Because for Novice men short you must do a single or double axel. (IE his triple axel was his allotted double or triple jump). It's not until junior men that the axel type jump can be double or triple. Here's the required elements PDF
https://usfsa.org/content/2018-19 Singles SP Chart.pdf
Oooooo. That makes sense, but admittedly does make for a strange program!