VOL. 13 l NO. 5 APRIL 15, 1976 President Signs Bill Funding NYSP At $6 Million Legislation Doubles Dollars

Federal funding of the 1976-77 to be offered on a year-around proponents on this occasion were National Youth Sports Program basis, the increased funding will South Carolina Senator Ernest F. in the amount of $6 million was help us reach that goal.” Hoiiings, Kentucky Senator approved April 15, meaning the Waiter Huddleston, Congressman program can expand by an addi- Funding Matched Edward R. Roybai of California tional SO colleges and begin a The Federal funding will be and Congressman Siivio 0. Conte meaningful year-around sched- matched by expenditures by the of Massachusetts. host institutions, while the NCAA ule. Instrumental in contacting administers the program without After struggling with Federal those lawmakers on behalf of the charge, Exum explained. finance of $3 million for the past program were Walter Glass, Pep- The early date on which seven years, and watching infla- perdine University, Warren K. the funding was approved-far tion reduce the number of par- Giese, University of South Caro- rarlier than most years-will en- ticipating institutions it could lina, William .J. Flynn and John able the participating institutions fund, the NCAA now can expand A. Kelley of Boston College, and to more carefully plan their Pro- NYSP from some 100 to nearer Exum. 150 campuses, and recent pro- gram content. National Program Administra- “Too often key personnel had gram cuts to reduce costs can tor is NCAA Assistant Executive to obtain other summer employ- be reversed. Director James H. Wilkinson, ment by the time appropriations Final approval of the funding who has directed NYSP since its were received,” Exum reported. was realized when President Ford inception. “But for 1976-77, we should be signed an emergency appropri- NYSP is targeted to provide able to produce the best program ations bill funding flu vaccina- sports instruction, health care, tions, to which authorization and yet.” career guidance, a nourishing financial support for NYSP had He went on to praise, particu- meal daily and a college atmos- been attached. larly, the work of four members phere for 12-18-year-old resi- William Exum, director of ath- of Congress who provided the dents of poverty areas. An av- letics at Kentucky State Univer- impetus for the authorization to erage of 40,000 young people sity and chairman of the NCAA’s sail the stormy seas of the Fed- has participated annually, util- NYSP Committee, who has cam- eral political process. izing college facilities and enjoy- paigned for years for the pro- While the Program has many ing the coaching of outstanding gram, was pleased and gratified supporters in Congress. leading college coaches and athletes. at the news. “The increased fundlng will enable the Program to be ex- panded into other areas where it Fuzak Testifies Before President’s is badly needed, and budgets may be expanded by about 10 per cent at institutions which have Olympic Commissionin Chicago been participating to make up for A call for restructuring of the sion to implement a plan to re- inflationary cod increases,” he United States Olympic Commit- structure the present U.S. Olym- stated. tee and establishment of a pit Committee into one which “Also, I consider the increased mechanism to settle interna- would equally protect all national appropriation endorsement of the tional sport franchise disputes amateur athletic interests in the manner in which the Program were key points presented by United States. has been administered and rec- the NCAA before the President’s Mechanism Needed ognition of its value to disad- Commission on Olympic Sports vantaged young people. at recent hearings in Chicago. In other testimony, Fuzak em- “Programs were operated in 36 NCAA President John A. phasized the need for a mecha- More happy faces like these will appear on participants in the Na- states in 1975,” Exum continued. Fuzak, Michigan State Univer- nism to settle disputes between tional Youth Sports. Program because of recent $6 million funding legis- “Hopefully we will be in each sity, and Executive Director Wal- various controlling interests that lation passed by Congress and signed by President Ford. Funding state in 1976-77. Next we will try ter Byers spoke before the Presi- have developed over interna- tional sport franchises. doubled the $3 million allocated last year. to place additional programs in dent’s Commission during its states which currently have only April B-10 hearings. (Fuzak’s “Our position consistently has one or two. presentation appears on page 16.) been that in these monopoly situ- Executive Committee, Council “Also, now that the program is Fuzak challenged the Commis- Continued on page 14 Meetings in Kansas City Spring meetings of the NCAA preside over each meeting. Executive Committee and Coun- The Executive Committee, re- cil are scheduled April 24-28 in sponsible for the Association’s Kansas City, MO. financial and championship mat- Full agendas are planned for ters, will open the five-day each of the Association’s top meetings on April 24-25. governing bodies, and President On April 26-28, the Council, John A. Fuzak, Michigan State policy-making body of the University, and Secretary-Trca- NCAA, will conduct its business. surer Stanley J. Marshall, South Several financial considera- Dakota State University, will tions face the Executive Commit- tee, including review of the As- sociation’s investment program Convention Site, for the current year, staff Pen- Dates Changed sion Trust Plan and a marketing and merchandising policy report. Change in site and dates have been made for the 1977 Reports from several NCAA NCAA Convention. sport committees will occupy much of the Committee’s time, Acting for the Executive as well as consideration of guide- Committee, the NCAA Owcers lines for the possibility of al- approved the Hotel Fontalne- lowing commercial exhibitors at bleau in Miami Beach, Fla. for championship events. the 71st Annual Convention Other items before the Com- and related meetings January mittee include formalizing plans 7-13. for the 71st Annual Convention The Convention originally in Miami Beach, Fla., revisions was scheduled at the Diplomat of Executive Regulations, and Hotel in Hollywood, Fla., Jan- the Association’s involvement in uary 13-19. various sports halls of fame. The Diplomat refurred to A preliminary report by the comply with the terms of its Indiana’s All-America forward Scott May (holding trophy) shows pleasure of the Hoosiers’ 86-68 triumph original agreement with the Classification Committee, per- over Michigan for the National Collegiate Ch am p ionship. Mafs teammate, guard Quinn Buck- Association. taining to the questionnaire maii- Continued on page 3 ner (R) and Coach Bobby Knight share the moment. (See related story on page 9). The Editor’s View Columnary Craft Reprinted below is nn ercerpt from the writing of a news columnist commenting pertinently ubout . It is selected because the NCAA NEWS feels it makes a und discusses a topic which clrrssi.cation QuestionnaireMa iled will interest NEWS readers.

As the first step in a process which may to submit to the Committee its membership lead to establishment of a fourth member- qualifications for a desired division if it an- ship category in t,he sport of football, the ticipates, after studying the criteria, there Fighting Back NCAA Classification Committee has distrib- is any question as to which division in which By RUSS BROWN utcd to the membership a questionnaire seek- it might be classified. lndiono Sporfr Editor, Louisville Courier-Jaurnal ing institutional positions on various aspects With those comments in hand, the Com- of membership classification and adminis- mittee will meet June l-2 to conduct the Bloomington, lnd.-Steve Hcidenreich is going home to Water- tration. classification into four divisions. These will town, S. D., today, three weeks and two days after a hit and run With results in hand, following the April be mailed to the membership immediately driver almost snuffed out his life. 23 deadline for returns, the Committee will thereafter. Any institution which wishes to The Indiana University distance runner has made what doctors meet to analyze the respomas. debate and do so then may appeal its classification at a term a miraculous recovery. He’s not supposed to be alive. vote upon the elemental question of the ad- June 30 Committee meeting in Denver. But Hcidenreich faces an uphill race in his battle to make a com- visabili1.y of establishing another football Appeals of the Committee’s decisions will plete recovery and run competitively again. division. and draft recommended criteria un- be heard by the Council at its August 11-13 His jaws, both of which were broken, will remain wired together der which membership in four divisions in meeting in Chicago. for another six or seven weeks and after that he faces cxtcnsive the sport would be determined. dental surgery. With the memory fresh of the difficulties Those recommendations will go to the encountered with classification in 1975, Then about Aug. 1, surgeons will place a steel plate in his head to cover the hole left in his skull when doctors removed a blood clot Council in early May. If the Council votes Chairman Louis Myers and his Committee to proceed, it will approve or amend the cri- from his brain, repaired membrane and tied off a broken vein in are seeking maximum membership input and a 4W-hour operation following the accident. teria. (A negative vote would halt the proc- direction this year. If the decision for a Further, Heidenreich’s brain is still scrambled and his ability to ess and result in retention of the current fourth division is “go,” the steps in the converse is limited. three-divisional structure, of course.) schedule planned by the Committee should “He really has no grasp of anything yet,” said IU track coach These standards then will be distributed assure a fair opportunity for the maximum Sam Bell, who has seen Hcidcnreich almost every clay since the in a special mailing to the membership possible number of members to achieve mem- mishap. “It’s a slow procrss. Like the doctor said, he just had the in mid-May. Each institution will be invited bership in a division of choice. hell beat out of his brain. It’s amazing he’s still alive.” A few weeks ago, the outlook was bleak. GamblingFolio ws Suit Running at Night Heidenreich, who always worked out in the evening, was running The Special Committee to Combat Gam- But, this is an illegal activity in our society, along a Bloomington road late on the night of March 16 when he bling also has mailed a questionnaire to the and pressure cannot directly be exerted on was struck by a car. chief execut,ive ofliccrs of member institu- a coach or athlete. “What we think happened is that the car hit him right below t.ions. Answers provided by these leaders of the rib cage and snapped his head back,” said Bell. “The damage Proponents of legalized gambling on team probably came from his head hitting the hood.” higher rducation will provide the Associa- sports insist this legislalive act would repre- tion, and the Special Committee, the direc- Heidenreich suffered a skull fracture and a broken jaw, among sent a progressive move to eliminate this tion it should take in confronting the gam- other numerous less serious injuries. He was in intensivr care for illegal activity. Rut these same individuals blina question and if, indeed, the NCAA almost two weeks. should react to recent developments on the have refused to recognize the legalization of “The doctor told his parents the prognosis wasn’t good,” said state and national levels to legalize this “off-track” race betting has not diminished Bell. “He was really battered and bruised.” menace to team sports. illegal bookmaking. Rather, it has generated Heidenreich, a 5-foot-lo, 135pound senior, recalls part of the tragic night, but not thr accident itself. He remembers being at the Intercollegiate at.hletics have remained an a new class of bettor, the individual who pre- library, walking his girl friend back to her sorority house, riding integral part of the curriculum because aca- viously would not have considered placing a bet. his bike home, changing clothes and walking out the front door. demicians and students traditionally have After that, nothing. believed these activities are consistent with In fact, this type of activity stimulates an increase in illegal gambling for two sim- “He knows he got hit because 1 told him, but he doesn’t really (he educational values of the institution’s understand yet what happened,” said Bell. “For instance, he tells overall program. It would be most difficult ple reasons, among others. First a state will people now, ‘1 ran into a car; wasn’t that stupid? It damaged that to believe any academic or athletic leaders not extend credit to a bettor, while a book- thing you think with and it just takes a long time to come back on our nation’s campuses would favor any maker will. Second, the bookmaker has com- to normal.’ ” form of gambling, legal or illegal, on inter- plete flexibility in establishing odds and the O’lympic Hopeful collegiate athletics under any conditions, and legal establishment has none. These propo- Before the accident, Heidcnreich was one of the premier young it certainly is apparent gambling would not nents cannot present any evidence indicating illegal gambling has diminished in areas distance runners in the country. He was one of only six athletes be consistent with the educational values of who had qualified for the Olympic Trials in the 1500 meters. college athletics. where legislatures have made this activity law. “He was in the elite class of those who had qualified and he cer- Some may argue illegal gambling activi- tainly had a chance to be on the team,” said Bell. The Federal Gambling Commission seem- ties are prevalent in all parts of the country Heidenreich was also the defending Big Ten outdoors champion today, yet the activity does not create any ingly has ignored repeated testimony by in the mile and had become the first IU runner to break the four- pressures for coaches and athletes nor does individuals representing sports organiza- minute mile barrier with a 359.6 clocking last year. it, affect the integrity of intercollegiate ath- tions who consistently have insisted legalized “We had so much promise for life and it took so much dedication Itltics. These individuals are naive. Any pcr- gambling on team sports would be harmful. and perseverance to reach that level,” said Bell. “It’s just a tragedy son who has any financial interest in the But hopefully, the chief executive officers for something like that to happen.” outcome of a team sport always is attempt- of the nation’s colleges and universities can Hcidenreich is talking of racing again and returning to school ing to develop as much information as possi- get the attention of this group if they un- in the fall after his surgery. ble about a team, and particularly its ath- equiVOC&y Oppose the legalization Of gam- “What he talks most about are his roommates and getting back to letes, to enhance the success of his wager. bling on team sports. running-how tough he’s going to be,” said Bell. “He tells me, ‘I want a workout schedule, I’ve got to start running I’m gonna be so tough I’m gonna blow so-and-so off the track.“’ The doctor told Heidenreich that he could start jogging in a month, Basketball Championsh@Super but not running hard. Television ratings for the National Coile- Two teams from a single conference ad- “The fact that he’s even getting out of the hospital is just amazing,” said Bell. “The doctors can’t believe it. They were originally talking giate Basketball Championship reveal anoth- vanced to the National Championship for about five or six months. I think it was just a lot of determination er record year for viewers watching the com- the first time. Second teams from a confer- on his part.” lletition v’ia this medium. ence only received permission to participate Bell hopes that same determination enables Heidenreich to com- Play throughout the season indicated fans in the Championship two ago, pete again some day, although there is no way of telling right now. could expect one of the most exciting Cham- when the Division I Basketball Committee “All the doctors can really say is that they THINK he’ll have a pionships in recent years, and recommended the change to insure more complete recovery,” said Bell. “Everything is speculation until he competition from first-round action through quality teams would be involved in this does. But the doctors are very optimistic. Right now we’re all just the National Championship did not disap- prestigious postseason competition. Indiana thankful that he survived and will apparently have all his mental point anyone. The crowds were excellent at and Michigan each advanced to the finals powers.” ail sites. Five first-round and two regional on merit, and the Wolverines earned the tournaments were sold out, in addition to the opportunity to battle the Big 10 Conference National semifinals and finals. Champions for the NCAA trophy. Indiana certainly proved it was one of the The Division I Basketball Committee mer- ; NCAA Executive Editor .David E. Cawood i great teams ever to win the Championship. its congratulations for another quality ! NEWS Editor ...... James W. Shaffer i Coach Bobby Knight’s Hoosiers were superb Championship. Particular accolades are due in every aspect of competition. A great team to Chairman Stan Watts and Ernie Casale, combined quality fundamentals and sports- a committeeman from Temple University, manship. the host for the National Championship,

