[BillyMac]

Lots of finger pointing here.

The officials at meets previous to this for not knowing, or not enforcing uniform rules.

The officials at the start of this meet for not knowing, or not enforcing uniform rules, especially after the warmups were removed (preventative officiating).

But the main fault goes to the coaches for not knowing, or not communicating uniform rules to their athletes. This is where the buck stops. If anyone wants to put the blame for this specific incident where it belongs, it's on the coaches.

No fingers should be pointed at the officials at the end of this meet for enforcing the uniform rules as written. They are not at all at fault here.

Don't blame the athletes, they were just doing what the adults told them to do. It's too bad that they had to take the brunt of the punishment.