Division III Proposal Archives

Last updated: February 7, 2017

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
To ask the NCAA to seek annually a process to put NCAA T&F Championships in the best facilities nationally. 11/6/13 Jim Pennington, Springfield D3 TF Executive Committee Accepted as Time-Sensitive 12/17/19 2013 DIII TF Accepted, 129-7-8 12/19/13
To increase the warmup before the high jump during the multi events at the Indoor and Outdoor T&F Championships to at least 45 mins. 11/11/13 Patrick MacDonald, Hendrix D3 TF Executive Committee Rejected 12/16/13 Rejected
Extend the entry period to 2pm EST on the Sunday following Regional Championships. 11/19/13 Steve Johnson, Wartburg D3 XC Executive Committee Accepted as Time-Sensitive 12/17/13 2013 DIII XC Accepted, 130-17-9 12/19/13 NCAA T&F Committee Accepted 6/17/14 Accepted
The length of time between the start of each region championship race may vary between 60-90 mins, determined by the host and NCAA T&F Committee. 12/16/13 D3 XC Executive Committee D3 XC Executive Committee Accepted as Time-Sensitive 12/17/13 2013 DIII XC Accepted, 135-8-7 12/19/13 NCAA DIII TF Comm Accepted March 2014 Effective 2014 season
To increase number of paid offcials at regionals and nationals to match the number required in host manual. 12/16/13 D3 XC Executive Committee D3 XC Executive Committee Accepted as Time-Sensitive 12/17/13 2013 DIII XC Accepted, 152-0-0 12/19/13
To score each region’s individual qualifiers as a region team in alternate USTFCCCA competition. 12/16/13 D3 XC Executive Committee D3 XC Executive Committee Accepted as Time-Sensitive 12/17/13 2013 DIII XC Accepted, 95-30-14 12/19/13 — — — In effect fall 2014
To add one non-athlete to the championship travel party. 12/16/13 D3 TF Executive Committee D3 TF Executive Committee Accepted as Time-Sensitive 12/17/13 2013 DIII TF Accepted, 145-1-2 12/19/13 NCAA T&F Committee Tabled due to budgetary shortfall 6/17/14 Tabled
To request that NCAA add section to technical sheet specific to combined events to include instruction to determine reasonable and appropriate WU times taking into consideration facility and field sizes. 12/16/13 D3 TF Executive Committee D3 TF Executive Committee Accepted as Time-Sensitive 12/17/13 2013 DIII TF Accepted, 139-6-3 12/19/13
No event can be scheduled to begin after 8pm at the Outdoor National Championships. 12/16/13 D3 TF Executive Committee D3 TF Executive Committee Accepted as Time-Sensitive 12/17/13 2013 DIII TF Accepted, 84-51-9 12/19/13 NCAA T&F Committee Will keep in mind and inform hosts Rejected
Change in date counting rules and allowable competitions. 5/1/14 Ned Bishop, Connecticut College D3 TF Executive Committee Tabled 12/17/14 — — — — — — Tabled
Move NCAA Cross Country championships one week earlier. 10/22/14 George Suitor, Trinity College D3 XC Executive Committee
Qualification period for indoor t&f ends 11 days before nationals. Also, meets on the same day count towards meet minimum. 10/31/14 Peter Slovenski, Bowdoin College D3 TF Executive Committee Rejected 12/17/14 — — — — — — Rejected
Ask the NCAA Sport Committee to provide a release of rationale behind selection of each at-large team for the championships. 11/28/14 Matt Schauf, UW Stout D3 XC Executive Committee Accepted as Time-Sensitive 12/16/14 2014 DIII XC Coaches Rejected, 82-86-9 12/18/14 — — — Rejected
Remove the mandatory coaches meeting from regional competitions. 11/28/14 Matt Schauf, UW Stout D3 XC Executive Committee
Remove percentages and the third criteria from the HOF appliation. 12/15/14 DIII HOF Committee DIII Officers Accepted as Time-Sensitive 12/15/14 2014 DIII Coaches Accepted, 158-5-3 12/18/14 — — — Effective with next class
Explore the NCAA’s position on not allowing Mississippi to host predetermined championships (e.g. D3 XC Regionals) because of its state flag. 8/4/09 Butch Ard, Mississippi Coll. D3 XC Executive Committee Response developed 2009 Convention D3 XC General Members Passed, 82-19-5 12/17/09 M.O.I.C. Defeated 9/15/2010 Defeated
Establish a consistent start date for D3 XC. 8/25/09 Paul Olsen, Augustana D3 XC Executive Committee Accepted into agenda 11/4/09 In Progress
