AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

2016-17 Policy Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONFERENCE STAFF DIRECTORY ...... 1 CONFERENCE OFFICE SCHEDULE ...... 2 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE ...... 3 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE ...... 4-5 NATIONAL LETTER OF INTENT DATES ...... 6 CONFERENCE SPONSORED SPORTS ...... 7 CONFERENCE SPORT & CHAMPIONSHIP PARTICIPATION ...... 8 DIRECTORY OF AMERICAN SCHOOLS ...... 9-20 DIRECTORY OF AMERICAN COACHES ...... 21-24 CONFERENCE COMMITTEES ...... 25-31 Conference Committees/Appointed Committees/Ex Officio Committees ...... 25-28 Sport and Championship Committees ...... 29-30 Seeding Committees ...... 30 Coaches Associations ...... 31 CONFERENCE CODE OF SPORTSMANSHIP ...... 32-35 CONFERENCE COMPLIANCE SERVICES (NCAA) ...... 36-46 NCAA GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE ...... 47-50 CONFERENCE GOVERNANCE ...... 51-54 GENERAL CONFERENCE POLICIES ...... 55-64 CHAMPIONSHIP CONDUCT POLICIES ...... 65-67 CONFERENCE MEDICAL POLICIES ...... 68-71 Conference Championship Medical Policy ...... 68-69 Conference Concussion Management Policy ...... 69-71

OLYMPIC SPORTS REGULATIONS & POLICIES...... Sport policies are available electronically at www.TheAmerican.org and the Members-Only area of the Conference website. Specific policies will be updated regularly and emailed to directors of athletics, senior woman administrators, coaches, sport administrators and committee members. FOOTBALL AND MEN'S/WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ...... Separate manuals will be created for Football and Men’s and Women’s Basketball and will be available electronically at the password protected Members-Only tab within the Conference website. Go to www.TheAmerican.org, click on ABOUT, then Members- Only

This publication outlines the official policies of The American Athletic Conference. A copy of the Conference Constitution is filed with each member institution and is available in the Conference office upon request. The American Athletic Conference Policy Manual was produced for the 2016-17 academic year by the staff of the Conference office, as directed by the Directors of Athletics.

CONFERENCE OFFICE STAFF DIRECTORY

15 Park Row West, 3rd Floor Providence, RI 02903-1115 www.TheAmerican.org

Founded ...... 1979  Reconstituted ...... 2013 Conference Sports Sponsored ...... 21 NCAA Division Affiliation ...... FBS

PHONE NUMBERS Switchboard ...... (401) 272-9108 Communications ...... (401) 453-0660

FAX NUMBERS Main ...... (401) 274-5967 Commissioner ...... (401) 831-8060

STAFF E-MAIL: @theamerican.org Commissioner ...... Michael L. Aresco ...... mlaresco@ Senior Associate Commissioner (Administration/SWA) ...... Donna DeMarco ...... ddemarco@ Senior Associate Commissioner (Broadcasting) ...... Thomas R. Odjakjian ...... todjakjian@ Chief Financial Officer ...... Eric Ziady ...... eziady@ Associate Commissioner (Communications/External Relations) ...... Bernadette Cafarelli ...... bcafarelli@ Associate Commissioner (Football) ...... Scott A. Draper...... sdraper@ Associate Commissioner (Governance & Compliance) ...... Ellen M. Ferris ...... eferris@ Associate Commissioner (Women’s Basketball) ...... Barbara M. Jacobs ...... bjacobs@ Associate Commissioner (Men’s Basketball) ...... Nathan Pomeday ...... npomeday@ Associate Commissioner (Sport Administration & Championships) ...... James A. Siedliski ...... jsiedliski@ Assistant Commissioner (Communications) ...... Charles V. Sullivan ...... csullivan@ Assistant Commissioner (Sport Administration & Championships) ...... Robert A. Weygand, Jr...... bweygand@ Senior Director of Branding & Sport Administration ...... Catherine W. Carmignani ...... ccarmignani@ Senior Director of Football Administration ...... Michael A. Costa ...... mcosta@ Senior Director of Compliance ...... Andrea Dahly ...... adahly@ Senior Director of Communications & Digital Media ...... William C. Potter ...... bpotter@ Director of Sport Administration & Championships ...... Patrick B. Colbert ...... pcolbert@ Director of Broadcast Scheduling ...... Michael A. Coyne ...... mcoyne@ Director of Business Affairs ...... Karen M. Giblin ...... kgiblin@ Director of Communications ...... Chevonne M. Mansfield ...... cmansfield@ Assistant Director of Digital Media & Reporter ...... Hali Oughton ...... houghton@ Assistant Director of Digital Communications ...... Gary R. Robinson...... grobinson@ Assistant to the Commissioner ...... Lisa S. Zanecchia ...... lzanecchia@ Executive Assistant for Administration...... Lois A. DeBlois ...... ldeblois@ Administrative Assistant for Officiating ...... Wanda L. Factor ...... wfactor@ Receptionist ...... Kathy M. Kirkpatrick ...... kstone@ Administrative Fellow ...... Kauri Black ...... kblack@ Communications Intern ...... Taylor Alward ...... talward@ Communications Intern ...... Melissa Mapes ...... mmapes@ Compliance Intern ...... Lauren Doby ...... ldoby@ Video Production Intern ...... Kyle Coulter ...... kcoulter@ MIAMI BEACH BOWL STAFF E-MAIL: @MiamiBeachBowl.com Vice President ...... Blake Guthrie ...... (O) (305) 480-1573 ...... (C) (305) 323-9006 ...... bguthrie@ Director/Marketing & Ticket Sales..... Maureen Licursi ...... (O) (305) 480-1570 ...... (C) (305) 783-8393 ...... mlicursi@ FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL COORDINATOR OF OFFICIALS Football ...... Terry McAulay ...... (O) 410-489-5354 ...... (C) 410-215-3479 ...... [email protected] Men's Basketball ...... Mark Whitehead ...... (C) 225-933-4384 ...... [email protected] Women's Basketball ...... Debbie Williamson ...... (C) 910-658-3731 ...... [email protected] OLYMPIC SPORT OFFICIALS ASSIGNORS Men’s & Women’s Soccer ...... Roger Taylor ...... (C) 401-265-6319 ..... [email protected] Women’s Volleyball ...... Marcia Alterman ...... (C) 316-650-2532 ...... [email protected] Softball ...... Sally Walker ...... (C) 271-377-5592 ...... [email protected] Baseball ...... Rich Fetchiet ...... (C) 734-637-2861 ...... [email protected]

1 2016-17 CONFERENCE OFFICE SCHEDULE

HOURS

September 6, 2016 to May 26, 2017 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday

May 30, 2017 to September 1, 2017 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday thru Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Friday

CONFERENCE OFFICE CLOSINGS

Labor Day 2016 Monday, September 5, 2016

Columbus Day 2016 Monday, October 10, 2016

Thanksgiving Holiday Thursday, November 24 – Friday, November 25, 2016

Christmas and New Year’s Holiday Monday, December 26, 2016 – Monday, January 2, 2017

Martin Luther King Day Monday, January 16, 2017

Presidents’ Day Monday, February 20, 2017

Memorial Day Monday, May 29, 2017

Independence Day Monday, July 3, 2017 - Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Labor Day 2017 Monday, September 4, 2017

2 2016-17 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE

EVENT SITE DATE Men’s & Women’s Voice of America MetroPark, West Chester, OH October 29 Cross Country Host: Cincinnati (Sat.) Women's Soccer TBD November 2, 4 & 6 Host: #1 Seed (Wed., Fri. & Sun.) Quarterfinals (Wed.); Semifinals (Fri.); Championship (Sun.) Men's Soccer TBD November 11 & 13 Host: #1 Seed (Fri. & Sun.) Semifinals (Fri.);Championship (Sun) Women's Volleyball N/A (Regular Season decides NCAA AQ) N/A Football TBD December 3 Host: TBD (Sat.) Men’s & Women’s Campus Recreation & Wellness Center (CRWC) Natatorium February 15-18 Swimming & Diving Houston, TX (Wed.-Sat.) Host: Houston Men’s & Women’s Birmingham Crossplex, Birmingham, AL February 24-25 Indoor Track & Field Host: The American (Fri.-Sat.) Women’s Basketball Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT March 3-6 Host: The American (Fri.-Mon.) Men’s Basketball XL Center, Hartford, CT March 9-12 Host: The American (Thurs.-Sun.) Women’s Golf Hammock Beach Golf & Spa Resort, Conservatory Course April 16-18 Palm Coast, FL (Sun.-Tues.) Host: The American & UCF Women’s Tennis USTA National Campus, Lake Nona, FL April 19-22 Host: The American & UCF (Wed.-Sat.)/Rain Dates-April 23/24 Men’s Tennis USTA National Campus, Lake Nona, FL April 20-23 Host: The American & UCF (Thurs.-Sun.)/Rain Date-April 24 Men's Golf Innisbrook Golf & Spa Resort, Copperhead Course April 23-25 Palm Harbor, FL (Sun.-Tues.) Host: The American & USF Softball ECU Softball Stadium, Greenville, NC May 11-13 Host: East Carolina (Thurs.-Sat.)/Rain Date-May 14 Men’s & Women’s Carl Lewis International Complex, Houston, TX May 12-14 Outdoor Track & Field Host: Houston (Fri.-Sun.) Women’s Rowing Mercer Lake, West Windsor, NJ May 14 Host: The American & PNRA (Sun.) Baseball Bright House Field, Clearwater, FL May 23-28 Host: The American & USF (Tues.-Sun.)

Note: All dates & Sites are subject to change

3 2016-17 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP SITES & DATES

MEN’S & WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Regionals Predetermined Sites November 11 Finals Wabash Valley Family Sports Center November 19 Terre Haute, Indiana

WOMEN'S SOCCER First Rounds Campus Sites November 11, 12 or 13 Second/Third Rounds Campus Sites November 18 & 20 Quarterfinals Campus Sites November 25 & 26 Women’s College Cup Orlando City SC Stadium December 2 & 4 Orlando, Florida

MEN'S SOCCER First Rounds Campus Sites November 17 Second Rounds Campus Sites November 20 Third Rounds Campus Sites November 26 or 27 Quarterfinals Campus Sites December 2 or 3 Men’s College Cup BBVA Compass Stadium December 9 & 11 Houston, Texas

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL First/Second Rounds Campus Sites December 1-3 Regionals Predetermined Sites December 9 & 10 Semifinals/Final Nationwide Arena December 15 & 17 Columbus, Ohio

MEN’S & WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD Finals Gilliam Indoor Track March 10-11 College Station, Texas

WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING Finals Indiana University Natatorium March 16-18 Indianapolis, Indiana

MEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING Finals Indiana University Natatorium March 23-25 Indianapolis, Indiana

MEN'S BASKETBALL First Round Predetermined Sites March 14-15 Second/Third Rounds Predetermined Sites March 16-19 Regionals Predetermined Sites March 23-26 Final Four University of Phoenix Stadium April 1 & 3 Glendale, Arizona

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL First/Second Rounds Predetermined Sites March 17-20 Regionals Predetermined Sites March 24-27 Final Four American Airlines Center March 31 & April 2 Dallas, Texas

4 2016-17 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP SITES & DATES

MEN'S & WOMEN'S TENNIS First/Second Rounds (16) Campus Sites May 12-14 Finals Dan Magill Tennis Complex May 18-29 Athens, Georgia

WOMEN’S GOLF Regionals Predetermined Sites May 8-10 Finals Rich Harvest Farms May 19-24 Sugar Grove, Illinois

MEN'S GOLF Regionals Predetermined Sites May 15-17 Finals Rich Harvest Farms May 26-31 Sugar Grove, Illinois

WOMEN’S ROWING Finals Lake Mercer May 26-28 West Windsor, New Jersey

SOFTBALL Regionals Campus Sites May 19-21 Super Regionals Campus Sites May 25-28 Women’s College World Series ASA Hall of Fame Stadium June 1-6/7 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

MEN’S & WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD Regionals Predetermined Sites May 25-27 Finals Hayward Field June 7-10 Eugene, Oregon

BASEBALL Regionals On and Off Campus Sites June 2-5 Super Regionals On and Off Campus Sites June 9-11 or 11-13 Men’s College World Series TD Ameritrade Park June 17-27/28 Omaha, Nebraska

5 NATIONAL LETTER OF INTENT DATES

LISTED BELOW ARE THE NATIONAL LETTER OF INTENT SIGNING DATES FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENT-ATHLETES THAT SIGN DURING THE 2016-17 ACADEMIC YEAR AND WILL BE ENROLLING DURING THE 2017-18 ACADEMIC YEAR.

