Jensen vs. Hightower; Bowman out.
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Originally posted by ghso we know that nobody got 50% of the vote, so assuming nobody changes their mind, it's which way the Bowman people split out that decides it.
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Originally posted by ghMr. Bowman took a beating in the first round:
Hightower 304
Jensen 263
Bowman 58
I mean, that's only 58 more votes than I got, and I wasn't even running! (with apologies to Dennis Miller)
It will be interesting to see how the final vote plays out. I heard some of the athletes chose not to vote because the ballots were numbered and the names are matched up with the numbers (only delegates can vote and I am sure this was to ensure only eligible people voted). So it will be interesting to see if any athletes who abstained before will now vote in the second round. On the one hand, the athletes are mostly in support of Hightower, but on the other hand, if they were concerned about the anonymity of their ballot, maybe it's because they planned to vote another way.
From talking to people and the impression I have gotten from meetings I sat in is that the athletes strongly support Stephanie, youth supports her pretty strongly, masters would probably be mostly Dee and Bob, and Associations are pretty mixed. It seems like a lot of people who don't like Stephanie are voting for her anyway because they think she'll be the best one for the job.
I am only an alternate delegate for my Association, so I did not get to vote!
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Originally posted by ghI've heard a theory that Bowman killed himself with the athletes when he launched his attack on Drummond for a non-track "offense."
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Originally posted by ghOne on-site message I got was that his opening-session speech was "pathetic." (but no details were given as to why the writer so thought)
I didn't think it was pathetic, I just didn't think it was enough to face his competition.
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Originally posted by polevaultpower....
It will be interesting to see how the final vote plays out. I heard some of the athletes chose not to vote because the ballots were numbered and the names are matched up with the numbers (only delegates can vote and I am sure this was to ensure only eligible people voted). So it will be interesting to see if any athletes who abstained before will now vote in the second round. On the one hand, the athletes are mostly in support of Hightower, but on the other hand, if they were concerned about the anonymity of their ballot, maybe it's because they planned to vote another way. ....
<<Vote is being tabulated by the local League of Women Voters. There
should be no matching up of Ballot numerals to names>>
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My photos from Reno annual meeting are now posted here:
http://www.masterstrack.com/gallery/mai ... emId=38402
Shots are mainly of masters bigwigs, but also of Becca Gillespy, Adam Jacobs (of TheFinalSprint.com) and all three USATF prez candidates.
A series of reports from Reno are on my blog, including a somewhat combative appearance by Stephanie at the Masters Track & Field Committee meeting the day before the election:
http://www.masterstrack.com/blog/
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