Increase participation numbers at NCAA D3 Outdoor Championships so the ratio meets 16:1 participants to qualifiers. 9/9/09 Tim Miles, Saint John’s D3 TF Executive Committee Forwarded to membership 2009 Convention D3 TF General Members Passed, 73-61-8 12/17/09 D3 TF Committee Accepted June 2010 Accepted
Move D3 XC Regional Site Selection voting to Convention. 9/28/09 James Williams, Cabrini D3 XC Executive Committee Tabled 11/4/09 — — — — — — Tabled
Change D3 XC men’s race distance from 8K to 5 miles. 10/10/09 Paul Olsen, Augustana D3 XC Executive Committee Tabled 11/4/09 — — — — — — Tabled
Change D3 indoor men’s combined event to heptathlon. 10/12/09 John Zupanc, UW Oshkosh D3 TF Executive Committee Fowarded to membership 2009 Convention D3 TF General Members Passed, 65-3-4 12/17/09 D3 Champs Comm Passed November 2010 To begin 2012
Raise the NCAA regional cap to 6 teams. 10/13/09 Tom Antzak, UW-Platteville D3 XC Executive Committee Forwarded to membership 2009 Convention D3 XC General Members Defeated, 72-78-3 — — — — Defeated
Change D3 indoor events to traditional indoor distances: 300m, 600m, 1000m, Mile, 3000m 10/14/09 Frederic Whiteside, Augustana D3 TF Executive Committee Forwarded to membership 2009 Convention D3 TF General Members Amended, Defeated, 26-90-0 12/17/09 — — — Defeated
Realign D3 regions for cross country. 11/18/09 G. Aldrich/D. Donatelli, Carnegie Mellon D3 XC Executive Committee Forwarded to membership 2009 Convention D3 XC General Members Passed, 92-46-10 12/17/09 D3 Champs Comm Realignment made but not as suggested June 2013 Enacted 2013
Move the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championship to the 3rd full weekend in March. 12/2/09 Garrick Larson, Concordia MN D3 TF Executive Committee Fowarded to membership 2009 Convention D3 TF Membership Defeated, 32-111-5 12/17/09 — — — Defeated
Allow institutions to host an indoor track & field meet after the NCAA Indoor Championship. 12/2/09 Garrick Larson, Concordia MN D3 TF Executive Committee — — — — — — — — Withdrawn
Move the Regional Championships to 2 weeks prior to the NCAA Championship. 2009 Convention George Suitor, Trinity (CT) D3 XC Executive Committee Forwarded to membership 2009 Convention D3 XC Membership Defeated, 31-120-3 12/17/09 — — — Defeated
Utilize TFRRS for cross country. 2009 Convention Matt LoPiccolo, Oneonta D3 XC Executive Committee Forwarded to membership 2009 Convention D3 XC Membership Defeated, 58-87-6 12/17/09 — — — Defeated
Adopt USTFCCCA NCAA D3 Track & Field and Cross Country bylaws. 2009 Convention D3 XC Executive Committee D3 XC Executive Committee Forwarded to membership 2009 Convention D3 XC Membership Passed 12/17/09 — — — Enacted
Allow a one-time waiver for 2010 of the following rule for the indoor men’s pentathlon: Marks will not be acceptable if they are set in meets or events: h. Involving only combined-events competition in which fewer than 6 contestants start or all participants are from the same team. 2009 Convention Garrick Larson, Concordia (MN) D3 TF Executive Committee Fowarded to membership 2009 Convention D3 TF Membership Passed, 36-34-7 12/17/09 D3 TF Committee Defeated Defeated
Add Assistant Coach of the Year for the indoor season beginning 2010. 2009 Convention Kari Kluckhohn, North Central D3 TF Executive Committee Fowarded to membership 2009 Convention D3 TF Membership Passed 12/17/09 — — — Enacted
Track & Field All-Academic Team and Individual Awards would recognize both indoor and outdoor separately. GPA deadline for the Indoor Track & Field All-Academic Team and Individual Awards will be April 15. 2009 Convention Kari Kluckhohn, North Central D3 TF Executive Committee Fowarded to membership 2009 Convention D3 TF Membership Passed 12/17/09 — — — Defeated by USTFCCCA
Adopt USTFCCCA NCAA D3 Track & Field and Cross Country bylaws. 2009 Convention D3 TF Executive Committee D3 TF Executive Committee Fowarded to membership 2009 Convention D3 TF Membership Passed 12/17/09 — — — Enacted
Retain and rename Track & Field Dual Meet Team Rankings. 2009 Convention Gary Aldrich, Carnegie Mellon D3 TF Executive Committee Fowarded to membership 2009 Convention D3 TF Membership Passed 12/17/09 — — — Enacted
