What's this I am hearing that they lost track/miscounted the number of laps that had been run and called the race after 7 laps? Some runners stopped, some kept running?! What a joke...
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Probably the best solution to a really challenging problem. The obvious answer is "don't let this happen", but it did happen and I have no clue how you fix it. It was certainly the talk of the state meet and I doubt the bell-ringer is able to volunteer for the Salvation Army after this.
Agree about the best solution.
Keep in mind, the bell ringer isn't the only one who lost count. None of the officials on the track, there were at least 2 plus the bell ringer, or in the booth noticed. It was announced as they were heading to the finish line on lap 6 that they were about to start the bell lap, and after the bell, it was announced a couple of times that it was the last lap. This wasn't on one person, this was a failure of any official to have the right count.