I guess that explains why I didn't get a ballot this year. Since I had
gotten ballots in the past, I just figured there was a big pool of voters
(why else would a meet director have gotten a ballot).
I'm not sure that limiting the vote to the executive committee means there
is a more informed electorate than in the past with the larger voting group.
Stacy had a great year, is a tremendous asset for the sport, and is worthy
of many honors. Still it is hard to understand how a voter could pass over
Marion when considering who was the top American woman in 2000.
Paul Banta
adidas Oregon Track Classic
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Subject: Re: t-and-f: Jesse Owens award
> So much for my theory that Marion didn't win the Owens because the voting
> pool was too big. It was a relatively small group that made the (bad)
> decision, a person-in-the-know tells me:
>
> <<I don't know if you are aware of it or not [i wasn't], but the Owens
Award
> winners are no longer determined by a vote, but are now selected by the
> USATF Executive Committee. In the past there were six nominees (per
gender)
> and voters had to put them in order 1-6 for their vote to count. Voters
> included USATF board members, committee chairs, association presidents,
> TAFWA members and various others (including previous winners, I believe).
> This year, the procedure was changed to selection by the executive
> committee.>>
>
> gh
>