SPORT INITIAL SIGNING DATE FINAL SIGNING DATE

Basketball (early period) November 9, 2016 November 16, 2016

Basketball (regular period) April 12, 2017 May 17, 2017

Football (midyear Jr. College transfer) December 14, 2016 January 15, 2017

Football (regular period) February 1, 2017 April 1, 2017

Soccer, Men’s Water Polo February 1, 2017 August 1, 2017

All Other Sports (early period) November 9, 2016 November 16, 2016

All Other Sports (regular period) April 12, 2017 August 1, 2017

6 CONFERENCE SPONSORED SPORTS

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11 11 11 1 11 10 11 11

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X 18 Tulsa

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Tulane

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1 Temple

16 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X SMU

members)

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18 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X MU

17 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X UH

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SPONSORED SPORTS BY SPORTS SPONSORED INSTITUTION

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Country

Cross Cross Softball

Country

Baseball

TOTALS

Football

Men’s Golf Men’s

Men’s Men’s S&D

Men’s Men’s Tennis

Men’s Men’s Soccer

Women’s S&D Women’s

Women’s Cross Cross Women’s

Women’s Tennis Women’s

Men’s Basketball Men’s Golf Women’s Soccer Women’s

Men’s Indoor T&F Men’s Indoor

Women’s Rowing Women’s

Men’s Outdoor T&F Outdoor Men’s

Women’s Volleyball Women’s

Women’s Basketball Women’s

Men’s Men’s

Women’s Indoor T&F Indoor Women’s

Women’s Outdoor T&F Outdoor Women’s

^^University of California, Sacramento, and San Diego State University are Associate Members in are University of Diego State San Womens’s Rowing and California,^^University Sacramento, joinsFootball# for Only Navy

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CONFERENCE SPORT & CHAMPIONSHIP PARTICIPATION

Institutions that Sponsor Institutions that participate SPORT the Sport in/advance to Championship Football 12 2 Men’s Basketball 11 11 Women’s Basketball 11 11 Men’s Soccer 8 4 Women’s Soccer 10 6 Baseball 8 8 Softball 7 7

Women’s Volleyball ** 11 N/A Women’s Rowing ^ 7 7 Men’s & Women’s Cross Country 9 Men / 11 Women 9 Men / 11 Women Men’s & Women’s 7 Men / 11 Women 7 Men / 11 Women Indoor Track & Field Men’s & Women’s 8 Men / 11 Women 8 Men / 11 Women Outdoor Track & Field Men’s & Women’s 4 Men / 6 Women 4 Men / 6 Women Swimming & Diving Men’s & Women’s Tennis 9 Men / 11 Women 9 Men / 11 Women Men’s & Women’s Golf 9 Men / 9 Women 9 Men / 9 Women

^ = Includes University of California Sacramento and San Diego State University - Associate Members in Women’s Rowing ** = Automatic qualifier is determined by regular season competition

1. Member Institutions must adhere to program standards as applicable by sport and are responsible for reporting each program’s status annually.

2. Membership Requirements a) Sponsorship and compliance with American standards for the Football Bowl Subdivision members b) Sponsorship and compliance with American program standards for Men’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball, Men’s Soccer and Women’s Soccer c) Competition in all other Conference sports sponsored by the member unless the member exercises its option to federate/terminate participation d) Compliance with NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Conference sponsorship requirements and NCAA Division I Membership sports sponsorship requirements

3. Federation requests -- which are defined as establishing participation in a league sport, terminating participation in a league sport or introducing affiliate membership in a league sport -- must be reviewed by the Athletic Directors on a case-by-case basis (see attached policies & procedures). Federation is NOT permitted if the program’s automatic bid would be eliminated as a result of that team opting out nor may an institution terminate sponsorship of a program if the Conference’s automatic bid would be jeopardized as a result.

8 UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA ATHLETICS STAFF

UCF Athletics P.O. Box 163555 or 4000 Central Florida Blvd. Sport/Building/Room # (see list below) Orlando, FL 32816-3555

Federal Express and UPS: UCF Athletics, 4180 N. Orion Blvd., Sport/Building/Room # (see list below), Orlando, FL 32816-3555

Departmental Fax Numbers Director of Athletics Fax: (407) 823-1274 NCAA FAR Fax: (407) 823-4545 Business Fax: (407) 823-2511 Communications Fax: (407) 823-5293 Event Operations Fax: (407) 823-4355 Compliance Fax: (407) 823-4354 SWA Fax: (407) 823-5293 Sports Medicine Fax: (407) 823-0963 Sports Marketing Fax: (407) 823-5293 Ticket Operations Fax: (407) 823-2390

Email extension: see column under email and add athletics.ucf.edu after @ - or - if @^add ucf.edu

phone (407) email President Dr. John Hitt 823-2484 - VP/Director of Athletics Danny White 823-2261 dwhite@ Director of Constituent Relations Marcus Hilliard 823-1954 mhilliard@ Director of Executive Operations/Assistant to AD Lauren Perez 823-2261 lperez@ Executive Associate AD /Chief Financial Officer Brad Stricklin 823-6792 bstricklin@ Executive Associate AD /Chief Operating Officer David Hansen 823-0499 dhansen@ Executive Associate AD /Chief Marketing Officer Scott Carr 823-3139 scarr@ Sr. Assoc. AD, Academic Services Eric Wood 823-5357 eric.wood@^ Sr. Assoc. AD/Student-Athlete Welfare Brandi Stuart 823-4236 bstuart@^ & Development/SWA Sr. Associate AD, Compliance Nicole Harvey 823-4297 nicole.harvey@ NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative Manoj Chopra* 823-5037 Manoj.Chopra@^ Director of Business Services Jon Waldrop 823-2674 jwaldrop@ Assistant AD, Communications Andy Seeley 823-2729 aseeley@ Assistant AD/Compliance Cameron Walker 823-3349 cameron.walker@ Exec, Assoc. AD/Asst.VP for Athletics Development Mark Wright 823-2001 mwright@ Director of Equipment Operations Rich Worner 823-2087 rworner@ Associate A.D., Facilities & Internal Operations Tom Snyder 823-4954 tsnyder@ Assistant AD, Sports Marketing Jimmy Skiles 823-3198 jskiles@ Director of Sports Medicine Mary Vander Heiden 823-0963 mvheiden@ Director of Ticket Operations Terry Cooksey 823-4314 tcooksey@ Assistant Athletic Director/Video Operations Brad Helton 823-2026 bhelton@ * NCAA Faculty Rep address: CECE Department, Engr2-211E, PO 162450, Orlando, FL 32816-2450

Include with address for mail, Federal Express and UPS Men’s/Women’s Basketball Bldg. 50, Rm. 204 Men’s Soccer BHNS Suite 401, 4465 Knights Victory Way, 02816 Baseball Bldg. 82, Rm. 103 Women’s Soccer Bldg. 50, Rm. 121 Football Bldg. 77, Rm. 110 Men’s Tennis Bldg. 38, Rm. 115 Men’s/Women’s Golf 2100 Ekana Dr., Oviedo, FL Women’s Tennis Bldg. 38, Rm. 115 Women’s Rowing Bldg, 39, Rm. 120 Track & Field Bldg. 50, Rm. 114 Softball Bldg. 125, Rm. A102 Volleyball Bldg. 50, Rm. 202

www.ucfknights.com

9 UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI ATHLETIC STAFF

University of Cincinnati Athletics

Box 210021 Cincinnati, OH 45221-0021 Federal Express and UPS: University of Cincinnati Athletics 880 Richard E. Lindner Center, 2751 O’Varsity Way, Cincinnati, OH 45221

Departmental Fax Numbers: Director of Athletics Fax: (513) 556-5059 NCAA FAR Fax: (513) 556-7069 Business Fax: (513) 556-0405 Communications Fax: (513) 556-0619 Operations Fax: (513) 556-9696 Compliance/SWA Fax: (513) 556-2209 Ticket Operations Fax: (513) 556-5288 Sports Medicine Fax: (513) 556-0691

Email extension: see column under email and add uc.edu after the @

phone (513) email President Beverly Davenport, PhD 556-2201 president@ Director of Athletics Mike Bohn 556-4603 michael.bohn@ NCAA Faculty Athletics Rep./Sr. Vice Provost David Szymanski** 556-3935 david.szymanski@ Executive Sr. Associate AD/External Affairs Karen Hatcher 556-2539 karen.hatcher@ Executive Sr. Associate AD/Internal Affairs/CFO Omar Banks 556-0608 omar.banks@ Executive Sr. Associate AD/SWA Maggie McKinley 556-3559 maggie.mckinley@ Sr. Associate AD/Facilities & Operations Brendan Fouracre 556-3541 brendan.fouracre@ Sr. Associate AD/Student-Athlete Support Services Dr. Joe Luckey 556-1348 Joseph.luckey@ Sr. Associate AD/Medical Services (Head FB Trainer) Bob Mangine 556-0517 robert.mangine@ Assistant to the Director of Athletics Beth Hussey 556-4603 beth.hussey@ Associate AD/Business Office Kimberly McGraw 556-2980 kimberly.mcgraw@ Associate AD/Communications (FB) Ryan Koslen 556-5186 ryan.koslen@ Associate AD/Facilities & Opeartions Andre Seoldo 556-2170 andre.seoldo@ Associate AD/Football Operations John Widecan 556-5986 john.widecan@ Associate AD/Strategic Operations Blake Reid 556-2067 blake.reid@ Associate AD/Director of Academic Services Keri Thoman 556-3934 keralyn.thoman@ Associate AD/Development Katie Haag 556-9763 katie.haag@ Associate AD/Facilities & Technology Bill Frigge 556-2843 william.frigge@ Associate AD/Marketing & Branding Brittany Booth 556-0838 brittany.booth@ Assistant AD/Leadership Gifts J. Locklier 556-2784 j.locklier@ Assistant AD/Revenue Management Nick Bowes 556-4839 nicholas.bowes@ Assistant AD/Ticket Operations Cecil Hairston II 556-1053 cecil.hairston@ Assistant AD/Sr. Business Officer Bryan Dean 556-8277 bryan.dean@ Assistant AD/Game Presentation Jon Horton 556-9845 jon.horton@ Assistant AD/Marketing & Branding Luke Willman 556-1081 luke.willman@ Assistant AD/Strength & Conditioning Joe Walker 556-0551 joseph.walker@ Assistant AD/Communications (MBB/MGOLF) Andre Foushee 556-5182 andre.foushee@ Director/Communications (Digital Media/WTEN) Katie Botsis 556-5191 katie.botsis@ Assoc. Director/Communications (TF/WSOC/XC/2nd MBB) Alex Ryan 556-0618 alex.ryan@ Asst. Director/Communications (VB/BASE) Alex Lange 556-5145 alex.lange@ Asst. Director/Communications (WBB/WGOLF) Drew Weber 556-0667 andrew.weber@ Assoc. Director/Creative Services & Multimedia Megan Coffey 556-5004 megan.coffey@ Asst. Director/Creative Services & Multimedia Matt Desmond 556-1275 matthew.desmond Sr. Director/Olympic Sports Strength & Conditioning Kelly Powers 556-0551 kelly.howe@

