NCAA Track & Field Rule Interpretations and Corrections

[rainbowgirl28]

http://www1.ncaa.org/membership/champad ... tions.html

Updated: July 3, 2005

4-2.1 UNIFORM: A vaulter is denied the opportunity to compete by the event judge because the competitor is wearing a bicycle helmet instead of a vaulting helmet. Is this ruling correct?
RESPONSE: No. NCAA rules do not have specifications for the helmet. Therefore, any type of headgear, or lack thereof, is permissible.

6-1.11 WARM-UP: Two pole vaulters have not taken an attempt in one hour. Upon re-entering competition after a height change, Vaulter A uses only one of the two allowable warm-up minutes on the runway and landing area without the crossbar. Is Vaulter B allowed to use three minutes (one remaining minute from Vaulter A and the two allowable minutes)?
RESPONSE: No. Each competitor in the pole vault is allowed a maximum of two minutes on the runway and landing area without the crossbar at a height change with the permission of the event official. Subsequent competitors do not have the right to utilize the unused time of previous competitors. The same ruling applies to the high jump, except that a maximum time of one and one-half minutes is allowed per competitor for warm-up.

6-5.3, 6-6.2 VERTICAL JUMP FOUL: A competitor in the high jump or pole vault aborts his approach. During the deceleration process, a body part or the vaulting pole passes through the horizontal plane. The competitor did not make contact with any part of the landing area or ground beyond the plane. Does this constitute a missed attempt?
RESPONSE: No. It is permissible for a competitor to break the vertical plane above or below the crossbar, provided no contact is made with the ground or landing area beyond the vertical plane.

6-6 POLE VAULT FOUL: A competitor completes an unsuccessful attempt in the pole vault competition. Immediately after the attempt, it is brought to the attention of the head event judge that the uprights were improperly positioned. Should the competitor be credited with a failed attempt?RESPONSE: No. This is considered a no vault due to the official?s error and the competitor should receive another attempt. If the attempt were successful, the competitor should be credited with a successful attempt despite the official's error.

Rule 7

7-1.5a-3b POLE VAULT JUMP-OFF: In the pole vault, Competitors A and B are the final two vaulters in the competition. Both made 4.88 meters as their best height. They are tied on the number of jumps and the number of failures. Competitor A attempts to clear 5.03 meters three times, but fails at each attempt. Competitor B passes 5.03 meters and fails at all three attempts at 5.18 meters. This forces a jump-off for first place. At what height is the bar placed to begin the jump-off?
RESPONSE: Even though the last height attempted was 5.18 meters, the jump-off begins with the bar at 5.03 meters, which is the lowest height attempted by any of the tied competitors above the tying height.

[achtungpv]

http://www1.ncaa.org/membership/champadmin/track/interpretations.html

Updated: July 3, 2005

4-2.1 UNIFORM: A vaulter is denied the opportunity to compete by the event judge because the competitor is wearing a bicycle helmet instead of a vaulting helmet. Is this ruling correct?
RESPONSE: No. NCAA rules do not have specifications for the helmet. Therefore, any type of headgear, or lack thereof, is permissible.

Cool. I'll offer a reward to any vaulter at NCAA's that takes a jump wearing a viking helmet.

[VaultMarq26]

like the Minn. vikings helmet....why not a cheese head

[pistolpete6994]

how much are we talking about here?
If its worth it i'll be at northeasterns husky fest in december in proper attire