2 NBC- Ratings Dunking Among New Busketbd!! Rules Changes

Establish Cage Record Reinstatement of dunking into waist opening bands of any color exceeding four inches in width Television viewership of the igan was viewed in over 14 mil- intercollegiate basketball was and at least four inches from the 1976 National Collegiate Basket- lion homes across the nation for among rules changes passed by ball Championship set an all- the second consecutive year. the National Basketball Commit- bottom of the number are illegal, tee of the United States and Can- according to the rules changes. time ratings mark for the second Nielsen also reported NBC’s consecutive year, according to ada at its recent annual mreting Another new rule will allow coverage reached an average of in Philadelphia. the person throwing the ball in figures compiled by the Nielsen 7.860.000 homes over the nine- After a ten-year absence, on inbounds plays. to step on the Television Index (NTI). game period. The overall rating for The Na- dunking or “stuffing” will be all outof-bounds line so long as he tional Broadcasting Company’s NBC Research estimates over lowed during games at the inter- does not break the inside plane coverage of nine televised games 40,000,OOO persons viewed the collegiate level starting with the of any endline or sideline before during this year’s Championship Championship final. An estimated 1976-77 season. the ball has crossed the line. was 11.3, breaking the old rec- 42,000,OOO persons viewed the Kentucky-UCLA final in 1975, Dunking will be allowed only Editorial Revisions ord of 11.2 set for seven games during games. but prohibited be- in the 1971 Championship. Niel- the largest audience ever to Editorial revisions by the watch a televised basketball fore games or during any inter- Committee included the prohibit- sen’s report also showed an in- Players violating the game. mission. ing of casts or braces on any part crease of 13 per cent in ratings new dunking rule will be auto- CARL LINDEMANN of the forearm, which includes over last year’s 10.0 figure. Coverage Since 1969 matically charged with a tech- NBC Spork Vice-President the elbow, hand, fingers and Included in the package was In 1969, NBC’s first year of nical foul. wrist; clarification of the num- triplrhcader coverage of first- national television coverage for In other key action taken by ber of charged time outs per- round games, three regional the Championship, an estimated mann, NBC Sports vice-presi- the Committee, technical fouls missible in a game; and empha- championships, both Champion- 24,000,OOO people watched the dent. charged to a coach, follower, or sis on rules requiring a coach to ship semifinals and the Cham- Championship final. “These figures support the team attendant resulting from remain seated on the bench. pionship game. Ratings by Nielsen are based growing acceptance of NCAA bench decorum and conduct are “I don’t feel the new dunking Record Tied on total number of television sets and pleasure to be penalized with two free rule will affect the game that in the nation, whether in use or NBC also recorded an audience with the format in which we pre- throws. much next season,” said Rich- not, while share estimates rcpre- share measurement of 32 for the sent it to the public,” continued lime Extension ard E. Wilson of Amherst Col- sent only those sets actually Lindemann. “We’re extremely 1976 Championship, tying figures The Committee also created a lege, and Committee chairman. turned on. happy with this year’s ratings set in 1971. The 1975 audience new rule allowing time to be ex- “I talked with several coaches, share was 27. and proud of our association “NBC continues to be very trnded to rectify dead ball cor- however, and they seemed with the National Collegiate Bas- Coverage of the Championship pleased with its NCAA basket- rectable errors while the clock is pleased dunking was reinstated.” final between Indiana and Mich- ball package,” said Carl Linde- ketball Championship.” stopped, to be the same as clock- In addition to the rules running correctable errors. changes, the Committee strongly Further changes stipulated any urged basketball playing insti- requests to the Official Scorer tutions and officials to thorough- Questionnaire Mailed for a time out to make a correct- ly review the “Points of Empha- able error must be made before sis” section in the Official Basket- the ball becomes alive, follow- ball Rules. ing the first dead ball after the These points refer to illegal Gambling Committee Seeks Support error. use of hands and arms; acting as Game shirts or jerseys pur- if charged; incidental contact af- A questionnaire requesting the “If our Committee is success- their basic educational princi- chased after June, 1976. with ter a score; and delay of game. membership to determine the ful in educating the membership ples. role of the Committee to Com- about the attempts to legalize v And, the extensive scope of bat Gambling has been mailed gambling on team sports on the college sports activities and the to the chief executive officer of local, state or national level, we each NCAA institution. will have served our purpose,” large number of participants would make it impossible fully Football Rights Fees said Coleman. “I am convinced “Our Committee strongly be- to protect participants from the lieves the NCAA should bc a a trend is developing to legalize gambling in many parts of the increased attempts to inRuence leading force in fighting the lc- the outcome of sporting events Announced for 1976 galization of gambling on team country, and the NCAA will have to work as a cohesive unit to which would follow legalization. sports,” said Chairman Cecil Rights fees for appearances on Series. These monies are subject combat this surge.” Coleman, director of athletics at Commission Aware? the 1976 NCAA Television Series to an assessment of six per cent, Illinois. “But the Committee Robert C. James, Atlantic Apparently James’ testimony will be $501,538 for a national as established by the NCAA needs the recorded approval of Coast Conference commissioner did not get the attention of the game and $380,000 for a regional Executive Committee. the membership to establish a During the season, 13 national and former chairman of the Commission. game, according to Seaver Pet- unified eIIort to combat a po- and 28 regional telecasts will be NCAA Legislative Committee, “If published reports of state- ers, Dartmouth College Director tentially dangerous menace to presented, plus the Division II testified before the National ments by the Commission’s of Athlrtics and chairman of the our athletic programs. and III games. Commission in February, 1975, chairman (Charles H. Morin, a NCAA Television Committee. “We are not naive enough to and requested it to take a clear Rules Revised Washington, D. C. attorney) and Peters indicated ABC-TV, believe gambling on college foot- stand against the legalization of Under revised appearance executive director (James E. which by contract sets the pay- ball and basketball games is not gambling on college sports for rules, an institution may appear Ritchie, a former Detroit district ments for appearances and se- a serious problem for our so- the following reasons: once nationally and once rcgion- attorney) are representative, it lects the Series schedule, had in- ciety today, and we certainly do ally per year, Peters indicated. v Legalization will bring gam- appears that the Commission formed the Committee of the not endorse any illegal activity, A fifth appearance during the bling onto the campus, openly feels our concerns are undocu- fees for the coming season. Total but the legalization of gambling two-year period of the current and to a far greater extent than mented, unwarranted and, ap- rights payments for all programs would severely damage the in- Plan may be gained through appears to be the case today, parently, relatively unimpor- governed by the ABC-NCAA tegrity of intercollegiate ath- utilization of the special exempt- and will greatly increase thr cx- tant,” said Coleman. “Represen- contract will be $18 million. letics and tremendously increase ed telecasting dates or the “wild posure of studenttathlctes to tatives from college and profes- the pressure from outside sources Of that amount, $500,000 will card” game provision of the pressures from gambling inter- sional sports organizations have on our athletes, coaches and he allocated as rights fees for the ests. testified legalization would ad- Plan. Rights fees for such an cx- staff, and game officials,” Cole- versely afTect team sports, but telecasts of the Division II and ception which results in a third man concluded. r/ Legalization of gambling the Commission consistently has III Football Championships, appearance in one year or a $150,000 for rights for five NCAA A memorandum ~ which also on intercollegiate sports would ignored these testimonies, and fifth in two years will be subject thrust college athletic programs repeatedly insinuates legaliza- Championships ABC will televise to a 10 per cent assessment, he was mailed to the director of during 1976 and $190,000 for four athletics, faculty representatives into an environment hostile to tion would not affect team added. regular-season games of mem- All monirs realized from these of member institutions and the sports.” bers of Divisions II and III. The excess of the officers of the allied and affili- The questionnaire mailed to assessments in last figure also is to pay for pro- $850,000 generated in 1975 will ated members-crplaining cur- the chief executive officers re- duction costs of those telecasts, be directed to a special fund es- rent activities in this vital area quests yes or no answers to the which will be released in the tablished to pay travel expenses accompanied the questionnaire. following five questions: home market of each partici- for participants in team Cham- It noted some states already Is legalized gambling in inter pant. pionships which do not generate are attempting to legalize gam- collegiate sports consistent with Thus $17,160,000 remains for the income necessary to meet bling on team sports, identified the educational values of college use as rights fees for the insti- those costs, beginning with the the status of the Federal Gam- athletics? tutions participating on the 1976-77 academic year. bling Commission and the charge Will legalized gambling in in- of the newly appointed NCAA tercollegiate sports increase po- Committee. tential pressure on athletes, Meetings in Kansas City coaches and game officials? Continued from page 1 Education, Eligibility, Gambling, Reasons for Committee Will legalized gambling in in- ed to the membership dealing Long Range Planning, Reorganii The Committee to Combat tercollegiate athletics adversely with reorganization of the Asso- zation, Infractions, Television Gambling was formed to notify affect the public attitude toward ciation’s present three-division and Divisional Steering Commit- the NCAA membership on legis- the integrity of intercollegiate structure, highlights the Coun- tees. lative developments, with special cil’s agenda. athletics? The Committee on Committees emphasis currently on the ac- The Council also will receive tivities of the National Commis- Do you favor legalized gam- and Nominating Committee for bling on intercollegiate athletics reports from the Extra Events, sion; to heighten the member- International Relations, Drug the 1977 Convention will be ship’s awareness of the serious under any conditions? named effects which widespread legal- Do you support the position of pression of the membership’s Rrview of Council-sponsored ized gambling would have on in- the NCAA Committee to Com- views on these specific points,” legislation at the 70th Conven- tercollegiate athletics, and to bat Gambling? said Coleman. “It will be diffi- tion last January, and considera- forcefully communicate the CECIL COLEMAN “We believe the college and cult for the Commission to ignore tion of several recommendations views of the college community university community’s position the concerns of the chief execu- which concern the 71st Conven Chairmun, Committee to Comboi to the National Commission and will be considerably strength- tive officers of the nation’s col- tion also will receive considrr- other appropriate agencies. Gambling ened if we obtain a clear im- leges and universities.” able discussion. NCAA NEWS / April 15, 1976 3 New Purchasing System Rules Changed Two major revisions in the In other action taken by the Available for NCAA Publications 1976 National Collegiate Division Committee, if three teams have For Experimentation with a new In addition, the following identical won-lost records head- 1 Baseball Championship brack- Action was recently taken purchasing system for the NCAA ground rules have been estab- ed into the Championship game, et were made recently by the by the Com- guides and rules books series will and two of those teams are from lished to implement the system: NCAA Baseball Committee. mittee to clarify certain con- the same conference, the third be available in 1976, the NCAA 1. The service will be avail- If two teams representing the fusion pertaining to Rule 7, team automatically receives a Publishing Service has an- able only to athletic departments same ronfrrencc make the final Section 10, paragraph Q of the bye into the Championship. nounced. and sports (or public) informa- eight teams which will compete 1976 College Baseball Rules. A playoff game between the The system may become a tion offices of junior and senior at the in two conference representatives Language in this section solution to the dilemma some should now read, “With less colleges. Omaha, Nrb., June 11-18, those will be played to determine the schools experience between the two teams automatically will be than two out and first, Arst 2. The total order must be at other Championship participant. Publishing Service’s “prepaid paired against one another in and second, first and third, or least $25.00. Should three teams with one only” policy and institutional the first round. loss remain headed into the flrst, second and third bases policy requiring delivery of mcr- 3. All orders must be received The conference winner will re- Championship game, the team occupied, an infielder inten- chandise before payment can be by the NCAA Publishing Service main in its designated bracket which won its first three games tionally dmpe a fair fiy ball authorized. no later than June 1, 1976. position. IP a second conference will automatically receive the or line drive. The ball is dead team makes it to Omaha. the bye into the Championship, and the runner or runners Under the experimental sys- 4. Accounts which have not bracket will be adjusted to pair while a playofT between the shall return to their original tem, orders will be received been paid prior to September 1, base or bases.” it against the conference cham- other two teams will determine without prepayment if the insti- 1975, will result in cancellation pion. the second team. Confusion had arisen over tution requires such a service, of the remainder of the order, the original language which and billing will be made for the and the institution will be billed stated, “. . . a fielder inten- entire order at the time the first tionally . . .” This clarifica- again only for the title shipped. title in the order becomes avaii- tion precludes an outflelder It is hoped this service will Minnesota On Probation able and is shipped to the insti- from intentionally dropplng a enable athletic department oer- The IJniversity of Minnesota, posed,” said Arthur R. Reynolds, tution. fair ball and forcing runners sonncl at some institutions to Twin Cities, has been placed on chairman of the Committee. to return to their original No further titles will be shipped order books through their insti- probation for three years by the Reynolds continued, “It is bases. until full payment is received. Committee on Infractions as a re- likely that more severe penalties tutions for the first time. sult of violations in the conduct would have been imposed; how- of the University’s intercollegi- ever, the Committee, in accor- ate basketball program. dance with the NCAA enforce- The penalty includes sanctions ment procedures, considered as a which will prohibit the Univer- mitigating circumstance the ac- tions of the University to self- THE NCAA sity’s basketball tram from par- ticipating in any postseason com- disclose in a full and complete petition during the first two manner additional violations of years of the probationary period. NCAA rules not alleged by the Committee.” In addition, the University will The violations in this case oc- RECORD be permttted to award only three curred during a period of four A roundup of current membership activities new basketball scholarships for years when the institution’s in- and personnel changes the 1976-77 and 1977-78 academic tercollegiate basketball program years. was directed by a former head Carolha assistant, named assis- ALAN NERO is retiring at Rhode DIRECTORS OF ATHLETICS tant coaches to , In accordance with the “show basketball coach who is no iong- Island College. cause” STAN WATTS will retire at North Carolina. for 1976 US provision of the NCAA er employed by the institution, Brigham Young, effective end of Olympic Basketball Team NEWSMAKERS penalty structure, the University academic year. Named GLEN JOHN BRYANT rcaigned at W&: and involved to a significant de- TRAINERS - Tom DOUGAL. must prohibit an assistant bas- gree prospective and/or enrolled TUCKETT. baseball coach. rem ington M. K. TURK. Memphis placement WILLIAM BAIRD State assistant, appointed at retiring as head man at Boxton U , ketball coach from engaging in student-athletes who are not cur- named full-time at Rhode Island Southern Mississippi BO will receive 1976 Sheaffer Pen Award for “Outstanding Service any recruiting activities on or College, stepped aside from ban- BRICKELS reslgned at Davidson rently enrolled in the institu- to Collegiate Hockey” THOM- k&ball coaching duties DICK CHARLES SMITH, Virginia off campus during the first two tion. AS SHEEHAN will retire at Rcns- years of the probationary period. SCHULTZ, former Iowa basketball Tech assistant, named at East Violations involved improper coach, appointed at Cornell U. Tennessee State ROBERT srlaer Polytechnic. “The Committee on lnfrac- expenses, extra benefits and im- DOUG WEAVER, Southern Illi- LeGRAND, Texas-Arlington assis- SPORTS IWFOIMATION DI- tions found a large number of proper financial aid to student- nois-Carbondale, replaced retired tant, replaced BARRY DOWD. RECTORUIM BROCHU named BOBBY DODD at Georgia Tech who joined the Texas staff at Cal-Irvine JEFF HURD re- significant violations in this case athletes, institutional responsi- BUD JACK promoted to assis- DAVE SMALLEY resigned at placer JERRY POGUE at Tulsa involving a wide range of NCAA bility, ethical conduct, the parti- tant to vice-president in charge Navy Assistant WAYNE ANDY FURMAN, St. Francis rules and regulations, and con- cipation of ineligible student- of athletic drvclopn~ml at Utall DOBBS replaced rrsigncrl ROY 1N.Y). named puhllclty dlrector ARNIE FERRIN. vice-president in SKINNER at Vanderbilt for IO-team Knickerbocker College sidered this to be a most serious athletes in an NCAA champion- charge of special programs, is any MICHAEL GRIFFIN, Colgate ss- Baseball Conference ROSE- case requiring the meaningful ship event and numerous sections terim director DAVID BUSEY sistant, succeeds BILL VFSP in MARY MAERSCH named sports penalties which have been im- of NCAA recruiting legislation. will retire at Lycoming College at head post SOX WALSETH promotion director at Navy conclusion of academic year resigned at Colorado, replaced by GARY LEE replaced BOB CLARENCE BURCH. basketball BILL BLAIR. v M.I. CHARLIE BROOKS at Oral Roberts. whu coach named as successor SCHMAUS. V.M.I. assistant. rc- was promoted to athletic director MILO LUDE. Kent State. sp- places BLAIR . RON LUCAS VINCE CAMPANELLA named pointed at Washington, replacing at Ohio Dominion and EDWARD full&time at George Mason. Convention Records Set JOSEPH KEARNEY. who assumed McFARLANE at Davis and Elkins DEATNS - FRANK McCOR- post at Michigan State CARL rrsiKned RAY SCOTT rem MICK. 81. athletic director and A total of 1,066 delegates and others attended the 70th Annual MILLER. South Dakota. rrolacrd placed AL FREUND at Eastern former basehall and assistant foot- retired LEN MART1 at North ~a- Michigan CLIFF MALTASS ball coach at Minnesota from 1933 NCAA Convention in St. Louis last January, marking the Arst kota JOHN JERMIER, IOWA nanled at Tennessee Tech to 1950. March 23 in Fullerton. time the annual gathering has attracted more than 1,000 persons. assistant, named at Kansas State DAVID HOPKINS. Minnesota-Du- Calif., cancer PAUL FOYE: LESTER HABEGGER re- luth assistant. named head coach 60. former basketball and base- The previous record of 932 was established at the 69th Annual signed at Seattle Pacific ball coach at Coast Guard. March FOOTBALL - GLENN BRADY, 22 in Charleston, S. C.; heart Convention in Washington a year earlier. A total of 972 registered Kansas State assistant and former COACHES attack MRS. ROBERT NEY- for the Third Special Convention, immediately preceding the head coach at Wisconsin-Oshkosh. LAND, 78, widow of Tennesare’s January meeting in St. Louis. BASEBALL - JOE RECORD, replaced RAY CLEMONS at cal legendary football coach. in Sara- Phillips U.. named coach of U.S. State-Sacramento JACK EL- sota, Fla.. heart attack JOSEPH Inaluded in the record total were 654 oertifted voting deleratts, team for 1976 World Games. be- WAY Washington State assistant. FULKS. 54, former Murray State representing 72.8 per cent of the ellgiblc voting members in the ginning Sept. 5 in Taipeh, Taiwan named at Cal State-Northridge baskethall star and pro player, NICK TESTA appointed at DARRYL ROGERS, San JOW Association. The previous marku were set a year earlier ‘when March 21 in Eddyville. Ky., gun- St. Francis (N.Y.) SmVE S;a;e. replaced DENNIS STOLTZ shot wounds FRED SEFTON. 538 voters regIstered, or 72.5 per cent of those eligible. HAMILTON named at Morehcad at Michlgen State. LYNN STILES, W7. former track, baseball and bss- State (KY.). UCLA assistant, replaced Rogers Division II had its best attendance ever, with 153 (75 per k&ball coach and athletic director BASKETBALL - BOB WELT- CHARLES FORBES, Guilford at Akron for 33 years. March 11 in cent) of its members on hand. Division I had e record 247 mem- LICH, Indiana assistant, replaced assistant, succeeded DENNIS Akron, Ohio JIM WALSH. HAGLAN. who joined Duke staff bers registered for 92.2 per cent, just short of the 92.8 recorded resigned ROBERT JARVIS at Mis- former Stanford basketball olaver. sissrppi KEN CUNNINGHAM, HOCKEY-BOB FINKE, Penn- who captained 1956 U.S.- dold in Washington in 1975. In Division III, 53.3 per cent of the mem- Cincinnati assistant, named at sylvania assistant. promoted to Medal Basketball Team WIL- bers (154) were in St. Louis, short of the records of 56.4 per cent Akron RILEY WALLACE. head coach PAUL LUFKIN LIAM LAWRENCE. 89, former Centenary assistant. replaces resigned at Yale JOHN Mc- Vermont baseball player. March 11 and 158 members in Washington. LARRY LITTLE. who moves to COMB retired at Ohio. in St. George. vt. PAUL Active Membership Mark Falls Hawaii , Syra- DERR. 72. former athletic director cuse assistant, promoted to head LACROSSE - MICHAEL HAN- at U. of Chicago and Lawrence. Active members numbered 517, bettering the 495 recorded a lob. replaced ROY DANFORTH. NA, Navy assistant. will replace and former head of North Care- retiring ART ROBINSON, who year before. who succeeds CHARLES MOIR at lina State Deoartment of Phvnical Tulane. MOIR new at Virginia ~111 concentrate on associate AD Education. Garth 12 in Raleigh. Of the active membership at the time of the 1976 Conventions, Tech, replacing DON DcVOE. duties. N.C ANTHONY GOLEM- a total of 217 have attended all 10 Conventions (30.8 per cent). who moved to Wyoming LEE SOCCER - ANGELO ANA- BESKI. 75. former football coach ERICKSON. Talmr College .assis- STASIO named at Hofstra at Providence, March 3 in Wor- Only 10.5 per cent (74 members) of the membership have at- tant. promoted to head job JAMES LENNOX appointed at cester, M.SSS. EDWIN PRICE, tended none of the 10 Conventions. DICK STEWART. Oregon assis- Hartwick. G7. former Texas football coach. tant. replaced resigned HAROLD March 1 in Austin. Tex. PAUi Among the 74 not attending any Conventions, one is Dfvlsion I, WISSEL at Fordham MIKE -ED BETTENDORF RIBLE-IT. 65. former Pennsvl- replaced retired PHIL MORIARTY 11 are Division II and 62 are Division III. Thirty of the 74 have NEER. Navy assistant. succeeds vanie as&ant football coach. retired LYLE BROWN at Rochrs- at Yale. March 1 in Cherry Hill. N. J. . . joined the Association during the 1970s. and 19 of those 30 have ter JOHN WEINERT. St TENNIS - MARVIN DENT re- CHRIS PATTON. 21. Maryland joined in the last two years. Joseph’s (Ind.). replaces PAT placed ROBERT GREEN at City basketball player. April 1, during HALEY at Bowling Green State U. Of New York DAVID FISH, pickup basketball game from rare Of the 217 attending all 10 Conventions, 161 are Division I, JOHN McDOUGAL replaces Harvard assistant. promoted to blwd disorder called Marfan’s 30 are Division 11 and 26 are Division 111. EMORY LUCK at Northern Illi- head Dost. syndrome. Nearly half (48.1 per cent) of the members have attended at nois ELWN MILLER, West- TRACK-DAVID SCHMELTZER, ern Michigan. succeeded FRED named at City U. of New York. least eight of the last 10 Conventions, and 60.4 per cent have at- TAYLOR at Ohio State DICK replacing FRANCISCO CASTRO tended more than half (six or more). SHILTS. Western assistant. named who will continue as school’s cross Pardon Us! head coach ABE LEMONS. country coach RICHARD The total number of organizations represented in St. Louis set Pan American, replaced LEON THOMAS named at &coming Bo Rein, former assistant foot- another mark of 621, topping the 593 recorded at the Third BLACK at Texas BILL WHITE, JOHNNY MORRISS will retire at ball coach at Arkansas, replaced Pan American assistant, named as Houston at end of sea.wn Special Convention earlier in the week and the 589 in Washing- LEMONS’ s”ccesaor MACK Lou Holtz at North Carolina JOHN RANDOLPH, William & State, not Bobby Morrison as ton in 1975. That figure includes active, allied, associate and affili- PETTY. U. of South. named at Mary. named head track and Wabash GUS GANAKAS re- ated members, as well as organizations represented by visitors cros.? country coach at Army stated in the March 15 issue 01 assigned at Michigan State, re- the NEWS. and the news media. placed by . WKPSTLINC - JAMES BERC- Voters were faced with 258 legislative proposals at the annual Montana BILL COFIELD Vit- MAN replaced reslgned DAVE Morrison, formerly of Virginia ginta assistant. replaced resigned MADDING at Xavier FRAN Military Institute, accepted an Convention, smashing the 181 presented at the Second Special JOHN POWLESS at Wisconsin MCCANN, Winona State, named et JOHN THOMPSON. Georgetown Indiana State PATRICK assistantship at North Carolina Convention last August and the 169 submitted at the 1975 Wash- and . North FLANAGAN resigned at Larss State. ington Convention.

