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I saw an article recently where the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association disqualified the Stevens Point Area Senior High School's 800-meter relay team after one of the runners wore an illegal sports bra.
The team won the race at a sectional meet by 9 seconds.
But a meet official disqualified them because a runner had a sports bra that was white with one-quarter-inch black trim on the straps. WIAA rules stipulate a visible sports bra must be one solid color, either black, gray or white.
The association later reinstated the team when threatened by legal action.
I did an internet search on the issue and came up with numerous newspaper articles all over the country where female HS teams / individuals have been DQ'ed for similar minor uniform violations, usually having to do with underwear or barrettes or hair tie-backs being the wrong color. One track runner, who set a meet record, was DQ'ed because a commercial logo on her underwear was visible through her shorts & was "slightly" larger than the allowed size. They also never seem to notice this ahead of time; only after a major win. Funny how it works out that way.
What's with this after the victory "gotcha" rulings with uniform violations in high schools? Does it happen is softball, too?
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