**NCAA Faculty Rep address: 102 Carl H. Lindner Hall, PO Box 210020 45221-0020

www.GoBearcats.com

10 UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT ATHLETIC STAFF

2095 Hillside Road, Unit 1173 Storrs, CT 06269-1173

Departmental Fax Numbers Director of Athletics Fax: (860) 486-3300 Communications Fax: (860) 486-5085 Business Fax: (860) 486-1212 Facilities Fax: (860) 486-5511 SWA/Compliance Fax: (860) 486-2245 Sports Medicine Fax: (860) 486-5277 Ticket Operations Fax: (860) 486-9396

Email extension: see column under email and add uconn.edu after @; If @^ add foundation.uconn.edu

phone (860) email President Susan Herbst 486-2337 - Athletic Director David Benedict 486-2725 athleticdirector@ NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative Dr. Scott Brown** 486-0181 scott.brown@ Deputy Director of Athletics Vic Cegles 486-2725 vic.cegles@ Chief Operating Officer/SWA Beth Goetz 486-2725 beth.goetz@ Senior Associate AD/ Angie Cretors 486-1211 angie.cretors@ NCAA Rules Education and Compliance Services Senior Associate AD/External Relations Neal Eskin 486-2725 neal.eskin@ Assistant to the Director of Athletics/ Karen Gigliotti 486-2725 karen.gigliotti@ Assistant to Jim Calhoun Coach Emeritus Special Adviser for Athletics Dee Rowe 486-1186 - Senior Director of Development/Athletics Mike Morrison 486-3823 mmorrison@^ Senior Associate AD/Athletic Communications Mike Enright 486-2241 mike.enright@ Associate AD/Facilities Management & Planning Evan Feinglass 486-1258 evan.feinglass@ Associate AD/External Operations Dave Evan 486-0994 david.evan@ Associate AD/Business Services Maureen O’Connor 486-4142 maureen.a.o’connor@ Assistant Director of Athletics/Compliance Services Annie Fiorvanti 486-1652 ann.fiorvanti@ Assistant Director/Athletic Communications Phil Chardis 486-4495 philip.chardis@ Associate Director/Athletic Communications Patrick McKenna 486-2394 patrick.mckenna@ Assistant Director/Athletic Communications William Peterson 486-9109 william.peterson@ Associate AD/Ticket Operations Kyle Kravchuk 486-4269 kyle.kravchuk@ Assistant AD/Ticket Operations Melissa Wielandt 486-3763 melissa.wielandt@ Director of Ticket Operations Michelle Finley 486-1855 michelle.finley@ Director of Sports Medicine, Dr. Deena Casiero 486-0404 deena.casiero @ Head Team Physician Assistant Director of Athletics/Video Services Dave Kaplan 486-5554 david.kaplan@ Assistant Director of Athletics/Athletic Training Bob Howard 486-3634 robert.howard@ Strength & Conditioning Coordinator/ Matt Balis 486-0804 matthew.balis@ Football Strength & Conditioning Coach Assistant Business Manager/Travel Manager Tom Weston 486-6053 thomas.weston@ Communications Assistant Jeff Piascik 486-4707 jeffrey.piascik@ Communications Assistant Steven Lewis 486-1498 steve.l.lewis@ Communications Assistant Jennifer Greene 486-1496 jennifer.greene@ Assistant Director of Athletics/Equipment Services Dan Glinski 486-2050 daniel.glinski@ Head Trainer Women’s Basketball Janelle Francisco 486-4641 janelle.francisco@ Head Trainer Men’s Basketball James Doran 486-0481 james.2.doran@ **NCAA Faculty Athletics Rep address: Department of Educational Psych., 249 Glenbrook Rd., Box U-3064, 06269-3064

www.UConnHuskies.com

11 EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS STAFF

East Carolina University Athletics 365 Ward Sports Medicine Bldg.

600 Ficklen Drive Greenville, NC 27858-4353

Departmental Fax Numbers Director of Athletics Fax: (252) 737-4537 Administration Fax: (252) 737-4537 Business Fax: (252) 737-0683 Compliance Fax: (252) 737-2775 Facilities Fax: (252) 737-0683

Email extension: see column under email and add ecu.edu after @

phone (252) email Chancellor Dr. Cecil Staton 328-6212 - Athletics Director Jeff Compher 737-4502 compherj@ Executive Assistant/Athletics Director Vickie Revels Matthews 737-4502 revelsv@ Executive Associate Athletics Director Nick Floyd 737-4502 floydr@ NCAA Faculty Representative Dr. Cal Christian** 737-1053 christianj@ Associate Athletics Director/Administration Lee Workman 737-4531 workmanl@ Associate Athletics Director/Compliance Jamie Johnson 737-4533 johnsonja@ Associate Athletics Director/External Operations/SWA Shelley Binegar 737-4945 binegars@ Associate Athletics Director/Internal Operations J.J. McLamb 737-4669 mclambj@ Associate Athletics Director/Development Carl Evans 737-4181 evanscar14@ Associate Athletics Director/Student Services Mike Hanley 737-4603 hanleym@ Assistant Athletics Director/Communications Tom McClellan 737-4522 mcclellant@ Assistant Athletics Director/Football Operations Terrell Smith 737-1593 smithandret15@ Assistant Athletics Director/Game Operations & Facilities Dr. Gary Overton 737-4694 overtong@ Assistant Athletics Director/Marketing & Fan Engagement Greg Herring 328-2535 herringg@ Assistant Athletics Director/Strength and Conditioning Jeff Connors 737-1331 connorsw@ Assistant Athletics Director/Student Development Nita Boyce 737-4550 boyceo@ Assistant Athletics Director/Ticket Sales & Services Scott Lane 737-2093 laned@ Assistant Athletics Director/Video Operations Greg Pierce 737-1546 pierceg@ Executive Director, Pirate Club/Senior Associate AD J. Batt 737-4540 battj@ Director of Athletics Business & Budgets Barry Brickman 737-4507 brickmanb@ Director Athletic Equipment Matt Ater 737-4602 aterm14@ Director of Athletic Grounds Joey Perry 737-4516 perryjo@ Head Athletic Trainer Zac Womack 737-1986 womackz@

**NCAA Faculty Rep address: 349 Slay Building, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858

www.ecupirates.com

12 UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON ATHLETICS STAFF

Athletic Department 3204 Cullen Blvd. Houston, TX 77204-6002

Departmental Fax Numbers Director of Athletics Fax: (713) 743-9375 NCAA FAR Fax: (713) 743-4940 Business Fax: (713) 743-9384 Communications Fax: (713) 743-9411 Aramark Fax: (713) 743-9495 Compliance Fax: (713) 743-9365 Ticket Sales Fax: (713) 743-9449 Sports Medicine Fax: (713) 743-0679

Email extension: see column under email and add central.uh.edu after @ if @& add @aramark.com phone (713) email Chancellor/President Renu Khator 743-8820 - Vice President for Athletics Hunter Yurachek 743-9370 hyurache@ Deputy Athletics Director Jeramiah Dickey 743-5948 Jdickey2@ Executive Administrative Assistant Barbara Stone 743-9370 bbstone@ Coordinator of Operations for Director of Athletics Allie Bernal 743-8249 ambernal@ NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative Richard Scamell** 743-4733 rscamell@ Senior Associate AD/Senior Woman Administrator DeJuena Chizer 743-9468 dchizer@ Senior Associate AD for External Relations Marvin Julich, Jr. 743-0462 mjulich@ Associate AD for Auxiliary Services Bruce Gregory 743-8939 bgregor2@ Associate AD for Capital and Special Projects T.J. Meagher 743-9426 tjmeagher@ Associate AD for Development Brendan Hoffer 743-3793 bhoffer@ Associate AD for Major Gifts Katina Jackson 743-0837 kjackson@ Associate AD for Academic Services Maria Peden 743-9983 mcullina@ Associate AD for Business & Finance Jeff Collier 743-9475 jacolli5@ Associate AD for Strategic Communications David Bassity 743-9409 dbassity@ Associate AD for Marketing Chad Thomas 743-5056 cgthoma2@ Associate AD for Compliance & Eligibility Lauren Dubois 743-9254 ledubois@ Associate AD for Ticket Sales & Operations Pete Heim 832-842-3148 pheim@ Assistant AD for Game Operations and Event Management Bryan Paar 743-8901 bpaar@ Assistant AD for Equipment Operations Daniel Reeves 743-9421 dlreeves@ IMG College General Manager Clay Harris 743-9142 [email protected] Head Athletics Trainer Mike O’Shea 743-0782 moshea@ Director for Football Sports Performance Yancy McKnight 743-9494 ymcknigh@ Aramark General Manager Valerie Roux 832-842-3100 roux-valerie@& Facilities General Manager Jeremy McDonald 832-842-3100 mcdonald-jeremy@& Director for Video Operations Michael Freedman 743-9420 mfreedma@ Director for Compliance Ted Seilheimer 743-5964 epseilhe@ Director for Marketing Josie Drago 743-9455 jtdrago2 Director for Leadership Academy/Community Service Coord. Sasha Blake 743-9153 sablake@ Director for Information Technology Steven Beatty 743-9362 srbeatty@ Director for Academic Center for Excellence Gretchen Wiggins 743-9458 gwiggins@ Director for Development/Annual Fund John Noud 743-9402 jnoud@ Director for Graphic Design Drew Schlosser 743-9249 dschloss@ Director for Communications Jeff Conrad 743-9410 jaconrad@ Performance Nutritionist Allison Franklin 743-3542 amfrankl@ Human Resources Administrator Ashley Britton 743-2797 anbritt2@ Business Manager Brandon Maddux 743-9062 bjmaddux@ Associate Athletics Trainer John Houston 743-0786 jhouston@

**NCAA FAR address: Department of Decision and Information Sciences, C.T. Bauer College of Business, University of Houston, Melcher Hall 280J, Houston, TX 77204-6282 www.UHCougars.com

13 UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS ATHLETICS STAFF

Athletic Department

570 Normal St. Suite 101

Memphis, TN 38152

Departmental Fax Numbers Director of Athletics Fax: (901) 678-5078 NCAA FAR Fax: (901) 678-5065 Business Fax: (901) 678-0844 Media Relations Fax: (901) 678-4134 Ticket Operations Fax: (901) 678-4112 Compliance Fax: (901) 678-1653 SWA Fax: (901) 678-5078 Sports Medicine Fax: (901) 678-5622

