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Division II Proposals
Last Updated 8/16/12
| Proposal | Date Received | Submitted By | USTFCCCA Committee | Committee Action | Date of Action | USTFCCCA Convention | Convention Action | Date of Action | NCAA Committee | NCAA Action | Date of Action | Status |
| An institution that sponsors both indoor and outdoor track and field would have a start date of the first Monday in October, whichever comes first. | 9/6/11 | Tom Rutledge, Missouri Southern State | D2 TF Executive Committee | Accepted as Time-Sensitive | 12/11/11 | 2011 D2 TF | Accepted, 72-40-7 | 12/15/11 | Seeking Conf. sponsor | |||
| During Fall Festival years, the NCAA Cross Country Championships be held at the host city during the championship’s traditional weekend of the Saturday before Thanksgiving. | 10/5/11 | Mike Mead, Clayton State | D2 XC Executive Committee | Accepted as Time-Sensitive | 12/11/11 | 2011 D2 XC | Accepted, 129-4-2 | 12/15/11 | DII T&F Comm | Supported | 8/9/12 | Sent to DII Champs Committee |
| Recognize the top 8 finishers in each event at the NCAA II Indoor and Outdoor National Championship as 1st team All-Americans -regardless of citizenship; and to recognize those individuals finishing ninth through twelfth in the Indoor National meet as 2nd team All-Americans -regardless of citizenship. Relay teams will continue to only recognize the top 8 finishers as All-American. | 10/27/11 | Sterling Martin, MUST | D2 Awards Committee | Forwarded to D2 TF Committee who accepted as Time-Sensitive | 12/14/11 | 2011 D2 TF | Rejected, 38-49-1 | 12/15/11 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Rejected |
| To add an early one-week NLI signing period for prospective student athletes in the sport of Division II cross country and track and field, and to keep the regular signing period to begin the first Wednesday in February and continue through August 1st. The early signing period would be set from the first Wednesday in November through the second Wednesday in November. | 10/27/11 | Sterling Martin, MUST | D2 Executive Council | Accepted as Time-Sensitive | 12/11/11 | 2011 D2 General Body | Accepted, 114-15-0 | 12/15/11 | Collegiate Commissioners Association | Tabled | ||
| To allow the Regional XC meet director, in cooperation with the NCAA Track and Field Committee, to schedule the mandatory coaches meeting on the traditional evening before the championship OR the morning of the meet. | 11/15/11 | Doug Watts, Edinboro | D2 XC Executive Committee | Accepted as Time-Sensitive | 12/11/11 | 2011 D2 XC | Accepted, 118-12-4 | 12/15/11 | DII T&F Comm | Rejected | 8/9/12 | Rejected. Meeting to remain on Friday before. |
| Teams 1-32 at Nationals score according to the current Learfield Cup structure. Teams 33-64 score 25 points each for non-national qualifying teams based on regional finish. | 10/28/11 | Jeremy Croy, Tiffin | D2 XC Executive Committee | Accepted as Time-Sensitive | 12/11/11 | 2011 D2 TF | Accepted, 83-5-2 | 12/15/11 | NACDA | In Progress | ||
| Award the National Athletes and Coaches of the Year at the NCAA Championships banquet immediately following the Regional awards instead of voting and awarding after the meet. | 3/23/2012 | D2 TF Committee | D2 Awards Committee | |||||||||
| Adding an “Athlete of the Meet” award that is presented to Male and Female, Track and Field athletes based on performances at the NCAA Championship meet. | 3/23/2012 | D2 TF Committee | D2 Awards Committee | |||||||||
| To do away with track indexing for the purpose of qualifying for the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships. | 10/18/2012 | Gary Gardner, UMass Lowell | D2 TF Committee | To reseed the indoor 200m such that the top 3 individuals from the prelims race head to head in one section, finalists 4-6 in a second section and 7-9 in a final section. | 10/23/2012 | Jason Lamont-Jackson, Virginia State | D2 TF Committee | That the DII Cross Country Championships Banquet be moved to Friday evening. | 10/29/2012 | Jennifer Michael, Western State | D2 XC Committee |
