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Show commentary dove wg ,oth the 30C THE SECOND method is a little diffe- n the 1 10 i Times and distances are set for each ever s another qualify, like in the 200 meter dash the ptt Hubbari ifying time is 22.90. So anyone who runs in; sixth, that time in a big meet, one that the state sb: DaveTitens lates is a big meet, then they too qualify; failed to pis state. ' j third in t This is where I see the problem. Manyfc vewill be t there are discrepencies in times at these E: ve R.J- L' and it could cost the athlete a shot at state.o; 'e-least 'e-least qualifying. Many times the official for gives his time while the coaches involved k IN THE DI different times, and one time would qualify; cond in th athlete while the other doesn't. ike Allen vv I HONESTLY feel in order to get even; ierViewmi to these big meets then the top three int brt from Si event, regardless of their times, should -c inland Ku matically qualify for state. Plus anyone: Mathews automatically qualify for state. Plus any; 'ing times i w ho finishes under the qualifying time for;, lay he sligh even ewfromth In talking to the coaches at these meets t "ONCE V are only about two or three that are there to; ,s we" the team title. The other twenty or soared edjey or a i to get their people qualified for the state Ee a'e' DuBo Now what happens if there is a strong Woods Crc wind, then the chances of any sprintr Kt w'tn M finishing under the qualifying time areslk; lr(l'es- Mlt' non. Yet if the sprinters knew the topfc regardless of times, qualified for state lis: i wmui feel you would have a different ball game THEN IF it's a perfect day for spriniiair. the top five finish under the state quiifc rtr time then all five of them should go. x Take all the big meets this year for ejir.v There's been four of them, the BYU.We-State. BYU.We-State. Icebreaker and now the Davis Hi'. vitational. Taking a good look al ' fc eirls le meets all of them had problems in recrt weather according to the track coaches. Bl -w as wet and cold and the times were slo;- and;ne"f Icebreaker was sunny but cold and thetb ymna"stjc v. ere down, Weber State was fair but wli'" the runners heading into a head wind ano- ,j ' past Saturday the weather was fair bui runners went into a wind. .' ' THE POINT is this, in all these big meets: athletes had the weather against them. The:. echijren three finishers in each event from these res m should qualify for state, and then any ' efaureVg athletes w ho can finish under their qu" rounJ wi( times. lyers from "The way the weather has been this spnv jy wit) a these meets it's been tough for kids to? akos ony under qualifying times" noted Woods O coach Vertis Anderson, "I think this; LE the top three qualifying is a good oneand-coaches oneand-coaches should look into it." THE TRACK coaches have madep-strides madep-strides with their rules in the past ten yea f used to be the only place a state record; be set was in the state meet. Now they intake in-take a long look and this proposal, some; local coaches are going to push for it . and i.- vote for the good of the athletes and r tan programs. - Di acr |