AFCA 64-team bracket New approach February 19, 1996 Volume 33, No. 7 Football coaches Sandra L.Vivas says Committee in discuss agent issue need is clear for place to develop 3 at recent meetings 4 first set of NCAA growth in Division I 5 in Dallas women’s volleyball softball rules

National Collegiate Athletic The Association Page 4 Official Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA News Kirwan named chair OVER THE LINE? of agent committee William E. Kirwan, president of the Kirwan said University of Maryland, College Park, the committee and a member of the NCAA Presi- plans to discuss dents Commission, will chair a special the wide variety committee charged with charting a of measures al- strategy to address the growing sports- ready being agent issue in intercollegiate athlet- used, particular- ics. ly state legis- At its pre-Convention meeting, the lation and pro- Council approved the formation of grams that the Special Committee on Agents and some institu- Amateurism. The group will hold its tions have cre- Kirwan first meeting in early March, and will ated to help work on a tight time line. Kirwan said control the agent problem locally. NCAA Executive Director Cedric W. The 22-member special committee Dempsey has asked that the commit- will consist of institutional chief exec- tee produce and forward potential utive officers, athletics directors, fac- solutions by summer’s end. ulty athletics representatives, football “This is an extremely important and basketball coaches, current and initiative by the NCAA,” Kirwan said. former student-athletes, and legal “The full extent of the problems relat- counsel from institutions, said S. Da-

Rich Clarkson/NCAA Photos ed to agents is only beginning to sur- vid Berst, NCAA group executive direc- face. It poses a tremendous threat to tor for enforcement and eligibility fundamental principles under which Athletics administrators work ➤ to end unacceptable crowd behavior the NCAA operates.” See Kirwan, page 20 without lessening enthusiasm III transition process here’s no place like home. BY RONALD D. MOTT other offensive remarks, and Playing games on a famil- STAFF WRITER even bombarding a visiting iar field or court long has pro- football team with ice-hard focusing on three issues vided teams with a tremendous advantage. snowballs for three hours on national television. TWhile most factors that influence the outcome of What has happened to decency and decorum from Governance issues, membership years. Such a change could become contests — basket height, strike-zone area, points sports fans? In many instances, those characteristics requirements and matters pertaining effective August 1, 1997, with the expi- awarded for a touchdown, for example — are con- appear to have been discarded at the turnstiles. to championships will be the primary ration of the membership moratori- stant, the screams and cheers of fans often turn what Long Beach State University coach Seth Greenberg agenda items for the Division III um, meaning that the earliest an ap- otherwise might be an evenly matched game into a charged that during his team’s January 22 game at New membership-restructuring transition plicant institution could become an lopsided rout. Mexico State University, two students berated his play- team, which will meet for the first active NCAA member would be Aug- Recently, however, some fans at the college and ers with racial slurs, a charge he later withdrew after time February 20-21 in Kansas City, ust 1, 2001. professional levels have gone beyond the call of “duty” attorneys representing those students objected to his Missouri. Establishing a process in which as the home team’s loudest cheerleaders and have allegations. Before the game, Greenberg, who is Jew- Possible requirements that may be prospective member institutions become the visiting squad’s worst nightmare — insti- considered for NCAA membership would undergo an on-site visit at the gating brawls with players, yelling racial epithets and See Fans, page 20 ➤ include: end of their second year of provision- Extending the provisional mem- bership period from three to four See Restructuring, page 6 ➤ Participation numbers hit all-time high, break 1985-86 record

Participation in NCAA sports in 1994-95 set a — 6.9 percent — but men’s participation also while in 1992-93, the figure was 34.8 percent. record, surpassing the previous standard by al- showed a 3.0 percent gain. TOTAL PARTICIPANTS For all divisions combined, participation for most 3,800 student-athletes. Division II showed little change in men’s, wo- women was up in every women’s sport studied, The Association’s annual participation study men’s or overall participation. except for squash and swimming. The biggest estimates that 299,608 student-athletes took part In Division I, there was an overall loss of 0.1 gains were rung up by women’s soccer, which 1993-94 1994-95 Diff. Pct. +/– in NCAA sports in 1994-95, which is 3,776 more percent (130,408 participants, compared to had the largest jump in participation of any Men ...... 189,642 189,084 –558 –0.3% than participated in the previous record year of 130,584 in 1993-94), but there was a 4.2 percent sport — men’s or women’s — at 1,463 and also 1985-86. increase in women’s participation (44,361 to Women ...... 105,532 110,524 +4,992 +4.7% had the largest increase in the number of spon- It also was a record year for women’s partic- 46,225). Men’s Division I participation declined Total ...... 295,174 299,608 +4,434 +1.5% soring institutions, 69. ipation, which jumped to 110,524, a 4.7 percent 2.4 percent from 86,223 to 84,183. Other sports with an increase of more than jump over last year’s record figure of 105,532. Even though the numbers appear to be exact, 300 were men’s basketball, 999; women’s basket- Men’s participation was down 0.3 percent, which they are adjusted to include institutions that did Research Ursula R. Walsh said that the numbers ball, 946; women’s outdoor track, 460; women’s corresponds with the decline in the number of not submit a squad list for a sport they are known are accurate enough to provide a comparison of crew, 393; women’s cross country, 389; men’s soc- schools surveyed. to sponsor. Also, no audit is performed on the participation numbers from year to year. cer, 338; and women’s indoor track, 376. The gain was all in Division III, where partic- squad lists that are submitted, so there is no assur- Overall, women accounted for 36.9 percent In terms of percentages, the biggest increas- ipation went up by 4,668 (4.5 percent). Women’s ance that the list submitted by every institution of all participants, the highest ever. In 1993-94, participation in that division was up remarkably is precisely correct. Still, NCAA Director of 35.7 percent of NCAA athletes were women, See Numbers, page 7 ➤ Page 2 The NCAA News February 19, 1996

1 Schedule of key dates for 2 February and March 3 4 5 FEBRUARY NCAA News DIGEST 6 7 1 2 3 A weekly summary of major activities within the Association 8 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 10 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 11 12 25 26 27 28 29 1994-95 participation study 13 14 FEBRUARY 15 RECRUITING Women Overall 16 Men’s Division I basketball 17 1-29: Quiet period, except for 20 days between No- 18 vember 16,1995,and March 15,1996,selected at the dis- 19 cretion of the institution and designated in writing in the 20 office of the director of athletics: Evaluation period.** 21 Women’s Division I basketball* 22 1-29: Quiet period, except 20 days between October 8, 1995, and February 29, 1996, selected at the discre- 23 tion of the institution and designated in writing in the 24 office of the director of athletics: Evaluation period.** 25 Men’s Division II basketball 26 The period between the prospect’s initial and final high- 27 school or two-year college contests: Evaluation period. 28 Women’s Division II basketball* 29 The period between the prospect’s initial and final high- school or two-year college contests: Evaluation period. Men 30 Division I football 31 1-3...... Contact period. 32 4...... Quiet period. 33 5-8 ...... Dead period. The number of student-athletes participating in NCAA 34 9-29...... Quiet period. sports in 1994-95 was 299,608, an increase of almost Division II football 35 4,500 from 1993-94. ,Women’s participation increased 36 1-5 (8 a.m.)...... Contact period. 5 (8 a.m.)-7 (8 a.m.) ...... Dead period. almost 5,000 to 110,524 while men’s participation was 37 7 (8 a.m.)-29 ...... Contact period. 38 down about 600 to 189,084. 39 40 Charts show number times 1000. 41 MARCH 42 1 2 43 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 44 Title IX 45 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 46 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Subhed 12 Goes Here 47 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 48 This is Normal Body copy using the Normal 31 49 style sheet. This is Normal Body copy using the 50 Normal style sheet. This is Normal Body copy 51 using the Normal style sheet. This is Normal MARCH 52 Body copy using the Normal style sheet. This RECRUITING 53 Men’s Division I basketball is Normal Body copy using the Normal style 54 1-15: Quiet period, except for 20 days between No- sheet. 55 vember 16,1995,and March 15,1996,selected at the dis- 56 cretion of the institution and designated in writing in the 57 office of the director of athletics: Evaluation period.** 58 16-22 ...... Contact period. 23-27 ...... Quiet period. 59 28-31...... Dead period. 60 Women’s Division I basketball* 61 1-26: Quiet period,except eight days selected at the dis- 62 cretion of the institution and designated in writing in the 63 office of the director of athletics: Contact period. 64 27-31...... Dead period. 65 Men’s Division II basketball 1-27 ...... Contact period. 66 28-31...... Dead period. 67 Women’s Division II basketball* 68 1-31 ...... Contact period. 69 Division I football 70 1-31...... Quiet period. 71 Division II football 72 1-11 ...... Contact period. 73 12-31:Quiet period,except during any high-school all- star game that occurs within the state in which the 74 member institution is located: Evaluation period. 75 ______76 *See pages 122-123 of the 1995-96 NCAA Manual for 77 exceptions. Also, see pages 126-127 for dead periods in 78 other Divisions I and II sports. 79 **An authorized off-campus recruiter may visit a particu- 80 lar educational institution only once during this evaluation. 81 82 83 NCAA News Index 84 85 Briefly Page 3 86 87 Comment 4 88 89 State 90 Legislation 5 91 92 NCAA Record 14 93 94 The Market 15 95 96 Legislative Assistance 20 97

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■ Briefly in the News ■ Facilities 1 2 3 Oakland University announced in 4 Number is up December a three-level addition to its 5 Lepley Sports Center. The 250,000- 6 square-foot recreation and athletics cen- 7 for four Bruins ter will undergo a $28 million improve- 8 ment, with work scheduled from summer 9 Considering how many basketball standouts 1996 to fall 1998. The centerpiece of the 10 have played in the men’s and women’s pro- addition will be a 3,000-seat indoor arena. 11 grams at the University of California, Los An- Other highlights include a 1,000-seat 12 geles, it is a significant honor to have a jersey natatorium with 50-meter competitive and 13 retired to the rafters at Pauley Pavilion. recreational pool; a spa; a three-court rec- 14 Recently, four former Bruins were honored reational gymnasium; an 8,500-square- 15 as the jersey numbers of Walt Hazzard, Mar- foot weight training and fitness area; aer- 16 ques Johnson, Ed O’Bannon and Sydney Wicks obics rooms; running tracks; a host of 17 were retired. The group was recognized during courts, including an international squash 18 half time of a February 1 game. court; a wellness center; food and vend- 19 Only four other UCLA greats — Kareem Ab- ing areas; and offices for the athletics 20 dul-Jabbar (formerly Lew Alcindor), Bill Wal- department. 21 ton, Denise Curry and Ann Meyers — have California Polytechnic State 22 been so recognized. University, San Luis Obispo, dedicated 23 For a UCLA player’s jersey to be considered an on-campus site for construction of the 24 for retirement, the student-athlete must have Ozzie Smith Baseball Stadium, named in 25 been a three-time all-American or received a honor of the former Mustang famed for 26

national player-of-the-year honor. University of Florida photo his defensive wizardry and fancy foot- 27 In short, making this team is no small accom- work as a shortstop for the St. Louis 28 plishment. Attendance booster — The “Have A Ball This Fall” promotion at Cardinals. A capital campaign already 29 “It’s an elite group,” Hazzard told The Asso- the University of Florida, which publicized the dates that women’s soccer and has raised $1.7 million, including a $1 30 ciated Press. “How many schools can say they’ve volleyball contests coincided with Gator football contests, played a big part in million commitment from Smith. In addi- 31 had this many players of the year?” tion to the stadium, the institution will 32 Hazzard, who spent 10 years in the NBA after boosting attendance during the 1995 season. All three sports finished among the construct seven multipurpose athletics 33 playing under the legendary John Wooden from top five in the nation for season attendance averages: soccer, second at1,606 per and recreational fields for campus and 34 1962 to 1964, wore No. 42. After his pro career, game; volleyball, third at 2,751; and football, fifth at 85,139. Those participat- community use. Plans include renova- 35 Hazzard served for four years as his alma ma- tions of the Robert A. Mott Gymnasium, 36 ter’s head coach in the mid-1980s, compiling a ing in the promotion were (from left) women’s volleyball coach Mary Wise, head refurbishment of the school’s track and 37 77-47 record in four seasons. football coach Steve Spurrier and women’s soccer coach Becky Burleigh. field facility and construction of a new 38 O’Bannon, whose multifaceted talents and 10,000-seat football/soccer stadium. 39 No. 31 jersey guided UCLA to last season’s William H. Pitt, founder, chair and 40 NCAA Division I crown and earned him the film “The Client,” will play Valvano in the made- ball running backs, plan to play in the same chief executive officer of a large Connec- 41 1995 Final Four’s most-outstanding-player for-television movie. MDT Productions, the film’s backfield by the time they are seniors. The twins ticut real-estate company, has given the 42 award, was a first-round draft selection of the producer, has committed to donate $11,250 to also have decided to room together. largest gift ($3 million) in Sacred Heart 43 New Jersey Nets. the V Foundation, a cancer-research foundation “I think we made the right decision in room- University history. Construction is sched- 44 He finished his college career fifth on UCLA’s named in honor of Valvano. ing together,” Ken Rittenhouse told Ed Riggs of uled to begin this spring on the $17 mil- 45 all-time scoring list with 1,815 points and ninth A North Carolina film official described the the Gettysburg Times. “There are no surprises.” lion William H. Pitt Health and Recrea- 46 in rebounds with 820. film as mostly “a personal story about his drive, Pat and Mike Vilary are freshmen on the tion Center. The 143,000-square-foot 47 Wicks, the most outstanding player of the 1970 his optimism, the way he went about facing any junior varsity men’s basketball team. Sisters Jen facility will include a 2,000-seat arena, bas- 48 Final Four, donned No. 35 for UCLA. He en- kind of problem.” and Steph Dravis are sophomore starters in wo- ketball and indoor tennis courts, indoor 49 joyed a 10-year career in the NBA and was “The most emotional part is after he gets the men’s basketball. Jen and Christy Sonnenberg, jogging track, squash and racquetball 50 named the league’s 1972 rookie of the year. cancer diagnosis and tries to approach that the juniors, have roomed together since their fresh- courts, and a wrestling arena. It also will 51 As a sophomore in 1975, Johnson helped same way, trying to fight it the way he had done man year, and both start on the field hockey house a weight room, multipurpose 52 lead the Bruins to their 10th championship title. with other obstacles,” Bill Arnold, director of team. health and exercise room, locker rooms, 53 Johnson shares No. 54 with his son Kris, a cur- the North Carolina State Film Office, told The “We decided to go to college together,” Christy and athletics department offices. 54 rent Bruin. Associated Press. said. “I don’t think we would have lasted apart, A statue of former Western Kentucky 55 because we are really close.” University men’s basketball coach E. A. 56 Junior swimmers Lou and Larry Otremba Diddle has been unveiled in the lobby of 57 ‘The Jim Valvano Story’ Double vision qualified last year for the short-course world the arena that bears his name. Whitey 58 CBS Television will air the life story of former Seeing double at Gettysburg College is not a triathlon championships. Twins Wendy and Sanders, a former Hilltopper quarterback 59 North Carolina State University men’s basket- rarity. The school’s athletics program has six Sue Elles were soccer captains last season, and and retired Pulitzer Prize-winning editori- 60 ball coach Jim Valvano, who died of cancer in sets of identical twins competing as student-ath- Wendy was the Centennial Conference play- al cartoonist at the Milwaukee Journal, 61 April 1993. “The Jim Valvano Story” will be shot letes this academic year. er of the year. They, too, have been room- sculpted the work, which weighs nearly 62 mostly in and around Wilmington, North Caroli- Twins occur about once in every 90 births mates. one ton. The project was funded by for- 63 na, and is set to air this spring. and, of those, one-third are identical. mer Western Kentucky student-athletes 64 Actor Anthony LaPaglia, who starred in the Ken and Peter Rittenhouse, freshman foot- — Compiled by Lisa Stalcup from various sports. 65 66 67 68 AFCA develops five-point plan to battle agent problem The NCAA News 69 [ISSN 0027-6170] 70 Members of the American Football Coaches Association have developed New Orleans last month. The coaches discussed the problem for three 71 a five-point plan for dealing with unscrupulous sports agents. hours in Dallas after having talked about it for four hours in New Orleans. Published weekly, except bi- 72 The plan, adopted at an AFCA issues meeting February 12 in Dallas, “It’s about more than opening the lines of communication,” Mackovic weekly in the summer, by the 73 involves: told The Dallas Morning News. “We’re actively looking for answers. We’re National Collegiate Athletic As- 74 ■ Requesting the NCAA and the National Football League to develop an talking about more than just the player-agent problem. We’re trying to sociation, 6201 College Boule- 75 educational video that would help players distinguish good agents from come up with solutions that reach across the board.” vard, Overland Park, Kansas 76 bad ones. Mackovic acknowledged that the five-point plan will not eliminate un- 66211-2422. Phone 913/339- 77 ■ Having the AFCA serve as a clearinghouse for ideas on how to address scrupulous agents nor will it eliminate temptation for student-athletes. But 1906. 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Mackovic also chaired a similar forum at the AFCA convention in in the right direction.” scriptions. For first-class up- 86 grade, forward an additional 87 $50 (except foreign orders). 88 ■ Committee notices No refunds on subscriptions. 89 Second-class postage paid at 90 Shawnee Mission, Kansas. Ad- 91 Member institutions are invited to submit nominations to fill interim vacan- sitions are earmarked for Division I-AA and three for Division I-AAA. The dress corrections requested. 92 cies on NCAA committees. Written nominations to fill the following vacan- current consultant to the committee will assume one of the Division I-AA po- Postmaster send address chan- 93 cies must be received by Fannie B. Vaughan, executive assistant, in the NCAA sitions. The membership is invited to submit nominations for the other five ges to NCAA Publishing, 6201 94 national office no later than March 4, 1996 (fax number 913/339-0035). positions. College Boulevard, Overland 95 Special Events Committee: Legislation adopted at the 1996 NCAA Con- Men’s Basketball Rules Committee: Replacement for Ralph Barkey, re- Park, Kansas 66211-2422. 96 vention adds six positions to the NCAA Special Events Committee. Three po- signed from Sonoma State University. Appointee must be from Division II. 97