4 Hockey Title Back to Minnesota Michigan Tech Falls Victim, 6-4 Excitcmrnt surrounded all four scoreboard in the first period trouble. Minnesota had to comr games at the 1976 National Col- with a power play goal by center from behind in the third period, legiate Ice Hockey Championship Tom Vannelli at 17:05. Vannelli, scoring thrrr goals to defeat Bos- at Denver University, but once voted the Championship’s Out- ton U., 4-2. The game was marred the skates were hung up, the standing Player, finished the by a ZO-minute first period brawl University of Minnesota had won game with one goal and four that emptied both benches. its second title in three years. assists. Michigan Tcrh experienced Minnesota and familiar rival Penalties interrupted action in more difficulty with Brown, win- Michigan Tech battled to a 4-4 the first period nine times, with ning 7-6 on freshman forward tie at the end of two periods in Michigan Tech receiving six. Dave Joelson’s goal at 2:13 in thr the Championship gamr, hut thr Fortunes reversed idrntically second overtime period Gophers prevailed in the third from the first period, with Min- In the third-place contest, stanza, 6-4 to win the title. nesota coming up with the first Brown came from behind to score Vermont’s Stan Dunklee ex- These two teams have bounced three scoring strikes, followed by three goals in the linal period to presses the strain of the from champion to runnerup roles Michigan Tech’s lone goal to beat Boston. The Bruins were gruelling cross country over the past three years like a notch the game at 4-4 heading aided by two goals each from race during the National Colle- tennis ball. into the final period. forward Wayne Lucky and de- giate Skiing Championships at Tech, defending 1975 winner, Defenseman Joe Micheletti fenseman John Ahern. Bates College. Dunklee’s hard eased past Minnesota, 6-l for the scored the Gophers’ first goal at Minnesota completed the 1975 Championship last year. In 1974, 2:55, while freshman defenseman 76 season with a 28-14-2 mark, work paid off for a first-place in Minnesota won its first hockey Bill Baker fired the second in at and second-place in the WCIIA the event. Colorado and title in history with a 4-2 de- 1026, followed by freshman right playoffs, after accumulating an Dartmouth each scored 112 cision over the Huskies. wing Tom Gorence’s goal at 18-13-l league mark. points to record the first tie ever No one could have selected four 12:47. Michigan Tech broke its own in the Championships. more evenly-matched teams for Michigan Tech defenseman 32-game collegiate win record set the Championship, as Brown Nels Goddard tied the score in last year, recording a sensational edged Boston University, 8-7 in the final minute of the second 34-9 mark this season and 25-7 the third-place game. period at 19:24. The penalty box WCHA tally. was less congested as each team Minnesota Gets Revenge received just two violations. *** But for Coach Herb Brook’s Colorado,Dar tmouth icers, Minnesota gained revenge Stage Set Minnesota 1 3 24 Michigan Tech 3 1 o---d on Michigan Tech, which cap- The stage was set for the third tured the 1976 Western Colle- FIRST PERIOD’ 1. Mich. Tcch- period, but Minnesota stole the Young (Joelson, Dempsey) 7’5.5. 2. giate Hockey Association crown. show with two goals. Senior cap- Mich. Tech-Young IJoelson, Decker) Share Ski Crown Amazingly, no WCHA cham- tain Pat Phippcn opcnrd with a 10:36; 3 Mich. Tech-Murray (Jrssee) 11:31; 4 Minnesota-Vannclli (Young- For the first timr in history, dredths of a second, after finish- pion has won the NCAA title goal from his left wing position bans. Phippcn) 17:05 two teams shared the National ing sixth in 1975. since Denver did it back in 1969. at 8:37. Right wing Warren Mil- SECOND PERIOD 1. Minncsota- Collegiate Skiing Championship Championship game action saw ler, an alternate captain, iced the Mlrheletti (Larson. Vnnnrlli) 2 55. 2. when four-time defending cham- Close Race Michigan Tech jump out to a 3-O Gopher victory at 19:30. Minnesota - Baker lVannrJli Phin- pen) 10:X: 3. MInneaota - Gorencr pion University of Color-ado and After three events, Wyoming advantage with just over half the Michigan Tech goalie Bruce (Larson) 12:47: 4. Mich. Tech-God- led with 90 points, Colorado had period gone. Horsch made 29 saves in the con- dard (Roberts. Zuke) 19:24 Dartmouth College tied for the 88 and Dartmouth 86 heading Freshman forward Warren test, while Minnesota’s goal ten- THIRD PERIOD: 1 Minnesota- 1976 title. Phippcn (Vannclli, Larson) 6:37; 2. into the final day’s jumping com- Young slapped home the first two ders, Jeff Tscherne and Tom Colorado captured its fifth Minnesota - Miller IPhippcn. Van- petition, while Vermont was in scores at 7:55 and 10:36, and de- Mohr stopued nine and 11 shots nelli) lY:3O straight and seventh crown over- fourth-placr with 78 points. fenseman Jim Murray added the respectively. SHOTS: Minnesota on Horsch-7. 13. all, while Dartmouth won its scc- third goal at 11:31. 9-29: Mich Tech on Tschernc 9. 0. Neither team found the trail to O-9; Mich. Tech on Mohr-0, 2. 9-11. ond title in the 23-year-old It appeared like anybody’s Minnesota finally got on the the Championship game without ATT.: 5.311 Championship held at Bates Col- title facing the jumping evrnt, lege. Dartmouth was second in and Utah took first and third- 19691 and 1970. place, leaving the team cham- pionship up in the air until the \ BcDth squads tallied 112 points final tally was recorded. in a tight, four-team race which saw Vermont take third-place Utah’s Kip Sundgaard won the L “k with 108 points, followed by WY- jumping titlr, while teammate oming’s 107. Utah finished a dis- Ron Steele dropped to third- tant fifth with 64 points. place, after placing runnrrup last year. Vermont was right back in Ironically, Colorado did not thr race when Roger Holden fin- have a champion in any of the ished second to Sundgaard by four team scoring events, but just one point. Dartmouth, Vermont and Wyo- When it was all over, Ver- ming each placed one. mont’s bid to catch the leaders Dartmouth’s Dave Cleveland fell short, despite winning jump- claimed thr giant slalom title in ing competition with 30 points. total time of 176.96, edging Wy- Dartmouth made up its two-point oming’s Mike Mrleski, who ac- deficit to catch Colorado with 26 points, while Colorado scored 24 cumulated a 177 23 clocking. to notch the final score at 112. A Colorado swept the next three poor 17 points eliminated Wyo- places to lead team scoring after ming from contention. the first day’s activities. Wyoming’s Melrski edged Dartmouth’s Cleveland for the Hybertsen . Seventh alpine combined crown, 347.7 to Wyoming’s hoprr to gain its 348.8, and Colorado’s Hicnzsch second title (first in 1968) were just behind with 349.8. no doubt hurt when three-time Another Wyoming disappoint- defending cross country cham- ment came in the nordic com- pion Steiner Hybertsen lost his bined title, where two-time de- bid to become the first four-time fending champion Stig Halling- champion in any skiing event. bye failed in his bid for a third Hybertsen finished a disap- consecutive crown by finishing third. pointing seventh behind cham- pion Stan Dunklee of Vermont. Colorado gained its lone title Dunklee, sixth in 1975, handed outside team scoring competition Vermont 17 of its 34 points which when Jack Turner won the nor- placed the Catamounts in second- die combined title by placing place behind Dartmouth after the 15th in cross country and 23rd in jumping. Nevada’s Borre Fossli second day. was runncrup, after taking third- Dunklee finished 36th in he place last year. men’s 50-kilometer cross country race for the United States in the * * * 12th Winter Olympic Games at Innsbruck. INDIVIDUAL RESULTS Giant slalom - Dave Cleveland Wyoming was further crippled (Dartmouth) 17696. Cross country - when Terje Vanbo, fifth last year, Stan Dunklee (Vermont) 42:ll 7. Sla- fell to 22nd-place. Colorado’s lom-Mike Melcski (Wyoming) 94.74. Jumping - Kip Sundgaard (Utah) Helde Aamodt, runnerup last 215.9. Alpine combined - Mike Me- year, finished 14th. leski IWyoming) 347 7 Nordic com- bined-Jack Turner IColorado) 3KO 3. Slalom activities put Wyoming right back into the lead with TEAM RESULTS Meleski’s first-place time of 94.74. 1 Colorado 112 1. Dartmouth 112. Although Middlebury’s Peter Kenney placed sixth in slalom competition, here he shows excellent form while Colorado’s Steve Hienzsch placed 3. Vermont 106 4 Wyoming 107. 5. Utah 64. 6. Middlebury 52. 7. North- maneuvering the tricky course at the Nationol Collegiate Skiing Championships at Bates College. second by a narrow 2l/one-hun- ern Michigan 49. 6. Nevada 6 NCAA NEWS / April 15, 1976 5 Hawkeyes Set Scoring Mark Iowa Repeats Division I Wrestling Crown

No doubt was left by the Uni- ttrr. tler and defending champion, Iowa’s Campbell won his first State six, Iowa two, and Cor- versity of Iowa that it was still Teammates Brad Smith and beat Michigan State’s Pat Milko- title after finishing runncrup to nell College, Indiana, Michigan the best in 1976, winning its sec- Chris Campbell joined Yagla in vich, 7-4 in a hard-fought con- Lehigh’s Lieberman in 1975. State, Northern Iowa, and Penn- ond consecutive National Colle- the winner’s circle at 142 and 177 test in which Frick had to battle Campbell had little trouble with sylvania State one each. giate Division I Wrestling Cham- pounds rcsprctivrly. Four other back from a 3-O deficit. Michigan’s Mark Johnson in a Iowa has now won 18 individ- pionship. Hawkeyes placed, including Dan Milkovich, two-time champion 9-4 bout. .Johnson made it to the ual championships, and is tied For the first time in history, a Wagemann, runnerup at 167 at 126 pounds in 1972 and 1974, finals via an 8-4 upset over Lieb- with Lehigh in sixth-place be- Big 10 Conference team won the pounds. was 126-pound runnerup last n-man. hind State (92), Okla- prrstigious crown more than year. Champions Dethroned Johnson in Overtime homa (47), Iowa State (36), once, despite the back-to-back One of the biggest surprise Michigan State (23) and North- fete. Action at the 46th annual Divi- winners of the Championships Another surprise winner was ern Iowa (20) on the all-time list. Final question of Iowa defend- sion I Championships saw three was at 142 pounds where Iowa’s Minnesota’s Evan Johnson at 190 ing Its 1975 title came when 1975 winners dethroned. Okla- Smith took the title. Seeded No. pounds. Johnson scored a G-G, 2-O Hawkcyr Tim Cysrwski defeated homa’s 118-pound defending 6, Smith crushed Slippery Rock overtime win against Iowa State’s *** Krntucky’s Kurt Mock, 4-l in champ, Shawn Garrl forfeited in State’s Gene Costello. 12-1. No. 1 seeded Frank Santana. INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 134-pound consolation semifinals. the semifinals. Lehigh’s Mike Yagla was slow in defeating Oklahoma State’s Jimmy Jack- Lieberman at 177 pounds and Iowa State’s Pete Galea for the son disposed of Biclenberg. 9-Z ll&Mark DiGiralamo (Cal Poly- Record Broken Oregon State’s heavyweight Lar- San Luls Obrspo~ drc Johnme Jones 150-pound crown. The two-time in the semifinals, before using his lIowa State). 14-4. 126-.Jack Rcin- Whrn it was all over, Iowa had ry Bielenberg had to settle for champion relied on a reversal, overpowering size to defeat Ore- wand (Wisconsin) dec. Ilarold Wiley third. smashed Iowa State’s IO&point two-point nearfall and riding gon’s Greg Gibson, 5-3 in thr (Cal-Santa Barbara). 9-6. 134 ~ Mike Succeeding Garcl at 118 pounds Frirk (Lehigh) dcc. Pat Milkovich tt~um total set in 1969 with a time in the third period to notch finals. Gibson was runnrrup in was Mark DiGiralarno, an un- (Mic-hiyan State), 7-4. Id&-Brad Smith 123% total. Iowa State finished a his title. Yagla finished the 1975 1975. IIowa) dec. Gene Costello (Slippery seeded entry from California dlslant second with 85x/~ points, 76 season with a brilliant 41-1 Rock State). 12-4 150-Chuck Yagla Polytechnic State-San Luis Obis- “I suspect we’ve been cheated (Iowa) dec Pete Galea (Iowa State). followed by third - place Okla- record. po. DiGiralamo clobbered Iowa out of some of the excitement by 5-O. lSE-Lee Kemp (Wisconsin) dec. homa State with 64% points Tom Brown (Washington). 4-O 167- State’s Johnnic Jones, 14-4 in the Wisconsin’s Second winning the title so early two Just behind Oklahoma State straight times,” said Iowa Coach Pat ChrIstenson (Wlsconsm) drc. Dan finals. Wisconsin’s second crown was Wagemann (Iowa). 9-7 177 - Chris was Wisconsin with 64 points, Jack Reinwand, a “wild card” no surprise when No. 1 seeded Gary Kurdelmeier, 1975 Division Camphcll (Iowa) dec. Mark Johnson whllc Lehigh took fifth wilh 55%. entry from Wisconsin at 126 Lee Kemp stopped Washington’s I Coach of the Year. (Michigan). 9-4 196Evan Johnson IMinncsota) dec. Frank Santana (Iowa Half the 20 finalists represent- pounds, defeated California- Tom Brown, 4-O at 158 pounds. “When you go down to the State), 6-6. 2-O COT) WWT-Jimmy ed the Rig 10. and seven cham- Santa Barbara’s Harold Wiley, Krmp was runnerup at 150 last few matches and you win Jackson (Oklahoma State) drc. Greg pions were crowned from the 9-6. Reinwand, seeded No. 5, fin- pounds to Yagla in 197s in an them to take the Championship, Gibson (Oregon), S-3. Conference, including three from that’s pretty exciting, but I’d ishrd fourth in 1975. overtime split decision. TEAM RESULTS rather do it this way,” he said. Iowa, and Wisconsin. Lehigh’s Mike Frick proved Unseeded Pat Christenson kept 1. Iowa 123!i. 2. Iowa state x5?;. Chuck Yagla, Iowa’s 150-pound why he was seeded No. 1 at 134 Wisconsin enthusiasts happy by Only nine schools have won 3. Oklahoma State 64%. 4. Wisconsin winnrr, successfully repeated his pounds in one of the top match- winning the I67-pound classifi- the Division I Championship. 64. 5 Lehigh Xi!:. 6. Cal Poly-San Luis Ohispa 53 7 Minnesota 43. M. tltlc from 1975, and was voted the ups of the tournament. cation over Iowa’s Wagemann on Oklahoma State has won 27 Michigan Xi!:. 9. Oklahoma 34::. 10. tournament’s Outstanding Wres- Frick, 1975 Outstanding Wres- a 9-7 verdict. titles, Oklahoma seven, Iowa Penn statc 23;:. Cal State- Bakersfield Cops First Division II Mat Title California State College-Bak- Year for bringing the Hoadrun- Mankato Statr’s Jack Eustice de- crsfield captured the 1976 Na- nrrs to the top. Bakersfield tied frat Southern Illinois-Edwards- tional Collegiate Division IT for eighth-place in 197.5 with ville’s Dave Robinson, 9-7. Eus- Wrestling Championships at Far- East Stroudsburg Statr. tice lost to Gonzales at 126 go, N. D., in only its fourth corn- A total of 220 wrestlers from pounds in the finals last year. prtltlvr mat season. 53 institutions competed in the John Kalvelagc, Tennessee- Boosted by three individual 14th annual Division II Cham- Chattanooga, took third-place at champions, and two third-place pionships. The finals were viewed 134 for the second yrar in a row. winners, the Roadrunnrrs clinch- by 4,000 spectators. Nortbern Iowa’s lone title ed the close meet with 9)2!(~ Tennessee-Chattanooga’s Ran- came at 142 pounds, where Gary points, winning their first na- dy Batten claimed his second Bentrim beat St. Cloud State’s tional championship and placing straight crown at 118 pounds. Russell Clark, 9-5. Bentrim’s vic- their first individual champions Batten, only a sophomore was tory handed the Panthers their in any sport. the 1975 meet’s Olltstanding third straight crown at 142 Second-place Tennessee-Chat- Wrestler. Hc defeated Mankato pounds, after Ken Snyder won tanooga had 88 ‘/4 p:)ints, and de- State freshman Brent Hagcn, 4-O back-to-back championships in fcndrng 1975 champion Northern in overtime after the score was 1974 and 1975. Iowa was third with X3 points. tied 12-12 in regulation time. Cal State-Bakersfield’s Dan Mankato State finished a dis- Cal State-Bakersfield’s Rich- Houtchcns stopped North Dakota tant fourth with 60 points, fol- ard Molina finished third for the State’s Dave Scherer, 6-3 in finals lowed by host institution North second consecutive year at 118 artion at 150 pounds. Houtchens Cal State-Bakersfield Head Coach Joe Seay (holding trophy) and mem- Dakota State’s 59% points. pounds. Last year’s runnerup, was sixth in 1975. bers of the Roadrunner squad accept National Collegiate Division II Turner Jack son , Trnncsscc- Hradcd irlto the finals, Cal Northern Iowa’s Dave Cunning- Wrestling Championship trophy from North Dakota State Coach Bucky Chattanooga’s other defend i n g State-Bakersfield held a slight ham finished fifth. champion from 1975, had no Maughan. advantage over Northern Iowa, Outstanding Wrestler trouble with Ed Torrejon, East- 76% to 74. but three wins for Outstanding Wrestler honors ern Illinois, winning 9-4. Tennessee-Chattanooga’s third and third-place Rex Branum, both Bakersfield and Tcnncssee- for 1976 went to Rick Jensen, Eastern Illinois, were selected as Chattanooga shuffled the final Bill Mitchell, Central Okla- champion was David Weeks at South Dakota State’s champion “wild card” entries, along with score. homa State, won a close match 177 pounds. Wcrks edged North- at 126 pounds. Jensen dethroned at 167 pounds, 2-l over St Cloud ern Iowa’s Dan Keller, 3-l. Man- the 10 individual champions for Seay Coach of Year San Francisco State’s Alex Gon- State’s Jerome Schmitz. Cal kato State’s Kurt Kuehl finished the Division I Wrestling Cham- Coach Joe Stay was named zales, 1975 champion, 13-2. pionships at Arizona. State-Bakersfield’s Flo Rocha third, after placing third at 190 1976 Division II Coach of the A close bout at 134 pounds saw placed third. pounds in 1975. *** Two CSB Wins INDIVIDUAL RESULTS Mike Bull, Cal State-Bakers- 111 - Randy Batten (Tenncssrr- field, won the 190-pound title on Chattanooca) dec. Brent Haaen (Man- a last second takedown ovrr kato State). ‘12-12. 4-O (OT).laRick Jensen (South Dakota State) dec. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville’s Alex Gonzales (San Francisco State). Frank Savcgnayo. Savcgnago, 13-Z. 134 - Jack Eustice (Mankato Statr) dec Dave Robinson (Southern runnerup in 1975, led 7-5 until Illinois~Edwardsvillr). 9-7. 1424.~~ Bull tied the scorr at 7-7 and Bentrim (Northern Iowa) dec Russell won the match on riding time. Clark (St. Cloud State), 9-S. 15bDan Houtchens (Cal State-Bakersfield) dec. Heavyweight competition saw Dave Scherer (North Dakota State). another tight battle between Cal 6-3 15bTurncr Jackson (Tennessee- Chattanooga), drc. Ed Torrrjon (East- State -Bakersfield’s Bill Van t!rn Illmois). 9-4. 167-Bill Mitchell Worth and North Dakota State (Central Oklahoma State) drc Jrromc freshman Don Meyrr. With the Schmitz (St. Cloud State). 2-1. 177- score tied l-1 after regulation David Weeks (Tennesscr-Chatta- noogn) dec. Dan Keller (Northern time, Van Worth, 1975 U.S. Pan Iowa). 3-l. 190-Mike Bull (Cal State- Amrrican Gold Medalist, squrak- Bakersfield) dcr. Frank Savegnago ed by Mcycr, l-1 on riding time (Southern Illlnols-Edwardsvillr). 8-7. HllYT,Bill Van Worth ICal State- criteria in overtime. Bakersfield) dec Don Meyrr (North Northern Iowa placed six All- Dakota State), 1-l. l-1 (OT riding time Americas, followed by Cal Statc- criteria). Bakersfield and Tennessee-Chat- TEAM RESULTS tanooga with five each, and Man- 1. Cal State-Bakrrafrld y”!;. 2. Trnm 1976 DIVISION II CHAMPS-Front raw (L to R): 1 Is-Randy Batten (Tennessee-Chattanooga); 126-Rick kato State, North Dakota State, rvxsee~Chattanwtza RS!h 3 Northern Jensen (South Dakota State); 134-Jack Eustice (Mankato State); 142-Gary Bentrim (Northern Iowa); 150- lowa 83. 4. Mankato State 60. 5 North Augl~stana College, S. D. and Dakota State 53:: 6. Aufwatana cS.D 1 Dan Hautchens (Cal State-Bakersfield). Back Row (i to R): 158-T urner Jackson (Tennessee-Chattanooga); So u the r n lllinois~Edwardsville 49. 6. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 167-Bill Mitchell (Central Oklahoma State); 177-David Weeks (Tennessee-Chottar.oogo); 190-Mike Bull with four apiece. 49. R. St Cloud State 45’: 9 South Dakota State 35!h. 10. East Stroudsm (Cal State-Bakersfield); HWT.-Bill Van Worth (Cal State-Bakersfield). Cal State-Bakersfield’s Molina burg state 34\;.