Email extension: see column under email and add memphis.edu after @

phone (901) email President Dr. M David Rudd 678-2234 - Athletic Director Tom Bowen 678-5395 tmbowen1@ Deputy Directory of Athletics Mark Alnutt 678-2308 malnutt@ Sr. Associate Athletic Director / External Operations Steve Macy 678-5346 smacy@ Sr. Associate Athletic Director / Development Adam Walker 678-1720 awalker9@ Associate Athletic Director / Finance Eric Sabin 678-4142 emsabin@ Associate Athletic Director / Sport Services / SWA Courtney Vinson 678-3760 cvinson1@ Assistant Athletic Director / Development Adam Miller 678-1369 TBD Assistant Athletic Director / Events & Facilities Matt Goudreau 678-4122 mfgdreau@ Assistant Athletic Director / Compliance Kristan Kelly 678-4117 kkelly@ Assistant Athletic Director / Ticketing/Customer Service Melissa Moore-Brigance 678-4143 mmoore@ Assistant Athletic Director / Communications Tammy DeGroff 678-5787 tdegroff@ Director of Athletic Academic Services Bob Baker 678-3467 rhbaker@

Athletic Support Staff Associate Athletic Director / Community Relations Lou Strasberg 678-3856 lstrsbrg@ Executive Assistant to the AD Kimberly House 678-4406 kbhouse@ Coordinator of Game/Facility Operations TBD 678-5566 TBD Coordinator of Grounds Maintenance TJ Brewer 678-0174 tbrewer4@ Athletic Trainer – Head Darrell Turner 678-2847 dmtrner3@ Director of Athletic Performance Josh Storms 678-1534 jjstorms@ Equipment Manager Marc Hohorst 678-2848 mhohorst@ NCAA Faculty Athletic Representative Lynda Wray Black** 678-3225 lspanpls@

**NCAA Faculty Rep address: Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, 1 North Front Street, Memphis, TN 38103

www/gotigersgo.com

14 UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY ATHLETICS STAFF

Naval Academy Athletic Association 566 Brownson Road U.S. Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland 21402

Departmental Fax Numbers: Director of Athletics Fax: (410) 293-8950 NCAA FAR Fax: (410) 293-2218 Business/Ticket Operation/Facilities Fax: (410) 293-8951 Sports Information Fax: (410) 293-8954 SWA/Compliance Fax: (410) 293-8959 Sports Medicine Fax: (410) 293-8956

Email extension: see column under email and add usna.edu after @

phone (410) email Superintendent VADM Ted Carter 293-1500 - Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk 293-8910 gladchuk@ NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative Dr. Christine Copper ** 293-6621 ccopper@ Deputy Director of Athletics Eric Ruden 293-8748 ruden@ Deputy Director of Athletics (Military) CDR H.L. Gourdine, USN 293-5832 - Chief Financial Officer Colleen Jordan 293-8731 cjordan@ Senior Associate A.D./Scheduling and Team Support Carl Tamulevich 293-8727 tam@ Senior Associate A.D./Admissions & Academics Dave Davis 293-8741 ddavis@ Senior Associate A.D./Physical Mission Dr. Tom Virgets 293-4035 virgets@ Senior Associate A.D./Corporate Sales Jon Starrett 293-8784 starrett@ Senior Associate A.D./Compliance & SWA Loretta Lamar 293-8936 lamar@ Senior Associate A.D./Sports Information Scott Strasemeier 293-8775 sstrasem@ Senior Associate A.D./Sports Performance (Football) Mike Brass 293-8713 brass@ Senior Associate A.D./Ticket Operations & Camps Matt Munnelly 293-8703 mmunnell@ Senior Associate A.D./Administration, Club Sports & Develop. Robb Dunn 293-8776 rdunn@ Senior Associate A.D./Development Steve O’Brien 293-3767 obriens@ Associate A.D./ Sports Medicine Adam Pecina 293-8717 pecina@ Associate A.D./Operations & Championships Bill Givens 293-8722 givens@ Associate A.D./Sales & External Relations Kevin Dwan 293-8913 dwan@ Associate A.D./Facilities & Maintenance Tom McKavitt 293-8770 tmckavit@ Associate A.D./Administrative Affairs Pat Phillips 293-8910 paphilli@ Associate A.D./Marketing & Promotions Kris Morgenthaler 293-8712 whitacre@ Associate A.D./Equipment Operations Greg Morgenthaler 293-8739 morgen@ Assistant A.D. Carla Criste 293-5580 criste@ Assistant A.D./Maintenance & Grounds Tom Schemmel 757-4406 tschemme@ Assistant A.D./Academic Support Services DeDe Duncan-White 293-8747 duncanwh@ Assistant A.D./Admissions-Academic Support John O’Neill 293-8914 jsoneill@ Assistant A.D./Sports Medicine-Football Jim Berry 293-8726 jberry@ Assistant A.D./Sports Medicine Rehab Dee Jones 293-8718 djones@ Assistant A.D./Sports Information Stacie Michaud 293-8773 Michaud@ Assistant A.D./Sports Information Justin Kischefsky 293-8772 kischefs@ Assistant A.D./Camps, Special Projects & Administration Joe Cook 293-8729 cook@ Assistant A.D./Development Matt Goff 293-8963 goff@ Assistant A.D./Development Kyle Knichel 293-8768 knichel@ Associate Director of Equipment Operations Steve Hinrichs 293-8738 hinrichs@ Assistant Director for Business Affairs Jessica Kennedy 293-8735 TBD@ Director of Football Operations Bryce McDonald 293-2241 bmcdonal@ Video Coordinator John McGuire 293-8795 jmcguire@ **NCAA Faculty Rep address: Chemistry Department, 572 Holloway Road, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland 21402 www.navysports.com

15 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA ATHLETIC STAFF

4202 E. Fowler Avenue, ATH 100 Tampa, FL 33620-8600

Departmental Fax Numbers Director of Athletics Compliance Fax: (813) 974-4028 NCAA FAR Fax: (813) 974-6228 Business Fax: (813) 974-7145 Communications Fax: (813) 974-5328 Event Operations Fax: (813) 974-3813 Sports Medicine Fax: (813) 974-8541

Email extension: see column under email and add usf.edu after@

phone(813) email President Dr. Judy Genshaft 974-2791 - NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative Dr. Julie Serovich ** 974-1992 jserovich@ Director of Athletics Mark Harlan 974-1442 markharlan@ Executive Deputy Director of Athletics Barry Clements 974-4144 clements@ Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Administration/SWA Jocelyn Fisher 974-6885 jafisher1@ Senior Associate Director of Athletics/Finance/CFO Yulander Wells, Jr. 974-8444 ywells@ Deputy Director of Athletics/Development (VP) Scott Kull 974-5045 skull@ Senior Associate Director of Athletics/Facilities & Event Mgt. Scott Glaser 974-3110 sglaser@ Senior Associate Director of Athletics/External Relations Andrew Goodrich 974-9636 goodrich@ Associate Director of Athletics/Compliance Marquita Armstead 974-4061 marmstead@ Associate Director of Athletics/Communications Brian Siegrist 974-4086 siegrist@ Associate Director of Athletics/Broadcast & Communications Jim Louk 974-7491 louk@ Associate Director of Athletics/ Student-Athlete Advancement Jodie Libadisos 974-8185 jlibadisos@ Associate Director of Athletics /Academics Tim Anderson 974-5017 anderson28@ Associate Director of Athletics/Events & Championships Jim Fee 974-7307 fee@ Associate Director of Athletics for Development & Administration Lelo Prado 974-1620 leloprado@ Associate Director of Athletics/Sports Medicine/Head ATH Trainer Steve Walz 974-3506 walz@ Assistant Director of Athletics/Compliance Ralph Shick 974-4869 rshick@ Director of Compliance Dawn Jackson 974-6454 dmjacks2@ Director of Digital Strategy Mike Farrell 974-0410 farrellm@ Director of Ticket Operations & Sales Tony Szeszycki 974-6623 aszeszycki@ Assistant Director of Compliance Andrew Kappers 974-1096 akappers@ Assistant Director of Compliance Paul Print 974-1426 paulprint@ Director of Athletic Performance Irele Oderinde 974-7360 oderinde@ Sports Information: M Basketball, M/W T&F/CC Steven Schoon 974-4087 schoons@ Sports Information: W Basketball, M Soccer Erin Bean 974-5755 erinbean@ Sports Information: Softball, M/W Tennis, W Soccer Lindsay Morrison 974-4029 lmorrison1@ Sports Information: Baseball, Volleyball, Sailing Mike Radomski 974-7099 mradomski@

** NCAA Faculty Athletics Rep Address: Julianne Serovich 4202 E. Fowler Ave., MHC1110, Tampa FL, 33620

www.GoUSFBulls.com

16 SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS STAFF

SMU Athletic Department

P.O. Box 750315

5800 Ownby Dr. Dallas, TX 75275

Departmental Fax Numbers:

Director of Athletics Fax: (214) 768-3871 NCAA FAR Fax: (214) 768-3142 Business Fax: (214) 768-4807 Public Relations Fax: (214) 768-2044 Facilities & Operations Fax: (214) 768-2044 Compliance Fax: (214) 768-2059

Email extension: see column under email and add smu.edu after @

phone (214) email President R. Gerald Turner 768-3300 - Director of Athletics Rick Hart 768-4301 rlhart@ Executive Assistant to the Athletic Director Ali Garner 768-4231 algarner@ NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative Paul Rogers** 768-2700 crogers@ Deputy Director of Athletics Matt Roberts 768-1649 mjroberts@ Executive Senior Associate AD/Admin/SWA Monique Holland 768-1650 hollandm@ Sr. Associate AD/Development Kurt Pottkotter 768-3639 kpottkotter@ Sr. Associate AD/Compliance Kyle Conder 768-4051 kconder@ Sr. Associate AD for External Affairs Brad Sutton 768-1651 bsutton@ Sr. Associate AD/COO Kevin D. White 768-3585 kdwhite@ Associate AD Dev./Director of Mustang Club Matt Peters 768-7009 mjpeters@ External Affairs Coordinator Purity Ateku 768-1319 pateku@ Director of Major Gifts Bob Sharp 768-4001 rsharp@ Associate AD/Event Mgt Facilities Operations Kris Harris 768-2823 kharris@ Director of Ford Stadium Nathan Vaji 768-2885 nvaji@ Director Legends Group General Manager Mike Dammen 768-4886 mdammen@ Director of Strength & Conditioning Trumaine Carroll 768-3781 XXX@ Director of Sports Medicine Mike Morton 768-1635 mimorton@ Director of Equipment Operations Albert Veytia 768-2887 aveytia@ Assistant AD/Compliance Rob Heuer 768-4243 rheuer@ Director of Public Relations Herman Hudson 768-1304 hermanh@ Director of Athletics Hospitality Lauren Middleton 768-1974 middletol@ Director of Ticket Operations Aaron Parris 768-3523 aparris@ Director of Life Skills Andre Harris 768-4622 acharris@

**NCAA Faculty Rep address: 3315 Daniel Ave, Suite #302, SMU School of Law, Dallas, TX 75275

www.smumustangs.com

17 TEMPLE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS STAFF

Temple Athletics 1700 N. Broad Street 4th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19122

Departmental Fax Numbers: Director of Athletics Federal Express/UPSFax: 204-7770 Address NCAA if different FAR : Fax: 204-1185 Business Fax: 204-3299 Communications Fax: 204-7499 Ticket Operations Fax: 204-2422 Compliance Fax: 204-7343