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COPY: MARCIA: Page 4 The NCAA News February 19, 1996 Comment Coaches need to step up as role models The NCAA News BY BRUCE KNITTLE football coach, was fired for punching an coach is a positive role model, this goal can Editor-in-chief The Comment section COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND opposing team’s player. be most effectively accomplished. David Pickle of The NCAA News is This behavior among coaches is not lim- The lessons that a coach imparts upon Managing editor offered as a page of Today, so much attention is addressed to ited to the professional or big-time college a youngster go beyond the athletics field. Jack L. Copeland athletes’ behavior on and off the playing sports world. I have witnessed two oppos- A player looks to a coach as someone who Assistant editor opinion. The views do Vikki K.Watson not necessarily repre- field. Often their actions do leave much to ing college tennis coaches get into a shov- “knows the way.” Therefore, it is impera- Editorial and sent a consensus of the be desired, and close scrutiny should be ing match and shout obscenities at each tive that he or she positively exert this in- advertising assistant NCAA membership. focused on their sportsmanship. other. This was in full view of parents and fluence. Coaches can instill the values of Ronald D. Mott Conversely, not enough attention is di- student-athletes. Recently, a mother of a 6- hard work, teamwork and sportsmanship. The NCAA News is available from University Microfilms, International. rected at the coaches. This point became year-old told me her son does not want to These traits, often learned for the first time For more information, call toll-free clear to me recently while watching the play soccer anymore. It seems that the boy’s in an athletics setting, can be used for a 800/521-0600, Ext. 2888. Peach Bowl football game on television. soccer coach yells at him and other team lifetime. Late in a close game, Ray Goff, then the members. Now soccer is not fun anymore Good examples University of Georgia head coach, reacting for this youngster. to a perceived bad call by an official, com- There are, of course, good coaches with Guest editorial List goes on too long pletely lost his cool. He was ranting and rav- high integrity. Dean Smith, the basketball ing and for a few minutes seemingly lost all Unfortunately, the list goes on and on. coach at the University of North Carolina, sense of rationality. This long list would include the top pro- Chapel Hill, is an example of someone Changing times dictate This tirade was viewed on national tele- fessional leagues to the lowest children’s whose character is unquestioned. Both he vision for millions of people to see. The levels. Wherever competition is found, it and his teams are usually models of good expansion of volleyball broadcasters, noting his prolonged tantrum, seems there are coaches who want to win sportsmanship. Don Shula, the former Mia- stated that he should just let it go. They said at all costs. In their quest for winning, these mi Dolphins coach, is another individual BY SANDRA L.VIVAS Goff was hurting his team by not being fo- individuals seem to forget what negative whose reputation was beyond reproach. He AMERICAN VOLLEYBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION cused for the next play. consequences can ensue. always showed great respect for the game Ray Goff, of course, is not the only coach My belief is that a coach should be a role and the players in it. Recently, the NCAA Division I Women’s to act this way. Bob Knight, the Indiana Uni- model for his or her team and the organi- Overall, coaches have to be made more Volleyball Committee sent a survey to coach- versity, Bloomington, basketball coach, is zation he or she represents. Coaches often accountable for their behavior. Administra- well-known not only for screaming at offi- play a central part in the lives of players tors and the general public often look the es regarding the implementa- cials but also at his own players. Many times from the time they are kids. Many times, other way as long as these coaches produce tion of predetermined re- Knight can be seen verbally humiliating a coaches are the authority figure children winning records. This misguided tolerance gional sites and playing dates player after a mistake. look up to and learn from. A coach has to has to be scrutinized more closely. for the national champion- Billy Martin, the former New York be aware that his or her behavior is what A youngster’s development process is at ship. However, the real $64 Yankees manager, would resort when upset the players likely will emulate. stake, and what can be more important than question in the minds of vol- to obscenity-laden tirades. Once he near- An important part of being a leader is to that? ly came to blows with one of his own play- help the individual be the best he or she leyball coaches is: “When is ers, Reggie Jackson, during a game. Woody can be. Incorporating this concept to a team Bruce Knittle is men’s and women’s tennis the tournament going to be Hayes, the legendary Ohio State University goal is what a coach strives for. When the coach at the College of Staten Island. increased to 64 teams?” The answer should be: “Right now!” Vivas Opinions The evolution of women’s collegiate volleyball since it has been an NCAA championship is similar to that of the NCAA was right to stick to tougher academic agenda computer industry — improvement in the Editorial early years and exponential improvement a man’s prerogative. They can do anything men can do, up to and St. Petersburg Times including shot-putting or javelin throwing. and growth throughout the country in the “At their annual meeting recently, delegates from Division I “But it begs the question. Do men’s sports have to be slain to past few years. We have gone from a sport conferences and institutions of the NCAA upheld all of the pro- make room for women’s of the same genre? The justification is visions of (legislation that) raises academic standards for athletes that was once dominated by West Coast teams that men’s sport still makes up 60 percent of the participatory total to qualify to practice and receive aid, but not to compete, during to one that had for the first time two non- in terms of scholarships. their first year. Californian/non-Hawaiian finalists. In the “These new freshman requirements came in response to a “But this argument factors in the 85 scholarships the football December 1995 championship match, one nationwide push to make sure that athletes are academically pre- program commands. As there is no women’s counterpart, no team was from the South and the other was pared to get the most out of their college and university experi- female football team challenging for these scholarships, should from the Midwest (with no West Coast ath- ences. The measure gives low-achieving athletes a better than they then be counted? letes on either team). The sport is on the even chance of graduating in a reasonable period. “To juggle the numbers to make them balance, would men’s move, both in attendance and television cov- “Under the new rules, incoming athletes who fail the minimum basketball ever be discontinued at UCLA to make way for women’s requirements to play can be admitted as partial qualifiers with basketball? Oh, sure! There are now 11 women’s sports at UCLA, erage, and quality of athlete. And, once the Scholastic Assessment Test scores as low as 720 (or 59 on the and 10 men’s. Women’s volleyball rates 12 scholarships, men’s Olympics begin, volleyball will be seen all American College Test). But they must have a 2.750 high school four. over the screen. grade-point average in 13 core courses. Partial qualifiers will be “How wonderfully American! To redress a wrong with a wrong.” Recent legislation at the NCAA Convention permitted to practice and receive scholarships during their fresh- makes the move to 64 a more urgent issue man year, but they cannot compete. They would keep three years of eligibility. Foreign basketball players now. The monetary obligations of Proposal “Opponents of the proposal argued that many athletes, espe- Lon Kruger, men’s basketball coach No. 69 effectively shut down the operations cially minorities, would be kept from attending college. But a 1995 University of Florida of the National Invitational Volleyball NCAA study of the records of 55,524 prospective athletes showed The Dallas Morning News that 86.5 percent would be eligible to compete if they entered col- Championship (NIVC). Founded in 1989 as Discussing why foreign basketball players are becoming more common: lege this fall. Only 597, less than 1 percent, would be partial qual- the Women’s Invitational Volleyball Champ- “I think it’s a combination of things. We don’t have any foreign ifiers. So again, the doomsayers are wrong. ionship, this postseason tournament was the players on roster now. But we have had in the past and they are “Although (the legislation) initially will cause problems for excellent students. We have never gone overseas to recruit. We brainchild of veteran coaches who identified some athletes, it will ultimately benefit everyone. The measure is have seen them in this country during exhibition games. a decided lack of postseason opportunities a powerful incentive for high-school players to start studying much “I think there is more a willingness on their part to come to the for a considerable number of the nation’s sooner, to start taking the 13 core courses they will need to qual- U.S. They can see opportunity to further expand academic hori- ify. The NCAA acted correctly in not lowering the bar.” best volleyball players and teams. zons as well as an opportunity to play.” A total of 61 teams made it to NCAA post- season play in the eight years prior to the Gender equity Athlete violence NIVC. The NIVC provided an additional 34 Jim Murray, columnist Todd Crosset, sports management professor teams with postseason opportunities. Eighty- Los Angeles Times University of Massachusetts,Amherst nine different teams have played in the From a column discussing the discontinuation of the successful men’s Dayton Daily News NIVC. Nineteen institutions that had never gymnastics program at the University of California, Los Angeles: “If you want to change — really change — you have to change been to the NCAA tournament competed in “Now, there are certain things you can’t win in this life: 1. a the culture of the athletics department. That means coaches need the NIVC and went on to the NCAA in future state lottery; 2. an argument with your wife; 3. a poker game on a to understand domestic violence. They need to understand some years. boat; and 4. a disagreement with the women’s movement. of the pressures their athletes are under. They need to under- “ ‘Gender equity’ is a principle dear to the hearts of women ath- Currently, the NCAA provides 48 slots in its stand the recreational drug use. letes and their activist champions. Their theme song should be “They need to reevaluate: What are they teaching men? What the one from ‘Annie Get Your Gun’: ‘Anything You Can Do, I Can do they need to teach men? That sort of deep thinking, mission See Volleyball, page 5 ➤ Do Better.’ Their proposition is simple: Sports are no longer just evaluation, is not taking place on our campuses.” February 19, 1996 The NCAA News Page 5

“ the inability of the National Softball Coaches Association (NSCA) Over the past few years, the to steer proposed rules changes through the ASA process. Playing by “It was difficult to make a change within the ASA,” Drysdale ASA rules...have sort of been said. “The NSCA itself had one vote within the ASA structure. diverging from the college game.” One would have to go through the internal ASA structure to effect change. What we ended up doing was adopting the ASA rules a different JAY MILLER,UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI,COLUMBIA and then making exceptions for our game. “One of the most significant things is that, for years, we’ve had this rules committee within the coaches association that has not been able to effect change. Now we can sit down and discuss set of rules They are making rules changes for the masses. We’re concen- what’s really best for our game and be able to, in a much more trating on the elite softball players.” timely manner, effect change,” Drysdale said. One byproduct college softball coaches seek as a result of Different goal Now under ASA standards, establishing NCAA rules is improved officiating. With an abundance of summer softball leagues in almost every “It will definitely help to have our own rules in this regard,” NCAA softball looks forward community, a goal of increased participation certainly has been Drysdale said. “In the past, we hired ASA officials. They would met. But the college game has a different goal in mind, accord- come to our game, and we would present them with the rules dif- to using its own rules in 1997 ing to Sharon Drysdale, head coach at Northwestern University ferences. When we have our own rules, there will be a higher and newly selected chair of the NCAA Women’s Softball Rules expectation level that umpires be familiar with our rule book. BY LAURIE BOLLIG Committee. They will come to the field with the NCAA book.” STAFF WRITER “The major difference is that, in my opinion, I believe the ASA Miller sees the potential for greater consistency as well. rules are oriented toward the participants. College softball, while “Down the road, we are hoping this will lead to certification It seems like everybody plays softball. being concerned with the participants, is interested in the sport of NCAA umpires. We’ve had a hard time getting the ASA umpires Church leagues. Recreational leagues. Youth leagues. The from a spectator standpoint,” Drysdale said. to call the pitching rules as strictly as we want them to be called,” company picnic. “Our group is focused on our game and what is best for it,” Miller said. And it seems like everybody who plays softball uses the she said. “Obviously, the high-school rules don’t meet our needs Veteran Women’s College World Series umpire Jeff Hansen Amateur Softball Association’s rules book. Fastpitch, slowpitch, and the ASA rules don’t meet our needs, so we need our own does not see a problem for officials working both ASA and NCAA men, women, boys and girls — they’re all covered in the ASA committee. And we need umpires who are familiar with the dif- competition. book. ferences so that officiating improves. “Basically, what an NCAA rule book will do is take the modi- For more than 10 years, the colleges “The coaches involved in collegiate play have an interest in fications the college coaches want in a game and put them in a and universities that sponsor NCAA the teaching of the game and also the promotion of the sport at book so they are written down and can be followed,” Hansen women’s softball competition have fol- a different level than you would find in the ASA. We have a dif- said. “I don’t think it will be confusing as long as the rules dif- lowed that national governing body’s rules ferent objective and different accountability as well,” Drysdale ferences between the ASA and the NCAA are highlighted in as well. The 1996 season, however, will be said. some form. I would expect the majority of the rules to be the the swan song for those rules in NCAA Already, NCAA softball programs use a set of modifications to same.” softball. ASA rules. Differences include the pitching distance, which is 40 ‘Excellent choices’ Beginning with the 1997 season, the feet in ASA competition and 43 feet at the NCAA level; equip- recently appointed NCAA Women’s Soft- ment specifications, like use of the titanium bat and the yellow Drysdale will be joined on the new committee by Dee Abra- ball Rules Committee will formulate play- ball with raised seams; and fence distances, which are shorter for hamson, assistant athletics director and former head softball ing rules for Association competition, NCAA competition. coach at Northern Illinois University. Abrahamson will serve as making softball the 13th NCAA sport to Drysdale “There have always been a number of exceptions we have the committee’s secretary-rules editor, making her the chief rules maintain its own rules. made to ASA rules,” Drysdale said. “When you get a number interpreter. “Over the past few years, the ASA rules we’ve been following of exceptions, it makes sense to go your own way and build “Both are excellent choices for the committee,” Miller said. have sort of been diverging from the college game,” said Jay Mil- those in.” “Dee’s been around the game for a long time. She did a great ler, head softball coach at the University of Missouri, Columbia. job at Northern Illinois. Sharon’s been really instrumental in our Source of frustration “We’re trying to put a little more offense in the game. We’ve been coaches association in terms of rewriting our constitution. She frustrated trying to get rules passed through the ASA process. Drysdale said a source of frustration for several years has been is very detail-oriented and will be a leader for this committee.”

Nine become first members of Women’s Softball Rules Committee

responsible for formulating the official play- State University, Bakersfield; Anita Kubicka, The NCAA Executive Committee recom- Softball will become ing rules for women’s softball. Montclair State University; and Sheilah A. mended and the Association’s membership The selected committee members are Lingenfelter, Wittenberg University. approved the establishment of the new com- the 13th NCAA sport Sharon J. Drysdale, Northwestern University, Dee Abrahamson, Northern Illinois Uni- mittee at January’s NCAA Convention. serving as committee chair; Joyce Compton, versity, was named secretary-rules editor. Women’s softball joins baseball, men’s bas- to keep its own rules University of South Carolina, Columbia; Bri- The committee members’ term lengths are ketball, women’s basketball, football, ice hock- an Kolze, University of the Pacific (Califor- staggered from one- to four-year terms since ey and soccer as NCAA sports that have des- The NCAA has announced the members nia); Diane Milutinovich, California State it is a new committee. ignated rules committees. of its first-ever Women’s Softball Rules Com- University, Fresno; Lori Meyer, Mankato Subsequent terms of office will be four Five other NCAA sports also use their own mittee. The nine-member committee will be State University; Kathy Welter, California years. rules.