6 Third Straight Track Championshb To Texas-ElPaso

Winning habits continued for while teammate Mark Belger es- won the 60-yd. high hurdles in the University of Texas-El Paso, tablished another meet record in :07.29 after placing third in 1975. capturing its third straight Na- the I,OOO-yd. run with a 2:07.29 Harvey Glance, Auburn, was tional Collegiate Indoor Track performance. clocked at :06.21 in the winner’s Championship with ease at De- Belger bettered Duke’s Bob lane of the 60-yd. dash. troit’s Cobo Hall. Wheeler’s record, who ran a 2:07- New Mexico’s Charles Dramiga Aided by three individual ti- .4 in 1971. was fastest in thr 600-yd. run tles, Texas-El Paso recorded 23 Nick Rose, defending 1975 two- with a 1:10.58 performance. points, comfortably ahead of sec- mile run champion from Western Wisconsin’s lone title came in ond-place Villanova’s 15 points. Kentucky, established a new the two-mile relay whcrc Mark Placing third was Tennessee milestone by repeating as titlist Randall, Steve Lacy, Mark Sang with 14 points, followed by Illi- in 8:30.91. Rose broke Villanova’s and Dick Moss recorded a 7:26.79 nois and Washington State, tied John Hartnett’s mark of 8:33.6 set time. for fourth with 13 points. in 1974. Tennessee’s title came in the Stones leaps one-mile relay with a 3:16.03 ef- Five Marks Fall Long Beach State’s Dwight fort by Lamar Preyor, Mike Bar- Records were smashed in live Stones earned a title in the high low, Ronnie Harris and Jerome events at the 12th annual affair, jump by setting another record Morgan. before a total attendance of I&- on a leap of 7-3. Stones surpassed 832 in the two-day classic. Texas-El Paso’s victory tied the old standard of 7-2X, shared Kansas for most titles won by a Texas-El Paso winners were by Colgate’s Chris Dunn and single team. Each team has now Emmitt Berry with a 65-8 toss Wisconsin’s Pat Matzdorf set in won three Championships. Coach in the 35-lb. weight throw; de- the 1972 meet. Trd Banks’ UTEP Miners the last fending 1975 triple jump winner Rounding out the record per- three tries, and Kansas in 1966, Arnold Grimes’ 53-51/z effort; and formances was Earl Bell, Arkan- 1969 and 1970. a record-setting performance in sas State, who soared 18-G in the distance medley relay clocked UTEP lied the pole vault, bettering his own at 9:43.16. Texas-El Paso and Villanova mark of 17-2 set in last year’s Native Kenyans Joe Gichon- Championships. Bell attempted have each won four individual championships in a single year geri, Paul Njoroge, James Mun- 18-4 for a new world mark three to share the record. Villanova yala and Wilson Waigwa com- times, barely missing. bined for the new record, break- did it in 1968 and 1969, and Charlton Ehizuelan, Illinois, ing Manhattan’s 9:43.8 set in UTEP last year. won the long jump competition 1973. The Miners’ 1976 performance with a spring of 25-O. Villanova was the only other of winning three titles is now On his way to a new meet record in the pole vault is Arkansas State’s John Ngeno, Washington State, team to gain more than one indi- tied with Southern California won the three-mile run in 13: Earl Bell at the National Collegiate Indoor Track Championships at vidual championship. Eamonn (1967) and Bowling Green (1972) 20.34 to become a three-time Detroit’s Cobo Hall. Bell soared 18-X, breaking his own 17-2 set at last Coghlan, defending one-mile run for second place. winner in the event. Ngeno is the year’s Championships. Texas-El Paso won its third straight team title. champion, repeated in 4~01.48, Ngeno, by virtue of winning only person to win this competi- his third championship in the tion since its introduction into three-mile run joins an elite the indoor meet in 1974. He es- group of six other people who tablished the record of 13:14.4 in have repeated championships 1975. three times. Evis Jennings, Mississippi State, sprinted to victory in the *** 440-yd. dash in time of ~48.42. INDIVIDUAL RESULTS Wirth five of the top six quali- 35lb. weight throw-Emmitt Berry fiers bettering 1:54.0 in the 880- iTexas-El Paso) f&B. Long jump- yd. run, Kansas State’s Bob Charlton Ehlzuelan (Illinois) 25-O. Prince won the event in 1:53.03. Three-mile run-John Ngeno (Wash- ington State) 13:ZO 34. 440-y& dash- Hawaiian Wins Evis Jennings (Mtssissippi State) :4X42. SW-yd. run-Bob Prince (Kan- Shot put honors were clinched sas State) 1:53.03. Shot put-Terry Al- by Hawaii’s Terry Albritton with hritton (Hawaii) 67-6:;. Triple jump- Arnold Grimes (Texas-El Paso) 53-5!5. a heave of 67-6X. W-y&t. high hurdle~Allen Misher Louisiana State’s Allen Mishcr (Louisiana State) :07.29. 60-N. darh- Harvey Glance (Auburn) :06.21. TWO- mile run-Nick Rose (Western Ken- tucky) n:3O.y1. @JO-yd. run-Charles Dramiga (New Mexwo) 1:10.56. Dis- tance medley rcby-(Texas-El Paso) (Joe Gichongrrl. Paul Njoroge. James MUnY.?la. W&on Waigwa) 9:43 16. l,WO-yd. run-Mark Belger (Villano- va) 2:07.20. Two-mile relay-Wlscon- sin (Mark Randall. Steve Lacy. Mark Sang, Dick Moss) 7:26.79. One-mile Long Beach State’s Dwight Stones rUbE:lm0nI-i Coghlan lvillanova 1 4 01 4A. One-mile relay-Tennrssrr glides over the bar in 1Lamar Prcyor. Mike Barlow. Ronnie Harris. Jerome Morgan) 3’1603 High high iump competition at the jump-Dwight Stones along Beach National Collegiate Indoor Track State) 7-3. POIC vault-Earl 13~11 (Arm kanaas State) 1%:: Championships. Stones set a new meet record with TEAM RESULTS 1. Texas-El Paso 23. 2. Villanova a leap of 7-3. 15. 3. Trnncssce 14. 4 Illinois 13. 4. Washington State 13 6. Auburn 12 7 Western Kentucky IO. 7. Kansas State 10 7. Long Beach State 10 10~ Mis- sisnippl State 7. 10. New Mexico 7 10. Michigan 7. IO. Arkansas State 7 Division III Wrestling Claimed by Montclair State

Paced by four individual formance. In addition, Montclair defeated Peter Berti, State Uni- clair State’s Mike Blakely, 13-7. Dante Caprio, Montclair State, champions and four other place- State received support with a versity of New York-Bingham- Rick Freitas, Montclair State, turned back Ashland’s Clay Bar- winners, Montclair State College second at 134 pounds, and thirds ton, 14-7 in the 118-pound brack- defeated CW College’s Nick nard, 12-3. Barnard was third in captured the 1976 National Col- at 118, 150 and heavyweight. et. Mulhall lost in the finals last Hobbs, 10-4 at 142 pounds. Hobbs 1975. legiate Division III Wrestling Totaling 143 points, Montclair year to Montclair State’s Nabil was runnrrup for the second Montclair State’s fourth title Championships at Coe College, State broke the old team scor- Guketlov, the tournament’s Out- consecutive year. came at 177 pounds, where Dom Cedar Rapids, Iowa. ing mark of 135yl points set by standing Wrestler in 1975. Tony PcraAa, State University DiGioarchino defeated John Car- Montclair State became the Wilkes College in 1974. Vince Tuna0 kept the Out- of New York-Potsdam, beat Mac- roll’s Rrad Bowman, lG-8. third team to wear the crown in Defending 1975 champion John standing Wrestler trophy at Murray College’s Fred Wideman, After placing sixth in 1975, the three-year history of the Di- Carroll University placed second Montclair State by defeating de- 11-6 at 150 pounds. Peraza Millersville State’s Eric Guy11 vision III Championships, and with 1 lZi/a points, third-place fending 1975 champion Craig placed second last year. notched the I90-pound title from won its first national title in his- went to Ashland College with 51 Helmuth, Gettysburg College, 7-l In one of the closest matches Frank Kuennrn, Upper Iowa tory. points, followed by St. Lawrence at 126 pounds. Tundo was run- of the finals, John Carroll’s Jim University, 5-l. Earn Four Titles College (44*/z points) and Mil- nerup last year at 134 pounds. Weir won the 158-pound title Han Pelligra, St. Lawrence College, defeated Massachusetts The Indians collected individ- lersville State College (42 points) Mark Hawald-Cale, John Car- with a 9-7 decision over Robert Institute of Trchnology’s Erland ual titles at 126, 142, 167 and 177 in fourth and fifth respectively. roll, defended his 1975 title at Harris, Massachusetts Maritime pounds in a record-scoring per- Jack Mulhall of John Carroll 134 pounds by stopping Mont- Academy. Continued on pap2 14

NCAA NEWS / April 15, 1976 7 Mystery Team from West Puget Sound Wins Cage Title I’ugrt Sound lrecame the first gional winner Bridgeport trav- half and maintained it for the ~KIITI from the Wctst ever to win rllrd to Eastern for thr quarter- remainder of the game. thr NatIonal Collegiate Division finals and lost 81-66 ODU de- Curt Pctrrson, 7-O rcntcr for II Baskctbnll Championship in fended its South Atlantic Re- UPS, was named the Champion- the event’s 2O-year history when gional crown, bratinK Madison ship’s Most Outstanding Player it dcfcatrd the University of 86-77, and Baltimore 73-58. and was Joined on the all-tourna- Tf,nnessec-Chattanooga, &3-74 in No. 1 Beaten mcnt team by teammate Brant the final at Evansville, Ind. Gibler, UT-Chattanooga’s Wayne Cheyney State won the East The. 1,oggrrs won the West Re- Golden (the tournament’s Icad- Regional by ousting No. 1 ranked giunal by drfrating Cal Poly- ing scorer), ODU’s Jeff Fuhr- Philadelphia Textile 60-59, but POIIIO~:I 80-65. and Cal State mann and Eastern’s Jeff Furry. was knocked out of the tourna- Bakersfield 75-(35. UPS then p1ayc.d host to North Dakota, mcnt in the quartcrlinals by ODU Loggers’ First Title winnrr- of the North Central Re- 90-85. In addition to Puget Sound’s gionnls, 1n the quarterfinals and Puget Sound opened play in first Championship for a team ousted the Sioux 80-77, to gain the Iinals with an 83-78 win over from the West, another milestone the right for the trip to the finals. ODU which assurrd the tourna- was reached when the NCAA Di- UT- Chattanooga trounced ment of a new champion. None vision II Basketball Committee Florida Tech 95-82. and Valdosta of the other three ever had announced that the finals for 1977 Slate 86-66. to win the South claimed the crown. UT-Chatta- would be played in Springfield, Regional crown. The Mot then nooga avenged a regular-season Mass., and for 1978 in Spring- knocked otY South Central cham- loss to Eastern Illinois with a 93- field, MO. This marks the first pion Nicholls State 107-78 in the 84 win in the nightcap. Eastern time in the history of the tourna- claimed third-place the next quarterfinals. ment that the finals will not bc night, downing ODU 78-74 in the The other two teams to make played in Evansville. thr final foursome were Eastern consolation contest. Reasons for the move included Illinois and Old Dominion, the In the Championship game, it defending Division 11 champion. was Puget Sound’s height and attractive bids from the two Eastrrn won the Great Lakes disciplined offense against lJT- Springfields, waning attcndancc regional with wins over St. Chattanooga’s fast break and in Evansville and the University Joseph’s (1nd.) 65-56, and Evans- press. The taller Loggers opened of Evansville’s proposed move to ville 75-73. Re- up a IO-point lead in the first- Division I in the near future.

CONCENTRATION-Scranton’s Paul Miernicki drives for basket in the National Collegiate Division III Basketball Championship semifinals at Albright College. Scranton won the Division III title in overtime, 60-57 against Wittenberg. Division III Crown In Overtime to Scranton Climaxing a 27-S season ret- Wittenberg advanced to the ord, the University of Scranton finals, edging Plattsburgh Statr, captured the 1976 National Cal- (N. Y.) 71-58 in the semifinals. legiate Division III Basketball Wittenberg finished the season Championship, but it took a 60- with a 24-5 mark, and was rated 57 overtime win against Witten- fourth in the final Division III berg University to secure the poll. crown. Scranton forward Jack Maher In the consolation game, Au- gustana swamped Plattsburgh Tennessee-Chattanooga’s Fred was voted the tournament’s Most State 93-69, finishing third for Rayhle has the longest reach in Outstanding Player, and tallied 16 points. Paul Miernicki, rc- the second straight year after battle for this in finals cordrd 15 points which clinched losing to the eventual champion action at the National Collegiate the game for the Royals. in the semifinals. Last year, Au- Division II Basketball Champion- With the score notched at 51 gustana lost to champ LeMoyne- ship in Evansville, Ind. Rayhle all after regulation time, Scran- Owen, 84-71 in the semifinals, before beating Brockport State, may have gotten this rebound, ton’s overtime effort was aided by four Maher points, and three 78-71 in the consolation contest. but Puget Sound won the crown, final deciding free throws by This year’s tournament mark- 83-74. Pictured with Rayhle are Miernicki. cd only the second in the history Puget Sound’s Brant Gibler (44) Scranton, rankrd No. 2 in the of Division III basketball. The and Curt Peterson. final NCAA wcrkly Division III Championship game was played basketball ratings, made it to the before a capacity crowd, and of- finals held at Albright College, fered a continued bright future Readmg, Pennsylvania, after de- for the title-National Collegiate feating Augustana College (Ill.) Division III Basketball Cham- 76-65 in semifinal action. pion.

