September 21,1992, Volume 29, Number 32 Second Publication of Proposals Mailed
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Official Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association September 21,1992, Volume 29, Number 32 Second publication of proposals mailed The Second Publication of Pro- w Intent statements and posed Legislation-containing a sponsors of new ropos- total of 155 proposals for the 1993 als for the 1993 e onven- Convention in Dallas-was tion: Pages 14-15. mailed to the membership Sep tember 15. Included are 49 proposals pro- inally were submitted. duced from the committee struc- Two other proposals appearing ture through the NCA4 Council in the initial publication-one and/or Presidents Commission and pertaining to recruiting that would one that was properly submitted have specified that all observations before the July 1 deadline for and evaluations on the same day amendments from the member- count as one evaluation, and one ship but was not included in the pertaining to official visits prior to Initial Publication of Proposed the early signing period that would Legislation, which was mailed in have required prospects to present August. at least a 90 score on the PSAT or Presidents day Also included are 105 proposals a 21 on the PACT Plus-were submitted by member institutions withdrawn. NCAA PresGbntJudith M. Sweetandfourformer NCAA presidents who serveon the Committee and conferences that appeared in Of the 155 proposals appearing on Review and Planning- Cfiom l-e@)Wilford S. Bailq, James Frank, Alan J. Chapman and the initial publication, including in the second publication, four William J. Flynn-visit at the committee’s recent meeting. Seestory, page 3. all changes that have been made in those proposals since they orig- See Proposals, page 20 b - NAWM talks center on gender equity Bryant Issues related to gender equity will be considered at the NCAA tion plan and noted that the scope the entering student body in in intercollegiate athletics domi- Convention in January. of the project had been reduced general. appointed nated discussions during the fall The equity component of the significantly. Women played role meeting of the National Associa- proposed NCAA certification pro- She also said the commission to coufxil tion of Collegiate Women Athletic gram received special attention. was pleased with new language in Charlotte West, associate athlet- Administrators September 13-15 Maureen E. Devlin, representing the academic component of the ics director at Southern Illinois Clint Bryant, director of in Kansas City, Missouri. the Knight Foundation Commis- plan that would require an institu- University at Carbondale and a athletics and head men’s Delegates received updates on sion on Intercollegiate Athletics, tion to analyze and explain any member of the Special Committee basketball 71 Title IX legislation, NCAA com- said the commission was pleased difference between the academic coach at Au- - mittee activity and legislation that with the progress of the certifica- profile of entering athletes and See NACWAA, page 16 b gusta Col- lege, has 1 been ap Registration fee for Convention increases pointed to ;he NCAA Council. Fees for delegates to the 1993 gate beyond four f’rom each pointment-of-delegates form will Convention materials. NCAA Convention in Dallas will memberwill increase to $150. The be allowed to appoint four accre- The last increase was for the He repla- ces Robert be higher than in previous years registration fee for nonmember dited delegates. In all other cir- 1990 Convention, when the regis- utyuru A Oliver, to cover more of the costs attribut- visitors will be $200. cumstances, institutions will be tration fee went from $50 to $70 who recently resigned as di- able to delegates. Chief executive officers are re- limited to not more than three per delegate. rector of athletics at the Uni- The registration fee will be $100 minded that the 1993 Convention accredited delegates. They may Registration fees will be col- versity of Northern Colorado for voting and alternate delegates will be the first at which NCAA have any number of visiting (non- lected at the registration counters to become an NC4A director fmm member institutions and con- Bylaw 5.1.3.1.1 will be effective. accredited) delegates. at the Loews Anatole Hotel. Amer- of legislative services. ferences, as well as for delegates That bylaw stipulates that institu- Expenses covered by the regis- ican Express, Mastercard and Visa Bryant began his coaching from affiliated organizations and tions or conferences that designate tration fee include the delegates credit cards will be accepted, along for corresponding members. both a male and a female as voting reception, two delegates lunch- with personal or institutional See Bryant, page 20 b Also, the charge for each dele~ or alternate delegates on the ap- eons, the honors dinner and all checks. N In the News N On deck WTwo Division III institutions that field perennially Briefly Page 2 