) Yale 20
Women's Team Scores
1) Harvard 162
2) Dartmouth 149
3) Cornell 94
4) Columbia 88
5) Princeton 86
6) Brown 61.50
7) Penn 46.50
8) Yale 26
A very tight meet on both sides, particulalry the men's. When people ask me why track isn't more popular, I always cite the way meets are presented.
The 4 x 400 had been over for more than 45 minutes before team scores were officially announced as the DT and HJ had to be added in.
It reminded me of the NCAA meet a few years in Des Moines when fans left the stadium 10 minutes after the fact without knowing who won the meet.
If the coaches don't 100% know for sure who won 20 minutes after the meet is over, how are the fans supposed to be excited about it?
There should be a 100% ironclad rule at team meets. The 4 x 400 doesn't start until all of the other events are done and in. If the meet is on the line, the announcer should then say exactly what has to happen for it to change.
Imagine on the other hand if people had live scores being transmitted from the high jump and discus. The drama of the tight team battle would have been a great spectacle but track as it now is presented is basically impossible to follow even for insiders (coaches, meet officials etc).
-Rojo
PS. It's interesting to see how the men's team scores compare to the projected day 1 scores. Nearly ever team scored less than expected except for Dartmouth which scored way more.
Projected/Actual Scores
Cornell 169.5 - Actual 149 (but BH is worth 20+).
Princeton 166.5. Actual 142.
Harvard 102. Actual 109.
Penn 86.5. Acutal 82.
Columbia 70. Actual 61.
Brown 44. Actual 52.
Dartmouth 27. Actual 66.66. (overachievers of the meet)
Yale 13.5. Actual 20.
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