Email extension: see column under email and add temple.edu after @

Phone (215) email President Richard Englert 204-7405 - Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Kevin G. Clark 204-7759 athletics@ Director of Athletics Dr. Patrick Kraft 204-7759 athletics@ Deputy Director of Athletics Craig Angelos 204-8555 cangelos@ NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative Jeremy S. Jordan, PhD** 204-3811 jsjordan@ Sr. Associate AD/Communications Larry Dougherty 204-2588 larry.dougherty@ Exec. Sr. Associate AD/ Sr. Women’s Administrator Mary McElroy 204-78471 mary.mcelroy@ Associate AD/Compliance & Student Svcs Kristy Bannon-Sromovsky 204-2790 ksromovsky@ Interim Assistant Vice President Kris Graves 204-2286 kristian.graves @ Sr. Associate AD/Finance & Administration Tim Thiess 204-2489 tthiess@ Sr. Associate AD/Marketing & Sales Scott Walcoff 204-0544 swalcoff@ Special Asst. to the Athletic Director Al Shrier 204-2222 ashrier@ Associate AD/Facilities & Event Management Lee Roberts 204-7250 Lroberts@ Assistant AD/Creative Services Kelli Sheesley 204-9149 kelli.sheesley@ Assistant AD/Football Communications Rich Burg 204-0876 rich.burg@ Director of Operations Men’s Basketball Raheem Mapp 204-3148 raheem.mapp@ Director of Athletic Training (Football) Al Bellamy 204-0873 al.bellamy@ Associate Director of Athletic Training (Olympic Sports) David Borchardt 204-9347 david.borchardt@ Assistant Athletic Trainer - WBB Ricker Adkins 204-2146 ricker.adkins@ Assistant Athletic Trainer MBB Shawn Cameron 204-1618 shawn.cameron@ Director of Equipent & Event Management Cecilia Snipes 204-1513 cecilia.snipes@ Team Physician Dr. J. Milo Sewards 707-8331 jmilo.sewards@tuhs@ Team Physician Dr. Eric Kropf 707-2111 eric.kropf@ Director of Ticket Operations Meghan Millar 204-7451 tickets@ Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Football Jeremy Scott 204-6419 jscott@ Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Olympic Sports Timothy Teefy 204-6649 timothy.teefy@ Associate AD/Chief of Staff Sean Padden 204-8686 sean.padden@ Assistant AD for Business Operations Vincent James 204-3837 vincent.james@

**NCAA Faculty Rep address: School of Tourism & Hospitality Management, 371 Speakman Hall, 1810 N. 13th St., Philadelphia, Pa 19122

owlsports.com

18 TULANE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS STAFF

Tulane University Athletics 6823 St. Charles Avenue James W. Wilson Jr. Center New Orleans, LA 70118

6823 St. Charles Avenue, Hertz Center, New Orleans, LA 70118 Men’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball and Women’s Volleyball FedEx/UPS Address

Departmental Fax Numbers: Director of Athletics, Administration, Fax: (504) 862-8569 Communications Fax: (504) 862-8554 Business, Facilities, Compliance NCAA FAR Fax: (504) 862-8733 Ticket Operations Fax: (504) 862-8555

Email extension: see column under email and add tulane.edu after the @

phone (504) email President Michael A. Fitts 865-5201 - Director of Athletics Troy Dannen 865-5569 tdannen@ Deputy Athletic Director/Chief Operating Officer Monica Lebron 865-5512 monical@ Executive Associate Athletic Director Brandon Macneill 862-8443 macneill@ Executive Assistant to the Director of Athletics Donna O’Brien 865-5569 dobrien@ NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative Michael Hogg** 862-8495 mhogg@ Senior Associate Athletic Director/Administration Rob Bernardi 865-5513 bernardi@ Senior Associate Athletic Director/Development Mary Hoffman 862-8442 mhoffma2@ Senior Associate Athletic Director/Business & Operations Chris Maitre 314-2261 cmaitre@ Senior Associate Athletic Director/Administration Rob Bernardi 865-5513 bernardi@ Assistant Provost for NCAA Compliance Jason Gray 314-7210 jgray7@ Associate Athletic Director/ Charvi Greer 862-8448 jgreer1@ Academic Advising for Student Athletes/SWA Associate Athletic Director/Strategic Communications Scottie Rodgers 862-8249 srodger1@ Associate Athletic Director/Major Gifts TBD 247-1218 TBD@ Assistant Athletic Director /Business & Finance Scott Mitchell 865-5373 smitche1@ Assistant Athletic Director /Marketing & Promotions TBD 314-7215 TBD@ Assistant Athletic Director /Tickets & Service Kyle Osgood 314-7090 kosgood@ Director of Equipment Operations Lyle Williams 862-8681 lwilli20@ Director of the Green Wave Club Michael Johnson 314-7221 fjohnso4@ Director of New Media Austin Hansen 247-1233 ahansen6@ Director of Sports Performance Kyle Speer 862-8231 speer@ Director of Ticket Sales Brian Bardsley 314-7095 bbardsle@ Director of Ticket Operations Taylor Prior 247-1244 tprior@ Head Athletic Trainer Andy Massey 314-2457 amassey@ Associate Athletic Trainer David Gambel 862-8245 dgambel@ Associate Sports Communications Director (FB, BB) TBD 314-7271 TBD@ Associate Sports Communications Director (MBB, WS&D, Digital) TBD 314-7219 TBD@ Assistant Sports Communications Director (WBB, M&WTN) Josh Bates 865-5504 jbates3@ Associate Director of NCAA Compliance/Financial Aid & Eligibility Ryan Bidlack 865-5344 rbidlack@ Associate Director of NCAA Compliance Erinn Banks 862-8242 ebanks2@

**NCAA Faculty Rep address: A.B. Freeman School of Business, Goldring/Woldenberg Hall I, 7 McAlister Dr., New Orleans, LA 70118

www.Tulanegreenwave.com

19 THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA ATHLETICS STAFF

The University of Tulsa Athletics

800 S. Tucker Drive Tulsa, OK 74104

Departmental Fax Numbers Director of Athletics Fax: (918) 631-3913 Administration Fax: (918) 631-3670 Business/Ticket Office Fax: (918) 631-3666 Communications Fax: (918) 631-3913 Facilities Fax: (918) 631-5220 Compliance Fax: (918) 631-3670

Email extension: see column under email and add utulsa.edu after the @

phone (918) email President Gerard Clancy, M.D. 631-3244 - Vice President & Director of Athletics Dr. Derrick Gragg 631-2181 derrick-gragg@ Executive Assistant to the VP & Director of Athletics TBD 631-2181 TBD@ Executive Sr. Associate AD/Compliance/SWA Crista Troester 631-3507 crista-troester@ NCAA Faculty Representative Christopher Anderson** 631-2798 christopher-anderson@ Senior Associate AD for Administration Brian Scislo 631-2703 brian-scislo@ Associate Athletic Director/Operations & Internal Affairs Nick Salis 631-3382 nicholas-salis@ Assistant AD for Operations & Event Management April Mitchell 631-2323 april-mitchell@ Asst. AD for Student-Athlete Performance/Head Athletic Trainer David Polanski 631-5227 david-polanski@ Associate AD/Business Affairs and Ticketing Shawn Pfannenstiel 631-3348 shawn-pfannenstiel@ General Manager of Ticket Sales IMG/Learfield TBD 631-3035 TBD@ Senior Associate Athletic Director/ Communications Don Tomkalski 631-2395 donald-tomkalski@ Director of Media Relations Stephanie Hall 631-2163 stephanie-hall@ Assistant Media Relations Director Eric Hollier 631-2492 eric-hollier@ Director of Sports Broadcasting Bruce Howard 631-3457 bruce-howard@ Director of Video Services Chris Becker 631-5468 chris-becker@ Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing Stephen Pugh 631-2935 stephen-pugh@ Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance Russell Fisher 631-2382 russell-fisher@ Equipment Manager Jake Warnke 631-5320 jake-warnke@ Associate Athletic Director/ Director of Athletic Development TJ Feuerbach 631-3725 tj-feuerbach@ Associate Athletic Director for Academic & Student Services Dr. Christina Carter 631-3530 christina-carter@ Assistant Athletic Director for Academic & Student Services Schnea Nealy 631-2255 schnea-nealy@ Assistant Athletic Director for Academic & Student Services Jaysen Spencer 631-2383 jaysen-spencer@ Assistant Athletic Director Athletic Performance Adam Davis 631-3409 adam-davis@

**NCAA Faculty Rep address: same as Athletic Dept.

www.tulsahurricane.com

20 COACHES’ DIRECTORY

BASEBALL phone fax email UCF Greg Lovelady (407) 823-0140 4296 [email protected] Cincinnati Ty Neal (513) 556-1577 0611 [email protected] UConn Jim Penders (860) 486-4089 0525 [email protected] ECU Cliff Godwin (252) 737-1985 1988 [email protected] Houston Todd Whitting (713) 743-9416 9488 [email protected] Memphis Daron Schoenrock (901) 678-4137 5953 [email protected] USF Mark Kingston (813) 974-2504 6197 [email protected] Tulane Travis Jewett (504) 862-8216 8554 [email protected]

MEN'S BASKETBALL UCF Johnny Dawkins (407) 823-5804 6743 [email protected] Cincinnati Mick Cronin (513) 556-5847 0672 [email protected] UConn Kevin Ollie (860) 486-5852 0722 [email protected] ECU Jeff Lebo (252) 737-4592 4594 [email protected] Houston Kelvin Sampson (713) 743-9504 9429 [email protected] Memphis Tubby Smith (901) 678 -TBD 5333 [email protected] USF Orlando Antigua (813) 974-0584 3068 [email protected] SMU Tim Jankovich (214) 768-3501 1614 [email protected] Temple Fran Dunphy (215) 204-8589 3884 [email protected] Tulane Mike Dunleavy, Sr. (504) 865-5505 8565 [email protected] Tulsa Frank Haith (918) 631-3132 2061 [email protected]

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL UCF Katie Abrahamson-Henderson (407) 823-6266 2483 [email protected] Cincinnati Jamelle Elliott (513) 556-2255 3247 [email protected] UConn Geno Auriemma (860) 486-5853 5487 [email protected] ECU Heather Macy (252) 737-4586 4594 [email protected] Houston Ronald Hughey (713) 743-9497 9488 [email protected] Memphis Melissa McFerrin (901) 678-4532 5912 [email protected] USF Jose Fernandez (813) 974-7114 0837 [email protected] SMU Travis Mays (214) 768-3536 3317 [email protected] Temple Tonya Cardoza (215) 204-1955 2430 [email protected] Tulane Lisa Stockton (504) 865-5672 8595 [email protected] Tulsa Matilda Mossman (918) 631-2391 5149 [email protected]

MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY Cincinnati Susan Seaton (513) 556-1507 2209 [email protected] UConn Greg Roy (860) 486-2365 0525 [email protected] ECU Curt Kraft (252) 737-1417 1414 [email protected] Houston Leroy Burrell (713) 743-9467 9468 [email protected] Memphis Kevin Robinson (901) 678-4295 2162 [email protected] USF Dena Reif (813) 974-4667 6197 [email protected] Temple Elvis Forde (215) 204-8258 5254 [email protected] Tulane Eric Peterson (504) 865-5514 8554 [email protected] Tulsa Steven Gulley (918) 631-2545 2294 [email protected]

WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY UCF Jeanette Bolden (407) 823-0096 0756 [email protected] Cincinnati Susan Seaton (513) 556-1507 2209 [email protected] UConn J.J. Clark (860) 486-6701 6701 [email protected] ECU Curt Kraft (252) 737-1417 1414 [email protected] Houston Leroy Burrell (713) 743-9467 9468 [email protected] Memphis Kevin Robinson (901) 678-4295 2162 [email protected] USF Dena Reif (813) 974-4667 6197 [email protected] SMU Cathy Casey 214-768-1615 3926 [email protected] Temple Elvis Forde (215) 204-8258 5254 [email protected] Tulane Eric Peterson (504) 865-5514 8554 [email protected] Tulsa Steven Gulley (918) 631-2545 2294 [email protected]

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MEN'S TRACK & FIELD phone fax email Cincinnati Susan Seaton (513) 556-1507 2209 [email protected] UConn Greg Roy (860) 486-2365 0525 [email protected] ECU Curt Kraft (252) 737-1417 1414 [email protected] Houston Leroy Burrell (713) 743-9467 9468 [email protected] Memphis Kevin Robinson (901) 678-4295 2162 [email protected] USF Warren Bye (813) 974-4667 6197 [email protected] Tulane Eric Peterson (504) 865-5514 8554 [email protected] Tulsa Steven Gulley (918) 631-2545 2294 [email protected]

WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD UCF Jeanette Bolden (407) 823-0096 0756 [email protected] Cincinnati Susan Seaton (513) 556-1507 2209 [email protected] UConn J.J. Clark (860) 486-6701 6701 [email protected] ECU Curt Kraft (252) 737-1417 1414 [email protected] Houston Leroy Burrell (713) 743-9467 9468 [email protected] Memphis Kevin Robinson (901) 678-4295 2162 [email protected] USF Warren Bye (813) 974-4667 6197 [email protected] SMU Cathy Casey 214-768-1615 3926 [email protected] Temple Elvis Forde (215) 204-8258 5254 [email protected] Tulane Eric Peterson (504) 865-5514 8554 [email protected] Tulsa Steven Gulley (918) 631-2545 2294 [email protected]

FOOTBALL UCF Scott Frost (407) 823-5397 2520 [email protected] Cincinnati Tommy Tuberville (513) 556-5986 9009 [email protected] UConn Bob Diaco (860) 486-5653 2197 [email protected] ECU Scottie Montgomery (252) 737-4570 4646 [email protected] Houston Tom Herman (713) 743-9388 9428 [email protected] Memphis Mike Norvell (901) 678-4140 4123 [email protected] Navy Ken Niumatalolo (410) 293-2241 8952 [email protected] USF Willie Taggart (813) 974-7171 0910 [email protected]@usf.edu SMU Chad Morris (214) 768-3677 9467 camorris@ smu.edu Temple Matt Rhule (215) 204-0868 0872 [email protected] Tulane Willie Fritz (504) 865-5355 5379 [email protected] Tulsa Philip Montgomery (918) 631-2544 2127 [email protected]

MEN’S GOLF UCF Bryce Wallor (407) 823-1465 4634 [email protected] Cincinnati Doug Martin (513) 378-7889 2209 [email protected] UConn Dave Pezzino (860) 486-6058 0524 [email protected] ECU Press McPhaul (252) 737-1424 1414 mcphaulj@ecu Houston Jonathan Dismuke (713) 743-9417 9498 [email protected] Memphis Blake Smart (901) 678-4136 5952 [email protected] USF Steve Bradley (813) 309-7207 6197 [email protected] SMU Jason Enloe (214) 768-3238 2044 [email protected] Temple Brian Quinn (215) 688-1308 5254 [email protected]

WOMEN’S GOLF UCF Emily Marron (407) 823-6448 4634 [email protected] Cincinnati Janet Carl (513) 556-4653 2209 [email protected] ECU Kevin Williams (252) 737-1423 1414 [email protected] Houston Gerrod Chadwell (713) 743-9417 9488 [email protected] Memphis Beth Harrelson (901) 678-4121 5952 [email protected] USF Tiffany Prats TBD TBD [email protected] SMU Jeanne Sutherland (214) 768-2884 2044 [email protected] Tulane Lorne Don (504) 314-7248 8554 [email protected] Tulsa Emilee Klein-Gille (918) 631-2325 2294 [email protected]

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WOMEN’S ROWING phone fax email UCF Becky Cramer (407) 823-4301 5293 [email protected] UConn Jen Wendry (860) 486-3848 0524 [email protected] Sacramento State Mike Connors (916) 278-4265 n/a [email protected] San Diego State Bill Zack (619) 594-0650 n/a [email protected] SMU Doug Wright (214) 768-3673 3926 [email protected] Temple Rebecca Smith Grzybowski (215) 204-3692 5254 [email protected] Tulsa Kevin Harris (918) 631-2791 2189 [email protected]

MEN'S SOCCER UCF Bryan Cunningham (407) 823-2262 4634 [email protected] Cincinnati Hylton Dayes (513) 556-0568 2209 [email protected] UConn Ray Reid (860) 486-4231 5568 [email protected] Memphis Richard Mulrooney (901) 678-5949 5952 [email protected] USF George Kiefer (813) 974-4149 6197 [email protected] SMU Kevin Hudson (214) 768-4601 3926 [email protected] Temple Dave MacWilliams (267) 468-8825 5254 [email protected] Tulsa Tom McIntosh (918) 631-3789 2189 [email protected]

WOMEN'S SOCCER UCF Tiffany Roberts Sahaydak (407) 823-6345 0756 [email protected] Cincinnati Neil Stafford (513) 556-0567 2209 [email protected] UConn Len Tsantiris (860) 486-5632 0525 [email protected] ECU Rob Donnenwirth (252) 737-1430 1414 [email protected] Houston Chris Pfau (713) 743-9377 9488 cmpfau@ central.uh.edu Memphis Brooks Monaghan (901) 678-3427 5952 [email protected] USF Denise Schilte-Brown (813) 974-4026 6197 [email protected] SMU Chris Petrucelli (214) 768-2875 3926 [email protected] Temple Seamus O’Connor (215) 204-3162 5254 [email protected] Tulsa Kyle Cussen (918) 631-3836 2189 [email protected]

SOFTBALL UCF Renee Luers-Gillispie (407) 823-6891 0579 [email protected] UConn Jen McIntyre (860) 208-1593 0524 [email protected] ECU Courtney Oliver (252) 737-1428 1414 [email protected] Houston Kristin Vesely (713) 743-9460 9488 [email protected] Memphis Natalie Poole (901) 678-3432 2162 [email protected] USF Ken Eriksen (813) 974-4111 6197 [email protected] Tulsa John Bargfeldt (918) 631-2123 2189 [email protected] MEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING Cincinnati Mandy Commons-DiSalle (513) 284-7014 2209 [email protected] Connecticut Bob Goldberg (860) 486-5618 4652 [email protected] ECU Rick Kobe (252) 737-1757 328-2395 [email protected] SMU Eddie Sinnott (214) 768-2311 2340 [email protected]

WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING Cincinnati Mandy Commons-DiSalle (513) 284-7014 2209 [email protected] UConn Bob Goldberg (860) 486-5618 4652 [email protected] ECU Rick Kobe (252) 737-1757 328-2395 [email protected] Houston Ryan Wochomurka (713) 743-9398 9488 [email protected] SMU Steve Collins (214) 768-2944 2340 [email protected] Tulane Katie Robinson (504) 862-8554 8554 [email protected]

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MEN'S TENNIS phone fax email UCF John Roddick (407) 823-2257 5293 [email protected] Connecticut Michael Louis (860) 486-0766 0524 [email protected] ECU Shawn Heinchon (252) 737-1421 1414 [email protected] Memphis Paul Goebel (901) 678-5309 5953 [email protected] USF Ashley Fisher (813) 974-7444 6197 [email protected] SMU Carl Neufeld (214) 768-2664 3361 [email protected] Temple Stephen Mauro (215) 204-0157 5254 [email protected] Tulane Mark Booras (504) 862-8671 8554 [email protected] Tulsa Vince Westbrook (918) 631-5090 3110 [email protected]

WOMEN'S TENNIS UCF Bryan Koniecko (407) 823-5853 5293 [email protected] Cincinnati Eric Toth (513) 236-0569 2209 [email protected] UConn Glenn Marshall (860) 486-0766 0524 [email protected] ECU Tom Morris (252) 737-1422 1414 [email protected] Houston Courtney Steinbock (713) 743-0451 9488 [email protected] Memphis Hayden Perez (901) 678-2328 5952 [email protected] USF Cristina Moros (813) 974-4121 6197 [email protected] SMU Kati Gyulai (214) 768-3830 3988 [email protected] Temple Stephen Mauro (215) 204-0157 5254 [email protected] Tulane Terri Sisk (504) 865-5507 8554 [email protected] Tulsa Dean Orford (918) 631-3186 3110 [email protected]

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL UCF Todd Dagenais (407) 823-6229 6743 [email protected] Cincinnati Molly Alvey (513) 556-2877 0808 [email protected] UConn Kris Grunwald (860) 486-2612 0525 [email protected] ECU Julie Torbett (252) 737-1425 4741 [email protected] Houston Kaddie Platt (713) 743-9472 9488 [email protected] Memphis April Jauregui (901) 678-3570 2162 [email protected] USF Courtney Draper (813) 974-5740 5535 [email protected] SMU Lisa Siefert (214) 768-4227 4807 [email protected] Temple Bakeer Ganes (215) 204-0476 5254 [email protected] Tulane Jim Barnes (504) 862-8235 8212 [email protected] Tulsa Ryan Wills (918) 631-2128 2189 [email protected]

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COMMITTEES AS DEFINED BY THE CONFERENCE BYLAWS The charge and composition of each of the following six Conference Committees are defined in detail in the Conference Bylaws. Committees consist of representatives from member institutions that currently have voting privileges. BOARD OF DIRECTORS ATHLETIC DIRECTORS COMMITTEE  The Board of Directors shall consist of the  The Athletic Directors Committee shall consist of President/CEO from each member institution. the Athletic Director from each member institution.  The Chair and Vice Chair are elected at the Board’s  The Chair and Vice Chair are appointed by the Annual Meeting and shall serve two-year terms. Board of Directors at its annual meeting and shall serve two-year terms. Susan Herbst/Chair, UConn (thru 2017) Dr. Renu Khator/Vice Chair, Houston (thru 2017)^ Jeff Compher/Chair, East Carolina (thru 2017) Dr. John Hitt, UCF ** Mark Harlan/Vice Chair, USF (thru 2017) Beverly Davenport (Interim), Cincinnati Danny White, UCF Dr. Cecil Staton, East Carolina Mike Bohn, Cincinnati Dr. David Rudd, Memphis David Benedict, UConn VADM Ted Carter, Navy Hunter Yurachek, Houston Dr. Judy Genshaft, USF Tom Bowen, Memphis Dr. R. Gerald Turner, SMU Chet Gladchuk, Navy Richard M. Englert, Temple Rick Hart, SMU Michael A. Fitts, Tulane Patrick Kraft, Temple Gerard Clancy, M.D., Tulsa Troy Dannen, Tulane ** NCAA Board of Governors and Board of Directors Rep Dr. Derrick Gragg, Tulsa ^ NCAA Presidential Forum Representative (thru 8/2019) BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ATHLETIC DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE  The Board Executive Committee shall consist of the  The Athletic Directors Executive Committee shall Board Chair, the Board Vice Chair and four other consist of at least six members appointed by the Board members appointed by the Board. Board, including five Athletic Directors and one  The Board Chair and Vice Chair shall serve as the Senior Woman Administrator. Chair and Vice Chair of the Board Executive  The Athletic Directors Committee Chair and Vice Committee. Chair shall serve as the Chair and Vice Chair of the  Any action taken by the Board Executive Committee Athletic Directors Executive Committee. shall require the vote of at least two-thirds of all  Any action taken by the Athletic Directors Executive Board Executive Committee members in office. Committee shall require the vote of at least two-  Two-year terms (thru Annual Meeting of year thirds of all Athletic Directors Executive Committee indicated) members in office. Current Committee Members  Two-year terms (thru Annual Meeting of year Susan Herbst/Chair, UConn (thru 2017) indicated) Dr. Renu Khator/Vice Chair, Houston (thru 2017) Current Committee Members Dr. David Rudd, Memphis (thru 2017) Jeff Compher/Chair, East Carolina (thru 2017) Ted Carter, Navy (thru 2018) Mark Harlan/Vice Chair, USF (thru 2017) Dr. R. Gerald Turner, SMU (thru 2017) Tom Bowen, Memphis (thru 2017) Michael A. Fitts, Tulane (thru 2018) Monique Holland, SMU (thru 2017) Hunter Yurachek, Houston (thru 2018) Patrick Kraft, Temple (thru 2018)