Increase participation numbers at the NCAA D3 Indoor Track & Field Championship by adding 42 participants for each gender effective 2011. 2009 Convention Jeff Wettach, Luther D3 TF Executive Committee Fowarded to membership 2009 Convention D3 TF General Members Passed, 122-15-6 12/17/09 D3 TF Committee Defeated June 2010 Defeated
The NCAA D3 Track & Field use TFRRS beginning 2011. Use of the TFRRS system is suggested for 2010. 2009 Convention Chris Hall, Chicago D3 TF Executive Committee Fowarded to membership 2009 Convention D3 TF General Members Passed, 113-32-2 12/17/09 D3 TF Committee Approved Summer 2010 Enacted
Add Parliamentarian positions for USTFCCCA NCAA D3 Track & Field and Cross Country organizations. 2009 Convention D3 TF Executive Committee D3 TF Executive Committee Fowarded to membership 2009 Convention D3 TF Membership Passed 12/17/09 — — — Enacted
Change the All-Academic XC Team athletic requirement from a team score at Regional Championships to “Team meets the NCAA criteria for sponsorship (5 meets with a minimum of 5 runners competing in each meet)”. 10/8/10 Mike Orechia, University of Puget Sound D3 Awards Committee Accepted into agenda 12/13/10 D3 XC Members Passed, 106-10-0 12/16/10 — — — Accepted
Change the the voting for USTFCCCA Regional and National Coaches of the Year to an institution vote (one per insitution per gender) instead of a popular vote by the body. 10/26/10 William Taraschke, Baldwin-Wallace D3 Awards Committee Accepted into agenda 12/13/10 D3 XC and D3 TF Members Passed, 124-4 and 101-12-1 12/16/10 — — — Accepted
To move the last date for qualifying to the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships to the Saturday two weeks prior to the championships. 11/9/10 Chris Hall, University of Chicago D3 Track & Field Executive Committee Accepted into agenda 11/9/10 D3 TF Members Defeated, 44-57-10 12/16/10 — — — Defeated
Realign the regions in cross country. 9/6/11 David Cohen, Moravian College D3 XC Executive Committee Accepted as Time-Sensitive 12/13/11 2011 DIII XC Accepted working model presented by the Executive Committee, 118-32-17 12/15/11 DIII Champs Comm Adopted, but not as proposed March 2013 Realignment to begin fall 2013
Remove the cap of 5 (five) teams per region for the 2012 NCAA Cross Country Championships. 12/13/11 D3 XC Executive Committee D3 XC Executive Committee Accepted as Time-Sensitive 12/13/11 2011 DIII XC Accepted, 125-33-4 12/15/11 DIII TF Committee Accepted June 2012 To begin fall 2013
Maintain an auto standard and use TFRRS for the remaining selections. 10/27/11 Jennifer Potter, Ithaca College D3 TF Executive Committee Approved as Time-Sensitive 12/13/11 2011 DIII TF Rejected, 44-73-36 12/15/11 N/A N/A N/A Rejected
With the new NCAA criteria for qualification, All-Academic honors be given to the top 35 athletes listed on the performance list. Academic requirements include a minimum of 3.25 cumulative GPA and at least two semesters/three quarters be completed. 11/1/11 Mike Orechia, Puget Sound D3 Awards Committee Proposed amendment to DIII TF Executive Committee 12/13/11 2011 DIII TF Passed amended motion below Amended as below
The top 35 indoor and outdoor individuals and the top 25 indoor and outdoor relays shall be eligible for the All-Academic award. In addition, athletes beyond the top 35 individuals/25 relays indoors and outdoors will also be eligible if they participated in the NCAA Championships. 12/13/11 DIII Awards Committee DIII TF Executive Committee Passed as Time-Sensitive 12/13/11 2011 DIII TF Passed,132-2-2 12/15/11 N/A N/A N/A Accepted
Recommend the NCAA Division III Track & Field Committee allow indoor marks achieved after the NCAA Indoor Championship to count for NCAA Outdoor Qualifying if forced indoors due to poor weather. 11/1/11 Garrick Larson, Concordia College-Moorhead D3 TF Executive Committee Accepted as Time-Sensitive 12/13/11 2011 DIII TF Rejected, 25-121-15 12/15/11 N/A N/A N/A Rejected
