The Men's and Women's Track and Field Rules Committee during its in-person meeting this week in Indianapolis recommended participants have one minute to initiate their attempt in field events, beginning with the 2022-23 academic year.
All rules changes must be approved by the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel, which is scheduled to discuss track and field recommendations Aug. 11.
The new proposal for field event athletes to initiate their trial within one minute after their name is called would put NCAA rules in line with World Athletics rules.
Currently, field athletes have 30 seconds to initiate their trial.
Other rules proposals
- Committee members proposed that officials may use video review, if available, in all field events, beginning with the 2022-23 academic year, to see whether an infraction or violation occurred.
- The committee recommended eliminating mixed-gender competitions.
"We had a lot of healthy conversations," said Marc Davis, committee chair and director of track and field and cross country at Troy. "We worked through issues to make sure everyone was on the same page. We feel the sport is in a very good spot."