ADs EXECUTIVE SPORTSMANSHIP COMMITTEE ADs Executive Committee (as indicated above) Jocelyn Fisher, USF (thru 2017) Courtney Vinson, Memphis (thru 2018)

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COMMITTEES AS DEFINED BY THE CONFERENCE BYLAWS continued BOARD OF DIRECTORS AUDIT COMMITTEE ATHLETIC DIRECTORS FINANCE COMMITTEE  The Audit Committee shall consist of four Board  The Athletic Directors Finance Committee shall members appointed by the Board. consist of five members appointed by the Board  Any action taken by the Board of Directors Audit including five Athletic Directors and one Senior Committee shall require the majority vote of all Woman Administrator. members of the Audit Committee in office.  Any action taken by the Athletic Directors Finance Committee shall require the majority vote of all  Two-year terms (thru Annual Meeting of year members of the Athletic Directors Finance indicated) Committee in office. Current Committee Members VADM Ted Carter, Navy (thru 2017)  Two-year terms (thru Annual Meeting of year Dr. David Rudd, Memphis (thru 2018) indicated) Dr. R. Gerald Turner, SMU (thru 2018) Current Committee Members TBD (thru 2017) Dr. Derrick Gragg/Chair, Tulsa (thru 2017) Jeff Compher, East Carolina (thru 2017) Rick Hart, SMU (thru 2017) Danny White, UCF (thru 2018) Mary McElroy, Temple (thru 2017)

NATIONAL COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF (CFP) ADMINISTRATION CFP Board of Managers Representative Dr. Steadman Upham, President - Tulsa CFP Management Committee Representative Michael L. Aresco, Commissioner – American Athletic Conference

ATHLETIC DIRECTOR LIAISONS TO COACHES GROUPS (at the Annual Meeting) The liaisons (identified by the Commissioner) would assist the coaches in bringing forward recommendations and share primary topics on the ADs’ Agenda with the goal of making the coaches’ governance process more cohesive.

Chet Gladchuk, Navy Football Liaison 2017 Mike Bohn, Cincinnati, Men’s Basketball 2017 Mark Harlan, USF Women’s Basketbal 2017

CONFERENCE APPOINTED COMMITTEES Conference Appointed Committees as determined by the Athletic Directors and ratified by the Board of Directors

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Staff Liaison: Patrick Colbert Term: 2 years (thru Annual Meeting of year indicated) TERM Mike Enright, UConn thru 2017 Crista Troester, Tulsa thru 2017 Jeremy Jordan, Temple thru 2018 Chris Anderson, Tulsa thru 2018

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CONFERENCE APPOINTED COMMITTEES continued

STUDENT-ATHLETE ADVISORY COMMITTEE Staff Liaisons: Catherine Carmignani/Andrea Dahly Term: 2 years (thru Annual Meeting of year indicated) TERM Hunter Yurachek/Director of Athletics, Houston thru 2018 Christine Copper/Faculty Athletic Representative, Navy thru 2017 Jocelyn Fisher/Senior Woman Administrator, USF thru 2017 Kelly Ann Sharp/SAAC Advisor, East Carolina thru 2017 One Student-Athlete from each member institution (1-year term)

SENIOR WOMAN ADMINISTRATORS/OLYMPIC SPORTS COMMITTEE Staff Liaisons: Donna DeMarco/Ellen Ferris Staff Liaison for Olympic Sports: James Siedliski Chair Term: 2 years (thru Annual Meeting of year indicated) Vice Chair Term: 1 year (thru Annual Meeting of year indicated) TERM Monique Holland, SMU (Chair) thru 2018 Mary McElroy, Temple (Vice Chair) thru 2017 Brandi Stuart, UCF Beth Goetz, UConn Maggie McKinley, Cincinnati ** Shelley Binegar, East Carolina DeJuena Chizer, Houston Courtney Vinson, Memphis Loretta Lamar, Navy Jocelyn Fisher, USF Charvi Greer, Tulane Crista Troester, Tulsa

**NCAA Council Representative

SENIOR WOMAN ADMINISTRATORS SUBCOMMITTEES Awards Subcommittee Mary McElroy, Temple (Chair) Courtney Vinson, Memphis Monique Holland, SMU

Championship Site Rotation Subcommittee DeJuena Chizer, Houston (Chair) Jocelyn Fisher, USF Crista Troester, Tulsa Charvi Greer, Tulane

Scheduling Subcommittee Maggie McKinley, Cincinnati Chair) Brandi Stuart, UCF Beth Goetz, UConn Shelly Binegar, East Carolina

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FACULTY ATHLETIC REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE Staff Liaisons: Ellen Ferris/Andrea Dahly Chair Term: 2 years (thru Annual Meeting of year indicated) TERM David Szymanski, Cincinnati (Chair) thru 2017 Manoj Chopra, UCF Dr. Scott Brown,UConn Dr. Cal Christian, East Carolina Richard Scamell, Houston Linda Wray Black, Memphis Dr. Christine Copper, Navy Dr. Julie Serovich, USF Paul Rogers, SMU Jeremy S. Jordan, PhD, Temple Michael Hogg, Tulane Chris Anderson, Tulsa

UNIVERSITY LEGAL COUNSEL Staff Liaison: Donna DeMarco

Peter Zern, Covington & Burling, LLP, American Athletic Conference Scott Cole, UCF Karen Kovach, Cincinnati Richard F. Orr and Nicole Fournier Gelston, UConn Donna Payne, East Carolina Dona Hamilton Cornell, Houston Melanie Murry, Memphis Capt. Erin Stone, Navy Gerard Solis, USF Paul Ward, SMU Michael Gebhardt, Temple Victoria Johnson, Tulane R. Casey Cooper, Tulsa

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SPORT AND CHAMPIONSHIP COMMITTEES Committees must be chaired by an Athletic Director, Associate Director, or Assistant Director who are responsible for administrating that respective program or have expertise in that particular sport. Committee terms are two or three years, however members may be reappointed based upon number of nominations and expertise available. Appointments are determined by the Commissioner’s office. Committee responsibilities are found on page 62.

BASEBALL TERM Evan Feinglass, UConn (Chair) thru 7/31/18 Shelley Binegar, East Carolina-SWA Liaison thru 7/31/18 TBD thru 7/31/16 David Hansen, UCF thru 7/31/17

MEN’S & WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Kyle Conder, SMU (Chair) thru 7/31/17 Maggie McKinley, Cincinnati-SWA Liaison (Chair) thru 7/31/18 Caltha Seymour, Tulane thru 7/31/18

MEN’S & WOMEN’S INDOOR/OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD Maggie McKinley, Cincinnati-SWA Liaison (Chair) thru 7/31/18 Mike Hanley, East Carolina thru 7/31/16 Jodie Libadisos, USF thru 7/31/18

MEN'S GOLF Maureen O’Connor, UConn (Chair) thru 7/31/17 Crista Troester, Tulsa-SWA Liaison thru 7/31/18 Craig Angelos, Temple thru 7/31/18

WOMEN’S GOLF Brad Stricklin, UCF (Chair) thru 7/31/16 TBD-SWA Liaison thru 7/31/18 Ryan Koslen, Cincinnati thru 7/31/17

WOMEN’S ROWING Mike Enright, UConn (Chair) thru 7/31/18 Brandi Stuart, UCF-SWA Liaison thru 7/31/18 Kyle Conder, SMU thru 7/31/17

MEN'S SOCCER Jocelyn Fisher, USF-SWA Liaison (Chair) thru 7/31/18 John Kvatek, UCF thru 7/31/17 Kevin White, SMU thru 7/31/18

WOMEN'S SOCCER Tom Buning, SMU (Chair) thru 7/31/17 Courtney Vinson, Memphis-SWA Liaison thru 7/31/18 Jim Fee, USF thru 7/31/18

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SPORT AND CHAMPIONSHIP COMMITTEES continued

SOFTBALL DeJuena Chizer, Houston-SWA Liaison (Chair) thru 7/31/18 JJ McLamb, East Carolina thru 7/31/16 Yulander Wells, USF thru 7/31/17

MEN’S & WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING TBD (Chair) thru 7/31/18 Bruce Gregory, Houston thru 7/31/16 Lee Workman, East Carolina thru 7/31/17 Jason Gray, Tulane thru 7/31/18

MEN’S & WOMEN’S TENNIS Ryan Alpert, Memphis (Chair) thru 7/31/16 Mary McElroy, Temple-SWA Liaison thru 7/31/18 Lauren DuBois, Houston thru 7/31/18 Nick Salis, Tulsa thru 7/31/17

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL Monique Holland, SMU-SWA Liaison (Chair) thru 7/31/18 TJ Meagher, Houston thru 7/31/17 TBD thru 7/31/16

MEN’S & WOMEN’S PROTEST ADVISORY COMMITTEES

The Coaches Advisory Group for Tennis is selected from the respective coaches group to assist with decisions relative to lineup challenges and protests submitted by teams competing in the championship. Coaches are selected by the Sport Committee based on their team’s positioning in the Championship bracket and if they have involvement in the protest.

MEN'S & WOMEN’S TENNIS PROTEST ADVISORY COMMITTEES Sport Committee (see above) thru individual term Men’s & Women’s Head Coach Protest Advisory Group (appointed) WOMEN – TBD (three head coaches) MEN – TBD (three head coaches)

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COACHES ASSOCIATIONS’ OFFICERS updated 10-5-16

The head coaches of each Conference sport comprise the coaches association for that particular sport. The following lists the President and Vice President for each Coaches Association.