Volleyball With elimination of National Invitational Volleyball Championship, time has arrived for 64-team Division I bracket

➤ Continued from page 4 and quality championship teams have no op- As has been proven, if you promote it, they will moted, given time to market. portunity for postseason play. come. Ultimately, the persons affected are the stu- championship, up from 32 in 1993 and prior. Thirteen new teams have been added to Indeed, the 1994-95 NCAA Annual Reports dent-athletes. After administering the NIVC for The NIVC invited 20 teams to participate each NCAA women’s volleyball sponsorship since shows the largest disparity of numbers of stu- the past seven years, it is apparent that not only year, up from 16 the inaugural year. 1994. In 1996, an additional five teams, at least, dent-athletes participating in men’s vs. women’s do we have the quality of teams needed to com- The move from 32 to 48 occurred after the will be playing Division I volleyball for the first championships is in Division I. Adding 16 vol- pete with 64, but the student-athletes’ enthusi- NCAA Executive Committee reviewed all cham- time, a 6.6 percent increase in two years. We cur- leyball teams to the field will lower this inequity. asm for the sport and for the competition is pionships. The tiers are in 30 percent incre- rently are at 93.4 percent sponsorship, and with It will not be simply to increase numbers, but to unending. ments for the grouping of sponsored sports 64 teams, the percentage of total volleyball teams provide legitimate teams with the opportunity The NIVC experience illustrated to them the until the 90 percent level; baseball and volley- playing in the NCAA postseason would be near- to attain the national crown. Unfortunately, with possibilities that exist in pursuing excellence. ball fall into the 90 to 95 percent level; and ly equal to women’s basketball. There is no de- the abrupt cancellation of the NIVC, volleyball During the 1995 tournament, we had a classic men’s and women’s basketball are at the 95 per- bate the sport is growing; we believe the tour- teams actually have lost 20 opportunities. example of this. In the finals of pool play, Pep- cent-plus level. The differences between these nament should grow with it. Adding these numbers also would necessi- perdine University played the University of levels is a mere five percent. In 1994, 16 teams We have all seen the explosion in growth and tate the seeding of 16 teams and naming pre- Rhode Island to go to the semifinals — a peren- were added to both the women’s basketball and popularity of women’s collegiate basketball. determined regional sites. For all practical pur- nial volleyball power vs., well, “one of those East volleyball championships. There is no doubt that NCAA television sup- poses, although not in the committee’s rules, it Coast teams.” Five games and two hours later, What the NIVC proved after the move to 48 port, both in terms of money and promotional was apparent that the committee had to at least Rhode Island was on its way to the next morn- was that a significant number of teams were left assistance, were key ingredients to propel the look at 16, along with the required eight seeds, ing’s matches. It was an engrossing, powerful, out of an NCAA championship opportunity. interest. The resulting media exposure also has this past December. The teams were so even entertaining and exciting match. And each Why? Because in determining that each con- increased interest. Increasing the field to 64 that not doing so would have been cause for NIVC has had matches like that one. ference would have an opportunity to be a part teams not only has given basketball more expo- complete bracket chaos. With 64 teams and the NCAA backing the of the tournament via the play-in structure, legit- sure, but has provided increased opportunities And predetermined sites are crucial. The event, those matches will only get better. imate contenders were left out; those teams for more student-athletes to experience post- coaches are completely behind this move, as instead traveled to the NIVC. season play. The step was taken and the plan- we have proven sites throughout the country Sandra L. Vivas is executive director of the Ameri- Now, with no place to go, the field is squeezed ning was in place to take advantage of the move. that will draw for volleyball and can be pro- can Volleyball Coaches Association. Page 6 The NCAA News February 19, 1996

1 Consultants create OTHER HIGHLIGHTS 2 3 4 initial-eligibility index 5 Foreign Student Records Consultants Heard an update from NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clear- 6 February 2-3/Lake Tahoe, Nevada inghouse assistant manager Ellen Wetzel, who reported 7 for each foreign country that nearly 5,000 foreign student-athletes are registered 8 Agreed to issue an addendum to the Guide to In- in the clearinghouse database to date. Nearly 1,600 were The NCAA Foreign Student Re- institutions were unable to determine 9 ternational Academic Standards for Athletics Eligibility 1994 foreign graduates who entered NCAA schools in cords Consultants completed an ini- a test score they would need to cor- 10 for students entering in the fall of 1996. The adden- the 1994-95 academic year and 2,300 were 1995 gradu- tial-eligibility index for each foreign respond with their grade-point aver- 11 dum will correct any errors in that edition of the guide ates who entered school in 1995-96. More than 850 are country during their annual meeting ages. 12 and will explain the availability of the newly complet- 1996 graduates who will enter school next fall. February 2-3 in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. The index will be given to the NCAA 13 ed index (see accompanying story). The addendum will Confirmed that a grade of “P” or “C-” (50-59 per- The consultants several years ago Academic Requirements Committee 14 be mailed in late February or early March. cent) in British Columbia, Canada, equates to a U.S. developed the end points for the in- for review then, after that committee’s 15 Reviewed the manuscript for the 1997 guide, grade of “D,” based upon information from the Minis- dex (equivalencies for United States approval, will be made available by 16 including updates on outlines for Denmark, Norway try of Education in that province. The consultants deter- 2.000 and 2.500 grade-point averages), request from conference offices or the 17 and Sweden. In addition, the consultants considered mined that such a grade should only receive one qual- but this year developed equivalencies NCAA legislative services staff. 18 the addition of Latvia and the Dominican Republic for ity point (a grade of “D”) in the calculation of a student’s for the points in between for each cer- The consultants also reviewed 1996 19 the 1998 guide. initial-eligibility status. tificate in each country listed in the NCAA Convention Proposal No. 60, 20 Guide to International Academic adopted by Divisions I and II, which 21 Standards for Athletics Eligibility, ef- eliminates the use of eighth-grade 22 fective for the 1996-97 academic year. courses to satisfy core-curriculum re- the Academic Requirements Com- system. In those systems, eighth grade dents would have only six semesters 23 Concerns had been raised that quirements. mittee that this proposal not be appli- is equivalent to ninth grade in a 12- to complete core-course require- 24 foreign students entering Division I The consultants will recommend to cable to countries that use an 11-year year system; thus, 11-year-system stu- ments. 25 26 27 28 Alignment, site criteria top III volleyball committee meeting 29 30 Regional alignment and site-selec- In addition to its desire to obtain The committee also addressed site- weather, accessibility and transporta- the quality of the experience for the 31 tion criteria dominated the NCAA input from the membership, the com- selection criteria used to determine tion costs); (3) seeding (at the regional participating student-athletes. 32 Division III Women’s Volleyball Com- mittee cited the following reasons for host institutions for each round of the level only); (4) rotation of sites; and (5) In addition to the recommended 33 mittee’s annual meeting February 5-8 postponing realignment: the impact Division III women’s championship. attendance history and revenue poten- criteria, the committee will solicit in its 34 in Key West, Florida. of incoming provisional members, The committee will recommend to tial, which shall be considered neces- facility-evaluation form the number 35 The committee voted to maintain additional schools joining the NCAA the NCAA Executive Committee the sary to assure fiscal responsibility. of times an institution has hosted 36 the current eight-region alignment for from the National Association of In- following selection-criteria priority: (1) The committee wants to provide as championship competition during the 37 1996, but it will solicit proposals from tercollegiate Athletics, conference re- Quality and availability of the facility many schools as possible with the last five years. Such data would be con- 38 the membership for possible realign- alignment and the effects of NCAA and other necessary accommodations; opportunity to host championship sidered when the committee awards 39 ment in 1997. restructuring. (2) geographical location (including competition without compromising sites for the 1996 championship. 40 41 42 43 Restructuring 44 NCAA-produced TV spot 45 Division III transition team will meet for first time February 20-21 46 wins PSA media award 47 ➤ Continued from page 1 No. 7. That legislation guaranteed the to championships. 48 An NCAA-produced public-ser- the dangers of drinking and dri- division 3.18 percent of the Associa- The transition team is the same as 49 vice announcement captured the ving. al membership to make certain they tion’s operating revenues. the Division III Task Force to Review 50 Best Television Public Service The spots were produced with are adjusting to NCAA rules. A subcommittee of the transition the NCAA Membership Structure. 51 Announcement award recently at Global Exchange, Inc., a Bethes- With regard to championship mat- team will meet with the Division III New Division III Steering Committee 52 the first annual Distinction in da, Maryland,-based communi- ters, the group is expected to con- subcommittee of the Presidents Com- members Lynda J. Calkins of Hollins 53 Media Excellence (DIME) Awards cations firm. The campaign rep- sider a number of alternatives. The mission March 27 in New York City, College and John S. Biddiscombe of 54 for health-care reporting. resents a portion of the NCAA’s most immediate consideration in- primarily to review championships Wesleyan College (Georgia) also have 55 Two other NCAA-produced pub- commitment to TEAM (Techni- volves the possibility of larger brac- issues and possible legislative initia- been added to the group. 56 lic-service announcements also ques for Effective Alcohol Man- ket sizes, at least for team sports. tives for the 1997 Convention. James R. Appleton, president of 57 were nominated for the award. agement), a 16-member coalition Longer-range questions involve Ultimately, the transition team, the University of Redlands, and 58 The competition is conducted by that includes the four major pro- whether the division should subdi- which now contains 22 individuals, Daniel L. Bridges, director of ath- 59 the Washington, D.C., area March fessional sports leagues, the Na- vide, whether there should be coex- may divide into subcommittees focus- letics at California Institute of Tech- 60 of Dimes. tional Safety Council and the Na- istent regional and national cham- ing on championships, membership nology, will cochair the transition 61 The winning spot, titled “Video tional Association of Broadcast- pionships or whether the Association requirements and governance. team. Daniel T. Dutcher recently was 62 Game,” takes the viewer in a split ers. should consider the establishment In their work, they will be guided appointed NCAA Division III chief 63 second from seemingly harmless James A. Marchiony, NCAA di- of a Division IV. by feedback forms the membership of staff. 64 play at a video game to a tragic sit- rector of broadcast services, and The championships-enhancement was provided at the Convention’s Di- In another restructuring matter, 65 uation on the road. Frank D. Uryasz, NCAA director matter is somewhat urgent since the vision III business session. However, Division I conferences are expected 66 The campaign was developed of sports sciences, represent the division’s revenue allotment will grow a preliminary review of that infor- to complete selection of Board of 67 to educate young people about NCAA on TEAM. next year as a result of the provisions mation suggests that little consensus Director and Management Council 68 of 1996 NCAA Convention Proposal exists in the membership with regard members by early March. 69 70 71 Freedom Forum/NCAA Foundation 72 73 sports journalism winners selected 74 75 Winners of the Freedom Forum- date. 76 NCAA Foundation Sports Journalism The winners are: Jenni Carlson, 77 Scholarships for the 1996-1997 acad- University of Kansas; Damon Hodge, 78 emic year have been announced. Southern University, Baton Rouge; 79 The eight winners of the $3,000 Jennifer Jones, Princeton University; 80 undergraduate awards were chosen Jacob Luft, University of Florida; Male- 81 from a field of 85 applicants. na Salberg, Princeton University; Mic- 82 This is the fourth year of the pro- hael Sielski, La Salle University; Hung 83 gram. The Freedom Forum has pro- Tsai, Humboldt State University; and 84 vided $205,000 for the program to Jodie Valade, Northwestern University. 85 86 87 88 Have a photo idea? 89 90 Mail stories and photos (black-and-white preferred) to 91 Jack L. Copeland, Managing Editor, The NCAA News, 92 93 6201 College Boulevard, Overland Park, Kansas 66211- 94 2422. 95 96 97

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➤ Continued from page 1 increased by 700 but declined by 450 in Division ry declines in men’s participation involved gym- The sport with the largest decline in spon- I-A and 174 in Division I-AA. The net gain was nastics, down 14.4 percent; water polo, down 11.2 sorship was wrestling, down seven from 264 to es involved women’s crew, 17.9 percent; women’s 76 (0.1 percent). percent; and crew, down 10.9 percent. 257. Other sports that showed sponsorship drops soccer, 15.5 percent; and women’s fencing, 13.6 Sports with a decline of more than 100 were The largest increase in sponsorship involved were men’s gymnastics, four; men’s rifle, men’s percent. The men’s sports with the largest per- men’s outdoor track, 494; men’s indoor track, 458; the 69-institution jump in women’s soccer. The outdoor track and men’s fencing, three; men’s centage increases were basketball, 7.5 percent; men’s swimming and diving, 324; men’s crew, next largest increase was women’s cross coun- water polo, women’s gymnastics and women’s lacrosse, 2.3 percent; and soccer, 2.2. 254; baseball, 156; wrestling, 123; and men’s cross try (20), followed by women’s volleyball (18), and fencing, two; and men’s ice hockey, men’s crew Football participation in Divisions II and III country, 109. In terms of percentage, the prima- men’s golf and women’s tennis (15). and men’s volleyball, one.

HIGHEST 1994-1995 PARTICIPATION STUDY — MEN’S SPORTS PERCENTAGE OF WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION BY

Division I Division II Division III Overall PARTICIPANTS, SPORT, 1994-95 Avg. Avg. Avg. Avg. Sports Teams Athletes Squad Teams Athletes Squad Teams Athletes Squad Teams Athletes Squad 1982 TO 1994 Baseball ...... 269 9,200 34.2 195 5,831 29.9 292 7,388 25.3 756 22,419 29.65 Basketball...... 302 4,500 14.9 244 3,538 14.5 322 6,311 19.6 868 14,349 16.53 1. Football...... 50,956 Cross Country...... 289 4,451 15.4 186 2,027 10.9 261 3,263 12.5 736 9,741 13.24 2. Baseball ...... 22,419 Fencing...... 23 426 18.5 0 0 0.0 19 289 15.2 42 715 17.02 Football...... 224 23,137 103.3 141 11,900 84.4 201 15,919 79.2 566 50,956 90.03 1982-83...... 30.8% 3. Men’s Football I-A ...... (107) (11,963) (111.8) — — — — — — — — — 1983-84...... 31.0 outdoor track...... 17,800 Football I-AA ...... (117) (11,174) (95.5) — — — — — — — — — Golf...... 277 3,269 11.8 156 1,544 9.9 219 2,190 10.0 652 7,003 10.74 1984-85...... 31.3 4. Men’s soccer...... 15,409 Gymnastics...... 29 421 14.5 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 29 421 14.52 1985-86...... 32.3 Ice Hockey ...... 50 1,485 29.7 13 391 30.1 59 1,729 29.3 122 3,605 29.55 5. Men’s Lacrosse ...... 52 2,023 38.9 27 734 27.2 93 2,651 28.5 172 5,408 31.44 1986-87...... 32.4 indoor track...... 15,114 Rifle ...... 30 348 11.6 0 0 0.0 13 95 7.3 43 443 10.30 Skiing ...... 11 205 18.6 8 87 10.9 16 243 15.2 35 535 15.29 1987-88...... 33.4 6. Men’s basketball ...... 14,349 Soccer ...... 194 5,141 26.5 128 3,046 23.8 296 7,222 24.4 618 15,409 24.93 1988-89...... 33.7 7. Women’s Swimming ...... 157 3,768 24.0 45 770 17.1 166 2,689 16.2 368 7,227 19.64 Tennis...... 272 2,856 10.5 170 1,581 9.3 284 3,067 10.8 726 7,504 10.34 1989-90...... 33.5 outdoor track...... 13,896 Track, Indoor...... 232 8,375 36.1 91 2,430 26.7 167 4,309 25.8 490 15,114 30.84 1990-91...... 33.4 8. Women’s Track, Outdoor...... 250 8,950 35.8 128 3,264 25.5 210 5,586 26.6 588 17,800 30.27 Volleyball ...... 22 394 17.9 10 125 12.5 28 347 12.4 60 866 14.43 1991-92...... 34.1 basketball ...... 12,656 Water Polo...... 25 533 21.3 0 0 0.0 12 214 17.8 37 747 20.19 Wrestling...... 104 3,151 30.3 46 1,118 24.3 107 2,076 19.4 257 6,345 24.69 1992-93...... 34.8 9. Women’s Subtotal...... 82,633 38,386 65,588 186,607 1993-94...... 35.7 indoor track...... 11,835 Crew ...... 34 1,411 41.5 9 171 19.0 16 486 30.4 59 2,068 35.06 Squash...... 7 139 19.8 0 0 0.0 18 270 15.0 25 409 16.36 1994-95...... 36.9 10. Women’s softball...... 11,212 TOTAL ...... 84,183 38,557 66,344 189,084 Notes: 1. Participation totals are adjusted to reflect all institutions sponsoring each sport. 2. Sports sponsored by fewer than a total of 10 institutions are not included in this survey. 3. Totals in several sports include mixed (men’s and women’s) teams. PARTICIPATION COMPARISON BY DIVISION

ARTICIPATION STUDY OMEN S SPORTS 1994-1995 P — W ’ Division I 1993-94 1994-95 Diff. Pct. change Division I Division II Division III Overall Men’s sports ...... 86,223 84,183 –2,040 –2.4% Avg. Avg. Avg. Avg. Sports Teams Athletes Squad Teams Athletes Squad Teams Athletes Squad Teams Athletes Squad Women’s sports ...... 44,361 46,225 +1,864 +4.2% Basketball ...... 293 4,102 14.0 242 3,243 13.4 334 5,311 15.9 869 12,656 14.56 Total...... 130,584 130,408 –176 –0.1% Cross Country...... 295 3,983 13.5 191 1,910 10.0 261 3,106 11.9 747 8,999 12.05 Fencing...... 24 295 12.3 0 0 0.0 17 172 10.1 41 467 11.39 Field Hockey...... 71 1,562 22.0 22 506 23.0 128 2,611 20.4 221 4,679 21.17 Division II Golf ...... 146 1,270 8.7 25 185 7.4 45 324 7.2 216 1,779 8.24 Gymnastics...... 67 945 14.1 10 126 12.6 13 173 13.3 90 1,244 13.82 1993-94 1994-95 Diff. Pct. change Lacrosse...... 40 956 23.9 12 302 25.2 92 1,960 21.3 144 3,218 22.35 Skiing...... 13 164 12.6 7 68 9.7 17 201 11.8 37 433 11.70 Men’s sports ...... 38,984 38,557 –427 –1.1% Soccer...... 154 3,557 23.1 97 1,940 20.0 264 5,412 20.5 515 10,909 21.18 Women’s sports ...... 21,009 21,378 +369 +1.8% Softball...... 195 3,491 17.9 191 3,266 17.1 270 4,455 16.5 656 11,212 17.09 Swimming...... 164 3,854 23.5 53 875 16.5 183 3,221 17.6 400 7,950 19.88 Total...... 59,993 59,935 –58 –0.1% Tennis ...... 288 2,707 9.4 181 1,611 8.9 305 3,142 10.3 774 7,460 9.64 Track, Indoor...... 239 6,668 27.9 91 1,847 20.3 166 3,320 20.0 496 11,835 23.86 Track, Outdoor ...... 255 7,140 28.0 125 2,475 19.8 213 4,281 20.1 593 13,896 23.43 Division III Volleyball ...... 282 3,638 12.9 228 2,873 12.6 318 4,357 13.7 828 10,868 13.13 Subtotal...... 44,332 21,227 42,046 107,605 1993-94 1994-95 Diff. Pct. change Crew...... 44 1,804 41.0 8 151 18.9 22 634 28.8 74 2,589 34.99 Men’s sports...... 64,435 66,344 +1,909 +3.0% Squash ...... 6 89 14.8 0 0 0.0 17 241 14.2 23 330 14.35 TOTAL ...... 46,225 21,378 42,921 110,524 Women’s sports ...... 40,162 42,921 +2,759 +6.9% Notes: 1. Participation totals are adjusted to reflect all institutions sponsoring each sport. Total...... 104,597 109,265 +4,668 +4.5% 2. Sports sponsored by fewer than a total of 10 institutions are not included in this survey.