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8 Indiana Ends Perfect Season in Philadelphia Michigan Falls In All-Big 10 Final

Indiana University climaxed ed by Michigan’s star forward its own living legend in historii Wayman Brilt on a scoring drive. cal Philadelphia to win the 38th Wilkerson’s injury turned out National Collegiate Basketball to be a mild concussion, and the Championship. game was delayed about 10 min Topping a perfect 32-O season, utcs while Wilkerson was forced the Hoosiers wore down stub- to leave the game and spend the born Big 10 colleague Michigan, night in a local hospital. 86-68 in the first NCAA cagr May, Benson Super final ever brtwcen two trams from the same conference. Consensus All-Americas, for- ward Scott May and center Kent Coach ’s squad Brnson bolstered the Hoosiers’ equaled North Carolina’s 32-O second half drive, tallying 26 and Championship team of 1957 for 25 points respectively. the most victories in a single sea- May grabbed eight rebounds, and son by an undefeated team. Benson, voted the tournament’s Defending 1975 champion Most Outstanding Playrr, snatch- UCLA, winner of 10 national ed nine caroms. titles in 12 years under John Indiana playmaking guard Wooden, made another familiar appearance in the “Final Four,” Quinn Buckncr played an out- this time under the new era of standing tournament, scoring 16 . points and grabbing eight re- bounds in the Championship first Semifinal action S3.W game. Forward Tom Abernethy Michigan completely control un- added 11 points for the Hoosiers. beaten Rutgers, 86-70, aclvanc- ing the Wolverines to their first With Wilkerson out, Indiana Championship game since finish- fans worried about the Hoosiers ing runnerup to UCLA in 1965. and how they would adjust to the misfortune. But Knight’s master- Hoosiers Stop UCLA minding, and steady reserve play Indiana had little troublr with by guard Jim Wisman helped UCLA in the second semifinal mend any doubts. contest, advancing to the finals Indiana took the lead for good, via a comfortable 65-51 victory, 53-51 at 9:58 and turned down The Bruins clinched third- Michigan’s attempt to drfcat In- place with a 106-92 win over diana for the first time this year, Rutgers, setting the stagr for the after two other regular season Scott May, Indiana’s All-America forward, expresses gleeful emotion by jumping on teammate Quinn all-Big 10 finale. losses. Buckner, as the Hoosiers wrapped up the National Collegiate Basketball Championship, 86-68 over Michi- Michigan held a 35-29 half- Michigan’s speedy guard Rick- gan in Philadelphia. time advantage after an exciting ey Green led the Wolverines first half, but rvcntual Wolverine with 18 points, while guard foul trouble and Indiana’s awe- Stcvc Grotc had 12 and Britt 11. played brilliantly by pumping in Los Angeles found two of its of the Scarlet Knights’ magic in some poise proved too much in Joining Benson on the all- 30 points against Rutgers. schools battling next, as Pcppcr- a perfect 28-O regular season. the final vrrdict. dine succumbed to the Bruins, tournament team were team No Easy Roads Hopes for Eastern claim for 70-Gil in its own backyard. all the marbles almost ended Indiana starting guard Bobby mates May and Abernethy, Mich- Gaining access to the prestige abruptly in the opening game of Wilkerson was injured early in igan’s Rickey Green, and Mar- and excitement at Philadelphia Arizona Stubborn the first half when he was deck- ques Johnson of UCLA, who the tournament. Princeton barely was certainly no easy matter for Arizona, making only its sec- came out on the short end in a any of the four teams involved. ond tournament apprarancc be- barn burner, 54-53. Indiana started things off with sides 1951, gave UCLA all it Rutgers next handled Connec- a 90-70 win over St. John’s, but wanted in an 82-SG loss which ticut with ease, 93-79 before ad- found the going rougher against proved much closer than the vancing to the Eastern finals Southeastern Conference cham- score indicated. against Cinderella, Virginia Milii pion Alabama, escaping 74-69. Eastern cage fans felt this was tarv Institute Some speculators felt the two the year for r&urn of the NCAA The firsty Kcydrts handed the best teams of the entire 32-team title to the Atlantic shores, and Srarlrt Knights jitters by jump- field met when Indiana faced put all their confidrnce on Rut- jng to an early lead, but Rutgers’ Marquette in the Mideast cham- gers’ shoulders, speed and class proved too much pionship game. The contest Despite a mediocre tourna- in its 91-75 win, presenting proved to be one of the most ex- ment, Phil Sellers provided his friendly Philadelphia with its citing, but Indiana’s class was All-America talents during much great Eastern hope. too much for the Warriors in the 65-56 Hoosier win. Michigan, selected as an at- large representative for the Mid- west Regional, justified the new NCAA format of choosing a sec- ond team from a conference, but its trail to Philadelphia was perhaps the most nerve-wrack- ing. Michigan’s easiest win might have been against Rutgers in the Championship semifinals, com- pared to the line it had to tow along the way. The Wolverines opened with a 74-73 thriller over Missouri Val- ley Conference representative Wichita State. Notre Dame was a top favorite for Philadelphia out of the Mid- west, but the exceptionally quick Wolverines conquered Adrian Dantley and the Irish, 80-76. Big Eight representative Mis- souri seemed outclassed at the Midwest championship game’s outset, but an amazing 43-point performance by the Tigers’ Willie Smith made the game exciting in the second half. Mich- igan hung on by their finger- Indiana’s All-America center shows part of the reason why nails, 95-88 to advance to Phila- the Hoosiers won the National Collegiate Basketball Championship. delphia. GREEN QUICKNESSSMichigan’s speedy guard Rickey Green was out- Benson, voted the Championship’s Most Outstanding Player, scored 25 UCLA found State standing in the National Collegiate Basketball Championship in Phila- reasonably stubborn, but the points and snatched nine rebounds in 86-68 win over Big 10 rival delphia. The talented playmaker topped Wolverine scoring in the Bruins were not exactly at their Michigan. Pictured with Benson are Michigan’s Phil Hubbard (35), best in a 74-64 win to open West finals with 18 points, and was voted to the All-Tournament team. Rickey Green (24) and John Robinson (45). Regional play. Indiana’s Rich Valavicius (34) and Q uinn Buckner (21) are also pictured. NCAA NEWS / April 15, 1976 9 Fencing Championship Reclaimed by NYU Defending Champ Wayne State Second New York University squeaked Notre Dame’s Tim Glass placed out a closely fought 1976 National sixth in the epee to keep things Champion- interesting, and no one really ship, winning its 12th overall knew the outcome until saber and third in the last four years competition was completed. at the University of Pcnnsyl- Yuri Rabinovich, a 27-year-old vania. Russian refugee sophomore for Finishing fifth last year, NYU Wayne State, was out to defend tallied 79 points to win this year’s his 1975 saber title. Columbia’s Championship, while defending Brian Smith edged Rabinovich 1975 champion Wayne State for the crown, and Notre Dame’s (Mich.) scored 77 points to finish Mike Sullivan took third. second. Notre Dame was a close Adding to the complexity of third with 76 points. the final score was a fourth-place With several teams in conten- saber finish by New York’s Mi- tion headed into the finals. seven klos Bcnedek. teams, including New York, Princeton, William Paterson, Wayne State and Notre Dame Cornell and Penn were other placed two men into the finals. teams that placed two people into New York narrowly led Notre the finals. Dame 69 to 68 after semifinal William Paterson’s Paul Mar- activities, with Wayne State stay- tino was voted the Illinois Memo- ing close with 65 points. rial Trophy, signifying the meet’s Wayne State’s two-time de- top foil competitor. Martin0 fin- fending foil champion Greg ished third in the finals. Benko won his third straight Receiving the Princeton-Cor- tltlc to give the Tartars an early nell Memorial Trophy for the top lead in the finals. cpee performer was Princeton’s However, New York’s Hans Lee Shelley, third-place. Pennsylvania Associate Athletic Director Charles Scott presents the 1976 National Collegiate Fencing Wicselgren finished second to Notre Dame’s Sullivan was Championship trophy to NYU Head Coach Herb Cohen at the University of Pennsylvania. Shown with Scot? Pennsylvania’s Randy Eggleton voted the Michigan State Memo- and Cohen are members of New York’s winning squad (L to R): Hans Wieselgren; Miklos Benedek; Tom in the epee championship, after rial Trophy as the top saber Veljacic; and assistant coach Jerry Show. a fence-off handed Eggleton the competitor. title. Princeton Coach Stan Sieja was voted 1976 Fencing Coach of the Year. A total of 148 athletes from 55 institutions competed for the three weapon titles.

*** INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (L to R): Mike Sullivan (Notre FoiCl. Greg Benko (Wayne State): Dame) received the Michigan 2. Greg Massialas (Cornell): 3. Paul Martin0 (William Paterson); 4. John State Memorial Trophy as the Corona (Penn State); 5. Phil Mathis IRutners): 6. Arthur Crahle (UCLA). top saberman at the National Epee-1 Randy Eggleton (Penn): 2. Hans Wieselgren (New York): 3. Lee Collegiate Fencing Champion- Shelley (Pri&rt&); 4. Steve Vanden- ships, while Paul Martin0 (William berg (Wisconsin); 5. Steve Walt (Stanford). 6. Tim GkLSS (Notre Paterson) earned the Illinois Dame). Saber-l. Ilrian Snuth (Co- lumbia). 2 Yuri Rahinovich (Wayne Memorial Trophy as top foilman, State): 3. Mike Sullivan (Notre Dame): 4 Mlklos Benedek (New and Lee Shelley (Princeton) York); 5. Ed Majtenyi (St. John’s); 6 Nilo Otero (Cornell). was voted top epeeman and TEAM RESULTS received the Princeton-Cornell 1 New York 79. 2. Wayne State 71. Memorial Trophy. 3. Notre Dame 76. 4. Cornell 69. 5. Pennsylvania 66 6 Princeton 67. 1. Wxlham Peternon 6G. s Rutgers 60. 9. Navy 55. 9. Columbia 55 St. Lawrence Inherits Division I I I Swim Crown St. 1,awrence University be- of earning St. Lawrence’s first Bay is now tied for leadership was monopolized by style relay. Richard Rendall, Steven Potter, James Farrar and came the new heir at the 1976 national swimming title ever for most titles in one year with Rockford’s Chip Geiger, who set JeITrey McBride combined for a National Collegiate Division III with a 1:43.575 in the 200-yd. former Johns Hopkins star Mark new meet point standards in Horning, who also won three 3:13.089, improving a fourth- Swimming Championships, with freestyle. He finished sixth in the both one- and three-meter com- titles in 1975. place finish last year. return of powerful Chico State event in 1975. petition. Geiger first smashed The first crown for Bay came Allegheny’s Jefi Gordan’s 1975 to Division II. Another St. Lawrence freestyle *** in the 200-yd. I.M. with a 1:59.- record of 394.92 with a 456.93. victory came when Cook set a St. Lawrence, only in its fourth 267. His second win was a record- INDIVIDUAL RESULTS competitive year of swimming, Division III record in the lOO-yd. setting 4:13.130 in the 400-yd. Wins Three-meter 500~yd. frwrtyl. - John Hudson race with a :47.069, after taking I.M.. smashing the old mark by edged second-place Johns Hop- On the three-meter board, (Washington &-Lee) 4:45.27X. ZOO-y& kins, 249 to 295 in the second eighth-place in 1975. Frame was better than five seconds. individual medley--Mike Bay (Johns second in T47.494. Geiger totaled 502.56, surpassing annual ChampionshIpa at Wash- Hopklnz) l:SY.267. SO-yd. frccrtyle- His third title was another Randy Taylor’s 412.74 set for Jack Groselle (Hiram) 21 589. One- ington (Lr Jefrerson College. St. Lawrence’s remaining two record in the ZOO-yd. , Cortland State last year. motcr diving-Chip Geiger (Rock- titles were in the QOO-yd. medley where hc recorded a 1:56.372. ford) 456 93 400-medley relay - St. Sweeping four titles, St. Law- relay and the BOO-yd. freestyle John Sansone of Glassboro Lawrence (Doug Arthur. Brad Porter. With Bay’s three titles, Johns Jeff Cook Scott Frame) 3:35.560. 4OO- rence improved its seventh-place relay. State won championships in the finish in 1975 to win the crown. Hopkins now leads Division III yd. individual medley - Mike Bay Doug Arthur, Brad Porter, 100-yd. and 200-yd. breaststroke (Johns Hopkins) 4:13.130. 200-f-style The team trophy was the first for most individual crowns for races. His :59.820 set a record in -Scott Frame (St. Lawrence) 1:43.- Cook and Frame combined in a single team. The Blue Jays national championship ever in the 100, while he turned in a 575. lOO-butterfly - Clyde Vedder the 400-yd. medley to set a new have won seven titles in the (Dickinson) :52.392. lW-backstroke any sport for the Saints. milestone of 3:35.580, breaking two-year history of the Cham- 2:13.020 in the ZOO-yd. event. Joe Gawrys (Wabash) 54.917. 100. Johns Hopkins’ 1975 mark of breaststroke - John Sansone (Glass- Johns Hopkins, which garnered pionships, while Chico State Dickinson’s Clyde Vedder hero State) 59 620. EUO-freestyle WlaY thrrr titles in this year’s meet, 3:36.384. earned six in its brief Division clocked a :52.392 in the lOO-yd. -St. Lawrence (James Brush. Jeff In the 800-yd. freestyle relay, III stay. butterfly, after taking 11th last Cook. Scott Frame. Carry WeischedelJ finished in second-place for the 7:05.liE,. ISSO-frrcrtylcJohn Hudson second consecutive year. James Brush, Cook, Frame and There were three individual year. Denlson’s James Bolster set (Washington & Lee) 16:29.117 loo- Garry Weischedel shared honors double winners in the Champion- a record in the 200-yd. butterfly framtrk+Jeff Cook (St. Lawrence) Ron Felligra, a heavyweight with a 7:05.795. The Saints placed ships, from Washington & Lee, with a 1:56.665. after placing sev- :47.069: ZOO-backstroke - Mike Bay (Johns Hopkins) 1.56.372. ZOO-breast- wrestler for St. Lawrence. won third in the event last year. Rockford and Glassboro State. enth in 1975. the Saints’ first individual na- stroke - John Sansone (Glassboro Hiram’s Jack Groselle won the State) 2:13 020. ZOO-butterfly-James tional championship in history at Bay Superb Washington & Lee’s John Hud- Thrcc- Terriers’ lone title with a :21.589 Bolster IDenison) l:;G.G65. thr 1976 Division 111 Wrestling son won both the 500-yd. and meter diving-Chip Geiger (Rock- Johns Hopkins’ second-place in the 50-yd. freestyle, after Championships. team finish was owed greatly to 1650-yd. freestyles. Hudson re- ford) 502.56. 400-frestyh relay-Eow- corded a 4:45.278 in the 500. Hr placing third in last year’s meet. doin (Richard Rendall. Steven Potter, Now the Canton, New York three titles won by freshman James Farrar. Jeffrey McBride) 3:13.- placed second last year behind school can add swimming titles Mike Bay. Victories in the 200- Joe Gawrys of Wabash won 089 Chico State’s 1976 Division II the lOO-yd. backstroke in :54.917. by Scott Frame and Jeff Cook, yd. backstroke and 400-yd. indi- TEAM RESULTS 500 winner Larry Gates. He came in third-place in the along with two relays crowns to vidual medley, plus another in 1. St Lawrence 249 2 Johns HOP- Its trophy case. the ZOO-yd. backstroke provided Hudson then took a breather 1975 Championships. kins 233. 3. Williams 170. 4. Bowdoin 143. 5. Kenyon 140. 6. Wabash 126. 7. the most outstanding individual ljefo-c winn’ng the 1650-yd. fret Completing action in this First Swim Title Allegheny 78. 8. Washington & Lee performance of the Champion- in 16.29 117 H? was also second year’s meet was a first-place by 74. 9. Ashland 61. 10. Glassboro State Frame received the distinction ships. jn th’s event last yenr Bowdoin in the 400-yd. free- 59.

