The NCAA Official Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association January 22,1992, Volume 29 Number 4 Certification trial bringing campus units together Individuals participating in the NCAA’s NCAA member institutions and are in prog- understanding and a better perspective of (than regular students). In our case, WC saw pilot certification program say the greatest ress at 20 more. what goes on in an athletics program, and thcrc was not a substantial difference. It benefit from the process is the way it brings The NCAA Council Subcommittee on they have a better understanding of the helped confirm that our student-athletes are together the campus community in an exam- Certification has been assigned the task of NCAA. like our other students.” ination of the institution’s athletics program. developing a legislative proposal to establish “It broadened the scope of what is involved Self-study mechanism “One benefit has been the fact that all the a mandatory certification program, if deemed in running a Division I program, and it Philip W. Winstead of Furman University constituencies in the campus community are appropriate by the Council, for the 1993 created greater cooperation among all people and John Coyle of Pennsylvania State Uni- working together,” said Denise Cohen, assist- Convention. The development of the program involved within the running of the athletics versity, who chaired the pilot certification ant athletics director at the University of also is among the priorities of the Presidents program.” steering committees at their institutions, both Hartford. “It has been helpful for everyone Commission, as stated in the report of its U.S. Military Academy faculty athletics cited the worth of the program as an ongoing and has increased the awareness about our Subcommittee on Strategic Planning. representative Brig. Gen. Gerald Galloway self-study mechanism. athletics department Another benefit has ‘Very beneficial’ had a similar observation. “Participation was “We liked the notion of looking at the been the support that the athletics department “Involvement of the campus was very helpful because the load that the student- athletics program in the same fashion as the has gained from other institutional units on beneficial, from the deans to whomever,” said athlete carries was recognized; he said. academic programs,” Winstead said, “using L‘ campus.” Taylor McNeel, assistant athletics director at . One might assume athletes would per- the regional accrediting agencies as the Pilot programs have been completed at 16 Texas Tech University. “They all have a better form differently, maybe substantially lower .Sw Ccr iificmion Irral. pqy 8 World success brings few changes for Division II school’s Pettigrew By David D. Smale The NCAA News Staff In the span of a few months, Antonio Pettigrew went from being the fastest 400-meter runner in Division 11 to the fastest in the world. And yet, George Williams, his coach at St. Augus- tine’s College in Raleigh, North Carolina, says a visitor to campus wouldn’t be able to tell Pettigrew from anyone else on campus. “I was walking across campus recently when I ran into one of our administrators,” Williams said. “He said, ‘Hi Cieorge. Who’s ,this young man with you?’ 1 said, ‘This is Antonio Pettigrew’ He couldn’t believe he didn’t know who Tony was. But success is not going to change this kid.” That is fortunate, because lately, Pcttigrew has enjoyed nothing but success. A quiet champion Joseph K Patemo (let?), head football coach at Pennsylvania State Last March, he won the Division 11 indoor 400- Univemiv, and Richard B. Yodel professor of physical educatfon meter championship in 47.43 seconds. Then, at the 1991 NCAA Division II Men’s Outdoor Iiack and at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, were among members Field Championships in May with the prerace atten- of the NCAA Football Rules Commlttee who gathered for discus- tion focused on defending champion Johnnie Barnes sions in Kansas Ci@, Missour$ January 1522. of Hampton University and Howard Burnett of New York lnstitutc of Technology, the 1989 and 1990 winners, respectively- Pettigrew turned in a time (44.7) that would have won the Division I title by more Football Rules Committee than six-tenths of a second. Still, he was relatively unknown. Then came the delavs E-second clocks USA/ Mobil Track and Field Championships in New York in June. Pettigrew ran against such well-known Twenty-zve-second clocks will sion-specific exceptions to playing athletes as Danny Everett, Andrew Valmon and 199 I not be required on college football rules that have a significant financial Division I champion Gabriel Luke of Rice llniversity- fields until the 1993 season under impact, subject to the final authority and won. His 44.36 was easily better than Valmon’s action taken by the NCAA Football of the Executive Committee. 