USATF is midnight Pacific 9 Aug so USATF can do the paperwork
And it's way more complex
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1. If any finishers have not achieved the applicable IAAF Qualifying Standard from the beginning of the applicable IAAF qualifying period through the completion of their respective events at the National Championships, but achieves the needed IAAF Qualifying Standard on or before August 9, 2015, 12:00 midnight Pacific Time such athlete(s) must provide adequate evidence of his or her qualifying performance in order for that performance to be accepted for qualification for the U. S. Team. Results information must be received by USATF by said deadline at both the following e-mail addresses:
sandy.snow@usatf.org
and
stats@usatf.org
. Please note that while USATF will be searching for this information, it is up to the athlete/agent or coach to provide the information to USATF concerning the achievement of the IAAF Qualifying Standard. Information must reach
sandy.snow@usatf.org
and
stats@usatf.org
as soon as the standard is met but no later than 12:00 midnight Pacific Time on August 9, 2015. Due to the entries being due on August 10, it is the responsibility of the athlete/agent/coach to notify USATF no later than August 9th of their mark. USATF will not enter anyone that has not followed these procedures.
2. If after August 9, 2015 12:00 midnight Pacific Time, there remain places on the USATF team or alternate positions USATF may, in its discretion, in rank order of finish at the Trials, enter athletes and/or designate athletes as alternates based on their having achieved the applicable IAAF Qualifying Standard.
3. If no U.S. athletes achieve the IAAF Qualifying Standard in a given event during the qualifying period, USATF will enter no athletes in that event, unless an athlete is exempt from qualifying because he or she is the reigning World Champion or Diamond League Champion.
4. In each event, the rank order of the finish at the Trials shall determine the eligibility of an athlete to compete or be designated an alternate at the IAAF World Championships.
5. In some events, the IAAF may invite athletes based on the IAAF ranking lists in order to reach the target number of competitors for each event as listed by the IAAF for the 2015 IAAF World Championships. USATF shall accept any invitations extended to U.S. athletes if such acceptance does not displace an athlete who has finished ahead of the invited athlete(s) at the Trials and who has met the qualifying standard or who is also in a position to receive an IAAF invitation. In the event that one or more of the top three placers in the Trials has not met the qualifying standard but has a performance that appears to be good enough to warrant an invitation based on the ranking list and number of known qualifiers, USATF may solicit an invitation from the IAAF for that athlete(s) notwithstanding that other U.S. athletes have met the qualifying standard. The intent is that, to the extent possible, the order of finish at the U. S. Championships shall determine whether an athlete competes in the World Championships. There will be no invitations through the use of the ranking lists in the 5,000m, 10,000m, race walk and marathon.