{"comments":{"1062683":{"pb_id":"4588","pb_type":"members","likes":"0","parent_id":"0","pid":"1062683","comment_id":"1062683","member_id":"4588","comment":"CIF-SS Masters - scratches and their replacements have been added","date_added":"May 28th 2014, 10:51pm","nest":0,"liked":false,"member":[],"can_delete":false,"item_id":262910,"item_type":"news","pb_image":"\/\/www.runnerspace.com\/forum\/uploads\/av-4588.jpg","pb_title":"Scott Joerger","pb_url":"profile.php?member_id=4588","pb_url_dns":"https:\/\/ScottJoerger.runnerspace.com\/","pb_wally_id":"388"},"1062329":{"pb_id":"49498","pb_type":"members","likes":"0","parent_id":"0","pid":"1062329","comment_id":"1062329","member_id":"49498","comment":"
<\/a>Hal Harkness, on , said:<\/p> <\/a>Hal Harkness, on , said:<\/p> <\/a>MatthewXCountry, on , said:<\/p>
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\nFair enough. Really the only event where I see the D4 athletes having a big beef is the 1600 (since the 3200 is paired in divisional finals). I think if you implemented a tough B standard for the 1600, say 1.01 x state at large standard, coaches could get behind it, but certainly without a major modification coaches are not going to get behind it.","date_added":"May 28th 2014, 5:34am","nest":0,"liked":false,"member":[],"can_delete":false,"item_id":262910,"item_type":"news","pb_image":"i\/no_avatar.png","pb_title":"MatthewXCountry","pb_url":"profile.php?member_id=49498","pb_url_dns":"https:\/\/MatthewXCountry.runnerspace.com\/","pb_wally_id":"1194309"},"1061612":{"pb_id":"44512","pb_type":"members","likes":"0","parent_id":"0","pid":"1061612","comment_id":"1061612","member_id":"44512","comment":"You will climb Mt. Everest before Division Champs are automatically advanced to the Masters Meet in any division. Just not a popular idea.","date_added":"May 27th 2014, 5:07pm","nest":0,"liked":false,"member":[],"can_delete":false,"item_id":262910,"item_type":"news","pb_image":"i\/no_avatar.png","pb_title":"Hal Harkness","pb_url":"profile.php?member_id=44512","pb_url_dns":"https:\/\/www.runnerspace.com\/profile.php?member_id=44512","pb_wally_id":"1086889"},"1061561":{"pb_id":"49498","pb_type":"members","likes":"0","parent_id":"0","pid":"1061561","comment_id":"1061561","member_id":"49498","comment":"
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\nBut that was back when there was only 8 or 9 athletes that made it in 1600m final (note I'm only proposing this for the distance events). With 12 now making it, I would argue that it's a bit different now because under the division champs all make it scenario, we still have at least the 9 fastest runners in the masters meet. I also think if a "B standard" was incorporated that would ease the concerns of the coaches. No one wants a 5:25 D4 champion advancing over a 4:55 D1 8th place finisher, but I don't think it's fair that a 5:01 D4 champion is passed over for a D1 8th place finisher who ran 4:59. Who had the "better performance". I'd argue the D4 champ.","date_added":"May 27th 2014, 2:24pm","nest":0,"liked":false,"member":[],"can_delete":false,"item_id":262910,"item_type":"news","pb_image":"i\/no_avatar.png","pb_title":"MatthewXCountry","pb_url":"profile.php?member_id=49498","pb_url_dns":"https:\/\/MatthewXCountry.runnerspace.com\/","pb_wally_id":"1194309"},"1061547":{"pb_id":"44512","pb_type":"members","likes":"0","parent_id":"0","pid":"1061547","comment_id":"1061547","member_id":"44512","comment":"When the Masters Meet was created over 30 years ago the Division Champions were advanced from the Finals and that lasted exactly one year. The coaches did not auto advancers from any division that were not in the time\/distance mix with the rest of the field and the process was quickly changed into the performance model that has been used since.","date_added":"May 27th 2014, 1:20pm","nest":0,"liked":false,"member":[],"can_delete":false,"item_id":262910,"item_type":"news","pb_image":"i\/no_avatar.png","pb_title":"Hal Harkness","pb_url":"profile.php?member_id=44512","pb_url_dns":"https:\/\/www.runnerspace.com\/profile.php?member_id=44512","pb_wally_id":"1086889"},"1061546":{"pb_id":"44512","pb_type":"members","likes":"0","parent_id":"0","pid":"1061546","comment_id":"1061546","member_id":"44512","comment":"
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\nIs what Southern Section does the norm? Do the other sections with masters meets not guarantee division champions a spot in the masters competition? From growing up in a section where all athletes had an equal opportunity to qualify for state regardless of school size (clearly not the case in SS), it seems very strange to do it this way.
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