Official Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association April 6, 1994, Volume 3 1, Number 14 Presidents show an interest in biennial voting Conventions A broad rangr of topics - educational Convention in altcr- built into the process for- emer- including the possibility of hienni- natc years. The 19% Convrntion gency legislation in nonlcgislalivc al lcgislativc Convrntions, slu- in January, with the passagr of years. dent-athlete welfare, a possible Yroposal No. ‘LO, ordrrt-d ;III In other discussions: Division I-A football playoff, ini- examination of the possibility of H A report from the NCAA tial-eligibility standards, minority biennial Icgslative rnt-ctings. Special Cornmittcc to Review Student-Athlete Welfare, Access opportunities and membership The <:omrnission rxprrssrci and Equity was received hy rhe structure - were discussed in the conccr11 that such an approach Commission and forwardrd lo thr March 31-April 1 meeting of the might be perceived as an attempt Council for consideration at its to prevent the membership from NCAA Presidents Commission. April 1%20 meeting. The The full Commission, meeting Aering previously approved legk Commission cmphasi~cci the in Charlotte, North Carolina, con- tation. Ilowever, it strcsscd that potential overlap bctwccn star- ducted ;I straw vote Ihal indirared any examination of this issur was drnt-atlilcte welfare, the 1996 an imeresr in further pursuing the bring clone in good f;lith and concept of an infol~rn;ltioll;il 01 noted that provisions could hc See presidents, page 20 b Division I partial qualifiers up The perrenqe of partial qualii In Divismn II, prlial qu;Micrs them) and to nc~tc figures th;~t sug- tiers enrolling in the 1!1!%94 acad f’.Glrd to meet either the core-cur- gest a possihlc prohlcm. emit year incrcascd slightly in rriculuni or test-srorc rcquircmcnt, Division I but 11ot both. Division I from rhe previous year, A total of 216 of the 298 Division The percentage of panial quali- according to a survey ronducted by I institutions responded, ;lnd they ficrs in Division II declined from the NCAA Rcscarch (1ommirtee. rt-ponrd 4!17 partial qualifiers in fall thr 9.0 prrrent figure of 1992-93 to The rate of partial qualifiers I ‘I...NS enrolled increased from 3.5 percent 8.7 percent. However, the percent- Foothall again accounted for the in 1992-93 to 4. I percent this year. age of partial qualifirrs in Division largest reponed number of partial Hog heaven Pattial qualifiers in Division I arc II has varied greatly in previous qualiliers (190), while men’s has- prospective student-athletes who years, so the small change in that ketball had 32. Those two sports did not meet the requirements of division represents some stability. represented 44.7 pcrct-nt of the par- A celebration was in order April 4 for Corey Beck and the NCAA Bylaw 14.3. I (rore-curricu- LJrsula R. Walsh, NCM director tial qualifiers in Division I; men’s University of Arkunsas, Fayetteville, which &$ated Duke lum requirement and/or test-score of research, said the committee and women’s track and field Ilniversity, 76 72, in the NCAA Division I Men’s requirement) but carncd an over- monitors the partiaLqualificr data accounted for ;rnothrr- 25.2 percent Busketball Championship. ,%Q championship story, page 8. all grade-point avcragr of 2.000 or to be aware of any changcb in better (4.000 scale) in high school. trends (and what might be causing See Division I, page 13 b Group drafts new version of III statement of philosophy AIM N(:M rask force created to The nine-member task force include: ry rmpliasis on regional, in-sea- the draft statcmcnt will be XIII IO study the Divisioll ITT philosophy was crcatrd carlicr this year 10 W A reference about Division son competition and ronfcrcnre the Division III Steering statrmrnt has drafted a rcviscd rcvirw the Division III philoso- III not awarding athletically r&G cll;~rr~piorlshil~,s. The rurrent phi- Commit&c for discussion. II is statcmcnt and suhmittcd it lo the phy statcmcnt bcforr decisions ed financial aid to any studcnt- losophy statcmcnt gives primary cxprrtetl to he finalized for dis- Division III suhrommittcc of the are made regarding the NCAA athlete. Cmpllilsis lo in-season cornpeG cussion at the Division III husi- NCM Prcsidcnts Commission for membership structure as it relates n A rcfcrcnce, similar IO that tion hut states that cxccptional nc’ss session at the 1!KL5 NCAA review. to Division III. The deadline for inrluded in the Division II philos trants aiid individuals may be Convention. The NCAA Task Force to submitting rcstrucluring propos- ophy statcmrnt, encouraging encouraged through national Danirl