RedUp Posted May 14, 2003 Report Share Posted May 14, 2003 The Region meet at MBA on Tuesday was the slowest meet I have ever experienced. Fans in the stands were grumbling, athletes were warming up, cooling down, warming up, standing at the starting line waiting, the announcer was reading off qualifiers as the starter was waiting to start an event. Talk about a way to kill spectator interest in a sport! Only dedicated parents and tired coaches were left standing. The MBA baseball team took the field adajacent to the track after the meet had already started, warmed up for an hour, played a game and left the field before the running even started! Field event finals + the 3200 final, along with small heats (never more than 3) of the 100, 200, 400, HH, and IH. HJ / PV began at 3:30 , and running finally began at 7! The final 200 heat was concluded at 9:45. 8 boys teams and 8 girls teams--not like it was a huge field or anything. I am sure results will be posted somewhere- -there were some good marks--just had to complain. Uncomfortably NUMB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankL Posted May 14, 2003 Report Share Posted May 14, 2003 BGA was in first place before the running events. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kenwoodrun Posted May 14, 2003 Report Share Posted May 14, 2003 I wonder what kind of timing and scoring technology was being used. That's often the difference in the speed of a meet being contested. After pushing through literally 1,000 athletes through a full slate between 9:30 and 7:00 pm in one day, we can attest to this essentiality of FAT timing and Hy-tek scoring or some similar format. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luv2win Posted May 14, 2003 Report Share Posted May 14, 2003 well you must have never been to a meet in this part of the state we have a school that all of its meets are that bad and only have 3 to 5 teams most schools leave before the 300 hurdles because it is to dark to see the lanes lot of area schools will not come to there meets so now they get schools from farther away that don’t know how bad the meets are ran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacemaker Posted May 14, 2003 Report Share Posted May 14, 2003 LUV2WIN-------- ----------That is hillarious! Sad, but true! But their working on it! Its getting better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kenwoodrun Posted May 14, 2003 Report Share Posted May 14, 2003 We'd come to Nashville to run, but nobody ever really invites us. Maybe this is why.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzme Posted May 14, 2003 Report Share Posted May 14, 2003 BGA was in first place before the running events. You mean Ben Ralls was in first place! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPolley Posted May 14, 2003 Report Share Posted May 14, 2003 kenwoodrun, my coach told me that MBA just got a brand new timing system and this was the reason for the delays. the new system produces basically instantaneous results but takes quite a while to get set up, etc. the old system was able to get things moving more quickly but the results took alot longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGP3428 Posted May 14, 2003 Report Share Posted May 14, 2003 How did Ben do in disc and his other events? I know he vaulted 14'. Did he triple jump and throw the shot? I'm glad he did well considering he is just coming off yet another hamstring injury, and missed the sectional decathlon because of it, which he would have won. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankL Posted May 15, 2003 Report Share Posted May 15, 2003 (edited) You mean Ben Ralls was in first place! Yes!! Ben Ralls and the rest of BGA's boy field events did a great job. Matt Morrisey broke a BGA record in the high jump at 6'4" Edited May 15, 2003 by FrankL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kenwoodrun Posted May 15, 2003 Report Share Posted May 15, 2003 I would assume then that MBA just got a Finish Lynx. Once they get used to it, they'll be very efficient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankL Posted May 15, 2003 Report Share Posted May 15, 2003 How did Cannon Kinnard do for MBA in the pole vault? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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