Official Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association May 13,1992, Volume 29 Number 20 Executive Committee approves plan for revenue distribution l‘hc NCAA Fxecutivc Committee The Fxecutlve Committee adopted the recommendations of adopted the following rccommen- the Special NCAA Advisory Com- dations in each area ot the plan: mittee to Rcvicw Recommendations l Mewher.ship trust The mem- Regarding Distribution of Revenues bership trust will be incrcascd to at its May 3-5 meeting in Tucson, two percent of the television rem Arizona. venues for fiscal year 1992-93. I‘hr action establishes the means l Nwd~v .~tuderlt~athlPtc~ ,j’und. by which revenue from the NCAA’s C‘urrent permissible uses of money contract with CBS will be distri- will not be expanded to include hutcd this year. In keeping with its additional items. Also, nine inter- policy to review the plan, the reve- pretations pertaining to the needy nue-distribution committee earlier student-athlete fund were approved had solicited comment lrom the (see accompanying story). membership and had formed a sub- The Executive Committee also committee to examine the hroad- voted that etfectivc with the l992- based component of’ the plan in 93 academic year, all student-ath- particular. lctcs not receiving Pell Grants (either The revenue-distribution corn actual dollars or credit for them) ?ponsorship for men’s gymnastics has dropped from 71 programs to 41 mittcc will continue to seek more will he cliglble for the fund, provid- refined lactors or formulas on which ~ng several conditions are met. This to base the broad-based portion of policy was implemented on a one- the distribution; however, no year trial basis. Men’s gymnastics and water polo changes were made in the formula l A‘,a‘l~mcc.~Prrhan~.f,r~~r~~t~und. for the 1991-92 distribution that Effective with thedistribution made will be made this summer. See Executive. page 14 fight to keep championships alive By Steven R. Hagwcll cxpcnscs be discontinued, due to CXCKK~ all disbursements (ex- I~he NCAA News Staff that championship’s failure to cluding transportation expense _ Collins joins Council meet the minimum sponsorship and per diem allowance) he cx- Dennis M. Collins, executive di- Since 1982, men’s gymnastiscs percentage or numerical spon- cmpt from the seven percent rector of the North Coast Athletic and water polo have experienced sorship requirement for main- requirement. Championships in Conference, has been appointed to declines in sponsorship numbers taining the championship.” which net receipts exceed all the NCAA Council. that threaten their champion- Based on figures for 199 l-92 expenses, including transporta- He will replace Robert E. Rosen- ships’ existence. and 1992-93, if sponsorship tion and per diem expenses, are cransof Wittenberg University, who Men’s gymnastics, which once numbers remain constant and currently exempt no longer was able to serve because boasted 71 programs across the legislation is not changed, the “What the proposal does is of a change in positions at Witten- nation, currently is sponsored by men’s water polo championship make a championship responsi- berg. 41. In men’s water polo, the would he discontinued after the ble for paying its expenses,” said Collins is the first executive direc- decline is not as dramatic, but I993 cvcnt, while 1994 would be Sutton. “With travel and per tor of the NCAC. During his tenure, sponsorship has dropped from the last year for the men’s gym- diem hooked on with expenses, NCAC teams have claimed IX na- 54 institutions to 4X. nastics championships. thcrc arc two expenses that WK tional championships. Also, the con- Both figures are well below “l‘hc simplest way to solve cannot control. Whereas if WK ference expanded from seven the scvcn percent requirement in our problem is to add teams,” remove them from the equation, members to nine in 1988. NCAA legislation, which speci- said Michael Sutton of Clare- we can directly affect the other Hc helped form the Intercollegi- fies that a sport be sponsored by mont McKcnna-Harvey Mudd- expenses.” ate Officiating Association, a group seven percent of the membership Scripps Colleges, a member of At its meeting May 3-5, the of 23 institutions from three confer- to maintain Its championship the NCAA Men’s Water Polo Executive Committee declined ences that oversees all aspects of status. Current membership fig- Committee. “But I don’t know to take action on the proposal, officiating for its members in the ures place that number at 5X. how many athletics programs stating that it would he inappro- sports of men’s basketball, women’s Time for meeting that require- can add a sport. Our alternatives priate to do so without leedback baskcthall and football. He serves Dennis M. Colllns ment is running out, but suppor- arc to come up with