Administrative Committee minutes

Conference No. 2 an alternative, the institution could replace the items, not to ed Bridges as chair. 18. exceed their value. 3. Acting for the Council and Executive Committee: b. Acting for the Council: February 7, 1996 h. Approved a request from the University of California, a. Noted that five members of the Division III restructur- (1) Granted requests from the following institutions to re- Los Angeles, for an incidental-expense waiver to permit the ing transition team will meet in New York March 27, in con- place coaches on a temporary basis per Bylaw 11.7.1.1.1.2: institution to provide travel expenses for a foreign student- junction with the Presidents Commission meeting. the University of Florida to replace a women’s basketball 1. Acting for the NCAA Council, the Admin- athlete to obtain the proper signatures for a student visa. b. Approved a process whereby division-specific transition coach and the University of Miami (Florida) to replace a foot- i. Denied a request from the University of Rhode Island issues requiring immediate action (e.g., approval of transi- ball coach. istrative Committee: that the Administrative Committee approve the 1998 Ren- tion team meetings) be resolved by the NCAA staff in (2) Granted waivers per Bylaw 14.6.7.2-(b) to permit stu- a. Extended the term of Jerry L. Kingston, Arizona State aissance Games as an international competition, noting that consultation with the appropriate division’s vice-president, dent-athlete(s) from various institutions to participate in University, on the Council Subcommittee on Initial-Eligibility this would establish precedent for an institution to provide chair of the appropriate subcommittee of the Presidents men’s basketball tryout as part of an international summer Waivers until September 1996. expenses for student-athletes to participate in any competi- Commission and division chief of staff, and be reported to tour to Greece through Athletic Hellenic Hall of Fame. b. Appointed Kevin M. White, Tulane University, and C. tion, regardless of how it is classified. the Administrative Committee. (3) Granted a blanket waiver per Bylaw 14.7.6 to permit Donald Cook, Sacred Heart University, to the Council Sub- j. Approved legislative language reflecting the Council’s c. Approved the process for selecting transition teams, as student-athletes to qualify for competition and tryouts for the committee on Personnel Limitations, replacing Richard A. earlier action to permit the Infractions Appeals Committee follows: U.S. national men’s water polo team for the following spe- Rosenthal and Rita M. Castagna, respectively. to adopt or revise enforcement policies and procedures that (1) Division I: Conferences have been asked to select their cific events: Canada Super Cup, JR/National B Camp, c. Appointed Edward “Ted” Leland, Stanford University, relate directly to the infractions appeals process, subject to representatives to the Board of Directors and/or Manage- National B Training, National B Tryout Camps and a to the Council Subcommittee on Playing and Practice Sea- review and approval by the Council. ment Council. This group will function as the transition team. National B Collegiate Invitational. sons, replacing Mary Jo Warner; appointed Carol J. Sprague, 2. Acting for the Executive Committee: (2) Division II: Members of the restructuring task force (4) Granted waivers per Bylaw 14.7.6.1-(c) to permit stu- University of Pittsburgh, to fill an existing Division I vacan- a. Appointed Eugene D. Smith, athletics director, Iowa and the Division II Steering Committee will form the Man- dent-athletes from various institutions to participate in com- cy; and deferred action on the appointment of a Division II State University, to the Budget Subcommittee, replacing Ken- agement Council transition team. Multisport voting confer- petition involving national teams in field hockey, golf, rifle, representative until the February 21 conference. neth A. Free; noted that Division III Vice-President Bridget ences that do not have representation on the task force or soccer, softball, swimming, tennis and water polo. d. Appointed Stormie Lynn Wells, volleyball student-ath- Belgiovine automatically replaces Edward G. Coll; Division steering committee will nominate a transition team represen- (5) Granted waivers per Bylaw 14.7.6.1-(d) to permit stu- lete, University of Northern Colorado, to the Student-Athlete I Vice-President Robert M. Sweazy automatically replaces tative. Members of the Division II subcommittee of the Presi- dent-athletes from various institutions to participate in com- Advisory Committee, replacing Lisa Gay, California State William M. Sangster. dents Commission will form the Presidents Council transi- petition as part of the following state games: Alabama Sports University, Chico, no longer eligible to serve. b. Noted that Sweazy automatically replaces Sangster on tion team. Division II regions lacking the required number Festival, Greatland Games (Alaska), Grand Canyon State e. Agreed that it would not be appropriate for a summer the Division I Championships Committee, and Wright Wa- of chief executive officer representatives as set forth by the Games (Arizona), King Cotton Sports (Arkansas), California basketball league seeking certification per NCAA Bylaws ters, Southern Conference, automatically replaces Free. restructuring legislation will nominate representatives to the State Games, Colorado State Games, Nutmeg Games (Conn- 14.7.5.2 and 30.14 to secure financial support from a local c. Noted that William L. Lide, North Carolina Central Uni- Presidents Council transition team. ecticut), Capital Games (District of Columbia), Florida’s Sun- casino. versity, automatically replaces Jerry M. Hughes on the Divi- (3) Division III: Members of the restructuring task force shine State Games, Georgia Games, Aloha State Games (Ha- f. Denied a request from Auburn University for an inci- sion II Championships Committee; appointed Barbara J. and Division III Steering Committee will serve as the tran- waii), First Security Games of Idaho (Summer Games), dental-expense waiver to permit the institution to provide food Schroeder, athletics director, Regis University (Colorado), to sition team. Prairie State Games (Illinois), Hoosier State Games (India- for student-athletes in the computer laboratory and study area replace Castagna. 4. Report of actions taken by the executive director per na), Iowa Games, Sunflower State Games (Kansas), Bluegrass on a 24-hour basis during final exam week, inasmuch as it is d. Noted that Daniel L. Bridges automatically replaces Constitution 4.3.2. State Games (Kentucky), Louisiana State Games, Maryland an extra benefit available only to student-athletes. Mary R. Barrett on the Division III Championships Commit- a. Acting for the Executive Committee: State Games, Bay State Games, Great Lakes State Games g. Denied a request from Weber State University for an in- tee; Belgiovine automatically replaces Coll; appointed at- Approved a recommendation from the NCAA Men’s Golf (Michigan), Star of the North State Games (Minnesota), State cidental-expense waiver to permit the institution to provide large member Sam S. Bedrosian to a final one-year term; ap- Subcommittee that the U.S. Military Academy host the 1996 Games of Mississippi, Show-Me State Games (Missouri), Big $5,000 each to two student-athletes who lost most of their pointed Linda E. Hopple, Middle Atlantic States Conference, NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships East regional personal belongings in an apartment fire; but noted that as to replace Bridges as a Council representative; and appoint- at the Concord Resort, Kiamesha Lake, New York, May 16- See Minutes, page 15 ➤ Page 14 The NCAA News February 19, 1996 NCAA Record

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Calendar Martin J. Anisman, president at Sam Houston State, resigned to assume the pres- Former infractions committee chair dies February 19-20 Committee on Financial Aid and San Diego idency at Daemen...James Bulman, dean of Amateurism the college at Allegheny, named acting pres- Frank J. Remington, longtime faculty athletics February 19-21 Professional Sports Liaison Committee Coronado, California ident...Homer A. Neal, professor of physics representative at Wisconsin and former chair of February 19-22 Division I-AA Football Committee Palm Beach Gardens, and vice-president for research at Michigan, the NCAA Committee on Infractions, died Florida selected as interim president, effective July February 9 in Madison, Wisconsin. He was 73. February 20-23 Division I Women’s Volleyball Committee Phoenix 1. February 24 Infractions Appeals Committee Phoenix DIRECTORS OF ATHLETICS Remington, a nationally recognized legal schol- February 25-26 Orientation meetings for new officers Overland Park, Kansas Scott Carnahan, head baseball coach for ar who was a leader in recodifying U.S. criminal and Presidents Commission, Council 12 years at Linfield, selected as athletics di- law and in improving the criminal justice system, and Executive Committee members rector there. He replaces Ad Rutschman, was a law faculty member at Wisconsin for 46 years. February 27 Special Committee to Study NCAA Kansas City, Missouri who will retire at the end of June after serv- From 1959 to 1986, Remington served on the Marketing, Licensing and ing for 23 years as director...Garnett Pur- Wisconsin athletics board and was the university’s Promotional Activities nell, NCAA compliance representative for February 28-29 Academic Requirements Committee Kansas City, Missouri 1 faculty athletics representative to the Big Ten the past 4/2 years, chosen as director of ath- March 4-5 Special Degree-Completion Orlando, Florida letics at Morgan State. Before joining the Conference. He chaired the board from 1966 to Remington 1968 and chaired the conference in 1985-86. Program Committee NCAA staff, Purnell served as assistant AD March 7-10 Division I Men’s Basketball Committee Kansas City, Missouri at Cincinnati...Bob Jacoby, athletics director Remington also was the university’s faculty representative to the Western March 7-10 Division I Women’s Basketball Committee Kansas City, Missouri at Stetson for the past six years, announced Collegiate Hockey Association for 17 years and was involved in estab- March 11-12 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Chicago he will retire in May. Jeff Altier, associate lishing ice hockey as a varsity sport at Wisconsin. March 12-14 Legislative Review Committee Kansas City, Missouri AD there, was appointed interim direc- Remington served on numerous NCAA committees. He served for March 16-17 Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Minneapolis tor...Richard Ellis, athletics director at Bay- 10 years on the Committee on Infractions, which he chaired from 1983 Committee lor, announced his resignation, effective March 18-19 Committee on Review and Planning Kansas City, Missouri May 31. to 1987. He also was a member of the Constitution and Bylaws ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Committee (1968 to 1972), Committee on Competitive Safeguards and OF ATHLETICS Medical Aspects of Sports, and Special Committee to Review the NCAA Kim Bonnell, business manager at Ar- Penalty Structure. Burnell, who has coached collegiate base- cluding stints in the Continental Basketball kansas, promoted to associate athletics di- In 1959, U. S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren appointed ball for the past 20 years, will remain at Ken- Association and United States Basketball yon as athletics director. He was coach of rector for business affairs. Remington to the Advisory Committee on the Federal Rules of Criminal League...Oswego State appointed Paul Lagan ASSISTANT DIRECTORS the year in the North Coast Athletic Confe- as interim basketball coach...Messiah head OF ATHLETICS Procedure. Remington ultimately served on that committee for 23 years rence his first season at Kenyon (1991), and coach Jack Cole announced he will resign at John Stroud, who has compiled a 93-54 — including 10 years as its reporter and chief researcher. has a five-year record of 42-126. the end of the season. record as men’s basketball coach at Mill- Remington earned bachelor’s and law degrees at Wisconsin, where Baseball assistants—Bob Wojick hired Women’s basketball—Jim Bolla, wo- saps, given additional duties as assistant ath- he was editor-in-chief of the Wisconsin Law Review and graduated first as assistant baseball coach and David Ca- men’s basketball coach at UNLV, announced ruso named volunteer assistant coach at letics director. He also will continue to in his law school class in 1949. he will retire after this season. coach golf...Tim Becker named assistant AD Eastern Connecticut State. Football—Paul Price elevated to head for operations at Cincinnati. Men’s basketball—Southern California coach at West Virginia Tech. Price, who has COACHES years as head coach of the Red Storm... department. Gismondi, who served as assis- dismissed head men’s basketball coach Char- served as an assistant since 1985 and as de- Baseball—Edward Blankmeyer, a for- Chuck Gismondi, who is beginning his 17th tant coach for seven years before becoming lie Parker, who was in his second season in mer baseball assistant at Seton Hall and di- season as head baseball coach at California head coach, has a 377-277-7 career the post. Henry Bibby, assistant coach for the fensive coordinator for the past two seasons, rector of admissions there, named head (Pennsylvania), announced he will retire af- mark...Bob Bunnell, head baseball coach Trojans since last May, was appointed inter- replaced Bob Gobel, who resigned...John baseball coach at St. John’s (New York). He ter the season. He will remain an associate and athletics director at Kenyon, an- im head coach. Bibby has 14 years of college succeeds Joe Russo, who resigned after 21 professor in the communications disorders nounced his retirement from coaching. and professional coaching experience, in- See NCAA Record, page 15 ➤ Polls