Recommend the NCAA Division III Track & Field Committee allow NCAA qualifying marks achieved during a co-ed Pole Vault competition. 11/1/11 Garrick Larson, Concordia College-Moorhead D3 TF Executive Committee Approved as Time-Sensitive 12/13/11 2011 DIII TF Tabled — — — — —
Change the DIII T&F Executive Committee representation to conference reps rather than regional reps. 11/7/11 Gary Aldrich, Carnegie Mellon D3 TF Executive Committee Rejected, 2-10-1 12/13/11 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Rejected
At the Regional and National Championships, have the assistant starter stand behind the starting line. In addition, have two additional recall officials 150-200 meters from the start line. 11/30/11 John Warner, William Smith College D3 XC Executive Committee Accepted as Time-Sensitive 12/12/11 2011 DIII XC Accepted, 149-9-3 12/15/11 DIII Champs Comm Passed Sept 2012 Accepted. Reflected in next Rules Book
Outstanding Performer of the Meet Awards shall be distributed on April 1 (indoor) and June 15 (outdoor). 12/13/11 D3 Awards Committee D3 TF Executive Committee Accepted as Time-Sensitive 12/13/11 2011 DIII TF Accepted by Voice Vote 12/15/11 N/A N/A N/A Adopted
For the NCAA Indoor Championship, the declaration list shall include the top 40. For the NCAA Outdoor Championship, the declaration list shall include the top 50. 12/13/11 DIII TF Executive Committee D3 TF Executive Committee Accepted as Time-Sensitive 12/13/11 2011 DIII TF Accepted, 131-6-16 12/15/11 Approved with modification Approved top 50 indoor and top 55 outdoor
Contest a 4X400 Meter Relay preliminary round at the NCAA Indoor Championships. 12/13/11 Brett Witt, Carthage D3 TF Executive Committee Accepted as Time-Sensitive 12/13/11 2011 DIII TF Rejected, 54-62-27 12/15/11 N/A N/A N/A Rejected
Recommend the NCAA Division III Track & Field/Cross Country Committee and Championships Committee adopt a 10-year plan to move the NCAA Division III Track & Field and Cross Country Championships to a ratio of 16:1. 11/1/11 Garrick Larson, Concordia College-Moorhead D3 TF Executive Committee
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D3 XC Executive Committee		 Supported as Time-Sensitive 12/11/11 2011 DIII XC and 2011 DIII TF Passed, 243-60-7 12/15/11 In Progress
If the NCAA adds 44 bodies per gender to the NCAA Indoor Championships, the 200 Meter and the 3000 Meter will be added. For the men, the field sizes will be 15 per individual event and 10 relays. For the women, the field sizes will be 17 per individual event and 10 relays. 12/13/11 DIII TF Executive Committee D3 TF Executive Committee Accepted as Time-Sensitive 12/13/11 2011 DIII TF Accepted, 126-19-18 12/15/11 DIII Championships Comm Accepted March 2013 To begin 2013-2014
Add an addtional recall starter behind the xc starting line in the middle of the field. 12/17/12 DIII XC Executive Committee D3 XC Executive Committee Accepted as Time-Sensitive 12/17/12 2012 DIII XC Accepted, 141-2-6 12/20/12 Rules Change proposal submitted by USTFCCCA — 8/1/14 Rules Change effective 2015 season
Allow ability to amend original 10 declared athletes up until 8pm CST on Sunday immediately following regionals. 12/17/12 Al Carius, North Central D3 XC Executive Committee Accepted as Time-Sensitive 12/17/12 2012 DIII XC Accepted, 87-48-11 12/20/12 DIII TF Comm Rejected Summer 2013 Rejected
Increase travel party in track and field to at least the head coach and event coach of every qualifying athlete. 12/17/12 DIII TF Executive Committee D3 TF Executive Committee Accepted as Time-Sensitive 12/17/12 2012 DIII TF Accepted, 183-0-0 12/20/12 DIII Championships Comm Hold due to budget cycle On hold. Re-evaluate conv 2013
That the NCAA further evaulate data and equations used to establish indexing figures. 12/17/12 DIII TF Executive Committee D3 TF Executive Committee Accepted as Time-Sensitive 12/17/12 2012 DIII TF Accepted, 155-11-15 12/20/12 DIII TF Comm In Progress
Creation of a technical manual for Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Championships. 12/17/12 DIII TF Executive Committee D3 TF Executive Committee Accepted as Time-Sensitive 12/17/12 2012 DIII TF Accepted, 180-2-0 12/20/12 DIII TF Comm Spring 2013 Creation of technical sheet and incorporation of info into existing manuals.