USATF has posted this scorecard and summary of rule changes approved, rejected or tabled at the recent annual meeting in Reno. I mentioned a few in the run-up to Reno. The amendment proposals originally numbered 108. Sixty-two were accepted or “accepted as amended.” As expected, the 200-meter hurdles was approved for women 70 and over, putting USATF into compliance with WMA, whose executive enchiladas in mid-2008 approved the new event (a change from 300 hurdles) for Lahti worlds. The W70s and above will run five 27-inch hurdles.

Among the accepted proposals were:

Item 63 – Submitted by Graeme Shirley, Rules Committee on behalf of Jerry Bookin-Weiner, Masters Throws Committee
Amend Rule 201 as follows:
THROWS ((WEIGHT)) PENTATHLON
Reason: This will bring USATF rules into line with WMA, which made this change last year.
Item 64 – Submitted by Graeme Shirley, Rules Committee on behalf of Jerry Bookin-Weiner, Masters Throws Committee
Amend Rule 202.3 Table as follows:
For Women, add a 25# column and delete the 300# column.
For Women 70+, add an ‘x’ for 25# and delete the ‘x’ for 56#.
Reason: Brings this age group into line with the pattern for all other age groups for the
Ultraweight Pentathlon (weight, superweight, next three weights up the ladder)
Item 102 – Submitted by Graeme Shirley, Rules Committee
Amend Rule 332.2k Table and Note as follows:
WOMEN’S OUTDOOR LONG
30-49 400m 0.762m(30″) 10 45m 35m 40m
50-59 300m* 0.762m(30″) 7 50m 35m 40m
60-69 300m* 0.686m(27″) 7 50m 35m 40m
70&up 200m* 0.686m(27″) 5 20m 35m 40m
*The locations for the hurdles in the 300m event are the same as those of the last seven hurdles of the 400m event. They are not same as the high school 300m hurdle race, which uses eight hurdles. The locations for the hurdles in the 200m event are the same as those of the last five hurdles of the 400m event.

Among the rejected proposals were:

Item 94 – Submitted by Steve Vaitones, Rules Committee
Add New Rule 331.4 as follows:
A time schedule which includes the starting time of each event on each day (not just an order of events) shall be included as part of the information distributed with the entry materials
Item 96 – Submitted by Patrick Pretty, President Wisconsin Assoc.
Add New Rule 332.2(c) as follows and renumber:
Unless otherwise provided by the Games Committee, whenever the number of competitors reporting for an event makes heats, as required in this Rule, unnecessary, the event shall be run as a final at the time in the program so scheduled for the heats.
Add a Note to Rule 166.2 indicating an exception for Masters in Rule 332.2(c).
Item 97 – Submitted by Steve Vaitones, Rules Committee
Amend Rule 332.2(e) as follows:
In outdoor events of ((1500)) 800 meters or longer and in the 300 and 400 meter hurdles, timed finals shall be run. Indoors, timed finals shall be run in events of 400 meters or longer. In events of 2000 meters or longer, the number of participants per section …
Item 99 – Submitted by Steve Vaitones, Rules Committee
Amend Rule 332.2(g) by adding to the end as follows:
Non-club relay teams shall not be eligible for awards at National championships.
Item 100 – Submitted by Graeme Shirley, Rules Committee on behalf of Bob Fine, Florida Assoc.
Amend Rule 332.2(g) by adding to the end as follows:
Participants on non-club teams shall receive non-USATF Championship medals.