Division I Baseball 21. Montevallo (14-0) ...... 149 State, 14-5; 6. Alvernia, 16-3; 7. Johns Hopkins, 13- through February 6, based on the teams’ high East The Baseball Weekly/American Baseball 22. Western N.M. (18-3)...... 133 7; 8. Messiah, 13-5; 9. Western Maryland, 15-3; 10. meet scores as reported by the National Associa- 1. Middlebury (17-1) ...... 50 1 Coaches Association preseason top 25 NCAA 23. Bellarmine (15-3) ...... 98 Dickinson, 12-6. tion of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches (Women): 2. Rochester Inst. (14-7-2)...... 42 /2 1 Division I baseball teams, with points: 24. Northern Colo. (13-6) ...... 79 Atlantic: 1. Defiance, 21-0; 2. Wittenberg, 16-5; 1. Georgia...... 197.425 2. Bowdoin (14-2-1)...... 42 /2 1. Cal State Fullerton, 812; 2. LSU, 775; 3. 25. Fort Valley St. (16-2)...... 36 3. Mount Union, 15-5; 4. Capital, 15-4; 5. Otterbein, 2. Alabama...... 196.725 4. Babson (13-3-2) ...... 35 Stanford, 739; 4. Wichita State, 656; 5. Tennessee, Division III Men’s Basketball 14-6; 6. Baldwin-Wallace, 14-6; 7. Muskingum, 16- 3. Utah...... 195.825 5. Colby (13-4) ...... 30 652; 6. Georgia Tech, 612; 7. Florida State, 478; 8. The top eight NCAA Division III men’s basket- 4; 8. Goucher, 13-5; 9. Kenyon, 15-6; 10. Bethany, 4. Michigan ...... 194.750 6. Plattsburgh St. (15-6) ...... 25 Clemson, 474; 9. Southern California, 457; 10. ball teams in each region through February 5, with 16-5. 5. Florida ...... 194.400 7. Connecticut Col. (13-3-1) ...... 19 California, 456; 11. Oklahoma, 444; 12. Texas, 426; records: South: 1. Maryville (Tennessee), 13-3; 2. Ran- 6. Arizona...... 194.275 8. Potsdam St. (14-6) ...... 16 13. Texas Tech, 406; 14. Arizona State, 391; 15. Northeast: 1. Williams, 17-1; 2. Salem State, 16- dolph-Macon, 18-1; 3. Millsaps, 17-1; 4. Mary- 7. Oregon St...... 194.075 9. Amherst (10-7) ...... 10 Mississippi State, 372; 16. Long Beach State, 324; 2; 3. Springfield, 17-3; 4. Bowdoin, 13-4; 5. Babson, mount (Virginia), 17-2; 5. Roanoke, 15-3; 6. Trinity 8. Nebraska ...... 193.875 10. Fredonia St. (10-8-2) ...... 5 17. Oklahoma State, 311; 18. Miami (Florida), 308; 14-5; 6. Anna Maria, 17-4; 7. Massachusetts- (Texas), 12-6; 7. Hendrix, 16-4; 8. Emory, 12-6; 9. 9. Brigham Young...... 193.825 Division I Men’s 19. Texas A&M, 222; 20. Alabama, 217; 21. Auburn, Dartmouth, 14-6; 8. Amherst, 13-5. Guilford, 12-5; 10. Mary Washington, 11-5. 10. Michigan St...... 193.375 Swimming and Diving 179; 22. UCLA, 175; 23. Pepperdine, 173; 24. East: 1. (tie) Hartwick, 15-4, and Rochester Great Lakes: 1. Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 19-0; 2. 11. Utah St...... 193.275 The Speedo America top 25 NCAA Division I Fresno State, 114; 25. Ohio State, 97. Institute of Technology, 16-2; 3. Buffalo State, 15- Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 16-3; 3. Calvin, 16-3; 4. 12. Kentucky ...... 193.075 men’s swimming and diving teams through Division II Men’s Basketball 4; 4. Hamilton, 12-6; 5. Rensselaer, 12-7; 6. St. John Alma, 15-4; 5. Beloit, 17-1; 6. Wisconsin-Stout, 14- 13. Southern Utah...... 192.775 February 6 as selected by the College Swimming The top 20 NCAA Division II men’s basketball Fisher, 14-3; 7. Geneseo State, 13-5; 8. St. 5; 7. DePauw, 14-5; 8. Ripon, 14-3; 9. Franklin, 11- 14. Iowa...... 192.725 Coaches Association of America, with points: teams through February 5, with records in paren- Lawrence, 13-5. 7; 10. Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 12-7. 14. LSU ...... 192.725 1. Michigan, 345; 2. Auburn, 336; 3. Texas, 314; theses and points: Middle Atlantic: 1. Franklin & Marshall, 19-0; 2. Central: 1. Wheaton (Illinois), 18-1; 2. Millikin, 16. California ...... 192.675 4. Stanford, 298; 5. Tennessee, 290; 6. Southern 1. Virginia Union (18-0) ...... 160 Wilkes, 17-1; 3. Cabrini, 17-2; 4. Lycoming, 15-3; 16-3; 3. Luther, 16-2; 4. Washington (Missouri), 15- 17. Washington...... 192.650 California, 270; 7. California, 265; 8. Southern 2. Fort Hays St. (19-0)...... 152 5. (tie) Gettysburg, 13-6, and Moravian, 14-6; 7. 4; 5. Buena Vista, 14-5; 6. Illinois Wesleyan, 14-5; 18. Oklahoma ...... 192.350 Methodist, 259; 9. Minnesota, 234; 10. Arizona, 3. St. Rose (19-1) ...... 144 Allentown, 13-6; 8. (tie) Catholic, 13-6, and 7. Carthage, 13-6; 8. Wartburg, 12-5; 9. Loras, 11- 19. UCLA ...... 192.325 222; 11. Georgia, 214; 12. (tie) Florida and Arizona 4. Fairmont St. (18-1) ...... 136 Elizabethtown, 13-7. 6; 10. Simpson, 11-5. 20. Southeast Mo. St...... 192.275 State, 176; 14. Miami (Florida), 138; 15. North 5. Alabama A&M (17-2) ...... 128 Atlantic: 1. Rowan, 17-3; 2. Richard Stockton, 17- West: 1. St. Thomas (Minnesota), 17-2; 2. Beth- Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Carolina, 131; 16. Iowa, 108; 17. Ohio State, 85; 18. 6. Southern Ind. (15-3) ...... 118 3; 3. New York University, 15-5; 4. Jersey City State, el (Minnesota), 13-4; 3. Concordia-Moorhead, 14- The USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Alabama, 76; 19. Nebraska, 73; 20. Texas A&M, 71; 7. Grand Canyon (19-2) ...... 112 12-7; 5. Staten Island, 16-5; 6. Rutgers-Newark, 12- 4; 4. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 14-5; 5. St. Bene- top 10 NCAA Division I men’s ice hockey teams 21. Kansas, 66; 22. Indiana, 61; 23. Harvard, 56; 24. 8. Northwest Mo. St. (15-4)...... 106 6; 7. York (New York), 13-8; 8. (tie) Merchant dict, 16-4; 6. UC San Diego, 13-5; 7. Pomona-Pitzer, through February 5 as selected by the American LSU, 48; 25. Pittsburgh, 38. 9. St. Anselm (19-2) ...... 93 Marine, 14-4, and New Jersey Institute of 14-5; 8. Chapman, 10-8; 9. Gustavus Adolphus, 10- Hockey Coaches Association, with records in Division I Women’s 10. Cal St. Bakersfield (18-2) ...... 88 Technology, 11-8. 9; 10. La Verne, 11-8. parentheses and points: Swimming and Diving 11. South Dak. St. (18-2)...... 78 South: 1. Millsaps, 16-2; 2. Roanoke, 16-4; 3. Men’s and Women’s Fencing 1. Colorado Col. (23-2-4) ...... 100 The Speedo America top 25 NCAA Division I 12. N.C. Central (16-1) ...... 75 Christopher Newport, 15-4; 4. Rhodes, 17-3; 5. (tie) The top 10 NCAA men’s and women’s fencing 2. Boston U. (19-3-3)...... 88 women’s swimming and diving teams through 13. Fla. Southern (17-3) ...... 63 Hendrix, 16-4; Randolph-Macon, 14-6; and teams through February 6 as listed by the United 3. Michigan St. (24-6) ...... 71 February 6 as selected by the College Swimming 14. Bloomsburg (17-2) ...... 57 Shenandoah, 13-6; 8. Bridgewater (Virginia), 15-7. States Fencing Coaches Association: 4. Minnesota (23-5-2) ...... 63 Coaches Association of America, with points: 15. Indianapolis (15-4)...... 46 Great Lakes: 1. Hope, 17-3; 2. Wittenberg, 17- 1. Penn State, 2. Notre Dame, 3. St. John’s (New 5. Michigan (21-5-2) ...... 61 1. Stanford, 397; 2. Southern Methodist, 374; 3. 16. Tex. A&M-Kingsville (16-4)...... 44 4; 3. Wooster, 16-4; 4. Ohio Northern, 14-6; 5. York), 4. Columbia, 5. (tie) Princeton and Yale, 7. 6. Lake Superior St. (20-5-1) ...... 40 Michigan, 369; 4. Florida, 337; 5. Arizona, 332; 6. 17. Queens (N.C.) (17-2) ...... 28 Capital, 14-6; 6. John Carroll, 14-6; 7. Kalamazoo, Pennsylvania, 8. Stanford, 9. New York University, 7. Western Mich. (22-6-3) ...... 29 Texas, 320; 7. Southern California, 310; 8. Georgia, 18. Seattle Pacific (18-3)...... 22 12-8; 8. Albion, 13-7. 10. Rutgers. 8. Denver (20-8-2) ...... 26 304; 9. UCLA, 238; 10. Nebraska, 237; 11. Auburn, 19. Georgia Col. (16-3) ...... 9 Midwest: 1. Illinois Wesleyan, 19-0; 2. Wheaton Men’s Gymnastics 9. Maine (19-6-4) ...... 25 20. Franklin Pierce (17-4) ...... 8 (Illinois), 18-1; 3. Hanover, 16-4; 4. Washington The top 20 NCAA men’s gymnastics teams 10. Mass.-Lowell (18-6-6)...... 18 233; 12. Tennessee, 232; 13. Alabama, 205; 14. Division II Women’s Basketball (Missouri), 15-5; 5. Ripon, 16-2; 6. (tie) Augustana through February 5, based on the teams’ highest Division II Men’s Ice Hockey Northwestern, 185; 15. Minnesota, 156; 16. Kansas, The USA Today/Women’s Basketball Coaches (Illinois), 14-5; DePauw, 14-6; and Manchester, 15- meet scores as reported by the College Gymnastics The top five NCAA Division II men’s ice hock- 154; 17. North Carolina, 135; 18. Arizona State, Association top 25 NCAA Division II women’s bas- 6. Association: ey teams through February 6, with records in 110; 19. Texas A&M, 94; 20. (tie) Penn State and ketball teams through February 5, with records in West: 1. Wisconsin-Platteville, 19-1; 2. Gustavus 1. New Mexico ...... 226.350 parentheses and points: Wisconsin, 89; 22. Kentucky, 61; 23. LSU, 49; 24. parentheses and points: Adolphus, 17-2; 3. Upper Iowa, 14-3; 4. Wisconsin- 2. California ...... 225.250 1. Ala.-Huntsville (17-0-2)...... 30 California, 42; 25. Clemson, 33. 1. Abilene Christian (21-0) ...... 725 Oshkosh, 16-3; 5. Wisconsin-Whitewater, 15-4; 6. 3. Penn St...... 223.350 2. Bemidji St. (14-5-4) ...... 24 Men’s Volleyball 2. South Dak. St. (19-1) ...... 691 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 13-6; 7. Simpson, 14-3; 4. Ill.-Chicago ...... 222.500 3. Mercyhurst (13-6-2) ...... 16 The USA Today/American Volleyball Coaches 3. North Dak. St. (18-2) ...... 662 8. Cal Lutheran, 14-5. 5. Illinois...... 221.850 4. Mankato St. (15-7-2)...... 11 Association top 15 NCAA men’s volleyball teams 4. Bentley (19-1)...... 636 Division III Women’s Basketball 6. Michigan St...... 220.500 5. St. Anselm (7-10) ...... 6 through February 6, with records in parentheses 5. Delta St. (16-2) ...... 576 The top 10 NCAA Division III women’s basket- 7. Nebraska ...... 220.475 Division III Men’s Ice Hockey and points: 6. Stonehill (18-2) ...... 554 ball teams in each region through February 5, with 8. Stanford ...... 220.450 The top 10 NCAA Division III men’s ice hock- 1. Hawaii (4-0) ...... 240 7. West Tex. A&M (19-1)...... 544 records: 9. Iowa...... 219.875 ey teams in each region through February 6, with 2. UC Santa Barb. (4-1) ...... 216 8. North Dak. (19-3) ...... 533 Northeast: 1. Southern Maine, 18-2; 2. Mid- 10. Massachusetts ...... 219.750 records in parentheses and points: 3. Long Beach St. (3-0) ...... 206 9. Norfolk St. (19-1)...... 416 dlebury, 14-3; 3. Salem State, 16-2; 4. Westfield 11. Minnesota ...... 219.700 West 4. UCLA (4-2) ...... 199 10. Portland St. (18-4)...... 405 State, 15-4; 5. Wheaton (Massachusetts), 12-6; 6. 12. Syracuse ...... 219.150 1. Wis.-River Falls (19-3-1) ...... 40 5. Stanford (3-0)...... 179 11. Fla. Southern (16-3)...... 389 Amherst, 13-6; 7. Worcester Polytechnic, 14-5; 8. 13. Army ...... 218.450 2. Wis.-Superior (14-7-2) ...... 36 6. Cal St. Northridge (4-3) ...... 144 12. UC Davis (18-2) ...... 386 Emmanuel, 15-4; 9. Clark (Massachusetts), 12-8; 10. 14. Navy...... 217.800 3. St. John’s (Minn.) (13-6-2) ...... 32 7. Pepperdine (6-3)...... 138 13. Northern Mich. (16-2)...... 383 Western Connecticut State, 13-6. 15. Brigham Young...... 217.225 4. St. Thomas (Minn.) (13-6-2) ...... 28 8. Southern Cal (3-1) ...... 135 14. Oakland (16-3)...... 333 East: 1. New York University, 18-0; 2. William 16. Oklahoma ...... 215.450 5. Gust. Adolphus (14-5) ...... 24 9. Ball St. (5-2)...... 95 15. Mars Hill (18-1)...... 319 Smith, 18-1; 3. Geneseo State, 17-2; 4. St. John 17. Air Force ...... 214.550 6. St. Mary’s (Minn.) (12-7-2) ...... 20 9. Brigham Young (4-2)...... 95 16. Shippensburg (18-3) ...... 303 Fisher, 18-3; 5. Hartwick, 16-3; 6. Nazareth, 16-4; 7. 18. James Madison ...... 213.900 7. St. Norbert (9-10-3) ...... 16 11. UC Irvine (4-4)...... 85 17. IU/PU-Ft. Wayne (18-2) ...... 281 Skidmore, 16-4; 8. Binghamton, 14-4; 9. Elmira, 13- 19. William & Mary...... 213.650 8. Wis.-Eau Claire (9-13-1) ...... 12 12. Penn St. (5-3) ...... 74 18. Central Mo. St. (18-2) ...... 265 7; 10. Cortland State, 13-6. 20. Temple ...... 213.350 9. Wis-Stevens Point (10-12-1) ...... 8 13. Ohio St. (5-1) ...... 48 19. Minn.-Duluth (15-4)...... 205 Mid-Atlantic: 1. Rowan, 20-0; 2. Scranton, 17-3; Women’s Gymnastics 10. St. Olaf (8-12-1) ...... 2 14. Lewis (5-0) ...... 43 20. Bridgeport (17-3) ...... 153 3. Elizabethtown, 13-5; 4. Cabrini, 17-2; 5. Trenton The top 20 NCAA women’s gymnastics teams 10. Augsburg (7-13-1) ...... 2 15. Loyola Marymount (2-8) ...... 13 February 19, 1996 The NCAA News Page 15

