[USMA:38903] NCAA reversion to non-metric units

[Paul Trusten]

It has been reported to me that the National Collegiate Athletic 
Association (NCAA) is moving to drop meters from its events and revert, 
for example, from 1500 m to one mile, and meters back to yards, in track 
events. I looked and searched on the NCAA Web site, but found no 
reference to this reversion. While sports may be outside commerce, a 
rejection of metric units in athletic events is a step backward for U.S. 
metrication as well as a rejection of the measurement system used in 
international athletics. Does anyone have more information on this?

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Paul Trusten, R.Ph.
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U.S. Metric Association, Inc.
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