successful Division I soccer programs-Hartwick September 23 Special Committee to Review the Committee notices 2 College and Colorado College-have similar NCAA Penalty Structure, Dallas Comment 4 stories: Page 3. September 25 Special Committee on Athletics Certifi- New interns 5 n The retiring executive director of the National cation, New Orleans YES feature 6-7 Federation of State High School Associations, September 30- Professional Sports Liaison Committee, Brice B. Durbin, describes areas of concern in Compliance briefs 8 October 1 Kansas City, Missouri high-school athletics: Page 4. Football statistics 9-12 September 30- Presidents Commission, Kansas City, October 1 Missouri NCAA Record 17-18 HAS the NCAA Youth Education through Sports Program begins its seventh year of activities for October 4-5 NCAA Foundation Board of Directors, The Market 18-19 youths ages 10-18, teamwork once again is the Kansas City, Missouri Legislative assistance 20 focus of YES clinics: Pages 6-7. Page 2 The NCAA News September 21, 1992 n Briefly in the News n Facilities The University of Wisconsin, Osh- kosh, is building an eight-lane swim- All in a day ming pool with diving area. Improvements at Kolf Sports Center for kicker also are planned. Total cost is $3 mil- lion.. Ithaca College has renamed its football field Jim Butterfield Stadium Kevin Pendergast got his kicks September for Jim Butterfield, who coached the 5. Bombers to three NC%.4 Division III On that day, the University of Notre Dame championships. student-athlete kicked On September 26, Ohio University an extra point and will dedicate the $5.3 million Tower at kicked off after a Peden Stadium. It selves both as an in- score in the Fighting structional and research facility and a Irish’s 42-7 victory first-class athletics complex.. The over Northwestern new Ernest P. Jensen Stadium Club University at Soldier and Press Box at Sonoma State Uni- Field in Chicago. Pen- versity is complete. The two-story, dergast then hopped 2,740-square-foot facility was built a single-engine plane through the donations of 28 local and headed to Bloo builders and suppliers. Sonoma State Pendergast mington, Indiana, athletics director Ralph Barkey spear- where the Notre headed the drive to construct the facil- Dame soccer team faced the University of ity. California, Los Angeles, in the adidas MetIXe Seeing double California State University, Fresno, Classic. Soccerfans at Ohio Wesleyan University and th Collegeof Wooster aTedoing recently upgraded its main sports facil- “It was good to have Kevin run into the ity with luxury sky suites and a state-of- locker room and say, ‘I’m ready to go,“’ said a double take these days, thanks to Polly and Katie Kyle. Polly (lefl) and the-art scoreboard and message center. Notre Dame soccer coach Mike Betticelli, Katie, who are idmtkal twins, both pluyfild hockey,Pollyfor Ohio Weslqran The suites, coupled with the addition whose team lost, l-0, to UCLA “He came and Katie for Wooster. Ohio Wesleyan beat Wooster, 4-0, Se@!mber 9. of 11,000 seats, increases the stadium’s from one big event at Soldier Field and seating capacity to 41,031. The new never missed a beat on the soccer field. I message center measures 3’7 feet by 22 give him credit for keeping focused:’ “The Pride.” The institution said use of the feet and uses the Glow Cube system to Rndergast is a senior academically but nickname by the Greensboro Hornets Remembering Nelson advertise upcoming events. The new still has one year of football eligibility re- minor-league professional baseball club Football offtcials in all Division I-A con- 52 foot by 40 foot scoreboard gives the maining. and the Charlotte Hornets of the NBA was ferences and all levels of the Eastern Col- institution the largest color display sys- Although he is a three-year starter on the a factor in the decision. lege Athletic Conference are wearing tem for any university or college facil- soccer team, Bmdergast didn’t start kicking A new member of the Dixie Conference, patches this season to honor the memory ity west of the Mississippi River. around a football until last year, when Notre Shenandoah University, also uses Hornets of David M. Nelson, longtime secretaty- Groundbreaking ceremonies were Dame’s starting place-kicker Craig Hen&h as a nickname, as does a local high school. rules editor of the NCAA Football Rules held this summer for the Spartan Sta- suffered an injury late in the season. Pender- Greensboro also belongs to the Dixie Con- Committee who died last November. dium Complex at San Jose State Uni- gast booted three extra points and nailed a ference. The football offtciating supervisors of versity, which is building a new 23yard field goal in Notre Dame’s 3428 “You don’t walk away from nearly a the Collegiate Commissioners Association athletics field house. The new Sugar Bowl victory over the University of quarter century of tradition without sufft- initiated the commemorative effort and complex will be used primarily by the Florida last January.