The Polls have closed. I would like to thank those of you that participated. Given the level of participation I will continue to run polls on the sport. The results of the first polls were:<\/p>\n
Should USATF pursue the development of a track and field “league” in the US?<\/p>\n
Yes – 40 – 76%
No – 10 – 19%
Undecided – 2 – 3%<\/p>\n
Which collegiate men’s squad will win this year’s NCAA 4×1 title?<\/p>\n
Florida – 14 – 40%
LSU – 10 – 28%
TxAM – 5 – 14%
FlSt – 3 – 8%
Clemson – 2 -5%
Other – 1 – 2%<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Polls have closed. I would like to thank those of you that participated. Given the level of participation I will continue to run polls on the sport. The results of the first polls were: Should USATF pursue the development of a track and field “league” in the US? Yes – 40 – 76%No – 10 – 19%Undecided – 2 – 3% Which collegiate men’s squad will win this year’s NCAA 4×1 title? Florida – 14 – 40%LSU – 10 – 28%TxAM – 5 – 14%FlSt – 3 – 8%Clemson – 2 -5%Other – 1 – 2%<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pa3DCY-2c","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2075,"url":"http:\/\/trackchill.com\/?p=2075","url_meta":{"origin":136,"position":0},"title":"NCAA Championships – All About the Format","author":"CHill","date":"June 14, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"This year there were two things to talk about when looking at the NCAA Championships. 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