Being coached up for making a mistake is way different from getting cut because of it. Perfection only exists for the people they don’t want there or have little invested in. TB the goat but it’s not fair to not have the other side of the story or perspective.
Yeah wake up at 5am, sacrifice time with friends and family, lift weights, do the hard stuff but when you win….dont show any emotions.
What a joke!! I’m pissed for the kid
First Offense: Runner Nyan Brown set a state record in the 300m hurdles earlier in the day but received an official warning for taunting after flexing for photographers and celebrating on the track.
Second offense: In the 4x400m relay, Mallard Creek crossed the finish line first, but the anchor leg runner threw his arm up in the air just before finishing.
Officials flagged this as a second taunting/unsportsmanlike conduct violation under NFHS Rule 4-6-1.
Coaches and meet officials had reportedly stressed during morning meetings that any celebratory gestures, hand pointing, or showboating at the finish line would be penalized strictly as unsportsmanlike conduct, instructing athletes simply to "run your race and walk off".
Taking my reporter hat off for a second, I'm baffled that Mallard Creek's Nyan Brown was called for a DQ for basically showing the back of his hand while crossing the finish line.
I don't know the letter of the law rules here, but he was fully aware that he was about to win his school a third straight championship. Kids, adults, all of us, would get excited in a moment like this.
I didn't see any effort to taunt or show anyone up.
Sometimes we need to huddle up and review the tape and come up with the right call.
Seems like we missed this one.