I'm still thinking about going to the Intercollegiates in April. I may bring a couple of people with me from KU.

I was looking over eligibility requirements for the meet (http://www.carolina-ok.org/battle_elig_intercoll.html), and would like a clarification on a rule. Discussion of the rule in question is at the end of this email.

Why I'm posting: On the eligibility page, it says, "Request for clarifications or rulings based on this criteria may be submitted to USOF Headquarters in writing 30 days prior to the championships." Well, I looked on USOF's web site and could not find a USOF HQ address to write to! Does anyone have an idea of where I'm supposed to write?

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My question revolves on the following eligibility requirement for the Intercollegiate Champion Club at this meet.

"Its team shall consist of any combination of 5 men or women who each meet the following criteria."

I need a clarification becasue on the same web page where this is stated (http://www.carolina-ok.org/battle_elig_intercoll.html), the following statement appearns, in regards to eligibility to enter the meet as an Intercollegiate team.

"Shall consist of up to 5 competitors made up of any combination of men and women who meet the following criteria:"

Basically, I'd like to know if you need to have exactly (no less than of no more than) 5 people to be Intercollegiate Champion Club (that's how its written) or if you can have less than 5 (I understand that you do need at least 3).

-- Pete (gogol@ku.edu), January 31, 2003

Answers

I believe it is fine to have just 3 people to be a team. That is how it has been in the past. If you have 3, all 3 count in the scoring. If you've got 4 or 5, only the 3 best count.

You can also compete as an individual.

For clarification, you might try writing to the organizers.

-- Michael (meglin@juno.com), January 31, 2003.

The most logical person to ask would be the Rules Committee chairman, Steve Shannonhouse (sshannonhouse@mindspring.com).

There is almost certainly a precedent for teams with fewer than five competitors entering (and maybe even winning).

-- J-J (jjcote@juno.com), February 03, 2003.

Last year the Intercollegiate Championship Team was from U New Hampshire and consisted of three (3) orienteers (all women -- a first at least for winning the title!). KU had a 3-person team back in the 80s and we would have won if our third member had merely finished each day with a legal time (unfortunately, he was injured).

-- Peggy (Pdickison@aol.com), February 04, 2003.

Peggy wrote:
we would h

Peggy wrote:
we would have won if our third member had merely finished each day with a legal time (unfortunately, he was injured).

Shouldn't injured have quotes around it, as in "injured"? ave won if our third member had merely finished each day with a legal time (unfortunately, he was injured).

Shouldn't injured have quotes around it, as in "injured"?

-- Mook (everett@psi.edu), February 05, 2003.