Re: NBC Invitational
Posted: April 23rd, 2005, 12:18 pm
The whole thing was very bizarre but handled properly....Here's the shakedown:
Once a runner is correct in his analysis. Refer to p. 62 of the rulebook.
However only the ultimate winner in the jumpoff is credited with his best jump. Young, who won after 8 jumpoffs, was credited with 12-6 which was his best jump. T.Young and Hoover automatically tied for second. This was discussed with the jumpers before the jumpoff. There should have been no controversy whatsoever that the two "non-winners" would tie for 2nd and be credited with their best jump in the regular portion of the competition. 12-0. All this is pretty clear in the rulebook. The part that had everyone scrambling was where do you start the jumpoff. After all three cleared 12-0 on second attempts (which ultimately created the tie) Hoover opted for 12-3 and missed while both Young's passed. Both youngs missed at 12-6 on all three. The rule reads that the jumpers should get one extra jump at the height last attempted to begin the jumpoff procedure. The confusion was whether to start at 12-6, 12-3 or let each jumper somehow start at the heights they went out at (which would be totally unfair). Mr. Brumbaugh, the head official found a "note" at the bottom of the rule that stated when passing occurs you should start the jumpoff at the lowest height at which any of the tied vaulters went out at. That's why the jumpoff began at 12-3.
T.Young got the third place ribbon because he lost the coinflip for the second place ribbon despite being tied. The rules do not provide for any tiebreakers for second thru sixth place other than misses at which the tie occurs and then total misses.
Once a runner is correct in his analysis. Refer to p. 62 of the rulebook.
However only the ultimate winner in the jumpoff is credited with his best jump. Young, who won after 8 jumpoffs, was credited with 12-6 which was his best jump. T.Young and Hoover automatically tied for second. This was discussed with the jumpers before the jumpoff. There should have been no controversy whatsoever that the two "non-winners" would tie for 2nd and be credited with their best jump in the regular portion of the competition. 12-0. All this is pretty clear in the rulebook. The part that had everyone scrambling was where do you start the jumpoff. After all three cleared 12-0 on second attempts (which ultimately created the tie) Hoover opted for 12-3 and missed while both Young's passed. Both youngs missed at 12-6 on all three. The rule reads that the jumpers should get one extra jump at the height last attempted to begin the jumpoff procedure. The confusion was whether to start at 12-6, 12-3 or let each jumper somehow start at the heights they went out at (which would be totally unfair). Mr. Brumbaugh, the head official found a "note" at the bottom of the rule that stated when passing occurs you should start the jumpoff at the lowest height at which any of the tied vaulters went out at. That's why the jumpoff began at 12-3.
T.Young got the third place ribbon because he lost the coinflip for the second place ribbon despite being tied. The rules do not provide for any tiebreakers for second thru sixth place other than misses at which the tie occurs and then total misses.