10 Shaw continued his fireworks with a 136.53, breaking second- in the 1650-free with a 15:06.76, place Southern Cal’s Bruce Furn- bettering Naber’s 1975 NCAA iss’ record 136.91 set in the trials. and American marks of 15:09.51. Incidentally, Furniss’ brief record claim broke Montgomery’s marks Tennessee improved to second- set earlier this year. place on the support of three in- dividual titles. Another defending champion was upset when Montgomery James Kennedy claimed the beat both the 1974 and 1975 win- one-meter diving by totaling ners in the lOO-yd. free with a 514.29 points, inserting a new :44.40. name into the winner’s slot for the first time in four years after Jonty Skinner of Alabama was Ohio State’s graduated Tim 1975 champion and placed third, Moore won the title three behind 1974 titlist, second-place straight times. of Southern Cal. Tennessee’s Engstrand stroked The Hoosiers’ third title came to the title in the 200-yd. indi- when Brian Bungum scored 542.- vidual medley with a 1:50.13, up- 19 points on the three-meter setting Indiana’s defending 1975 board. champion Fred Tyler, who fin- Stanford’s ished fifth. Southern Cal’s 1973 claimed his second straight lOO- and 1974 winner, Stephen Furn- yd. breaststroke title in :56.04. He iss, took third-place. Miami’s also won the crown in 1973. Mi- (Fla.) David Wilkie was second. ami’s Wilkie, 1974 winner, fin- ished second. Freshman Matt Vogel earned the Volunteers’ third title with a Wllkie found revenge in the :48.95 in the lOO-yd. butterfly. 200-yd. breaststroke with a 2:00.- Utah’s Jeff Rolan, defending 1975 74, breaking Hencken’s NCAA champion, did not qualify for the and American records and de- throning the 1974 and 1975 THE VICTORS--The winning Southern California swimming contingent whoops it up after capturing its finals. champion. Wilkie won the event Hoosiers Win Three third straight National Collegiate Division I Swimming Championship at Brown University. in 1973. However, the American Indiana found consolation in record did not stand because its unfamiliar fourth-place, after Wilkie is not an American citi- finishing first or second the past zen. eight years, by winning three in- The Great Britain native won Southern Cal Swims Again! dividual titles. a Silver Medal for his homeland James Montgomery was a dou- in the ZOO-yd. breaststroke at the Capturing seven of 18 events, three in the 400-yd. individual yd. and 1650-yd. freestyle events. ble winner in the 200-yd. and 1972 Munich Olympics. He will the University of Southern Cali- lOO-yd. freestyles. After winning compete on England’s Olympic medley, won by Rodney Strach- In the SOO-yd. free, Shaw UP- the 200-yd. crown in 1974, Mont- team at Montreal this summer. fornia glided to its third straight an in 3:55.64. Teammates Stephen set Naber’s bid to collect his gomery had to settle for third National Collegiate Division I Furniss and Scott Brown took third consecutive crown in the Completing the list of Cham- behind champion George Mc- Swimming Championship at second and third respectively, event with his record-breaking pionships winners was North Donnell of UCLA last year. Brown University. while 1975 champ, Tennessee’s 4:19.05. Naber was a narrow sec- Carolina State’s , Southern Cal raced to the title Leroy Engstrand was fourth. Fur- ond in 4:19.71, breaking his own Montgomery set NCAA and winner of the 200-yd. butterfly with ease, collecting 398 points, niss won in 1973 and 1974. record of 4:20.45. American records in the finals in 1:47.0. far ahead of second-place Ten- nessee with 237 points, and UC- USC Wins Relays LA’s 213. Southern Cal took advantage Indiana dropped from second- of Naber’s and Joe Bottom’s tal- place in 1975 to fourth with 199 ent in gaining victories in the points, trading places with Ten- meet’s three relays. nessee, while Alabama regained fifth-place with 135 points. First relay action of the Cham- pionships found the Trojans de- Naber Leads fend their 1975 title in the 400- Spurred by two championships yd. medley with a 3:20.02. Robert from speedster in the Shearin and Mike Bottom shared backstroke events, the Trojans success with Naber and Joe Bot- won all three relays in a meet tom. which saw six NCAA records and Naber combined with Richard five American standards crushed. Hannula, Scott Findorff and to establish NCAA Naber managed his third and American milestones in the straight win in both the lOO-yd. ROO-yd. freestyle relay in 6:33.13. and 200-yd. backstroke races in The swift Trojans bettered USC’s times of :49.94 and 1:46.96 re- American record by more than spectively. two seconds, and Indiana’s NCAA Only a junior, Naber can be- mark by more than three seconds. come the all-time career individ- ual championship leader with In the final event of the Cham- two victories next year. Right pionships, USC set NCAA and now, he is tied with Indiana’s American marks in the 400-yd. Olympic star in sec- freestyle relay. Again, it was Joe ond-place on the all-time list Bottom and Naber providing sup- with eight. port, along with Bruce Furniss Besides his backstroke success, and Findorff for a 2:57.54 effort. Naber won back-to-back 500-yd. Besides winning its third freestyle titles in 1974 and 1975. straight Championship, Southern With his eight individual titles, Cal earned its eighth in the 40- combined with membership to year history of the meet. four winning relay teams, Naber has won or been a part of 12 Show Starr NABER WINS-Southern Cal’s outstanding John Naber (L) poses for NCAA championships, the most One of the biggest highlights by any one swimmer. cameras after winning the lOO-yd. backstroke. Naber, who also won INDIVIDUAL RESULTS of the Championships were the SOO-frmtrlr- (Lonr Joe Bottom earned another win outstanding performances by the 200-yd. backstroke, figured on all three of the Trojans’ winning Beach Staie) 4:19.05. ZOO-indiridu~l medley - Leroy Engstrand (Tennes- for Southern Cal by repeating Long Beach State freshman Tim relay teams. Pictured with Naber (L to R) are: (Cal-Berk- see) 150.13. 5o-frmtyle-Joe Bottom his 1975 title in the 50-yd. free- Shaw. eley); Carlos Berrocal (Alabama); Mike Salerno (Southern Illinois); (Southern Cal) .ZO.OR. One-meter dir- style with a :20.08. Shaw erased Naber’s NCAA ing-James Kennedy (Tennessee) The Trojans placed one, two, and American records in the 5OO- Melvin Nash (Indiana); and Scott Gordin (UCLA). 514.29. 400-medley relay-Southern Cal (John Naber. Robert Shearln. Mxke Bottom, Joe Bottom) 3:20.02 400-individual medley--Rodney Strachan (Southern Cal) 3:5564 ZQQ- freestyle-James MontgOmery (Indl- ana) 1:36.53. 100~ButteMy-Matt Vogel Division II Swim Title to Chico State (Tennessee) :48.95. lOO-backsWoke John Nabcr (Southern Cal) :49 Y4. 100. breaststroke - John Hencken (Stan- Chico State University land, who won two crowns in the The Mustangs scored 428 points the 50-yd. free with a :20.9 as ford) :sc.o4. wo-frmslyle relay - (Calif.) won the 1975 National 50-yd. and 200-yd. freestyles, Southern Cal (John Nabrr. Richard in the meet which saw 12 Divi- the Mustangs garnered the top Hannula. Srott Findorff. Bruce Fur- Collegiate Division III Swimming plus figured on all three Chico sion II standards fall. Chico State three places. Joining Hovland msr) 6:33.13. l&SO-frccstlleTim Shaw Championships, but returned to State winning relays. drowned defending 1975 cham- were Dave Tittle and Chris Webb (Long Beach State) 15:06.76. NO-free- Division II this year and won the By virtue of this year’s Cham- pion Cal State-Northridgr, scc- in second and third respectively. rtylcJames Montgomery IIndiana) :44 40. 200-bwkslmkc - John Naber crown it owned in 1973 and 1974. pionship, Chico State has won and-place finisher with 283 Placing fourth was defending (Southern Cal) 1:46 96. 200-breast- Declaring itself Division III four titles, all in a row. The three points. 1975 champ Tim Allen of Spring- StrokeDavid Wilkie (Miami-Florida) last year, Chico State swamped Division II crowns are tied with Oakland Third field, while 1974 winner Mike 2:00.74 200-butterfly - Steve Gregg opponents in the first Division III Cal State-Northridge for the Chapman of Cal State-Davis (North Carolma State) 1:47.00 Three- Oakland University finished meter diving-l3rian Bungum (Indi- Swimming Championships. This most any institution has won in placed fifth. ana) 542 19. 400-freestyle relay - yrar the Mustaags won by an the 13-year history of the meet. third with 186 points, followed by Regaining the title he won in Southern Cal (Joe Bottom, Bruce equally impressive tally at Hovland upped his career in- fourth-place Cal State-Irvine’s 1974, Hovland established a rec- Furnix, John Naber. Srvtt Findorff) 2 57.54. Springfiirld College. dividual titles to five, four in 184, and host Springfield’s 121. ord in the 200-yd. freestyle with Chico State’s team total shat- TEAM RESULTS Winning eight of 18 events, Division II and one last year in a 1:40.416. 1. Southern Cal 39% 2. Tennessee Chico State set the all-time rec- Division III. He has been a mem- tered the old Division II scoring Championship No. 3 came to 237. 3 UCLA 213. 4. Indiana 199. 5. ord for most individual titles by ber of six Division II relay win- mark of 349 points set by Long the talented senior when he iced Alabama 135. 6. North Carolma State one team in a single year. The Beach State in 1968. 93. 7. Southern Methodist 89 8. Au- ners and one in Division III for a the lOO-yd. freestyle in record burn 87. 9. Miami-Florida 73. 10. Stan- Mustangs were led by Pat Hov- total of twelve titles overall. Hovland’s first victory came in Continued on page 14 ford 64. NCAA NEWS / April 15, 1976 11 First Title Since 1965 Penn State Rules in Gym Pennsylvania State Univer- Kormann, after participating in third-place winner, Bob Rikli of sity’s last National Collegiate 18 routines days earlier in the Oregon did not place. Championship was Division II Championships at the Floor exercise was won by in 1965, but the Nittany Lions University of Northern Iowa. Colorado State’s Bob Robbins ended thr drought in 1976 to br- In Division II, besides all- with an 18.90. Rikli finished run- come the first team to win nine around, Kormann won titles in nerup with a close 18.875. titles. floor exercise. still rings, vault- California’s Tom Beach Tied with Illinois prior to this ing and the high bar, and placed prompted his all-around title by year’s Championships with eight second on parallel bars and on winning the horizontal bar crown tram titlrs, Penn State took over the pommrll horse. with a fine 19.150. UCLA’s Steve sale lcadrrship by scoring 432.075 Seeing action in 14 routines at Saraeant, runnerup in 1975, fin- points in this year’s meet at Temple, the junior Olympic ished a distant eighth. Temple University. hopeful totaled 32 routines in a Perhaps some of the biggest Coach Gene Wettstone’s teams week’s time, winning six titlrs, surprisrs of the Championships have managed two runnersup tii and placing in four others. were in all-around. Tom Weeden tlrs smce thr 1965 crown, the of California, 1975 runnerup, last coming in 1973. Whelan and Kormann were not placed seventh. Nebraska’s Gene Louisiana State was runnrrup the only exciting things happen- Mackie slipped from fourth last for the second consecutive year, ing in the Division I Champion year to eighth. scoring 425.125 points. Defending ships. Yoichi Tomita of Long Beach 1975 champion California was Marcy Wins No. 3 State, fifth last year, finished third with 421.950 points. Stanford’s Ted Marcy won his ninth, and Louisiana State’s Mike Penn State’s winning effort third straight pommel1 horse title Godawa took 13th, after placing was boosted by Gene Whelan’s with a near-perfect 19.325. Mar- sixth in 1975. title in the parallel bars, and his cy joined six others who have Penn State’s elTort was aided second-place in all-around. won three consecutive titles in by Kurt Pfliegrr’s seventh-place Whelan scored an 18.625 on thr the 34-year history of the Cham- in floor exercise; another scv parallrl bars, while 1976 Division pionships. enth by Paul Simon on parallel II winner, Southrrn Connecticut Winners in second and third- bars; and Bob Desiderio’s ninth State’s superstar Peter Kormann place were carbon copies of last in vaulting. took second with an 18.4000. year, with Arizona State’s L. J. *** Kormann Creates History Larson scoring 18.825 in second, INDIVIDUAL RESULTS But it was Kormann, winner and Iowa State’s Don Young fin- ishing third with an 18.800. Lar- Floor exercise-Bob Rohhins (Colo- of five titles in this year’s Divi- rado State) 1x.900. Pommell horse- sion 11 meet, who became the first son also finished third behind Ted Marcy (Stanford) 19.325. Still person in history to win all- Marcy in 1974. rings-Doul: Wood lIowa State) lH.- around crowns in both Division Doug Wood of Iowa State upset X75. Vaulting-Sam Shaw (Cal Statr- Fullerton) 1X.900. Parallel bar@ene II and Division I. teammate Keith Heaver, two- Whelan (Penn State) 18.625. Horizon- Kormann just edged Whelan, time defending still rings cham- tal bar-Tom Beach (California) 19 who received the Nissen Award pion. Wood won the crown with 150. All-around-Peter Kormann (Southern Connecticut State) 108 95. as the outstanding senior gym- an 18.875, edging Heaver’s sec- nast in the nation. Kormann tal- ond-place 18.800. Kormann tied TEAM RESULTS lied 108.95, while Whelan and for sixth. 1. Penn State 432.075. 2. Louisiana California’s Tom Beach shared Cal State-Fullerton’s Sam State 425.125. 3. California 421950. 4. Nebraska 421.05. 5. Minnesota 407.50 second-place honors with 108.70. Shaw won the vaulting competi- 6. Arizona State 402.75. 7. Temple 395.- Fatigue had to accompany tion with an 18.900, while 1975 6U. 8. Cal State-Fullerton 389.50.

Peter Kormann of Southern Connecticut State shows his first-place style in still rings competition at the National Collegiate Division II Gym- nastics Championships at the University of Northern lowo. Kormann, who won five titles and placed in two others in Division II competition, also won the all-around title in Division I to become the first person in history to win all-around in both divisions. Southern Connecticut State successfully defended its Division II team title.

Illinois-Chicago Circle’s Chuck cut ace took the competition petitiou during that meet. Wanner seems suspended rather with an 18.625. Bilow settled for Team First precariously, but actually is third, based on an 18.175 score, in complete control during parallel What does winning mean to behind Kormann’s second-place the 1975 Pan American free ex- bars competition at the National teammate Victor Randazzo, who ercise Gold Medalist? Collegiate Division II Gymnastics scored an 18.20. “The most important thing was Championships. Wanner placed Kormann’s second new title the team title,” he said. “Win- third. came in vaulting exercise with ning the all-around was impor- an 18.60 showing. Chico State’s tant, and I’m extremely pleased Dennis Chase placed second with to win five titles. an 18.45. “But right now, everything Defending 1975 vaulting cham- I’ve been working towards over pion Tony Hall, Springfield, was the past several years has been injured during compulsory exer- the Olympic trials. This is my cises and did not compete in the primary goal.” finals. Kormann, and all first- and sec- Finally, Kormann secured his ond-place winners automatical- fifth title of the Championships ly qualified for the Division I Wins Five Titles by scoring 18.50 on the horizon- Championships at Temple. tal bar. He placed third in 1975. More than 200 gymnasts com- peted in the ninth annual Di- Teammate Wins vision II Gymnastics Champion- Kormann Sparks Southern Connecticut Southern Connecticut State ships, with 16 complete teams teammate Dave Mesago won the and representatives from seven Stealing the show with five in- ing its own 411.65 total in 1975. John Crosby, who accomplished pommel1 horse competition with others at Northern Iowa’s new dividual titles, Peter Kormann Closest competition included the feat in 1973, and Cal State- a 17.675 performance as the Owls UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls. Northridge’s Rich Grigsby in ignited Southern Connecticut the next four teams, where 19 swept the top three places. State College to its second con- 1969. *jr* points separated second through Tony Williams tallied a 17.35, secutive National Collegiate Di- Kormann and Grigsby are tied fifth places. followed by Kormann’s third- INDIVIDUAL RESULTS vision II Gymnastics crown. for second in the all-time career place 17.30. Kormann led the Floor erwciu - Peter Kormann Illinois-Chicago Circle took individual titles won with seven, Placing in all seven exercises exercise after compulsory and (Southern Connecticut State) 16.95. second-place with 388.85 points, while Crosby leads with 12. Pommd M-Dave Mesago (South- at the University of Northern optional routines, but an 8.95 followed by third-place Spring- ern Connecticut State) 17.675. Still Iowa, Kormann defended his Kormann Brilliant performance by Mesago notched rings - Peter Kormenn (Southern Iield College (375.50)) fourth- the title in the finals. 1975 all-around and floor exer- All-around honors were re- Connecticut State) 18.625. Vaulting- place Cal State-Northridge (375.- Peter Kormenn (Southern Connecti- cise titles, plus gained new ones Mike Kavanaugh, Wisconsin- tained by Kormann on an im- cut State) 18.60. PardId bnrr - Mike in the still rings, vaulting and 30) and fifth-place Wisconsin- Oshkosh, defended his 1975 par- Oshkosh (369.65). pressive 110.75 performance to Kavanaugh (Wisconsin-Oshkosh) la.- horizontal bar. hand Southern Connecticut State allel bars crown with an 18.875. 675. Horizontal bar - Peter Kormann Kormann brought his Division (Southern Connecticut State) 16.50. In addition, the junior super- its sixth straight all-around title. Who else, but Kormann took sec- II place performances to 12 in All-around-Peter Kormann (South- Floor exercise competition ond with an 18.475. ern Connecticut State) 110.75. star placed second on parallel three years of intercollegiate bars, and third on the pommel1 went to Kormann via an 18.95 The amazing Kormann won competition, earning one his TEAM RESULTS horse. score, also Southern Connecticut five events, tied for one, and freshman year, and four others State’s sixth straight title in this placed second in another at the 1. Southern Connecticut State 419.- Record Smashed in 1975 prior to this year. 20. 2. Illinois-Chicago Circle 366.65 3 routine. Eastern Intercollegiate Gymnas- Springtleld 375.50. 4. Cal State-North- Southern Connecticut State Only two other gymnasts have Defending still rings champion tics League Championships prior ridge 315 30. 5 Wisconsin-Oshkosh established a team scoring stan- won five Division II titles in one Larry Bilow, Cal State-North- to the nationals. He established 369.65. 6. Chico State 333.70. 7. Sacra- mento State 320.30. 6. Western Illinois dard by winning the Champion- year. Kormann joins former ridge, felt Kormann’s graceful a collegiate record of scoring 299.75. 9. Wheaton 292 80. 10. Northern ships with 419.20 points, break- Southern Connecticut State star wrath as the Southern Connecti- 112.5 points in all-around com- Iowa 274.35. 12 Postgraduate Scholarships Awarded to 15 Cagers

NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships of $1,500 each have been DIVISION Ill awarded to 15 outstanding senior student-athletes in basket- GLENN PAUL SAL0 Muhlenberg College ball. 5-8 Guard Flourtown, Pa. 3.75 in Psychology All three NCAA Divisions received three Scholarships, Dean’s List honoree for seven conseculivr semesters. Sale holds while six at-large candidates completed the prestigious group. Muhlenherg marks fcr game (24). season (195) and carwr Beginning with the 1975-76 academic year, the Postgraduate (6901 Started WI games and linishcd career with 1.029 points as a three-vex co-cantain Threetime All-Lutheran Colltne and All- Scholarship Committee increased the award to $1,500 from Middle Atlantic bonference. Also a” excellent lacrosse player for $1,000. the Mules. he made Second Tram All-Lengur in 1Y75 Should grad- Steve Copp, San Diego State’s brilliant Rhodes Scholar uate Summa Cum Laude. and is interested in counseling career nominee, and Vanderbilt’s Jeff Fosnes, three-time All-South- STUART JOHN TENHOOR Alma College eastern Conference star highlight this year’s talented selec- 6-5 Center Grand Rapids, Mich. 3.27 in History tions. GLENN PAUL SAL0 Four-year varsity player. TenHoor served as tram captain and war Now in its 12th year of existence, the NCAA Postgraduate named MVP tha year. All-Michigan lntercollrgiate Athletic Asso- Scholarship has become one of the most noted across the ciation last two years. he was conference’s second leading scorer and fourth best rebounder this yrar Alma’s second best scorer nation. and leading rebounder in 197576. TenHoor made the Dean’s List Awarding 80 Scholarships each year to 33 football players, on three occ~sio”s. and is member of several honor .Fot-&ties 15 in basketball and 32 for all other sports, Divisions I, II and JOHN ALAN HAIGH Grinnell College III receive the same specified number of awards. 5-l 1 Forward Des Moines, la. 3.59 in Economics STUART J. TEN HOOR Scholarships Total $856,000 Finalist in Iowa Rhodes Scholar competition. Haigh is R two-time all-conference selection. and was named 1975 CoSIDA Arademir With this year’s 15 basketball recipients, the NCAA has All-America. His team’s second leading scorer. he now captains awarded 832 scholarships totaling $856,000, funded primarily Grinnell’s baseball team Active in school judicial and economic by football television revenue since 1964. activities. Haigh is a four-time Dean’s List honoree. Would like to become a judge someday. In general, a student-athlete must have a minimum grade point average of 3.00 on a maximum 4.00 scale or its equiva-

lent, and have performed with distinction in his sport. JOHN ALAN WAIGH Scholarship wealth has been spread wide among the NCAA membership, with 314 institutions having received Scholar- ship monies to date. “The Committee is extremely pleased with these fine young men selected for this year’s basketball awards,” said Chair- man Capt. J. 0. Coppedge, U. S. Naval Academy. “WC con- gratulate each recipient for his accomplishments, both in ath- letics and in the classroom. Their example is an excellent testimonial for the rest of our nation’s young people to fol- low.” Following is a capsule biographical sketch of each recipient:

