A lot of things happened at yesterday's CHSAA Legislative Council meeting, but the most significant thing for the track and field community is that the track and field committee report passed.
And, that committee report contained the following language:
Effective Immediately: Allow one qualifying meet on the 12th week prior to state whether it is a
league meet or invitational. Teams/programs WILL be allowed to split and send athletes to
different locations during the last week prior to state BUT ATHLETES MAY ONLY COMPETE IN
ONE QUALIFYING MEET ON THE 12TH WEEK PRIOR TO STATE, WHETHER IT IS A LEAGUE MEET OR
INVITIATONAL [sic]. The meet would fall between Monday and Saturday of the week before state.
The total number of meets allowed (qualifying or non-qualifying) during the season would
remain the same at 12 including the league meet. The format for league meets (number of
entries, time schedule, number of days, etc.) is at the discretion of the site host. This proposed
change would take effect immediately for implementation during the 2017 track and field
season.
To be clear, this means teams may now--as in this season--split squads on week 12 (the week before State). No athlete may compete in more than one meet, but a school may send parts of their team to different meets in week 12.
In another note of ancillary interest to the track and field community, CHSAA declined to consider a proposal for a boys volleyball season.