Championship Race Distance Change
I propose that we change the NCAA Championships distances from : Men- 10k to 8k Women- 6k to 5k
Proposal Scope: Division II Cross Country
Program Representation at Open Forums to be Eligible to Vote
In order to be eligible to vote on a proposal at the convention, at least one member of the voting institution must be present at one or both open forums per sport for the staff of that institution to be eligible to vote. This would be a new policy designed to encourage educated voting, minimize…
Changing Roster Deadline for NCAA XC Champs
Currently DII XC coaches are mandated to submit a roster of 10 athletes by October 30 that they must use to pull their 7 competing athletes from for both the regional and national championship competitions. I propose that the roster is opened back up on Sunday following regional races, and for at least 48 hours…
Equal Distance Proposal for Cross Country
Rule 18: SECTION 1. Course Lengths a. Men—The length of the course shall be at least 4000 meters. b. Women—The length of the course shall be at least 4000 meters. (the same as men) a. Men’s and Women’s length of the course shall be the same and shall be properly measured along the shortest possible…
Cross Country Only programs – 144-day season
Currently, DII XC Only programs are restricted to 45 consecutive calendar days of CARA during the Non-Championship segment. 17.7.8 (b) Nonchampionship Segment Activities. During the segment in which the NCAA championship does not occur, student-athletes may participate in any practice or competition activity as permitted by other legislation provided such activity is restricted to a…
Regional/National non-racer declaration timeline
Our current system has us declare our non-racers for regionals the day before the meet, and 2 days before for nationals. We want to look at possibly letting teams declare non-racers as late as 20 minutes before the race starts.
National Championship Roster Availability
Our current system allows 10 entries for regionals. Those 10 athletes are the only ones available to enter for the national championship. We want to look at making the entire roster available for nationals, as long as a minimum of 4 athletes that raced at regionals are declared for nationals.
Preseason and Week 1 Regional Ranking
Move the USTFCCCA D2 Regional Ranking for the Preseason and Week 1 to be in line with other NCAA D2 sports where we don’t rank teams within the region, but simply list the ten teams in the region that are under consideration. The policy to change is the USTFCCCA D2 CC Handbook section on rankings.
NCAA DII demographic coaching survey
Survey to gather demographic information about NCAA DII track and field and cross country programs throughout the country and how they are staffed and compensated
Coaching life in the Balance
Create a best practice policy to help keep Life in the Balance for coaches, in accordance with the NCAA’s DII motto
Regional Coach and Athlete of the Year Selection Timeline
To amend the nomination and voting timeline for Regional Coach and Regional Athlete of the Year Awards to occur after the NCAA Cross Country Championship meet has concluded. Please see attachment for specifications.
USTFCCCA Division II Cross Country Championships
If the NCAA cancels fall sports national championship events then I would like to propose a USTFCCCA Division II Cross Country Championship for November 21st, 2020 in Joplin, Missouri. Qualification for the USTFCCCA Championship meet would go through each respective conference championship meet (suggested to move all of them to November 7, 2020 with the…
NCAA selection transparency
As a coaching body I think the more transparent the selection committee can be in regards to selections, methodology, and reasoning the better it will be for the entire body when making decisions moving forward. When it comes to the at large process I still think there is a bit of confusion (team and individual…
NCAA DII Auto-Qualifier Alignment Proposal
Align cross country with other NCAA DII teams sports by reducing the number of Automatic Qualifiers to the NCAA DII Cross Country Championships from 24 to 16.
Expand national rankings for DII Cross Country
Expand the national rankings for DII Cross Country from the top 25 to the top 30 teams
Championship Distances at Pre-Regional and Pre-National meets
Require pre-national course preview races to be conducted at the Championships distance
Create Consistency between Sports Sponsorship and Championship Qualification
Make the minimum contest requirements for championships qualification in Cross Country match those for sports sponsorship in regard to participation
Scoring non-college teams / clubs / professionals
Limit team scoring in collegiate competitions to collegiate teams
Standardize Women’s Cross Country Distance – 6K
Standardize the women’s cross country distance to 6K
Standardize Men’s Cross Country Distance – 10K
Standardize the men’s cross country distance to 10K
Standardize Men’s Cross Country Distance – 8K
Standardize the men’s cross country distance to 8K
Refine Cross Country Selection Criteria
Merge criteria 2 & 3 in the DII Cross Country at-large selection process
Create a Cross Country RPI for NCAA DII
Create a Cross Country RPI ranking alongside the existing regional and national rankings
Region Rankings Committee Expansion
Amend DII operating bylaws to change the composition of the Cross Country Rankings Committee.
Remove tie-breaker for at-large individual selection
Advance any tied individuals for the last at-large qualifying slot to the Division II Cross Country Championships
Addition of 1 more automatic individual per region
Request the addition of one more automatic individual qualifier per region to the D2 National XC Championships, bringing the total number of individuals to a minimum of 32.
D2 XC regular season scored meets
Starting in 2018, that cross country meet results submitted to TFRRS separate the D2 teams from other finishing teams
Minimum XC Course Requirements for Region/National
To establish minimum physical course requirements to host DII Regional and/or National Championships.
Regional Runner-Up Team Award
To move the Regional Team Award given by the USTFCCCA from the regional champion to the second place team now that the NCAA recognizes the winning team with an award.