Jewelry ban also lifted for fall cross country season

Cross country athletes will be allowed to wear jewelry at meets beginning this fall in Colorado. (Pam Wagner

AURORA — Cross country athletes will be allowed to wear jewelry during meets this fall after CHSAA lifted a ban on Monday.

The move comes in anticipation of a NFHS decision to remove a ban on jewelry in track and field starting with the spring 2015 season.

That national jewelry allowance will extended to cross country in the fall 2015 season, but CHSAA decided to allow jewelry this season. Previously, runners weren’t allowed to wear jewelry during meets.

“As a state, we decided that we will go ahead and proceed with it this fall in preparation for the rule change next year,” said Jenn Roberts-Uhlig, the CHSAA assistant commissioner in charge of cross country. “The big reason is that we’re going to do it in track. We know it’s coming down. This way, it’s in the same school year as the rule change for track.”

There are no restrictions as to the jewelry that can be worn.

“We spent time this weekend talking (with coaches) about ‘common sense,’ but no, there’s no restriction,” Roberts-Uhlig said.