tant coach at Eastern Connecticut State... tier, his alma mater. Memphis: R. C. Johnson (AD) — 901/678- fornia, swimming; Annette Hand of Ore- NCAA Record Mary Cutone selected at Emerson-Massa- Sports information director—Chris 2335; University of Miami (Florida): (SWA) gon, track and field and cross country; Joy chusetts College of Art. Burkhalter resigned as sports information vacant; College of St. Elizabeth: New tele- Selig of Oregon State, gymnastics; Jennifer ➤ Continued from page 14 Men’s and women’s swimming and director at Northern Arizona. phone numbers are (CEO) — 201/605- Azzi of Stanford, basketball; Lisa Leslie of diving assistant—Mary McCuskey selected Strength and conditioning coaches— 7474, (F) — 201/605-7218, (AD) — 201/605- Southern California, basketball; Yumi Mor- Parker, who has held coaching positions at as assistant men’s and women’s swimming Ken Ingram, offensive line coach at Sul 7207; St. Olaf College: Gary G. Wicks (AD); dre of Washington, gymnastics; and Laura Nebraska-Omaha and East Tennessee State, coach and assistant athletics academic ad- Ross State for the past two seasons, hired as Shaw University: Title correction (SWA) — Lavine of Washington State, track and field. visor at Eastern Illinois. She previously was hired as head coach at Minnesota-Mor- strength and conditioning coach at Mill- Associate Director of Athletics Instructor, Joanne Fortunato selected as commis- a graduate assistant in the school’s swim- new ZIP code is 27601; Temple University: ris...Hayden Fry, head coach at Iowa, re- saps, where he also will be offensive line sioner of athletics for the community col- ming program. (AD) to be named; Towson State University: ceived a two-year contract extension through coach on the football staff...Kevin Yoxall leges of California. Fortunato is a former Men’s tennis—Bob Mueller named in- hired at UCLA. Margaret E. Faulkner (F) — Associate Dean, the 2000 season. Fry has compiled a 124-73- athletics director at Keene State, where she terim head coach at Saint Louis. He re- CONFERENCES College of Liberal Arts, 410/830-2330; Troy 6 record in 17 years with the Hawkeyes...East served as AD for 12 years. She also is a for- Tennessee State extended the contract of placed Cameron Thomas, who resigned to Maria Alterman, who has more than 10 State University: Melanie Davis (SWA) — mer commissioner of the New England head coach Mike Cavan for three years. pursue other career interests. Mueller is a years of experience as a referee at the col- Senior Woman Administrator, 334/670- Collegiate Conference and a former chair Football assistants—Three assistant national-level umpire for the United States legiate level, named coordinator of volley- 3480, new area code is 334; Weber State of the NCAA Memorial Resolutions coaches have been appointed at Marshall: Tennis Association and also owns a special- ball officials for Conference USA. Alterman University: Michael D. Norman (F) — Committee. Larry Kueck, offensive coordinator at Mis- ty tennis store...Ed Collins, coach at San currently officiates in the Big Ten, South- Professor of Criminal Justice, 801/626-6708. sissippi in 1994, named offensive coordina- Diego, announced his resignation, effective west, Big Eight and Missouri Valley Confe- Conference—Big Ten Conference: New Todd Rogers of UC Santa Barbara cho- tor; Ernie Purnsley, a former Wake Forest May 31. rences. She also has officiated at the Di- area code is 847; Dixie Intercollegiate sen as the American Volleyball Coaches player, secondary coach; and Jay Hobson, Women’s tennis—Gary Glassman cho- vision I Women’s Volleyball Championship. Athletic Conference: Mailing address is Association player of the week in men’s vol- who has assisted at Tulane, Delta State, LSU sen as women’s tennis coach at Northeast ASSOCIATIONS 3101 Ellwood Avenue, Richmond, Virginia leyball (February 5). Rogers totaled 158 as- and Florida, linebackers coach...Scott Line- Louisiana. Fisher DeBerry, head football coach at 23221 — 804/358-3543, fax 804/358-0338. sists, 27 digs, 13 kills, six blocks and a .454 han, wide receivers coach at Washington, Men’s and women’s volleyball—Doug Air Force, elected president of the American Provisional—Anderson College (South hitting percentage for his No. 2-ranked team given additional duties as offensive coordi- Dannevik, head men’s and women’s volley- Football Coaches Association (AFCA). De- Carolina): Robert G. Beville (AD), new area during the week. nator. Bill Diedrick, who has served as of- ball coach at UC San Diego, resigned as Berry, who previously served as vice-presi- code is 864; Incarnate Word College: (SWA) fensive coordinator since March 1994, will women’s coach but will continue to coach dent, succeeds Billy Joe, head football coach vacant. continue to coach quarterbacks. Also, Phil the men. He joined UC San Diego in 1978 at Florida A&M. The AFCA also elected Corresponding—New England Collegi- Deaths Elmassian resigned as secondary coach at as head men’s coach. Dannevik assumed three vice-presidents: Don Nehlen of West ate Karate Conference: Terminated mem- Washington to become defensive coordi- duties as women’s coach 17 years ago. He Virginia, Roy Kidd of Eastern Kentucky and bership. Kevin Williams, a football wide receiver nator at Boston College...Brian Collins became men’s coach again in 1994 after Rocky Rees of Shippensburg. Coaches NEW MEMBERS at Southern California from 1977 to 1980, hired as defensive coordinator at Long Is- coaching only the women’s team for 12 elected to the board of trustees are Dick The following institution has been elected to was killed February 1 in a freight-train crash land-C. W. Post...Ken Ingram, offensive line years...Brian Collins selected at Long Island- Tomey of Arizona, Phil Fulmer of Tennes- provisional membership, effective September 1, in Cajon Pass near Los Angeles. He was 38. coach at Sul Ross State for the past two sea- C. W. Post. see, John Luckhardt of Washington and 1996: Williams, a brakeman on the train, died sons, hired as offensive line coach at Mill- Women’s volleyball assistant—Megan Jefferson, and Gary Blackney of Bowling The University of Findlay, Findlay, Ohio February 1 when the train derailed and saps, where he also will be strength and McCallister, assistant coach at Wisconsin for Green. In addition, Kirk Koll was named 45840: Kenneth E. Zirkle (P) — 419/424- caught fire as it rounded a downhill bend. conditioning coach. the past three years, joined the Dayton staff. chair of the assistant coaches committee. 4530; David Wallach (F) — Assistant Pro- While at Southern California, Williams Men’s lacrosse assistants—David Mc- McCallister was a player on the national Bob Vecchione promoted to associate ex- fessor of Mathematics, 419/424-4536; Ron caught 71 passes for 1,358 yards and 25 Callum, a 1995 Plymouth State graduate, team from 1991 to 1993. She competed in ecutive director at the National Association Niekamp (AD) — 419/424-4663; Lisa Kling- touchdowns, which is still a school record. shirn (SWA) — Instructor, 419/424-4545. named assistant lacrosse coach at Massa- the 1991 Pan American Games and won a of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NAC- He also was a member of two 400-meter District 4, Division II. chusetts-Boston...Dan Arcenas Jr. hired at bronze medal in the 1991 World University DA). Vecchione became NACDA’s assistant champion relay teams. Eastern Connecticut State. Games. executive director for communications and The following organization has been elected to Ben Brown, a volunteer assistant track Women’s lacrosse assistant—Justin marketing in July 1992. Before joining the affiliated membership, effective immediately: coach at Cal State Fullerton, died February Molson appointed as student assistant NACDA staff, Vecchione served for two Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, Inc.: 1 in an automobile accident. Brown, 42, was coach at Eastern Connecticut State. years as assistant men’s athletics director for Fran Garmon, 11623 Willow Grove Road, Men’s soccer—Tim McClements hired media relations at Minnesota. He also Moody, Texas 76557 — 817/853-2207 (P); on his way to pick up his son at an Ontario, as head men’s soccer coach at Eastern Illi- served as executive director of the Twin Barbara Dietz, 2923 Boones Creek Road, California, day-care center when he lost nois...Eastern Nazarene appointed Dave Cities Final Four Organizing Committee Johnson City, Tenn. 37615 — 615/282-4242 control of the car on a slick spot and the Cawthorne as head men’s soccer coach. during his tenure at Minnesota. (Sec.); Phyllis I. Holmes, P.O. Box 1331, car hit a telephone pole. He competed at Women’s soccer—Joanie Murphy re- Jackson, Tenn. 38302 — 901/423-8349 UCLA, where he won the 400-meter dash in turned to her alma mater, Youngstown State, (Exec. Dir.). the 1975 NCAA Division I track and field as the school’s first women’s soccer coach. Etc. The following institutions have been elected to championships. He also was a member of Murphy served most recently as head coach corresponding membership, effective immediately: the Bruins’ three-time national-champion- of the Hampton Roads Piranhas in the CONFERENCE MEMBERS LeTourneau University, 2100 S. Mobber- ship mile relay team. Brown, a member of United States Women’s Independent Soccer The Patriot League announced that ly, P.O. Box 7001-7001, Longview, Texas the 1976 U.S. Olympics team that won the League...Karen Horstman, former Tulsa Fairfield and Ursinus have accepted invita- 75607-7001 — 903/233-3370. gold medal in the 1,600-meter relay, had soccer player, hired as the first women’s soc- Baseball: Bob Bunnell tions to become associate members in the University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg, served as a volunteer coach at Cal State cer coach at Oklahoma State. She previously Associations: Bob Vecchione sport of field hockey. The schools will begin 1150 Mt. Pleasant Road, Greensburg, Pen- Fullerton for the past eight years. served as the first women’s soccer coach at Division I competition in the league this fall. nsylvania 15601 — 412/836-9949. William F. “Bud” Wilkinson, a 1936 Buck- South Alabama, where she compiled an 11- Keene State has been accepted as a mem- nell graduate who was a three-year letterman STAFF ber of the Little East Conference and will 6 record in 1994 and then was 10-7-2 last Notables in football and track and field, died February Academic advisor—Cindy Almon ap- begin play in 1997-98. The expansion is the year...Jim Buchan, assistant coach at Pacific 2. Wilkinson scored the first touchdown in pointed as athletics academic advisor at second in the 10-year history of the confer- Lutheran, named the first women’s soccer Natalie Williams named Pacific-10 Con- the first Orange Bowl (January 1, 1935) on a coach at Mesa State. The team will begin Eastern Illinois. ence, which includes seven Division III in- ference Woman Athlete of the Decade. 23-yard pass reception. He is one of six mem- play this fall...Colette Gilligan hired as wo- Assistant academic advisor—Mary Mc- stitutions in New England. Williams earned all-America honors in both bers of that Orange Bowl team who are men’s soccer coach at Middle Tennessee Cuskey selected as assistant men’s and DIRECTORY CHANGES basketball and volleyball during her playing members of the Bucknell hall of fame. State. women’s swimming coach and assistant ath- Active—California State Polytechnic career from 1989 to 1994 at UCLA. She Women’s softball—Kerri Quinn, a 1994 letics academic advisor at Eastern Illinois. University, Pomona: Keith B. Ehrenreich holds the career record for rebounding av- Chris Daniels, a 22-year-old basketball graduate of Massachusetts-Boston, named Compliance coordinator—Chris Schoe- (F) — Professor of Accounting, 909/869- erage in the Pac-10 at 12.8 per game and player at Dayton, died February 8 in Dayton. head softball coach at her alma mater. She mann, NCAA legislative assistant for the past 2373; Colby-Sawyer College: Anne Ponder recorded the three highest single-season re- A coroner’s initial examination did not re- was the 1994 recipient of the university’s four years, named compliance coordinator (P); Davidson College: James E. Murphy III bounding averages in conference history. veal the cause of death. Daniels, a senior, William Puerto Award, given to the school’s for men’s and women’s athletics at (AD); Dickinson College: Nancy Mellerski In volleyball, Williams received American ranked second in Division I men’s basket- top senior athlete...Cindee Trapp chosen as Minnesota. Schoemann served as staff liai- (F) — Professor of French and Italian, Volleyball Coaches Association first-team ball in field-goal percentage at the time of head coach at Messiah. son to the NCAA Committee on Financial 717/245-1248; Edinboro University of Penn- all-American honors in 1990, 1991 and his death, hitting 67.9 percent of his shots. Women’s softball assistants—Shane Aid and Amateurism and the NCAA Special sylvania: Lynn Theehs (SWA) — Women’s 1992. Others nominated for athlete of the He averaged 12.9 points per game and six Weaver, a 1992 Western Kentucky graduate, Committee to Study Rules Federation by Volleyball Coach, 814/732-2584; Hood decade were Tanya Hughes of Arizona, rebounds for the Flyers. appointed as graduate assistant coach at Sport. Before joining the NCAA staff, Schoe- College: (AD) to be named; Jacksonville track and field; Tammy Webb of Arizona Lincoln Memorial...Rich Page named assis- mann was head men’s golf coach at Whit- University: Paul S. Tipton (P); University of State, volleyball; Mary T. Meagher of Cali- — Compiled by Lisa Stalcup Minutes Five join Association staff ➤ Continued from page 7 Kristen Davis and Stacey Herman have joined the NCAA staff as leg- Sky State Games (Montana), Cornhusker State islative assistants in the membership services group. Games (Nebraska), Silver State Games (Nevada), Davis, who received a bachelor’s degree in political science from Granite State Festival of Athletics (New Hamp- Washington University (Missouri) and a law degree from Vanderbilt Uni- shire), Garden State Games (New Jersey), New versity, most recently was director of compliance services and life-skills Mexico Games, Empire State Games (New York), coordinator at Virginia Commonwealth University. State Games of North Carolina, Prairie Rose State Games (North Dakota), Ohio Games, Soo- Herman received a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from the University ner State Games (Oklahoma), State Games of of Arizona, a law degree from Florida State University and a master’s in Davis Herman Emmons Hannah Oregon, Keystone State Games (Pennsylvania), exercise and sports sciences at the University of Florida. Rhode Island State Games and Sports Festival, Before joining the NCAA, Herman was an assistant to the compliance Palmetto Sports Festival (South Carolina), South Dakota State Games, Games of Texas, Utah Sum- coordinator at Florida. Hannah, most recently an NCAA intern in enforce- mer Games, Commonwealth Games of Virginia, ment and eligibility, received a bachelor’s degree in mass State Games of Washington, Badger State Games ■ ■ ■ communications from Montana State University-Billings (Wisconsin) and Cowboy State Games (Wyo- Nancy Emmons has accepted a position as programmer/analyst in and a master’s in sport management from the University ming). finance and business services. of Missouri, Columbia. (6) Granted waivers per Bylaw 16.13.1. to per- mit institutions to provide incidental expenses Emmons received a bachelor’s degree in computer information systems in these situations: from Emporia State University. Before joining the NCAA, she was a com- ■ ■ ■ (a) To student-athletes from various institu- puter support specialist at Cerner Corporation in North Kansas City, Jenifer Scheibler has joined the public affairs staff as tions to attend the Apple Conference. Missouri. a statistics coordinator. (b) To student-athletes to attend funerals of Scheibler received a bachelor’s degree in journalism members of the student-athletes’ families. ■ ■ ■ (c) To student-athletes to return to their homes from Kansas State University. Before joining the NCAA, Scheibler to be with family members who were terminally Stephanie Hannah has joined the enforcement and eligibility appeals she was an assistant sports information director at Kansas ill, seriously injured or hospitalized. group as an enforcement representative. State for three years. (d) To student-athletes to attend ceremonies where they will be honored. February 26, 1996 The NCAA News Page 17

Division I ice hockey leaders Team Through February 18

POINTS PER GAME GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE WINNING PERCENTAGE CL G GLS ASTS PTS AVG CL G MINS GLS AVG W L T Pct. 1. Ryan Equale, Connecticut ...... SR 22 19 33 52 2.36 1. Daryl Chamberlain, Army ...... SO 29 1676 54 1.93 1. Boston U...... 24 3 3 .850 GAME HIGHS 2. Brendan Morrison, Michigan...... JR 24 21 34 55 2.29 2. Marty Turco, Michigan ...... SO 30 1659 59 2.13 2. Colorado Col...... 26 3 4 .848 3. Pat Lyons, Iona...... SR 23 27 25 52 2.26 3. Judd Lambert, Colorado Col...... JR 15 909 33 2.18 4. Martin St. Louis, Vermont...... JR 24 14 40 54 2.25 3. Michigan ...... 24 5 2 .806 4. Marc Magliarditi, Western Mich...... FR 28 1669 64 2.30 4. Lake Superior St...... 22 6 2 .767 5. Eric Perrin, Vermont...... JR 27 24 33 57 2.11 5. John Grahame, Lake Superior St...... SO 19 1059 41 2.32 5. Michigan St...... 26 8 0 .765 6. Chris Drury, Boston U...... SO 27 28 27 55 2.04 6. Kevin Kreutzer, Canisius ...... FR 17 894 35 2.35 INDIVIDUAL HIGHS 7. Brian Bonin, Minnesota...... SR 34 27 41 68 2.00 5. Minnesota ...... 25 7 2 .765 7. Steve DeBus, Minnesota ...... SO 19 1016 42 2.48 Points: 8, Mike Hall, Bowling Green vs. Alas. Fairbanks, Nov. 8. Teeder Wynne, North Dak...... SR 33 24 41 65 1.97 8. Ryan Bach, Colorado Col...... JR 18 1088 45 2.48 7. Army ...... 22 7 1 .750 9. Todd White, Clarkson ...... JR 28 22 33 55 1.96 9. Tim Thomas, Vermont...... JR 25 1522 65 2.56 8. Western Mich...... 23 7 3 .742 23. 10. Jay Pandolfo, Boston U...... SR 30 31 25 56 1.87 9. Mass.-Lowell...... 21 6 4 .742 11 Josh Oort, Canisius...... SO 23 15 26 41 1.78 10. Dan Brenzavich, Colgate...... SO 21 1187 53 2.68 Goals: 5, Eric Healey,Rensselaer vs. Air Force, Nov. 18; Burke 12. Kevin Hilton, Michigan...... SR 31 8 47 55 1.77 11. Dan Murphy, Clarkson...... SO 28 1619 75 2.78 10. Vermont...... 18 5 4 .741 Murphy,St. Lawrence vs. Dartmouth, Jan. 20. 13. Ian Winer, Army...... SR 26 21 25 46 1.77 12. Jeff Moen, Minnesota...... SR 18 1036 48 2.78 11. Maine...... 21 7 4 .719 14. Jason Botterill, Michigan...... JR 25 25 19 44 1.76 13. Chad Alban, Michigan St...... SO 32 1849 86 2.79 12. Clarkson...... 19 7 2 .714 Assists: 6, Derek Ladouceur,St. Lawrence vs. Dartmouth, 15. Burke Murphy, St. Lawrence...... SR 28 31 18 49 1.75 14. Jeff Holowaty, Brown ...... SO 14 795 39 2.94 13. Canisius ...... 16 6 2 .708 Feb. 2. 16. Peter Geronazzo, Colorado Col. ....SR 33 29 28 57 1.73 15. Tom Askey, Ohio St...... SR 19 1012 50 2.96 14. Denver ...... 21 10 3 .662 Goalie Saves:61, Greg Taylor,Boston College vs. Boston U., 17. Paul DiFrancesco, St. Lawrence....SO 28 14 34 48 1.71 16. Jim Mullen, Denver...... JR 16 827 41 2.97 15. St. Lawrence...... 17 9 2 .643 18. Mike Harder, Colgate ...... JR 24 17 23 40 1.67 17. Martin Legault, Merrimack ...... JR 22 1227 61 2.98 16. Bowling Green ...... 20 11 1 .641 Jan. 12. 19. Bryan Richardson, Rensselaer...... SR 28 15 31 46 1.64 18. David Weninger, Michigan Tech...... FR 21 1066 54 3.04 17. Cornell ...... 14 7 4 .640 20. Chris DeProfio, Colgate...... SR 26 17 25 42 1.62 19. Tom Noble, Boston U...... SO 19 1038 53 3.06 TEAM HIGHS 20. Eric Boguniecki, New Hampshire ..JR 26 17 25 42 1.62 20. J. J. Doherty, Connecticut...... JR 11 527 27 3.07 18. Connecticut...... 14 8 1 .630 19. Minn.-Duluth...... 19 14 1 .574 Scoring: 15, Connecticut vs.Villanova, Nov. 24. GOALS PER GAME GOALIE WINNING PERCENTAGE 20. Colgate...... 14 11 2 .556 Power-Play Percentage:1.000 (6-6), New Hampshire vs. CL G GLS AVG CL W L T PCT Current unbeaten streak (record during streak): Mass.-Lowell 11 (10-0-1), Mass.-Lowell, Jan. 12. 1. Pat Lyons, Iona...... SR 23 27 1.17 1. Michel Larocque, Boston U...... FR 10 1 1 .875 Cornell 8 (7-0-1), Wisconsin 7 (5-0-2), Army 6 (6-0-0), Boston U. 6 (6-0-0), 2. Burke Murphy, St. Lawrence ...... SR 28 31 1.11 2. Judd Lambert, Colorado Col...... JR 12 1 2 .867 Michigan 6 (5-0-1). Penalty-Killing Percentage:1.000 (11-11), Northern Mich. 3. Chris Drury, Boston U...... SO 27 28 1.04 3. Ryan Bach, Colorado Col...... JR 14 2 2 .833 vs. Alas. Anchorage, Nov. 11. 4. Jay Pandolfo, Boston U...... SR 30 31 1.03 3. Kevin Kreutzer, Canisius...... FR 12 2 1 .833 5. Jason Botterill, Michigan ...... JR 25 25 1.00 SCORING OFFENSE 6. Eric Perrin, Vermont ...... JR 27 24 0.89 3. Jon Bracco, St. Lawrence...... JR 10 2 0 .833 G WLT GLS AVG 7. Peter Geronazzo, Colorado Col...... SR 33 29 0.88 6. Tom Noble, Boston U...... SO 13 2 2 .824 1. Boston U...... 30 24-3-3 187 6.23 6. John Grahame, Lake Superior St...... SO 13 2 2 .824 8. Brendan Morrison, Michigan ...... JR 24 21 0.88 2. Michigan ...... 31 24-5-2 185 5.97 POWER-PLAY PERCENTAGE 9. Ryan Equale, Connecticut...... SR 22 19 0.86 8. Marty Turco, Michigan ...... SO 24 5 1 .817 9. J. J. Doherty, Connecticut ...... JR 7 2 0 .778 3. Colorado Col...... 33 26-3-4 181 5.48 PP GLS PP ASTS PCT 10. Eric Nickulas, New Hampshire...... SO 28 23 0.82 4. Canisius ...... 24 16-6-2 125 5.21 1. Colorado Col...... 67 209 .321 11. Ian Winer, Army...... SR 26 21 0.81 10. Martin Fillion, Mass.-Lowell ...... JR 20 5 3 .768 11. Steve DeBus, Minnesota...... SO 13 4 0 .765 5. Connecticut...... 23 14-8-1 114 4.96 2. Boston U...... 63 205 .307 12. Brian Bonin, Minnesota ...... SR 34 27 0.79 3. Michigan ...... 62 211 .294 13. Todd White, Clarkson...... JR 28 22 0.79 11. Jeff Moen, Minnesota ...... SR 12 3 2 .765 6. Mass.-Lowell...... 31 21-6-4 153 4.94 4. Minnesota ...... 49 177 .277 14. David Hymovitz, Boston College...... SR 30 23 0.77 13. Chad Alban, Michigan St...... SO 24 8 0 .750 7. Army ...... 30 22-7-1 147 4.90 14. Sean Tallaire, Lake Superior St...... SR 30 23 0.77 14. Daryl Chamberlain, Army...... SO 21 7 1 .741 8. Minnesota ...... 34 25-7-2 165 4.85 5. Cornell ...... 41 157 .261 16. Shawn Wansborough, Maine...... SO 29 22 0.76 6. Mass.-Lowell...... 45 178 .253 15. Tim Thomas, Vermont...... JR 18 5 4 .741 9. Iona...... 23 9-14-0 105 4.57 7. Clarkson...... 41 167 .246 17. Antti Laaksonen, Denver ...... JR 33 24 0.73 16. Dan Murphy, Clarkson ...... SO 19 7 2 .714 10. Lake Superior St...... 30 22-6-2 133 4.43 17. Teeder Wynne, North Dak...... SR 33 24 0.73 8. New Hampshire ...... 39 160 .244 16. Marc Magliarditi, Western Mich...... FR 19 7 2 .714 11. St. Lawrence ...... 28 17-9-2 121 4.32 9. Army ...... 48 202 .238 19. Joe Sharrock, Army ...... JR 29 21 0.72 18. Sean Kulick, Lake Superior St...... JR 9 4 0 .692 19. Sal Manganaro, Massachusetts...... SR 29 21 0.72 12. North Dak...... 34 18-15-1 145 4.26 10. St. Cloud St...... 43 181 .238 19. Jim Mullin, Denver ...... JR 7 3 2 .667 13. Clarkson...... 28 19-7-2 119 4.25 11. North Dak...... 47 200 .235 20. Sinuhe Wallinheimo, Denver...... SR 14 7 1 .659 ASSISTS PER GAME 14. Holy Cross ...... 23 11-10-2 95 4.13 12. St. Lawrence...... 36 157 .229 CL G ASTS AVG 15. Colgate...... 27 14-11-2 110 4.07 13. Bowling Green ...... 48 211 .227 GAME-WINNING GOALS 14. Miami (Ohio)...... 32 143 .224 1. Martin St. Louis, Vermont...... JR 24 40 1.67 CL GLS GWG 16. Denver ...... 34 21-10-3 138 4.06 2. Kevin Hilton, Michigan...... SR 31 47 1.52 15. Northeastern ...... 45 204 .221 1. Peter Geronazzo, Colorado Col...... SR 33 7 16. Michigan St...... 34 26-8-0 138 4.06 3. Ryan Equale, Connecticut...... SR 22 33 1.50 18. Maine ...... 32 21-7-4 129 4.03 4. Brendan Morrison, Michigan ...... JR 24 34 1.42 2. Sean Tallaire, Lake Superior St...... SR 30 6 PENALTY-KILLING PERCENTAGE 5. Teeder Wynne, North Dak...... SR 33 41 1.24 2. Jeff Daw, Mass.-Lowell...... SR 31 6 19. Western Mich...... 33 23-7-3 133 4.03 PP GLS PP ATTS PCT 6. Eric Perrin, Vermont ...... JR 27 33 1.22 2. Steve Ferranti, Michigan St...... JR 31 6 20. New Hampshire...... 28 10-15-3 112 4.00 1. Michigan ...... 19 171 .889 7. Paul DiFrancesco, St. Lawrence ...... SO 28 34 1.21 2. Anson Carter, Michigan St...... SR 34 6 2. Lake Superior St...... 26 191 .864 8. Brian Bonin, Minnesota ...... SR 34 41 1.21 2. Brian Bonin, Minnesota...... SR 34 6 SCORING DEFENSE 3. Western Mich...... 29 213 .864 9. Todd White, Clarkson...... JR 28 33 1.18 7. Brett Punchard, Bowling Green...... JR 30 5 G WLT GLS AVG 4. Colorado Col...... 24 170 .859 10. Derek Ladouceur, St. Lawrence...... SO 26 30 1.15 7. Brian Swanson, Colorado Col...... FR 31 5 5. Union (N.Y.)...... 22 155 .858 1. Army...... 30 22-7-1 60 2.00 6. Maine...... 27 187 .856 11. Josh Oort, Canisius ...... SO 23 26 1.13 9. 11 players tied...... 4 2. Michigan...... 31 24-5-2 65 2.10 12. Bryan Richardson, Rensselaer ...... SR 28 31 1.11 7. Minnesota ...... 28 192 .854 13. Pat Lyons, Iona...... SR 23 25 1.09 SHORT-HANDED GOALS 3. Colorado Col...... 33 26-3-4 78 2.36 8. Cornell ...... 26 168 .845 14. Bob Lachance, Boston U...... SR 28 30 1.07 CL G SHG 4. Western Mich...... 33 23-7-3 79 2.39 9. Connecticut...... 24 152 .842 15. Mike Crowley, Minnesota...... SO 34 36 1.06 1. John Madden, Michigan...... JR 31 8 5. Vermont...... 27 18-5-4 69 2.56 10. Clarkson...... 31 195 .841 2. Jay Pandolfo, Boston U...... SR 30 6 6. Lake Superior St...... 30 22-6-2 82 2.73 11. Boston U...... 31 183 .831 SAVE PERCENTAGE 2. Bates Battaglia, Lake Superior St...... SO 30 6 7. Minnesota...... 34 25-7-2 93 2.74 12. Rensselaer ...... 32 186 .828 CL MINS SVS SH PCT 4. Kelly Rieder, St. Cloud St...... SR 30 4 8. Maine...... 32 21-7-4 88 2.75 1. Daryl Chamberlain, Army ...... SO 29 54 675 .920 SCORING MARGIN 4. Tony Frennette, Maine ...... SR 32 4 9. Michigan St...... 34 26-8-0 97 2.85 G GF AVG GA AVG MARG 2. Tim Thomas, Vermont...... JR 25 65 792 .918 6. Seven players tied...... 3 3. Marc Magliarditi, Western Mich...... FR 28 64 773 .917 10. Clarkson ...... 28 19-7-2 80 2.86 1. Michigan...... 31 185 5.97 65 2.10 3.87 4. Judd Lambert, Colorado Col...... JR 15 33 387 .915 11. Canisius...... 24 16-6-2 69 2.88 2. Colorado Col...... 33 181 5.48 78 2.36 3.12 5. Tom Askey, Ohio St...... SR 19 50 585 .915 POWER-PLAY GOALS 12. Boston U...... 30 24-3-3 94 3.13 3. Boston U...... 30 187 6.23 94 3.13 3.10 6. Steve DeBus, Minnesota ...... SO 19 42 476 .912 CL G PPG 13. Colgate ...... 27 14-11-2 86 3.19 4. Army...... 30 147 4.90 60 2.00 2.90 1. Cody Bowtell, Alas. Fairbanks...... JR 29 14 7. Jeff Holowaty, Brown ...... SO 14 39 440 .911 14. Connecticut ...... 23 14-8-1 76 3.30 5. Canisius...... 24 125 5.21 69 2.88 2.33 8. Kevin Kreutzer, Canisius ...... FR 17 35 388 .910 1. Peter Geronazzo, Colorado Col...... SR 33 14 6. Minnesota...... 34 165 4.85 93 2.74 2.12 3. Jay Pandolfo, Boston U...... SR 30 13 15. Union (N.Y.)...... 25 5-17-3 83 3.32 9. Trevor Koenig, Union (N.Y.)...... SO 16 53 587 .910 16. Minn.-Duluth ...... 34 19-14-1 113 3.32 7. Lake Superior St...... 30 133 4.43 82 2.73 1.70 10. John Grahame, Lake Superior St...... SO 19 41 453 .909 3. David Vallieres, Alas. Anchorage...... JR 33 13 8. Connecticut...... 23 114 4.96 76 3.30 1.65 11. Dan Murphy, Clarkson...... SO 28 75 810 .907 3. Jay McNeill, Colorado Col...... SR 33 13 17. Denver...... 34 21-10-3 114 3.35 9. Western Mich...... 33 133 4.03 79 2.39 1.64 12. Dan Brenzavich, Colgate...... SO 21 53 553 .904 6. Jason Botterill, Michigan ...... JR 25 12 18. Harvard...... 25 10-14-1 85 3.40 10. Clarkson ...... 28 119 4.25 80 2.86 1.39 13. Ryan Bach, Colorado Col...... JR 18 45 467 .904 6. Mike Peluso, Minn.-Duluth...... SO 34 12 19. Bowling Green...... 32 20-11-1 110 3.44 11. Maine...... 32 129 4.03 88 2.75 1.28 14. Taras Lendzyk, Minn.-Duluth...... SR 31 98 960 .898 8. Four players tied ...... 11 20. Holy Cross...... 23 11-10-2 81 3.52 12. Michigan St...... 34 138 4.06 97 2.85 1.21