ROBERT G. DEL GPECO JEFFREY CARL FOSNES HENRY 1. HOFFMAN AT-LARGE ROBERT GEORGE DEL GRECO Allegheny College DIVISION I 5-10 Guard Pittsburgh, Pa. 3.52 in English Holds several academic honors and served as team captain in THOMAS EDWARD RICHARDS University of Pittsburgh 1975-76. Named to 1975 CoSIDA Academic All-America Team, owns 6-1 Guard Murrysville, Pa. 3.47 in Economics Allegheny assist marks for game (17) and season (176). OutstandinK team player. would like to practice law someday Has applied to ~-our-year starting Icttrrman in 102 games. Richards captained Pitt law school at Duqucsne and Pittsburgh Active in many campus to a 20-10 record this season. Drsplte playing entire senmr Year activities and received several academic honors. with broken wrist and badly spramcd ankle. he is all-time Pitt as- ~1st lrader with 307, and has lnade Pittsburgh Basketball Writers JEFFREY CARL FOSNES Vanderbilt University All-District the last two seasuns. Active I” the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Richards has made the Dean’s List exght Con- 6-6 Forward Lakewood, Cola. 3.16 in Sociology secut~ve terms and will graduate Magna Cum Laude. Completed fantastic ccrccr at Vanderbilt as all-time second lend- inK scorer. AvrraKcd 17.Y points senior year and 22.1 as junior. A PATRICK LEE TALLENT George Washington University three-time All-Southeasterr. Conference selection. Fosnes made 6-3 Guard Langley, Ky. 3.0 in Accounting 1975 CoSIDA Academic All-America last year and was nominated THOMAS E. RICHARDS agam for 1976. Two-time SEC All-Academic. Named to the NCAA’s Captained George Washington last two years. Tallent finished the All-Mideast Regional Team when he led the Commodores to the lY75~7G campalg” as nation’s 21st lending scorer with 23.0 average. playoffs in 1974. Played in this year’s Coaches East-West All-Star Second leadIng career scorer in school history with 1.725 points. Game and the Pizza Hut Claxric. he earned 1975 CoSIDA Academic All-America honors. All-ECAC last seasun, Tallent was the Southern Division’s leading scorer HENRY THEODORE HOFFMAN University of the South the past tlvo years. The Colonials’ MVP golfer last year, he is interested in attending Kentucky’s Graduate School of Busmess 6-4 Forward Nashville, Tenn. 3.863 in Biology Admimstration. Leading 197576 South scorer with 15 5 average. Hoffman earned STEVEN NORRIS COPP All-College Athletic Conference honors aa a junior. A two-year San Diego State University tram captain. hc led the Tigers to the 1976 NCAA Division III 6-7 Forward Chula Vista, Calif. 3.91 in Zoology playoffs. Hoffman has earned several academic honors and was accepted into the Vanderhilt School of Medicine for next fall Coach Tom Vrzie calls, “The best player in SDSU history.” Fin- whrd iantastw career ranking I” top five of Aztec scoring re- houndiny. field ~“als and free throws. Pacific Coast Ath’letlc Awociatmn’s Scholar Athlete the last three years. Cnpp is a top Rhodes Scholar nominee. Tcarn captain and MVP the r,ast two sea- S”“s. he shared the PCAA’s MVP honor this year. C&IDA Acam dank All-Ammica last year. the 1976 nomince led San Diego State to this Y~:W’S NCAA naskethaii pl;~y~ff~. plans to become a doctor STEVEN NORRIS COPP of medicine

DIVISION II DANIEL ROBERT HOFF JESUS 0. GUERRA E. It. SCHWEITZER

RICHARD PATRICK KIDWELL Mt. Saint Mary’s College DANIEL ROBERT HOFF Eastern Michigan University 6-6 Forward Silver Spring, MO. 3.957 in English 6-O Guard Royal Oak, Mich. 3.71 in English Lit. Almost a perfect grade point after four yearn of outstanding play for the M.nmtainecrs Another Rhodes Scholar nominee. Kidwell Academic All-Mid American Conference the past two yrarx. Hoff made Dean’s List cvcry sementer. Team MVP his sophomore year. leads Eastern Michigan asslst marks for a single scaso” with 167. runnrrup as n Junior and shared the award this yenr. Co-captain and tallied 376 during a fine career. Co-captain this year. he aver- his Junior and semor years, he averaged 11.6 points this season. aged 13 4 points a game. A member of the Dean’s List every semes- 9.7 over four years and I1 3 in final three campaigns. A member ter. Hoff will graduate Cum Laude. A” active participant in Boy’s of several honor societies. Kidwell ~111 graduatr Summa Cum Clubs of America. HoA has applred to three different law schoola Laude and plans on attending law xhool at George Washington Pan American University or Maryland. JESUS OTHON GUERRA S-10 Guard Roma, Tex. 3.305 in Physical Education MICHAEL J. BAKER University of Tennessee-Martin RICHARD P. KIDWELL Top Scholar-Athlete at Pan Amrriran this year. Gurrrs holds 6-6 Forward McKee, Ky. 3.12 in Pre-Pharmacy Brnnc a%sist records for 13n-w (20). season (269) and a” amazing Outstanding, dedicated performer over past four yearn. Baker 771 career total. He still managed 1.154 pamts on a team which served as Tennessee-Martin’s captain in 1975-76 campaign. Aver- had the nation’s No. 1 scorer this year. Marshall RoK?rs. He also aged 11 0 paints in senior year. wna named to the All-Gulf South assisted the No 2 scorer I” the country his sophomore year. Bruce Confrrencr Academic team in 1975. and was nominated once again King. Started every game in four years. made .sevrral all-tourney teams and was honorable mention C&IDA Acedemlc All-America this year. Has applied for admission to University of Tennessee Pharmacy School at the Mrmphls Medical Units. test year. EDWARD HERMAN SCHWEITZER Stanford University RICK LEE NISSEN University of South Dakota 6-8 Forward Ventura, Calif. 3.67 in Economics 6-O Guard Miller, S. D. 3.616 in Biology All-time percentage shooter c.528) in Stanford caKe history. A top Outstanding four-year starter for the Coyotes, Nissen earned All- all-around player for the Cardinals. Schweitzer ie the No. 3 re- North Central Conference honors in 1975 and again in 1976. A bounder m Stanford hlstory with 704 and the No R all&tune scorer steady, sharpshooting playmaker. Nissen also received NCC All- with 1.129 points. He paced squad with a 15.7 point average and Academic honors the past two years. Made NCC All-Tourney team 11 2 rebound mark this season. A two-time Srcond Team All-Pacific 1” 1974 and 1975 The all-time South Dakota assist game and career Eight selection, Schweitzer rerewed honorable mention AllbWrst leader, Nissen IS only the third Coyote in history to surpass thr Coast honors in 197G. 1.400-point harrier. Has been accepted to South Dakota’s School o! RICK LEE NISSEN Medicine. and joins a brother and sister already in medical school. ALTERNATES 1st Alternate: Gary Bernard Reddina (Auburn Unlverslty) 2nd Altcmrtc: Richard Joe Knarr (Mississippi State IJniversity) 3rd Alternate: Len E. Fulkerson (Wabash Cnllrge) 4th Alternate: ti. Scott Thompson (University of Iowa) 5th Altcrnatc: William John Healey (Dartmouth College) 6th Alternate: Ralph Curtis Reppart (Virginia Military Institutr) NCAA NEWS / April 15, 1976 13 New NCAA Guides,Ru les BooksT itles Mad Available ContainSignificant Changes The new 1976-77 NCAA After adding, subtracting and streaks, All-Americas and 1975- lacrosse been approvrd as the site for the Manual is now available, and dividing, the NCAA Publishing s?ason statistics It is intended 1977 Skiing Championships, copier have been mailed to The number of games which Service will produce the same that NCAA Football Records be- March 2-5. the president, faculty athletic number of titles in the guides come a companion to the Official must br played against NCAA repre8enWive and athletic di- mcmbrr institution to qualify for Division I Cross Country and rules books series for 1976- Football Guide ~ one looking rector 9f each active member 1977 3s it did in 1975-1976. back at past seasons, thr other rrlrrtion to the National Collrgi- Washington State University inst1tutioa. atr Lacrosse Championships has will srrvr as host institution to All that mathematical manipu- looking ahead to the upcoming All lir@QMve actions of the lation was not without results, year. hrrn increased from six to seven the 1977 Division I Cross Country Second and Third Special hy the NCAA 1,acrosse Commit- Championships, November 21. however, for the publishing Rules Combined Conventfom~ and the 70th branch of the NCAA will present tee. Only NCAA competition will By combining the Football Division III Cross Country Annual Convention are in- a lineup for the new year which be consldcrcd when computing a clude;d 1In the 2Wpagc vol- Rules and the Football Rules In- tram’s won-and-lost record for Case Western Reserve Univer- contains several significant sity will serve as host institution ume. terpretations, one separate title consideration for the Division I changes. New Title is subtracted from the series, to the 1976 National Collegiate fn addition to the three and Division 11 Lacrosse Cham- New to the series is 1976 NCAA but material is not eliminated. Division III Cross Country .oop&e sent to each active pionships. Football Records, an old friend Championships, November 13 and member ibsWtioa, 8U asiio- The combination book, entitled Skiing making an appearance in new the 1977 Championships, Novem- clot& @tied and’ si%liated Official Football Rules and In- surroundings. Published for The University of Colorado has ber 12. tit&l&3 iaI80 have reeived terpretations, is a joint effort of &p&s $9 vfrtue of their seven years by the NCAA Sta- the Publishing Service and the kr$fmlWrshlp in the A&30+8- tistics Service as the College NCAA Football Rules Committee tton,, ’ Football Modern Record Book, in recognition of the fact that a’h#ti~d copies of the thr contents of that book have football’s rules are so complex Chico State Repeats Swim Crown II&anti dtpca @vaIlable at the been incorporated into the guides that the interpretations to the Northern Michigan placed a dis- op~cfitj m@nbers’ price of $a series under the new name and rules ought to be (and will be) format. pace of :46.083. Springfield’s Al- tant 10th. e&h ($3 for nonmerkiber~) . published as one title, creating The book includes all-time col- len, 1975 titlist, placed a dis- Zucca defended his own crown Order6 #by be sent fo the :I complctc football rules manual. lcgc football records, rankings The Official Gymnastics Rules, appointing eighth. Webb, 1974 from last year with a 479.79 total Hixdk ,pwmhillg semlce, P. and annual champions in every an incomplete book containing champion, placed fourth. in three-meter competition. 0. 30x 1006, hlhmnee Mia- sion, Kaniw 86222. statistical category, tram and mainly administrative proce- Larry Gates won the SOO-yd. Another double winner was coaching records, winning dures, will be discontinued. frcrstyle for Chico State in a new Pugct Sound’s Dan Seelye, who standard clocking of 4:35.88, after won the lOO-yd. and 200-yd. winning the same event in last backstroke events in record year’s Division III Champion- times. He defeated Cal State- Commission Hears Fuzak ships. Cal State-Irvine’s dcfend- Irvine’s Gary Figurroa, 1975 Continued from page I ing 1975 champion Boyd Philpot champion in both events. Seelye ceptable,” Fuzak emphasized in portant, decisions facing the settled for third, while 1974 clocked a :52.$94 in the 100 and ations there must be a mecha- calling for the reorganization and Commission is adoption of a pol- opposing any suggestion of ex- champ Paul Karas of Oakland a lr55.020 in the 200, while nism which would have authority icy recommendation in this area. placed fifth. Figueroa finished second in both to require these organizations to panding the USOC’s role in ama- He repeated his recommendation events. justify their actions and to pro- teur sports. that the nation adopt the “full- Mark Lord completed the Mus- time amateur” concept, a positon Oakland’s Paul Karas estab- vide the means whereby the or- Byers on Amateurism tangs’ hold on individual titles by endorsed by the memhers of two lished a milestone in the 200-yd. ganizations can be changed or After Fuzak completed his pre- gliding to thr record in the 200- NCAA committees which had butterfly with a 1:54.366, and replaced if they are not perform- pared statement, he and Byers yd. breaststroke with a 2:10.095. met the day before in Chicago, Springfield’s defending 1975 ing satisfactorily,” Fuzak stated answered questions from the Both Hovland and Gates were and he termed as unfair and in- champion Mike McCombs was in his extensive and detailed Commissioners and stair mcm- instrumental in all three Chico defensible the present IJSOC pol- fourth. presentation. bers. It was at this point that State relay wins. icy of applying amateur rules Byers seemed to startle some Cal State-Irvine’s Philpot won Fuzak explained the NCAA’s which no other country, with the Commission members with refer- Relays Sweep the 1650-yd. freestyle with a role in amateur athletics and possible exception of England, is ence to the basic point of ama- Chico State’s entry in the 400- record of 15:53.259, breaking his denied that the Association is interested in observing. teurism. yd. medley relay included Hov- own mark set while winning the out to control this country’s par- Members of thr International crown a year ago. First he stated he personally land, Tom Hayslett, Mike Wallen, ticipation in international ama- Relations Committee, chaired by advocated “sending our profes- and Tim Buckley in record time Fred Evans recorded Chicago teur athletics. Charles M. Neinas, commissioner of 3:31.046 to upset Cal State- sionals to play the pros from State’s first title ever by captur- Howard K. Smith, who was of the Big Eight Conference, and Northridge’s intention of repeat- other nations,” telling the appro- ing the lOO-yd. breaststroke in chairman for the Commission’s the Joint Legislative Committee ing its 1975 title. record pace of :59.406. priate international bodies they met prior to the hearings. hearings asked Fuzak, “Would are as amateur as other Olympic Gates led off, while Hovland Contestants at the Division II the NCAA rejoin a restructured competitors from around the The Committees discussed the anchored the record-setting 800- Championships numbered 283 United States Olympic Commit- world, who are outright profes- many issues inherent in the con- yd. free effort of 6:48.468, along from 42 institutions. tee?” sionals but arc eligible through duct of the nation’s domestic and with Ed Dammcl and Tittle. international amateur athletics “Yes, we would,” said Fuzak, certification by their respective Chico State owned this crown in *** programs, reviewed the Presi- responding for the NCAA, which countries. 1973 and 1974, and defeated de- dent’s Commission’s actions thus INDIVIDUAL RESULTS withdrew its membership from fending 1975 winner Cal State- “More practically, since I do far, and offered suggestions for SW-freestyle - Larry Gates (Chico the USOC in October, 1972. not believe this country is pre- Northridge for this year’s title. State) 4’35.88. ZOO-individual medlcy- Fuzak’s testimony. pared to send professionals, at Another milestone was estab- Robert Genoa (Cal State-Northridge) NCAA Pulls Out Other members of the Interna- least at this time, we ought to lished in the 4MLyd. freestyle 1:56.66. SO-freestyle - Pete Hovland tional Relations Committee are: (Chico State) :20 9. One-meter divin8 The Association took that ac- adopt the concept and a program relay, when Webb, Gates, Tittle Donald B. Canham, University of -Mike Zucca (Clarion State) 445.20. tion after the U.S. Olympic team of “full-time amateurs”-athletes and Hovland turned in a record 400-medley relay-Chico State (Tom Michigan; Claude R. Gilstrap, encountered many administrative who receive all legitimate ex- 3:04.559, reclaiming their 1974 Hayslett. Mike Wallen. Tim Buckley. University of Texas-Arlington; Pete Hovland) 3:31.046. 400-individual difficulties in the 1972 Summer penses, crown won by Cal State-North- including training and Stan Bates, Western Athletic medley-Robert Ganoa (Cal State- Games and in the face of increas- travel to competitions, as well as Conference; Ernest C. Casale, ridge in 1975. North&dge) 4:10.065. MO-frMstYk - ingly repressive USOC provisions Pete Hovlend (Chico State) 1:40 416. broken-time payments. Temple University; Carl Maddox, Northridge managed three designed to lessen the already loo-butterfly ~ John Larson (Cal “The other choice is to con- Louisiana State University; titles, including a pair by Robert State-Northridge) :51.130 lOO-bdC- tenuous influence of the school- tinue our present unrealistic pro- Barnes, District of Columbia Ganoa in the 200-yd. and 400-yd. stroke- Dan Seelye (Puget Sound) college community within the ‘52 594. loo-brcmtrtrPkbFred Evonr gram of part-time amateurs - Teachers College; Jesse T. Hill, individual medleys. usoc. (Chicago State) 59.406. 800-frmtylc athletes who must earn a living Pacific Coast Athletic Associa- relay-Chico State (Larry Gates, Ed Ganoa started his double win “The NCAA strongly supports and the expenses of competition tion; Edward S. Steitz, Spring- with a 1:56.66 in the 200, defeat- Dammrl. Dave Tittle. Pete Hovland) 6:48 468. ‘1650-fmrtyl&Boyd Philpot the continuation of the Olympic while attempting to train to a field College; and Byers. ing teammate John Larson, last (Cal State-Irvine) 1553.259. NO-frcc- Games, but the Association can world-class level.” Serving on the Joint Legisla- year’s winner. Ganoa repeated style - Pete Hovland (Chico State) no longer accept membership in Broken-time payments, per- tive Committee are: Chairman, his 1975 title with a record 4:10.- r4c?OR3. ZOO-backstroke - Dan Seelye (Pug& Sound) 1:55.020. ZOO- breast- the United States Olympic Com- missible under international Andy Geiger, University of Pcnn- 065 in the 400 IM. stroke - Mark Lord (Chico State) mittee until it is extensively rc- standards, are payments made by Sylvania; Alan Chapman, Rice The Matadors’ third title was 2 lu.095. ZOO-butterfly - Paul Karas organized,” said Samuel E. amateur athletic governing bod- University; George Killian. Na- turned in by Larson, who de- (Oakland) 2:lO 095 Three-meter div- Barnes, then secretary-treasurer ing-Mike Zucca (Clarion State) 479 - ies to athletes in lieu of income tional Junior College Athletic fended his 1975 crown with a 79. 400-freestyle relay - Chico State of the Association, at the time of lost during time spent training Association; Theo Heap, NJCAA; :51.130 in the lOO-yd. butterfly. (Chris Webb, Larry Gates. Dave Tit- the NCAA withdrawal. for sports participation. This pro- Clifford B. Fagan, National Fed- tlr. Pete Hovland) 3:07.367. cedure, long practiced by other Diving to Zucca “To suggest, as the USOC now eration of State High School As- TEAM RESULTS countries while the International sociations; Brice Durbin, Kansas Mlkr Zucca was a two-time does, that the U.S. Olympic Com- 1 Chico State 426. 2. Cal State- Olympic Commission turned its High School Activities Associa- wrnnrr for sixth-place Clarion mittee and the present interna- Northridge 283 3. Oakland 186. 4. Cal tional francisc holders ~ acting head, has not been adopted in tion; Bill Pace, Virginia High State in the one and three-meter State-Irvine 164. 5. Soringfield 121. this country. School Athletic Association; and diving. Zucca scored 445.20 in 6. Clarion State 105. 7. Eastern Illinois through the U.S. Olympic Com- 101. 8. Punet Sound 75 9 Western Byers reiterated his belief that Thomas C. Hansen, NCAA assis- one-meter competition, while mittee - should pass judpement Illinois 71~.‘~10. Southern Connecticut on themselves obviously is unac- one of the basic, and most im- tant executive director. 1975 champion John Mehki of state 52 Montclair State Wins Mat Title were selected as “wild card” IMacMurray). 11-6. 1SlCJil-n weir Continued from page 7 (John Carroll) dec Robert Harris Van Lidth De Juede, 4-l. Van participants to compete in the fMassachusetts Maritime), 9-7. 167- Lidth De Juede placed sixth in Division I Wrestling Champion- Dante Caprio (Montclair State) dec. 1975. ships at Arizona, along with the Clay Barnard (Ashland), 12-3. 177- 10 individual champions. Dom DiGioacchino (Montclair State) AIL-STAR BASKETBALL Ford Top Coach dec. Brad Bowman (John Carroll). The following games have been certified by the NCAA Extra Ashland Coach Chris Ford was 1_-a-8. lSO-Eric Guy11 (Millernville *** State) dec. Frank Kuennrn (Upper Events Committee in accordance with NCAA Bylaw 2-3: voted 1976 Division III Coach of INDIVIDUAL RESULTS ‘I” -~a). 5-l. HWT-Ron Pellinra (St. Indiana-Ohio College All-Star Basketball Game, April 23, India- the Year. Law&nce) dec. Erland Van Lidth De 116-Jack Mulhall (John Carroll) Juede (MIT), 4-l. napolls, Indiana. Millersville State’s Andy Zook dec. Peter Berti (SUNY-Bingham- Big Apple All-American Basketball Classic, April 29, Queens, New (126 pounds) recorded the most ton). 14-7 IX-Vince Tundo (Mont- clair State) dec. Craig Helmuth (Get- TEAM RESULTS York. falls in the least time. Zook OUTDOOR tysburg). 7-1. 134-Mark Hawald-Gale 1. Montclair State 143. 2. John Cer- managed falls in all four of his (John Carroll) dec Mike Blnkely -111I II 1121h. 3. Ashland 51 4. St Lawrm The followmg meet has been certified by the NCAA Extra Events matches, the quickest comjng at (Montclair State). 13-7. 142-Rick ence 44:;. 5. Millersville State 42. 6. Committee zn accordance with NCAA Bylaw 2-4: 0:54. Freitas (Montclair State) dec Nick Massachusetts Maritime 39:;. 7. LY- Hobbs (Coe), 10-4. 156Tony Peraza cot-nine, 36. 6. Gettysburg 29. 9. SUNY- IJSTFF National Outdoor Meet, May 28-29, Wichita, Kansas. Zook, Helmuth and Blakely (SUNY-Potsdam) dec Fred Wideman Potsdam 29. 10. Humboldt State 28%.