Bridges, director of ath- Review rhe Division III I’hilos- als is August 3 1. sportsmanship and the devclop- postseason championships. lctics at Ciiliforllia Institute 01 ophy Statement mrt for rhe first The task force suggested that mcnt of positive societal attitudes. After rcvicw hy the (:ommis- Trchnology, is chair of thr task time March 28 in Chicago. the revised philosophy statrmcnt w A rcfcrcnrc to placing prima- sion’s Division 111 subcommittee, force. n In the News w On deck News Digest Page 2 n A member of the NCAA Presidents Commission, April 7-8 Postgraduate Scholarship Committee, Kansas City, Missouri Briefly 3 Daniel H. Perlman of Webster University, dies after a bout with cancer: Page 3. April 8-9 Research Committee, Chicago Comment 4 n An Oklahoma state legislator is sponsoring a reso- April 10-l 1 Walter Byers Scholarship Committee, St. Louis National STUDENT- S lution that encourages all state legislatures to ask Athlete Day April 13-14 A co d emit Requirements Committee, Congress to eliminate the NCAA Initial-Eligibility Kansas City, Missouri Championships 7 Clearinghouse: Page 5. dates and sites April 14 Special meeting of Committee on Women’s n Colby College women’s track and field coach Deb Athletics and former members Baseball/softball statistics 11 Aitken is about to end nine years of waiting for the of Gender-Equity Task Force, Atlanta NCAA Record 14 women’s hammer throw to be contested at the April 15-17 Committee on Infractions, Baltimore The Market 15 Division III Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Legislative assistance 20 Championships: Page 6. Page 2 The NCAA News April 6, 1994 TheNCAANew s nnnn-1 A weekly summary of major activities within the Association in Ihr pool, an individual must 1)~ fi om a L)i- vision 1 institution or ronf‘rrcncc (or have Report being prepared; rrlircd recently). Among rhc guidelines for of key dates for sclcction is five yrars campus cxpcrirncc, committee to be announced including Ihr-cc in Division I. April and May 1994 Candidare forms, along wiih orhcr rc- Memllcrs of the Special Committrr to quiremenrs alId guidelines for peer rt-view- Study a IIivision I-A Football Championship ers, can be obtained by conlac tillg I)iivicl A. arc to he announced soon. Knapp, direrlor of compliance scrvicrs, at That rommittec will rerommcnd for or the national ofticc. against a 1Xvision I-A tbotball playoff. Its first For more detail, see the March Iti and meeting is scheduled for May 5-6. March 2 issues of The NCAA News. IIerric k Brooks, Florida State Univrrsity, Staff contact: John H. Lcavcns. and Rob i!arcc-hka, University of Nebraska, Next meeting: May I I in San Francisco. Lincoln, tentatively have been announced as studrnt-athlete members of the commit- 241 25) 261 271 261 291 30 tee. Thry wcrc among 12 student-arhlctcs who atlvisrd rhc rcscarch pmoup studying lhr issue March 20. Regional seminars planned The rrpori of the rt’st-m h group is being APRIL Men’s Division II basketball’ for three sites in May, June prepared and will hr ready soon for sub RECRUITING 1-l 6 ______________._.____.__________Contact period. mission 10 rhe special committee. Men’s Division I basketball 16-3 1 . ..~~~~~~~~~~~~~.~~~~.~.Quiet period. The NCAA membership services gl oup l-5 (noon) .___._._._._._._._._ _____.Dead period. Women’s Division II basketball’ Brsidcs speaking with the sludenr-aihlrics, will coritluc-l three regional seminars in I;Uc 5 (noon)4 (8 a.m.) . ______Quiet period. 1-l 6 . _.__._____Contact period. the rcscarch group me1 wirh rcprrst-lttativcs 6 (8 a.m.)-1 1 (8 a.m.) __._.__Contact period. 16-3 1 ___. ________._.._.__________Quiet period. May and rdy June in an effort 10 provide a from the three major networks, plus Fox, 11 (8 a.m.)-15 (8 a.m.) ___.._._.Dead period. Division I football cotitinuing-~tl~Ic;ltioll knum for Divisions I Turnrr Ilr-oadc-ascing and FSPN, and later 15 (8 o.m.)-22 _._____._.___._._.Contact period. Fiheen consecutive days (excluding Sundays and II irislitutional and athletics ;tdmitlis- met with Division I-A tc>arhcs alld rcplmc- 23-30 . .___.___._____Quiet period. and Memorial Day) during May selected at u-alors. srntativrs from several organizarions whose Women’s Division I basketball* the discretion of the institution: Evoluotion pe- The resource‘ ccntcr, a popular Iraiurr itI- memt,rrship would bc affcctcd by ;I playoff. l-4 (noon) ._ ____ __ _. _. _. __._. _. __ ..Dead period. riod. Iroduced iII Ihc lO9S regional semimlrs, will For more detail, st’c Ihr March 23, March 4 (noon)-1 1 (8 a.m.) __._._._..Contact period. Those days in Moy not designated above: 1 1 (8 a.m.)-1 5 (8 a.m.) _.______Dead period.