Division III ice hockey leaders Team Through February 11

POINTS PER GAME GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE WINNING PERCENTAGE CL G GLS ASTS PTS AVG CL G MINS GLS AVG W L T Pct. 1. J. Lesteberg, Gust. Adolphus...... SR 21 25 33 58 2.76 1. Brady Alstead, Wis.-River Falls...... FR 14 803 18 1.34 1. Mass.-Dartmouth...... 18 1 0 .947 GAME HIGHS 2. Chris Porter, Gust. Adolphus...... JR 21 19 34 53 2.52 2. Chris Farion, Middlebury...... SO 10 600 16 1.60 2. Middlebury...... 18 2 0 .900 3. Joe Doldo, Skidmore ...... SR 20 14 36 50 2.50 3. Francois Bourbeau, Middlebury ...... SO 10 600 17 1.70 3. Wis.-River Falls...... 20 4 1 .820 4. J. DiBona, Mass.-Dartmouth ...... SO 19 21 26 47 2.47 4. Jeff Heil, Wis.-River Falls ...... SO 12 703 23 1.96 5. Danny White, Skidmore ...... SR 20 29 17 46 2.30 4. Rochester Inst...... 19 4 1 .813 5. Shawn Grenier, Mass.-Dartmouth ...... SR 19 1094 38 2.08 5. Babson...... 15 3 2 .800 6. Marc Salvi, Mass.-Dartmouth...... JR 17 19 19 38 2.24 6. Stuart Logan, Bowdoin...... JR 15 880 36 2.45 INDIVIDUAL HIGHS 7. Jim Pazzaglia, Roger Williams...... SR 13 8 20 28 2.15 5. Roger Williams ...... 12 3 0 .800 7. Kendall Brook, Hamilton...... SR 8 459 19 2.48 Points: 8, Craig Muse, Trinity (Conn.) vs.Wesleyan 8. David Curtis, Roger Williams ...... JR 15 15 17 32 2.13 7. Bowdoin...... 14 4 1 .763 8. Bobby Gorman, Wis.-Stevens Point ...... FR 16 746 34 2.73 9. Chris Maybury, Rochester Inst...... SR 24 20 31 51 2.13 7. Connecticut Col...... 14 4 1 .763 (Conn.), Dec. 8; Chris Maybury,Rochester Inst. vs. Skidmore, 10.Doug Gentile, Tufts...... SR 18 17 21 38 2.11 9. Mark Rice, St. John's (Minn.) ...... FR 9 478 22 2.76 Nov. 11. 10. Mark Berube, Skidmore ...... SO 13 729 34 2.80 9. Gust. Adolphus ...... 16 5 0 .762 11.Nate DeMars, St. Mary's (Minn.)....SO 23 23 25 48 2.09 10. Potsdam St...... 16 6 0 .727 Goals: 6, Craig Muse,Trinity (Conn.) vs.Wesleyan (Conn.), 12.Dave Cataruzolo, Bowdoin...... SO 19 6 33 39 2.05 11. Dave Graichen, Wis.-Superior ...... JR 19 1143 54 2.83 12.Rich Maggiotto, Bowdoin ...... SR 19 23 16 39 2.05 12. Jamie Morris, Rochester Inst...... FR 24 1397 67 2.88 11. Fitchburg St...... 13 - 0 .684 Dec. 8. 14.Mike LeDuc, Augsburg...... JR 22 24 21 45 2.05 13. Billy Hubbard, Salem St...... FR 8 436 21 2.89 12. Wis.-Superior...... 16 7 2 .680 Assists: 6, Chris Maybury,Rochester Inst. vs. Skidmore, 15.Frank Savino, St. Mary's (Minn.)....SO 23 23 24 47 2.04 14. Sean Condon, Babson...... SR 17 974 48 2.96 13. Skidmore ...... 13 6 1 .675 Nov. 11. 16.Steve Naughten, Potsdam St...... SO 22 24 20 44 2.00 15. Dave Dragone, Potsdam St...... JR 19 1073 53 2.96 14. St. John's (Minn.)...... 14 7 2 .652 Goalie Saves: 60, Mark Senna,Wentworth Inst. vs. 16.Steve Baldassare, Fitchburg St...... SR 19 21 17 38 2.00 16. Roby Gropp, St. Norbert ...... SO 23 1327 66 2.98 14. St. Mary's (Minn.) ...... 14 7 2 .652 16.Craig Muse, Trinity (Conn.)...... JR 18 24 12 36 2.00 17. Tony Perri, Cortland St...... JR 15 502 26 3.11 16. Amherst ...... 12 7 0 .632 Nichols, Dec. 10. 19.Mike Rotsch, St. Thomas (Minn.)...JR 23 23 22 45 1.96 18. Billy Witt, Salem St...... FR 13 715 38 3.19 17. Tufts...... 10 6 2 .611 TEAM HIGHS 20.Joe Centrella, Fitchburg St...... JR 18 12 23 35 1.94 19. Joe Branca, Amherst ...... JR 15 884 47 3.19 18. St. Thomas (Minn.)...... 13 8 2 .609 Scoring: 16, Augsburg vs. Hamline, Jan. 6; Plattsburgh GOALS PER GAME 20. Jeff Rathburn, Gust. Adolphus ...... JR 20 1180 63 3.20 19. Salem St...... 11 7 1 .605 St. vs. Buffalo St., Feb. 2. CL G GLS AVG 20. Fredonia St...... 12 9 2 .565 GOALIE WINNING PERCENTAGE Power-Play Percentage: 1.000 (5-5), Gust.Adolphus 1. Danny White, Skidmore...... SR 20 29 1.45 Current unbeaten streak (record during streak): Mass.-Dartmouth 10 (10-0- vs. Concordia-M’head, Feb. 10. 2. Craig Muse, Trinity (Conn.)...... JR 18 24 1.33 CL W L T PCT 0), Gust. Adolphus 9 (9-0-0), Rochester Inst. 8 (7-0-1), St. Mary's (Minn.) 4 3. Rich Maggiotto, Bowdoin ...... SR 19 23 1.21 1. Francois Bourbeau, Middlebury ...... SO 10 0 0 1.000 (4-0-0), seven teams tied with 3. Penalty-Killing Percentage:1.000 (13-13), Elmira vs. 4. Jason Lesteberg, Gust. Adophus...... SR 21 25 1.19 2. Shawn Grenier, Mass.-Dartmouth...... SR 18 1 0 .947 Geneseo St. Feb. 6. 5. Marc Salvi, Mass.-Dartmouth ...... JR 17 19 1.12 3. Jeff Heil, Wis.-River Falls...... SO 10 1 0 .909 SCORING OFFENSE 6. Steve Baldassare, Fitchburg St...... SR 19 21 1.11 4. Mark Berube, Skidmore ...... SO 10 1 1 .875 6. Jarrod DiBona, Mass.-Dartmouth...... SO 19 21 1.11 5. Sean Condon, Babson...... SR 13 2 2 .824 G WLT GLS AVG 8. Mike LeDuc, Augsburg...... JR 22 24 1.09 6. Jamie Morris, Rochester Inst...... FR 19 4 1 .813 1. Mass.-Dartmouth...... 19 18-1-0 123 6.47 8. Steve Naughten, Potsdam St...... SO 22 24 1.09 7. Jeff Rathburn, Gust. Adolphus...... JR 16 4 0 .800 2. Rochester Inst...... 24 19-4-1 146 6.08 POWER-PLAY PERCENTAGE 10. Nate DeMars, St. Mary's (Minn.)...... SO 23 23 1.00 3. Middlebury...... 20 18-2-0 120 6.00 PP GLS PP ASTS PCT 10. Frank Savino, St. Mary's (Minn.)...... SO 23 23 1.00 7. Scott Gaudreau, Roger Williams ...... JR 12 3 0 .800 7. Chris Farion, Middlebury ...... SO 8 2 0 .800 3. Fitchburg St...... 19 13-6-0 114 6.00 1. Mass.-Dartmouth...... 38 107 .355 10. Mike Rotsch, St. Thomas (Minn.)...... JR 23 23 1.00 5. St. Thomas (Minn.)...... 23 13-8-2 133 5.78 2. Salem St...... 31 90 .344 10. Mike Noone, Amherst...... SO 19 19 1.00 10. Billy Hubbard, Salem St...... FR 5 1 1 .786 11. Todd Shestok, Connecticut Col...... SR 10 3 0 .769 6. Gust. Adolphus ...... 21 16-5-0 116 5.52 3. Gust. Adolphus ...... 40 126 .317 10. David Curtis, Roger Williams...... JR 15 15 1.00 4. Rochester Inst...... 43 143 .301 15. Dan Genatossio, Fitchburg St...... JR 19 18 0.95 12. Stuart Logan, Bowdoin...... JR 11 3 1 .767 7. Skidmore ...... 20 13-6-1 110 5.50 13. Aaron Abitz, Fitchburg St...... JR 12 4 0 .750 8. Bowdoin...... 19 14-4-1 99 5.21 5. St. Mary's (Minn.) ...... 36 120 .300 16. Mike Welby, Mass.-Boston ...... SR 18 17 0.94 6. Babson...... 28 102 .275 16. Doug Gentile, Tufts...... SR 18 17 0.94 13. Brady Alstead, Wis.-River Falls ...... FR 10 3 1 .750 9. Connecticut Col...... 19 14-4-1 97 5.11 7. Bowdoin...... 32 117 .274 18. Chris Porter, Gust. Adolphus ...... JR 21 19 0.90 15. Dave Dragone, Potsdam St...... JR 14 5 0 .737 10. Roger Williams ...... 15 12-3-0 76 5.07 8. Skidmore ...... 36 133 .271 19. Chris Maybury, Rochester Inst...... SR 24 20 0.83 16. Chris Lamb, St. Mary's (Minn.) ...... SO 12 4 2 .722 11. Potsdam St...... 22 16-6-0 111 5.05 9. Middlebury...... 31 115 .270 19. Dan Cohen, Tufts...... SR 18 15 0.83 17. Dave Graichen, Wis.-Superior ...... JR 13 5 1 .711 12. Mass.-Boston...... 19 9-9-1 95 5.00 10. Wis.-River Falls...... 37 138 .268 18. Joe Branca, Amherst...... JR 10 5 0 .667 13. St. Mary's (Minn.)...... 23 14-7-2 114 4.96 11. Potsdam St...... 40 152 .263 ASSISTS PER GAME 18. Mark Ketzner, St. John's (Minn.)...... JR 9 4 2 .667 CL G ASTS AVG 14. Salem St...... 19 11-7-1 93 4.89 12. Cortland St...... 34 130 .262 1. Joe Doldo, Skidmore...... SR 20 36 1.80 20. Mark Rice, St. John's (Minn.) ...... FR 5 3 0 .625 15. Wis.-Superior...... 25 16-7-2 121 4.84 13. Fitchburg St...... 27 105 .257 14. Amherst ...... 27 106 .255 2. Dave Cataruzolo, Bowdoin...... SO 19 33 1.74 16. Cortland St...... 21 10-10-1 101 4.81 GAME-WINNING GOALS 15. Wis.-Superior...... 38 150 .253 3. Chris Porter, Gust. Adolphus ...... JR 21 34 1.62 17. Amherst ...... 19 12-7-0 91 4.79 CL GLS GWG 4. Jason Lesteberg, Gust. Adolphus...... SR 21 33 1.57 18. Augsburg ...... 23 7-15-1 110 4.78 5. Jim Pazzaglia, Roger Williams...... SR 13 20 1.54 1. Jarrod DiBona, Mass.-Dartmouth ...... SO 19 7 PENALTY-KILLING PERCENTAGE 6. Jason Cormier, Mass.-Dartmouth ...... JR 18 25 1.39 2. Chris Maybury, Rochester Inst...... SR 24 6 19. Tufts...... 18 10-6-2 83 4.61 PP GLS PP ATTS PCT 7. Jarrod DiBona, Mass.-Dartmouth...... SO 19 26 1.37 3. Rich Maggiotto, Bowdoin ...... SR 19 5 20. Hamilton ...... 19 10-8-1 85 4.47 1. Wis.-River Falls...... 7 86 .919 8. Chris Maybury, Rochester Inst...... SR 24 31 1.29 3. Mike Peters, Potsdam St...... SR 21 5 2. Middlebury...... 12 112 .893 3. Mass.-Dartmouth...... 13 99 .869 9. Joe Centrella, Fitchburg St...... JR 18 23 1.28 5. Eight players tied...... 4 SCORING DEFENSE 10. Bill Mastrangelo, Fitchburg St...... SR 19 23 1.21 G WLT GLS AVG 4. Hamilton ...... 19 143 .867 11. Chris McMahon, Skidmore ...... JR 20 24 1.20 5. Tufts...... 13 91 .857 SHORT-HANDED GOALS 1. Wis.-River Falls ...... 25 20-4-1 41 1.64 6. Salem St...... 17 115 .852 12. Jeff Lupu, Fredonia St...... SR 23 27 1.17 CL G SHG 2. Middlebury...... 20 18-2-0 33 1.65 13. Doug Gentile, Tufts...... SR 18 21 1.17 7. Gust. Adolphus ...... 19 115 .835 14. Jeff Craig, Plymouth St...... JR 20 23 1.15 1. Mike Rotsch, St. Thomas (Minn.)...... JR 23 7 3. Mass.-Dartmouth ...... 19 18-1-0 41 2.16 8. Babson...... 16 96 .833 15. David Curtis, Roger Williams...... JR 15 17 1.13 2. Danny White, Skidmore...... SR 20 5 4. Bowdoin ...... 19 14-4-1 54 2.84 9. Trinity (Conn.)...... 25 143 .825 2. Mike LeDuc, Augsburg...... JR 22 5 5. Rochester Inst...... 24 19-4-1 70 2.92 10. Potsdam St...... 24 136 .824 SAVE PERCENTAGE 4. Jason Lesteberg, Gust. Adolphus...... SR 21 4 6. Wis.-Superior...... 25 16-7-2 75 3.00 11. Skidmore ...... 20 113 .823 CL MINS SVS SH PCT 4. Mike Zambon, Wis.-Stevens Point ...... SR 25 4 7. Amherst...... 19 12-7-0 59 3.11 12. St. John's (Minn.)...... 21 116 .819 1. Brady Alstead, Wis.-River Falls...... FR 14 18 365 .951 6. Dave Evans, Elmira ...... JR 21 3 8. Potsdam St...... 22 16-6-0 69 3.14 13. Amherst ...... 20 109 .817 2. Chris Farion, Middlebury...... SO 10 16 216 .926 6. Brad Shaver, Elmira ...... SR 21 3 9. Salem St...... 19 11-7-1 60 3.16 3. Shawn Grenier, Mass.-Dartmouth ...... SR 19 38 476 .920 6. Ryan Thomas, Wis.-Eau Claire ...... SO 24 3 SCORING MARGIN 4. Francois Bourbeau, Middlebury ...... SO 10 17 201 .915 10. Tufts ...... 18 10-6-2 57 3.17 G GF AVG GA AVG MARG 11. St. John's (Minn.) ...... 23 14-7-2 73 3.17 5. Stuart Logan, Bowdoin...... JR 15 36 425 .915 POWER-PLAY GOALS 1. Middlebury ...... 20 120 6.00 33 1.65 4.35 6. Stephen Bidus, Elmira ...... FR 7 32 370 .914 CL G PPG 12. Babson ...... 20 15-3-2 64 3.20 2. Mass.-Dartmouth...... 19 123 6.47 41 2.16 4.32 3. Rochester Inst...... 24 146 6.08 70 2.92 3.17 7. Sean Condon, Babson...... SR 17 48 554 .913 1. Rob McNamara, Buffalo St...... JR 23 12 13. Gust. Adolphus...... 21 16-5-0 70 3.33 8. Jeff Heil, Wis.-River Falls ...... SO 12 23 262 .912 14. Connecticut Col...... 19 14-4-1 65 3.42 4. Bowdoin ...... 19 99 5.21 54 2.84 2.37 9. Dave Dragone, Potsdam St...... JR 19 53 588 .910 2. Rich Maggiotto, Bowdoin ...... SR 19 11 5. Gust. Adolphus...... 21 116 5.52 70 3.33 2.19 3. Rob Smillie, St. Norbert...... FR 23 10 14. Hamilton...... 19 10-8-1 65 3.42 10. Bobby Gorman, Wis.-Stevens Point ...... FR 16 34 364 .907 16. St. Mary's (Minn.)...... 23 14-7-2 80 3.48 6. St. Thomas (Minn.) ...... 23 133 5.78 87 3.78 2.00 11. Dave Graichen, Wis.-Superior ...... JR 19 54 560 .904 4. Mike Noone, Amherst ...... JR 19 9 7. Potsdam St...... 22 111 5.05 69 3.14 1.91 12. Roby Gropp, St. Norbert ...... SO 23 66 682 .903 4. Danny White, Skidmore...... SR 20 9 17. Wis.-Stevens Point...... 25 11-13-1 91 3.64 8. Wis.-Superior ...... 25 121 4.84 75 3.00 1.84 13. Tony Perri, Cortland St...... JR 15 26 266 .902 4. Nate DeMars, St. Mary's (Minn.)...... SO 23 9 18. St. Norbert ...... 24 10-11-3 88 3.67 9. Salem St...... 19 93 4.89 60 3.16 1.74 14. Jamie Morris, Rochester Inst...... FR 24 67 684 .902 4. Frank Savino, St. Mary's (Minn.)...... SO 23 9 19. St. Thomas (Minn.)...... 23 13-8-2 87 3.78 10. Amherst...... 19 91 4.79 59 3.11 1.68 15. Jeff Rathburn, Gust. Adolphus ...... JR 20 63 621 .899 8. Seven players tied...... 8 20. Roger Williams...... 15 12-3-0 58 3.87 10. Connecticut Col...... 19 97 5.11 65 3.42 1.68 Page 20 The NCAA News February 19, 1996 Legislative assistance