14 NCAA Calls for Restructuring, Control of USOC Continued from page 16 The NCAA likewise has supported reorganiza- This figure refer6 only to operating funds, it does tional concepts of the USOC, as presented at your consideration before this Commission is whether not include any of the staggerlng investments made New York hearing, which would clearly lcssrn the the amatrur sports organizations of the country- by NCAA members in physical plant. Cf this $536.5 NCAA’s previous role In the USOC. Our campaign particularly those which have responsibility for se- million, $161 million (or 28 per cent) represent6 for a reorganization of our international sports ad- lccting and financing the entry and administration straight subsidy by the NCAA member institutions. ministration has bcrn a sincere and honest one. of the United Statrs’ national teams-are account The compttitive evvd of Interoollegtate sth- able in fact to those whom they profess to rcpre- Time and again, the NCAA has been accused of Mica ~rovtda amoxkm8tei~ $338.6 miition and the financing puppet federations to take over inter- sent. rexhatnJng amount is sbltchd through fand-nbing national sports and, through this device, the NCM This becomes of paramount and critical impor- campaigns which bring in approximately $19 mil- tance when thr organization under study has an would gain control of American amateur sports. IiOA. exclusive mandate-by that I mean a monopoly This also is a falsehood, and untruth broadcast by These @urea 8~9 not preclee, since they are those who seek to divert attention from their own position in that it and it alone shall perform the samplings from a current NCAA study which has particular function. inadequacies. not been compIeted. Beginning several years ago, the NCAA-at the Sprcifically, the U. S. Olympic Committee, char- Nonethefcsd, they give you an idea of the com- request of administrators, coaches, athletes and tered by the United States Congress, has the cxclu- mitment-and also the f%raanciaI burden the col- other athletic organizations--undertook to encour- sive, mandated responsibility for the United States leges face in maintaining intercollegiate athletics. age and participate in the development of inde- of America to manage our Pan American and Olym- A6 an example, we do not know of a single insti- pendent amateur sports federations in this country. pic entries and, thus, it should bc accountable to tution whose income In wrestling matches its ex- the nation at-large as wrll as to the individuals In each instance, the proposed federation in- penditures in that snort. volved a sport popular on college campuses and in and organizations which make it possible for the each case, the basic precept of the proposed fcdcra- United States to conduct competition in the various Sports SbWdier sports on the Olympic calendar. In fact, NCAA college6 subsidize the sport of tion was to bring together into one organization, wrestling by $84 million. In track and Aeld, for concerned only with a single sport, the various Specifically again, I refer to those organizations example, our Agure& indicate that NCAA colleges parties interested in the development of that sport. which hold international franchises by edict and, subsidize the sport by approximately $20 million. We saw this as the only true answer to the in- thus, arc accorded exclusive rights to pass on the credible maladministration inherent in the multi- teams that represent the IJnitrd States in the It is ditlicult, of course, to be absolutely exact in sport, monopolistic approach to international ama- Olympic Games and other world championships, as thL accounthrg because of different institutional teur athletics, and more importantly. to the wrll as other forms of international competition. practices as to where staff salaries, scholarship as- OR- sistance, building and grounds maintenance are PIIANISM for various sports generated by that Our position consistently has been that in these charged. But it i6 perfectly clear that iin two of the approarh. We believe that recent history demon- monopoly situations, there must be a mechanism most important Olympic sports, for example, NCAA strates the validity of this concept. (and we have recommended what that should be) college6 carry 8 great burden of financial subsidy The drvrlopment of the U.S. Gymnastics Fed- which would have authority to require these or- because those sports are popular in the educational eration is perhaps the best-known case in point. ganizations to justify their actions and to provide community. Generally, those persons knowledgeable in matters the means whereby the organizations can be We are prompted to inquire what other organlza- of amateur sports applaud the U.S. Gymnastics changed or replaced if they are not performing tions concerned with the so-called “open” compe- Federation as an example of the progress a sport satisfactorily. tition are doing to pxovide competition for the ath- can make once it is given separate status (as op- To suggest, as the USOC now does, that the U. S. lete and what their Anancial commitments are in posed to being an undernourished member of the Olympic Committee and the prrsrnt intrrnational the sports of wrestling and track and field, for AAU family) franchise holders-acting through the U. S. Olym- example. You have alrrady hrard from Frank Bare, in- pic Committee-should pass judgment on them- A great many of the student-athletes on varsity cidentally, the sad tale of the efforts expended by selves obviously is unacceptable. teams of NCAA member colleges receive financial the AAU to prevent the USGF from ever gaining Unfrtterrd monopoly status without recall and assietance to attend college. The expenditure6 in international recognition in much the same way accountability controls is contrary to the tradition- this regard amount to approximately $154.5 million that the AAU is now trying to prevent dcvclopmrnt al concepts of this nation. a year. of the U.S. Wrestling Federation. It follows, of course, that the Commission has We believe that imterealle~te sthleticm, through Over 14 years, the NCAA contributed annual every right to examine whethrr other amateur the yeara. h&s done tl much or more than any grants to the USGF from $5,000 to $33,000 or a total sports organizations, even though they may not other adjunct of higher edwtian to provide nnder- amount of $377,250 as of this date. This coming have any exclusive authority, are subject to proper xMvikged ranth rn opportunity and the means to year, the NCAA will make its next to last grant accountability. move into $42 mrinstrsom mf t&o Amerkmn wsy of to thr USGF in the amount of $10,000 and the last As to the NCAA, we submit there is no amateur Wm. grant of $5,000 will occur in September 1977. sports organization in the United States, or for These program6 would be hollow indeed if they Now, what about the charge that the USGF is a that matter in professional sports as well, which is did not pla& into perspective the temporary gain puppet of the NCAA and is a device for the NCAA subject to the detailed inspection and continual of athletic achievement a6 opposed to the long term to take over? requirement to justify its actions as the National need of an education. Four NCAA Votes Collegiate Athletic Association. Again, we 8re inclined to wonder what other aeg- The USGF has an annual budget of $851,000. It Questions Commission’s Report ment of the amateur athletic society places such an is in the process of acquiring its own building in In its seeming preoccupation with what other investment, if any investment at all, in young ath- Tucson, Arizona. Its governing board is made up countries do in thr development of its amateur ath- letes as NCAA colleges do annually. of organizations which have 20 votes; the NCAA letes, the Commission’s staI1 seems puzzled as to In closing out my comments here, let me point has four votes. That is 20 per cent. the customs of the United States. out again that the intercollegiate athletic programs of member institutions are supported 64.2 per cent The USGF does not owe the NCAA one red cent. Possibly I am reading something into the initial by income from the events and releted activities to It is an independent, unbelievably successful, single- report, but in its haste to crcatr a vertical struc- those events, 2L8.8per cent by institutional subsidy sport federation, in which the NCAA ha-as it should have-only a minority vote. ture with some form of central planning board, the and 7.0 per cent through solicitations and fund Commission’s stall’ leaves the impression that it drives by the intercollegiate athletic department. Comparable allegations have been hurled against would be better if the American structure weren’t We would hone that it would be the Commission’s the NCAA relative to the U.S. Track and Field rncumbered by the formidable school-college ath- aim to strengthen these college pmgrams, to con- Federation. letic programs. tribute to them and to devise ways and means of At the prcsrnt time, we are contributing $40,000 The simple answer to our distinctive system is expanding them a6 opposed to what we sense is a a year to the USTFF and plan to continue to do that approximately 80 prr cent of USA citizens rather negative attitudat least among the pre- so until such time as the USTFF can become self- secure a high school diploma and one of every two parers of the initial report--which could lead to sustaining. We are confident that it will. college-age students attends college in the United recommendation6 which would damage these pro- Virtually the same circumstances will prevail States. grams. then as now prevail in the USGF. Subsequent to This simply is not the case in other nations and You may count upon the NCAA and its member preparation of my comments, I have learned that that simple fact is why there are extensive and, in institutions to vigorously oppose recommendations the U.S. Track and Field Federation is going to my judgment, magnificent interscholastic and in- which would hurt the intercollegiate athletic pro- testify hrre today and I am sure that you will get tcrcollcgiate athletic programs in the United grams of this nation. further information as to their program. States and not other nations. Why should those rrsponsible for Olympic and Falw Alkgatlonr Instead of bemoaning the importance of the international track and field-the USOC and the American school-college athlrtic programs, or at- I would now like to address myself to two major AAlJ-denounce the USTFF when you consider the tempting to jam them into somr symmrtrical pyra- falsehoods which seemingly h8Ve taken on the col- record that is before you, unless they do so from a mid, perhaps the Commission might better reflect oration of truth through careless repetition. deep-seated feeling of insecurity. This program has on how it might build on the strengths of what First, th8 NCAA, in its efforts to gain a meaning- hrlped American track and field. this country, and not some other country has to ful reform in the operation of our international We applaud the USTFF activities and we would offer. sports activities, has been accused of desiring to hope that this Commission would also commend that take over the U.S. Olympic Committee. organization for the stimulus which it has given to If there is a present failure on the American ath- This falsehood ha6 been fostered principally by letic scene, the failure is that those agencies which the sport. the US0C itself, even before the Commission. The I apologize for the time we have consumed in are responsible for so-called “open” competition charge is entirely without merit. presenting this detailed report to you. We did feel have failed to provide the means whereby those We have supported 8 number of different plans young people not in high school and college can that the Commission’s inquiry into the aeairs of to reorganize the USOC, virtually eny of which have competitive sports programs. the NCAA merited a thorough effort. would either eliminate the NCAA’s role in the The Commission would be performing a far grcat- USCX or diminish that role compared to what it As indicated during the course of my remarks, er service to study that area than to focus its time, formerly wai., WP would like to rnplorc thr drsirability of placing as we see it, on a critique of the college system. certain national athletic organizations under the The commitment of NCAA colleges to intcrcolle- equal protection and due process standards of thr giatc athletics is dramatically portrayed when one Fourtrrnth Amcndmcnt to the Constitution of the realizes that the annual budgets for intercollegiate United States, as well as comment on certain addii athletics (this does not relate to intramural and tional facets of thr Commission’s first report when club activities) are in excess of $535.5 million a and if that should prove to be acceptable in thesr year. proceedings. 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NCAA Calls for Restructuring, Control of USOC (EDIT~R’s NOTE: NCAA President John A. Fuzak son competition in the early 19.50’s. presented testimony before the President’s Com- The rules of the NCAA arc directed to four mlss~on on Olympic Sports in Chicago on April 8. principal goals: The following are ercerpts from Fuzak’s testimony. w To keep intercollegiate athletics within the See related story on page 1.) educational framework of the institution in order that the educational management can justify the Ptiw&,’ yik2 wUl find many organlza~ionr conduct of intercollegiate athletics to its faculty, its The NCAA believes that the Commission will operata Ini QA& field of ‘Intercollegiate athl&rics- gain consldrrable insight into amateur athletics in alumni and its community. for example, the National Asmciation of Iutercol- r/ To prrvent the individual student-athlete this country if it will focus upon the genesis, re- leglate ,+letica, which is composed of appmxi- sponslbility and accountability of the various or- from being exploited by his institution, his coach, mately 600 colleges and universitiee; the. Nationel outside promoters and alumni. ganizations engaged in the administration of ama- Junior pollage Athletic Asaociatiori, composed of teur sports today. I intend thus to devote a malor approximately 550 institutions,, basical!y iommu- rc To provide a reasonable balance in compe- portion of my remarks to the genesis, responslbllity nity cold~es offering two yeate of collage level titive opportunity so that thr institutions competing and accountability of the NCAA; I also intend, work; the Asficl+on for Intercollegiate Athletics against onr another arc doing so under substan- however, to deal with a few related topics which for Women, composed of approximately 650 lnstl- tially the same minimum recruiting, financial aid I belleve the Commission should consider. and eligibility standards. tutions of both &mior and senior college rank. The NCAA voting membership essentially is N&qdly her’ an exclusive franchise. Each organi- r/ To provide reasonable protection for the col- composed of four-year, degree-granting, accredited lege athletic program itself so that program can zation gains and hblds its membership because it institutions of higher rducatlon which meet the provides needed services for its members, not be- be maintained and to justify the institutional fi- requirements 01 NCAA membership. These insti- cause the government, or some private sports body nancial subsidy that virtually all programs require. tutions crcatcd the NCAA. These same institutions abroad, grantb it exclusive control over some facet I note at this point that specific NCAA rules de- give it authority to take that authority away, as of American athletic Me. signed to implement these goals will infrequently, the institutions deem necessary and appropriate. but nonetheless inevitably, conflict with what some The chief executive officers of the respective in- NC&A Swvkes perceive is the “right” of a world-class student- stltutions either directly participate in the de- The NCAA provides a myriad of services and athlete, or for that matter any student-athlete, to cision-making process of the NCAA at each annual beneflts to its members. HistoricUly, however, the compete when and where he wishes, free of any in- Convention or designate the individual to cast the principal areas of NCAA responsibility and service stitutional or organizational restraint. member institution’s vote in that decision-making evolved in this chronology: There are significant exception procedures avail- process. 1. Formulation of oHMal playing rules of the re- able to ameliorate these occasional conflicts, but My principal point here is that the institutions speotive sports: that is, the rules governing the we believe that as in any other segment of our themselves have created the NCAA. They can dis- competition on the floor and the field. complex society, legitimate, well-directed rules of mantle the NCAA. or modify its role, by voting to 2. Conduct of nations1 ohampionship meek and common application are essential to compromise do so. Various segments of the membership can tournaments. The first NCAA championship was the interests of all concerned. withdraw from the Association at any time and oondeotod in the sport of track end Beld in 1921. Any other concept involves chaos and anarchy, create other organizations to fulfill their needs, if At the present Urns, tho NCAA annualls conduats no less in thr world of amateur athletics than in they find the NCAA is not doing so. 29 national ohampionshlps in three divisions of the other aspects of our society. I should add more- klmfmawlon oovering II total of ia sports. The NCAA does NOT have a monopoly, such as over-as I will discuss at greater length in a mo- the U. S. Olympic Committee enjoys through its S. Adoption of rules governing eligibility, re- ment-that any restraint placed by the NCAA on Federal charter. The NCAA does NOT have an ex- orulting, flnanaia1 aid and like matter% This is the student-athlete competition must survive scru- reasonableness, under the Fourteenth clusivr mandate given to it by some international third principal function of tbe Association. Rules tiny for Amendment of the United States Constitution. sports body that it, and it alone, shall govern in- of this type first were adopted by the member tercollegiate athletics in these United States. colleges to cover the conduct of NCAA champion- Responsibility and Accountability ship events only; the NCAA membership then be- It is my view that the single, most important The authority given to the NCAA flows upward gan to adopt national legislation applying to insea- from the institutions which have voluntarily Continued OR page 15