Gosh, In addition to the uniform I see they got and extra "BONUS" this year! A Gatoraid bottle, 3-32oz packets, 3 gatorlytes, and a towel! WOW!
I've walked away from local road races with more loot than that. And that is when I did NOT place overall. And this is the National Team. Geez.
Having continuity of uniforms within the team is a good thing. However, if the USATF were not OWNED by Nike a much more fair way to do this would be to have a set of guidelines for clothing set up well in advance. Then Brooks, Reebok, New Balance etc. could provide their athletes with conforming clothing and they could still represent their sponsor. Of course Nike bought the USATF precisely to crush such freedom.
This is why the Olympic Marathon and World Championship Marathon are not stocked with the best runners. Large marathons have better prize money, as much or more prestige, and they allow runners to compete with their sponsor's logo (and get paid for it). This is also part of why so many talented runners are immediately moving to the marathon. That and lack of consistent drug testing...