ted to use this exception, inasmuch as the exception is available 1996 NCAA Convention Proposal No. 127 1996 Column No. 7 only to those students attending a Division I or II institution. Financial donations from outside organizations However, a student-athlete who attends a Division III institu- NCAA institutions should note that with the adoption of tion as an undergraduate but who enrolls in graduate school at Proposal No. 127 (effective August 1, 1996), an institution may 1996 NCAA Convention Proposal No. 65 a Division I or II institution may compete at the Division I or II host and promote an athletics contest between two profession- Graduate student — one-time transfer exception institution, provided he or she meets the conditions of the one- al teams as a fund-raising activity for the institution. The funds NCAA Divisions I and II institutions should note that with time transfer exception. generated from the contest may be used in any manner as deter- the adoption of Proposal No. 65 (effective August 1, 1996; for mined by the institution. Please note, the provisions of 17.01.2 those student-athletes who transfer to the certifying institution (college/professional contest) remain applicable. Thus, although on or after August 1, 1996), a student-athlete who is enrolled in 1996 NCAA Convention Proposal No. 114 an institution may host and promote a contest between two pro- a graduate or professional school of an institution other than Printed recruiting materials — schedule cards — fessional teams, an institution may not conduct an intercolle- the institution he or she previously attended as an undergrad- Divisions I and II giate contest in conjunction with a professional contest. uate may participate in intercollegiate athletics if the student NCAA Divisions I and II institutions should note that with fulfills the conditions of the one-time transfer exception as set the adoption of Proposal No. 114 (effective August 1, 1996), it This material was provided by the legislative services staff as an aid forth in NCAA Bylaw 14.5.5.3.11 and has eligibility remaining is permissible for an institution to send a prospect one wallet- to member institutions. If an institution has a question or comment re- according to Bylaw 14.2. Please note that a graduate student size playing schedule (in the prospect’s sport) on or after garding this column, such correspondence should be directed to Steve attending a Division III institution (other than the institution September 1 at the beginning of the prospect’s junior year in Mallonee, director for legislative services, at the NCAA national office. he or she attended as an undergraduate) would not be permit- high school. This information is available on the Collegiate Sports Network. Fans Athletics administrators seek to eliminate unacceptable fan behavior while retaining enthusiasm of home crowd

➤ Continued from page 1 Stadium. Throughout the game, hundreds of away from actively addressing fan-behavior sound like I’m speaking out of both sides of fans peppered the San Diego sidelines with issues. But Beebe said that is not a shield my mouth,” Castiglione said. “Like other insti- ish, found a profanity-laced, anti-Semitic mes- snowballs — one of which knocked an assis- behind which administrators should hide. tutions, we spend time trying to create the right sage aimed at him on a board in the visitors’ tant coach unconscious. “The fear of being a hypocrite paralyzes spirit and environment. locker room. Several years ago, NBA star Charles Barkley people sometime,” he said. “People talk about “We’ve got to do it within a certain parame- “When I hear my players being called the — tiring of the haranguing of a fan — spat creating a hostile environment for visitors. ter of sportsmanship and keep a level of class ‘N’ word and my white guys being called white toward the man but missed, hitting a small girl What we’re trying to do is reverse that trend. about what we’re doing. boys, that’s a bad commentary on life,” Green- instead. “We want to create hospitable environments. “Some years ago we were able to bring The berg said after the game. “That’s a bad com- Probably the majority of coaches disagree with Antlers under our umbrella, so to speak. That Some officials taking action mentary on this university and this state. And that opinion. We need to get the people under move was made to try to better control their there’s no place for that.” Much has been said and done about im- our control under control.” behavior. By and large, they have been pretty Greenberg later apologized for the broad- proving sportsmanship among athletes and good. Dealing with students ness of his remarks. He also sent letters of coaches recently, but there has been far less “But we had a newer group of members apology to the two students whom he suspec- discussion of the increasing hostility of fans The most spirited fans at college events usu- who didn’t control themselves in the way we ted of making the disparaging comments toward visiting teams. ally are students. And students — perhaps thought was appropriate.” about his players. Those students had been A number of sports officials, however, are reflecting a carefree attitude present on col- Castiglione said the behavior included the escorted from the arena in the game’s final taking steps to address bad behavior in the lege campuses — often display the most ques- use of profanity and displaying inappropriate minutes. grandstands. tionable cheering habits. signs during games. “The incidents in both the locker room and The Ohio Valley Conference addressed the To reduce the exposure of visiting teams to “Good-natured needling and heckling are on the playing floor were undoubtedly the problem formally in a 1994 statement putting offensive remarks and behavior, some con- part of every sports venue in the free world,” work of a small number of people,” Greenberg forth the league’s expectations for fan behav- ferences have adopted policies barring a home Castiglione said. “But it’s important to recog- said in his apology. “I know that these actions ior. team’s students from being seated behind a nize where the line is drawn, and as athletics were not reflective of New Mexico State Uni- The statement reads: “The conference visiting team’s bench. administrators, we need to stand firm when- versity or the citizens of the state of New Mexi- hopes and believes that the establishment of The Ohio Valley Conference allows only ever that line is crossed.” co.” the principles outlined in this document will nonstudent season ticket-holders or the visit- ‘Simply unacceptable’ Longtime basketball coach Gene Bartow create a wholesome atmosphere that will at- ing team’s fans to be seated behind the visi- has been around long enough to realize just tract more fans to our events. The fans at- tors’ bench. The Southeastern Conference al- That line seemed to have been grossly ig- how difficult going on the road can be. But the tending our games must be reminded by the so has such a policy. nored in the Long Beach State-New Mexico experiences of his University of Alabama at public-address announcer of the expectation “The student section should not be behind State game. David P. O’Brien, athletics direc- Birmingham team during a recent trek into of sportsmanship and respect for opponents. the visiting team’s bench,” said Mark Womack, tor at Long Beach State, called the fan behav- the University of Memphis’ Pyramid took even “We expect that all fans will act in an appro- executive associate commissioner of the South- ior his team experienced in January and oth- Bartow by surprise. priate manner, and respect the opposition and eastern Conference. “You’re always prone to er incidents “simply unacceptable.” Bartow charged that his players were con- the officials. We understand that occasionally have those incidents when students are placed O’Brien said coaches’ behavior — specifi- fronted with insulting racial remarks during there are individuals who attend games and there, and we think that’s the best possible cally the frequently loud manner in which they an 86-77 defeat January 26, adding that the abuse the opposition and officials. Those indi- solution.” react to officials’ calls or noncalls — often comments were “just incredible to me.” viduals may be dismissed from athletics events.” At the University of Missouri, Columbia, a encourages fans in their disregard for oppos- Another visiting coach reportedly called R. Daniel Beebe, commissioner of the Ohio group of students calling themselves “The Ant- ing teams and the officiating crew. He said ath- some Memphis fans “the most obnoxious peo- Valley Conference, said he has been criticized lers” became a highly visible — and vocal — letics administrators must accept responsibil- ple in America.” by fans for the conference’s stance on sports- antagonist to road teams playing the Tigers at ity for and be adamant in enforcing policies Ironically, less than two weeks before his manship — particularly a mandate that pub- the Hearnes Center. During the 1994-95 sea- aimed at questionable fan behavior. team faced Bartow’s Blazers, Memphis coach lic-address announcers describe action on the son, however, school officials observed group “I think coaches have to understand more Larry Finch made a similar complaint after a field or court in as neutral a manner as possi- members crossing the line separating good clearly how their reaction to calls fuels it,” January 14 game at the University of South Flo- ble. taste from bad several times. O’Brien said. “We don’t need to develop a con- rida. Finch said the South Florida fans seated However, he says college athletics admin- Joseph R. Castiglione, Missouri’s athletics sensus with our coaches. I think we have to behind his team’s bench “said some of the istrators have failed to respond to, and in many director, responded by revoking the group’s put our foot down. We have to make it perfectly ugliest stuff I ever heard.” cases have contributed to, an environment in coveted midcourt seats and forcing members clear to fans that admittance comes with some Last year, Finch found himself in a shout- which fans are encouraged to berate and to compete for tickets for the 1995-96 season, conditions. There has to be a sense of respon- ing match with a Saint Louis University fan harass the opposition. and possibly longer, through the student tick- sibility. who was harassing the coach’s sister, who was “We’ve got to start standing up and saying et lottery. “We’ve let our standards disappear and in the stands. we have been wrong in that regard,” Beebe Castiglione said the student group, which we’ve chosen not to enforce levels of decorum. Of course, the problems are not limited to said. “I’m not sitting here with a pious view was formed in the late 1970s, generally had We need to require it.” intercollegiate athletics. that this is where I’ve always been.” behaved over the years, but off-color incidents In December, the San Diego Chargers were Beebe said that he understands why some began to occur, becoming more serious last Some information for this article was obtained welcomed rudely by fans of the New York Gi- administrators — worried about diminishing year. from news reports by The Associated Press and the ants in a nationally televised game at Giants the enthusiasm of the home crowd — may shy “To an uninformed observer, it’s going to Memphis Commercial Appeal. Kirwan University of Maryland, College Park, president to chair special committee examining issues related to sports agents

➤ Continued from page 1 “The committee is just an outstanding group challenge to the Association. ic terms in advance of the special committee’s of people,” Kirwan said. “I think one asset of this “I think the problem is particularly compli- first meeting, but he acknowledged one proba- appeals and primary staff liaison to the special committee is that there is such a wide range of cated because it involves people outside the hier- ble outcome of the committee’s work. committee. people on it.” archical structure of intercollegiate athletics,” “Whatever the solutions end up being, it will While some appointments to the special com- Kirwan noted that the special committee has Kirwan said. “That points out the difficulty of have to include changing attitudes and raising con- mittee have been finalized, others remain un- an important and unique challenge before it. finding satisfactory solutions to the problem.” sciousness levels,” he said. “We need education.” confirmed, Berst said. The sports-agent issue, he says, presents a unique Kirwan said he is hesitant to speak in specif- — Ronald D. Mott