"Scandal", that's ridiculous. It is the athlete and the coaches responsibility to know what race to run. It also seems like Albright really doesn't care about the trip so I don't see the point in getting uptight about it. She said she had fun, man how could an athlete be happy with only having fun? Maybe thats enough for some people.
The meet info clearly states that an athlete must run in the seeded race to go to the nationals. That's the rules, the athletes and coach are responsible for knowing the rules, if someone doesn't follow them then it's their own faught. Certain people talk all day about how they hate certain little rules. Maybe they are little but if someone breaks them then it's their faught, not that anyone broke a rule in this matter. Officials aren't looking to hurt the athletes so don't blaim them when athletes and coaches screw up. If Albright or anyone else thinks she should be going to nationals then blame Albright and her coach. Ultimately everything rest in the hands of those two people. The meet info also post what times finished where the previous year, at least it always has in the past. I'm sure it still does. Albright had every opportunity to find out what race she should run. Max and his crew did a great job, 2600 athletes this year in the south! Tired of complainers, Greg Hipp ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Grant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "track net" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 12:55 AM Subject: t-and-f: Footlocker "scandal" > Netters: > > I would hope that Footlocker officials provide an extra spot in the > finals, with travel expenses, for Katie Albright, the frosh who was > "discouraged" from running in the championships race inthe South > > At VCP, athletes simply picked the race they wanted to run. There > were some in the class races who might have plkaced well in the tiutle race, > but they made their choice on their own for various reasons. > > Vanessa Wright of Haddonfield, who won the girls' frosh race, > had had a bad race a week earlier at our AG meet (after winning the Gr.II > title the week before) and needed a confidence builder according to coach > Nick Baker. > > Joe Kingsbery of Red Bank, who ran 4th in the junior race, was > coming off the soccer field ---like his older brother Walton did several > years ago (and won)--and like Amanda Trotter did last year when she took the > junior girls event. Hopefully, he will give up booting next fall---had he > been running regularly this season, Red Bank might have been No. 2 in the > Gr. III race behind AG champ Mainland. > > > As far as the uniform controversy is concerned, I hope the > Massachusetts authorities do try to take action against Powell or her > school; if they do, they are in for a rude awakening. > > Ed Grabt