44.68 and was the fastest time in the world in 1991 to Rules Committee at its annual meet- If the committee had not moved that date. ing January 19-21 in Kansas City, the effective date back, divisions His victory in New York earned Pettigrew a spot on Missouri. would not have had time to corn- the national team for the August world championships By delaying implementation of plete the appeal process before the in Tokyo. While such internationally prominent the clocks for one year, the commit- season began and the rule took runners as Roger Black of Great Britain and Roberto tee is enabling membership divisions St. Augustine’s College men’s track coach effect. Hernandez. of Cuba were battling Everett and Valmon to appeal for a division-wide excep- George Williams says a stranger to the campus for press clippings, Pettigrew quietly won the race in tion to the rule under the provisions Appeals can be made only by the would not be able to pick out Antonio Pettigmw. 44.57. of 1992 Convention Proposal No. appropriate sports committee with On the track, however; he is easy to find. He’s the “The lack of respect doesn’t bother me,” Pettigrew rules responsibilities; a division one in front, as he was in last year!! Division II 118. said. “I got my credit when I was on the victory stand. That proposal, which goes into championships committee; the Ex- indoor 4lW-meter dash- My coach and my mom saw me there. I got credit for effect August 1, permits the division ecutive Committee, or eight member them, for my school and for myself.” the trophies. I heard about Coach Williams. The most championships committees to con- institutions, not all of which can be Academics important important thing is that all the track athletes graduate sider and approve appeals for divi- from the same conference. Pettigrew gets credit off the track, too. After here. Once track is over with, there is no job without transferring from Miami-Dade County (Florida) Com- that degree.” munity College, he made the dean’s list both semesters Running faster last year at St. Augustine’s. In fact, he cites academics Just how fast can Pettigrew get? “With a little more In the News as the reason he chose to run for the Mighty Falcons strength, I think he can go to 43.6 or 43.7,” Williams instead of competing at a Division I institution. said. “The world record is 43.5. He has ashot at that on “I had 50 schools trying to recruit me,” he said. “It’s a good day.” not Division 1 status that is important. It’s not the si/e Early this season, Pettigrew is running 800 meters to of the school that you go to, it’s what you get from the build up strength and stamina. He will run the 400 school. I’m not saying that a Division I school wouldn’t meters later in the year but will taper toward the end ot have been good. But I liked St. Augustine’s. the outdoor season so he is rested for the Olympic “I wanted to go somewhere where 1 could get my liials, and then the Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. dcgrcc. I had visited the school in the summer and saw SW World .s1,cl’4s.s.p ”Rt’ 8 2 THE NCAA NEWS/January 22,1992 Eligibility Committee leaves decision alone The NCAA Eligibility Committee heard the case and found that rem for Division I has concluded that payment of the money and a loss of new information provided in the a season 01 eligibility were appro- case of University of Texas at Austin priatc. men’s basketball player Dexter Cam- The Eligihility Committee said bridge does nnt persuade it to the new information did not suffi- change its earlier conclusion and clcntly corroborate that .%2,4OOof that the loss of a season of competi- the $7,000 check Cambridge rc- tion and repayment of $7,000 to his ccivcd was for back wages. athletics sponsor at I.on Morris Junior Collcgc is appropriate. Max Williams, laculty athletics The case was rcmandrd by the representative at the University of NCAA Council Subcommittee on Mississippi and acting chair of the Eligibility Appeals, which had de- Eligibility Committee, said that even termined that new information rem if the committee had agreed that the garding work performed by new information corroborated that Cambridge justified sending the work worth $2,400 in wages was case back to the Eligibility Commit- performed. it would have rendered tee. That committee previously had the same decision. USOC increases outlays Food drive successful to various governing bodies The U.S. Olympic Committee, When Beloit College women k basketball fans were asked to bring nonperishable food items severely criticized in the past for not instead of money to gain admittance to a recent holiday tournament, they responded with contributing enough money to ath- “We think we’re on enough grub to fill six giant boxes-and $60 cash.