This would not be good. I’d be curious what the international sporting commissions would say about this. Would records by Americans athletes not count? Would the not be able to compete internationally? I’d hope that would have a big influence on the NCAA’s vote.
Howard R. Ressel Project Design Engineer New York State Department of Transportation From: USMA [mailto:usma-boun...@colostate.edu] On Behalf Of Peter Goodyear Sent: Friday, December 18, 2015 7:58 PM To: USMA List Server Subject: [USMA 35] Running Backwards Hi, everyone, The mile might return to college track and field sports: http://www.flotrack.org/article/38609-breaking-mile-voted-to-replace-1500-at-ncaa-outdoor-championships If you are to believe the head coach at Southern Utah University, the switch to internationally recognised distances such as the 1500 metre is the cause of the decline of public interest in college athletics. Re-introducing the mile will turn this around. Does he want to introduce the 100-yard dash later? High jumps, long jumps and pole vaults in feet and inches again? Weightlifting in pounds? According to the article I linked to, there is a lot of support for re-introducing the mile among the sporting organisations but not so much from the athletes. Depending on the meetings of the national governing bodies this change won’t occur until 2017 at the earliest. Best wishes from Melbourne, Australia, 41ºC today! Peter Goodyear
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