ways to from the membership. on the board ofdlrectors and acts as ters of both sports say they will change the requirements.” II’ the proposal is eventually administrator of the service. director of Case Western’s first ath- do what they have to do to keep It is an avenue that the com- adopted, representatives of both Collins, who has served as letics alumni club, which now has their championships ahve. mittees for both sports are pur- vice-president of the Division 111 500 members. According to Bylaw I X.2.10.2, suing. sports say they could show a profit. In 1991, men’s gymnastics commissioners association since From 1976 to 1985, he was owner adopted by the membership at In a joint rccommrndation to showed a deficit of $90,037, while 1991, previously was sports infor- of <‘ollins Commumcations. a firm the 1992 (-‘onvcntion, “during the NCAA Executive <‘ommit- water polo was $89,532 in the mation dlrector at <‘ase Western that provided public relations and the 199LY2, 1992-93 and 19Y3- tCK, tilt. ~OnlnlittcCS prOpOSKd red. However, with transporta- Reserve 1Jniversity. In a part-time audio~vlsual services. He is an ac- 94 academic years, an existing that Bylaw 1X 2. I I.-(a). which tion and per diem taken out of position, he rcccivcd six citations complishcd photographer. National (‘ollcgiate Charnpion- was adopted at the IV92 <‘on- the equation. gymnastics rcgis- lrom the College Sports Int’ormation Collins 15 a graduate of Ohio ship \hall not hc canceled, nor vcntion, he changed so that a Directors of America f’or his publi- State tlnlver\ity and hcrvcd in the shall transportation and per diem ch;impion\hip in which lrcceipts SCC~ Ml>,7 ‘\ ,qlw7,7fr.vtic~.\, p”Rc’ I4 cations. He a1so scrvcd as cxccutivc I1.S. Coast (iuard. In the News Committees discuss process for eligibility appeals A rcccnt mcctlng brtwrcn discuss thr (~‘ouncil suhcommittce’~ hc prcscntcd to the (‘ouncil tor small numhcr 01 the Eligibility Com- members of the N<‘AA Eligibility role as an appcllatc body tor cabcs lrcvicw at its August meeting. mittcc’s ruling\ are further appealed Committee and the NCAA (Council involving the cllgihility of student- (‘urrcntly. all 01 the Association’s to the Council subcommittee Postseason football. .3 Suhcommittcc on Fllglblllty Ap- athlctcs at memhcr institutions. initial~cligihility rulings :trc made Comment. .._ 4 peals is sxpcctcd to rchull in more A rc\ul~ of that meeting was :I hy the national office staff on hchalf “Ill KSSKl-ICK. the tW0 COI,lIlllttKKS Championshiips previews .6 clearly dctinrd roles for the groups conbcn\u\ hctwcerl the two groups ot the Fllgibility C‘ommittcc, which agreed that the existing procedures II women’s tennis.. _. 7 in handling appeals of’ cligihility to cstahlish more clearly dctinrd then rcvicws those decisions through- need to be fine-tunrd in order to Baseball/softball stats 8 rulings. written procedures intended to limit out the year. Sonic of those approx- ensure that cases arc not being Secondary infractions 10 Dulling an Fllgibihty Committee the grounds for an appeal of an imatrly 700 C;ISKS annually arc heard twicc.“said Robert M. Sweaty NCAA Record.. 15 meeting May 4-6 in Williamshu~~g, Fligibility Committee decision. appcalcd and ultimately decided by ot Texas ‘lcch University, chair of The Market .16 Virginia, the groups huddled to Those proccdurcs arc cxprctcd lo the L-ligihility <‘otnmittee. A very .S~Y,Crmmif Ices discuss. pfl,yf’ I3 2 THE NCAA NEWS/May 13.1992 Alaska Anchorage is Legislative Assistance newest WCHA member 1992 Column No. 20 .NCAA Bylaw 14.2.5 national team. The amount may not exceed $250 per The Wcstcrn Collcgiatc Hockey Hardship waivers-retroactive application week, and the payment period may cover not more Association has approved the ad- At the 1992 NCAA Convention, legislation was than the period from the date the individual begins mission of the liniversity of Alaska adopted amending the application of the hardship practice with the national team following selection to Anchotmgc as a full-time member. rule. In Divisions I and II, scrimmages and exhibition that team to one week after the conclusion of the starting with the 1993-94 season. contest\ no longer arc Included in dctcrmining the competition. Plcasc note that the provisions of Bylaw Alaska Anchorage will be an numhcr of cvcnts in which a student-athlete has 12.4.2.4~ I were intcndcd to cover financial loss for affiliate mcmher for tournament compctcd and the number of the institution’s completed abscncc from cmploymcnt only as a direct result of purposes this coming season and cvcnts in the administration of the hardship waiver. In practicing and competing on a national team that has will hc cntcred as the IOth-ranked Division III, a student-athlete may qualify for a been sclcctcd to participate in a specific competition.