SPORT PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT

Men’s & Women’s Greg Roy, UConn Eric Peterson, Tulane Cross Country/Track & Field (thru August 2017 meeting)

Women’s Soccer Rob Donnenwirth, East Carolina Kyle Cussen, Tulsa (thru January 2018 meeting)

Men’s Soccer Ray Reid, Connecticut Hylton Dayes, Cincinnati (thru June 2017 meeting)

Women’s Volleyball Kris Grunwald, UConn April Jaurequi, Memphis (thru December 2017 meeting)

Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving Steve Collins, SMU Katie Robinson, Tulane (thru September 2017 meeting)

Men’s Tennis Paul Goebel, Memphis Mark Booras, Tulane (thru September 2017 meeting)

Women’s Tennis Dean Orford, Tulsa Tom Morris, East Carolina (thru September 2017 meeting)

Women’s Golf Kevin Williams, East Carloina Emilee Klein-Gille, Tulsa (thru April 2018 Championship)

Men’s Golf Steve Bradley, USF Press McPhaul, ECU (thru April 2017 Championship)

Women’s Rowing Kevin Harris, Tulsa Doug Wright, SMU (thru June 2017 Meeting)

Softball Natalie Poole, Memphis Jen McIntyre, UConn (thru August 2017 meeting)

Baseball Daron Schoenrock, Memphis Todd Whitting, Houston (thru August 2017 meeting)

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It is the responsibility of each member institution in The American Athletic Conference to ensure that all individuals associated with its athletic program will conduct themselves with sportsmanship.

Every reasonable effort will be made by member institutions to emphasize the importance of good sportsmanship at all athletic events.

Crowd control responsibilities during The American athletic events rest with the home event management staff designated by the member institution’s Director of Athletics. Policies established by The American are reviewed annually by the Senior Woman Administrators and printed in a handbook effective for the sports season. The American Senior Woman Administrators have been charged with establishing and overseeing sportsmanship practices by serving as the point persons and advocates regarding sportsmanship initiatives.

Student-Athletes, individuals employed by or associated with a member institution, and game officials shall conduct themselves with honesty and good sportsmanship. Their actions shall at all times reflect the high standards of honor and dignity that characterize participation in competitive sports in the collegiate setting.

Misconduct, including verbal misconduct, is any act of dishonesty, unsportsmanlike conduct, unprofessional behavior, failure by any representative of a participating institution to abide by The American Sportsmanship principles and/or poor sportsmanship not necessarily described in detail in this document.

The Commissioner and/or designated Conference office staff member will proceed with disciplinary action if and when the Commissioner deems it appropriate. The Commissioner may elect to work in concert with the Conference’s Executive Sportsmanship Committee, as defined hereafter in this document, in these matters.

Coaches and administrators shall make every attempt to promote the Conference and its members in a positive manner. Game officials, who are responsible for enforcing both the rules of a contest as well as sportsmanship and decorum rules, have the complete support of the Conference member institutions, the Commissioner and Conference office staff.

The following American Athletic Conference Sportsmanship principles apply from the time any representative is en route to, from or at the locale of the competition or practice. Additionally, actions outside this time frame may be subject to the Conference Code of Sportsmanship. This policy includes any competition in which our member institutions are competing. In situations where the unsportsmanlike behavior is addressed during the competition by the officials, the NCAA playing rules take precedent, but additional action may be taken by the Conference for egregious behavior. Individuals that must adhere to the principles include, but are not limited to, coaching staff members, support personnel, student-athletes, Conference office staff members, representatives of a member institution’s department of athletics, band members, cheerleaders and institutional mascot: 1) Individuals shall exhibit respect and courtesy toward game officials, student-athletes, coaches, team personnel, athletic administrators, Conference office staff members and spectators. Individuals shall refrain from personal conduct that may incite spectators. Violations of the Sportsmanship Code include, but not limited to the following: a) Striking, attempting to strike or otherwise physically abusing an official, coach, spectator or student-athlete; b) Intentionally inciting participants or spectators to inappropriate action; or c) Using obscene gestures or unduly provocative language or action toward a game official, Conference personnel, another institution, a student-athlete or personnel of another institution, coach or spectator.

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2) Individuals shall refrain from all public criticism, inclusive of all forms of communication, relative to game officials, student-athletes, coaches, team personnel, athletic administrators, Conference office staff members or spectators. 3) Only Conference office staff members (e.g., Commissioner, Coordinator of Officials) are permitted to enter the locker room of a game official to discuss game activities. A coach or student-athlete should never enter a game official’s locker room. 4) Public communication regarding a code of sportsmanship violation may be subject to sanctions. Violations of the rules listed above, and/or poor sportsmanship not necessarily described in detail above, may subject the individual to penalties, including letter of admonishment, public reprimand and/or suspension from participation by the member institution and/or the Conference. Penalties are determined on a case-by-case basis. Should a violation of one of the principles occur, the following process is to be executed: Initiation of Potential Violation 1) Once a member institution is aware that a potential violation has taken place, the respective Director of Athletics or designee must contact the Commissioner and/or designated Conference office staff member immediately. 2) Once the Conference office is aware that a potential violation has taken place, the Commissioner and/or designated Conference office staff member must contact the Director of Athletics of the involved institution(s) within 24 hours. 3) The institution shall provide a written report to the Conference Office within 24 hours detailing the circumstances surrounding the potential violation, any mitigating factors and any actions taken by the institution. Commissioner’s Findings and Report 1) The Commissioner and/or designated Conference office staff member will conduct a formal review, including reviewing the report submitted by the institution, to determine if a violation has in fact occurred. 2) At the conclusion of the formal review, the Commissioner and/or designated Conference office staff member will issue a report confirming whether a violation took place. This report will be provided to the Director(s) of Athletics and/or designees of the institution(s) involved within three (3) business days of being notified of the occurrence of the event. 3) This report will include the Commissioner’s and/or designated Conference office staff member’s findings and penalties, if any, to be imposed. The Commissioner reserves the right to adopt and acknowledge the institution’s recommended sanctions. The Commissioner may also reconsider new information if presented in a timely manner.

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Acceptance or Objection to Commissioner’s Report 1) The Director(s) of Athletics and/or designee of the involved institution(s) shall submit a written response to the Commissioner indicating a formal acceptance or objection to the matter. In the event either of the involved institutions believes the Commissioner’s finding and/or penalty is inappropriate, insufficient or excessive in nature, an appeal may be initiated by that Director of Athletics and/or designee. 2) The intent to appeal must be filed in writing to the Commissioner within 24 hours of receiving the Commissioner’s report. Appeal Process 1) Overview and Preparation for Appeal a) The Executive Sportsmanship Committee (1) Shall hear and consider the appeal and shall do so as expeditiously as possible. Any individual on the Committee that is representing one of the involved institutions must be recused. (2) Decision of the Committee shall be final. b) The Director of Athletics and/or designee (1) Must participate in the hearing (2) Must submit a written statement outlining the reasons for the appeal to the Executive Sportsmanship Committee at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. (3) Must provide Opening Statement at Hearing (Closing Statement is optional) c) Commissioner and/or Designated Conference Office Staff Member (1) Will provide the report, along with other relevant material (e.g., video, media reports, statements by witnesses, etc.) for the Committee’s consideration. (2) Must provide Opening Statement at Hearing (Closing Statement is optional) 2) Appeal Hearing via Teleconference a) Meeting called to order by Chair of Committee b) Opening Statement by Director of Athletics who submitted the appeal c) Opening Statement by Commissioner and/or designated Conference office staff member d) Hearing open for discussion among all individuals participating e) Closing Statements may be made by Director of Athletics and/or Commissioner f) Chair will excuse the institution’s representatives and the Committee will then deliberate and make a determination to uphold, modify, or reject the Commissioner’s decision. g) The Commissioner and/or designated Conference office staff member will notify the Director of Athletics who submitted the appeal.

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3) Decision The decision of the Executive Sportsmanship Committee shall be final. 4) Communication Once the process has concluded, the Commissioner and/or designated Conference office staff member will provide the outcome to all Conference member institutions’ Directors of Athletics and Senior Woman Administrators via ShareFile. Notes: 1) There will be situations (e.g., suspensions) where the penalty and/or appeal may not be processed prior to the institution’s next competition. If that occurs, the penalty would be assessed during the first competition after the matter has been resolved. 2) If a penalty or suspension is imposed at or near the end of a season of competition, the penalty may be carried over into the next season of competition. 3) The Executive Sportsmanship Committee is comprised of the AD Executive Committee and two (2) additional Senior Woman Administrators. These two Senior Woman Administrators will serve two- year terms. A minimum of three (3) Committee members must participate in an appeal [Two (2) Directors of Athletics and One (1) Senior Woman Administrator]. Committee members must participate in the appeal hearing via teleconference. There will be no proxy votes. Suspension Guidelines: The institution with a suspended student-athlete, coach, band member, cheerleader or mascot bears all responsibility for making sure the involved individual(s) adhere to the parameters of the suspension. 1) Suspension-Student-Athlete: On the days a student-athlete is suspended from a competition, he/she shall not participate and shall not be present in the playing venue from the time the team reports on call for the competition through the time the team is officially released from the competition. 2) Suspension-Coach: A coach cannot be present in the involved playing venue while he/she is serving the suspension from the time the team is required to report on call for the competition until the team has departed the playing venue. On the day(s) a coach is suspended from a competition, he/she may not have contact or communication with the institution’s team and institution’s personnel and coaches during the time as defined above. 3) Suspension-Band Member, Cheerleader, Mascot: On the days a band member, cheerleader or mascot is suspended from a competition, he/she shall not participate and shall not be present in the playing venue during the competition and any activities (prior to or after) associated with the competition.

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RULES INTERPRETATIONS

The Compliance Staff will provide interpretations of NCAA rules via phone and correspondence. When necessary, the Compliance Staff will work with the NCAA or other Division I conference's compliance coordinators to resolve interpretative issues. When requested, the Compliance Staff will give a written response to an interpretative question only if the question was provided in writing, general correspondence or e-mail to the Conference office.

In general, all interpretative questions from institutional employees or boosters should go through that institution's compliance coordinator. However, the Compliance Staff may answer questions from institutional employees or boosters provided the institution’s compliance coordinator is made aware of the matter.

LEGISLATIVE UPDATES

On an as needed basis the Compliance Staff will provide legislative updates to member institution's directors of athletics, compliance personnel, senior woman administrators, faculty athletic representatives and coaches on various timely legislative issues.

RULES EDUCATION

Approximately once a month during the academic year the Compliance Staff will provide educational aids to help institutional compliance personnel, directors of athletics, coaches and other athletic department personnel.

IN-HOUSE TRAINING / ORIENTATION CALL

The Compliance Staff will provide a training program which allows an institution's compliance coordinator or other individuals with compliance responsibilities to come to the Conference office and receive training at the Conference office in any area of rules compliance in which special help is requested. Transportation and lodging will be the institution's responsibility.

MONTHLY CONFERENCE CALLS

The Compliance Staff shall coordinate and conduct monthly conference calls with The American compliance coordinators during the academic year. Senior woman administrators, faculty athletic representatives and other athletic department personnel are invited to participate in said calls at the institution’s discretion. The conference call will be used to update compliance coordinators on timely matters, discuss common problems and review interpretative issues. These calls are recorded and the minutes will be kept on file with the Conference Office. The compliance staff is responsible for following up on any unresolved issues and for reporting to the Directors of Athletics at the first applicable in-person meeting any legislative recommendations of the member institutions.

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CCA COMPLIANCE COORDINATORS CONFERENCE CALL

The Compliance Staff is responsible for participating in the Collegiate Commissioners Association compliance coordinators conference calls and reporting any important information from those calls to The American compliance coordinators. The compliance staff will also attend one in-person meeting annually.

AMERICAN ANNUAL RULES COMPLIANCE SEMINAR

The Compliance Staff will be responsible for coordinating The American annual rules compliance seminar. This seminar may include presentations by a representative(s) from the NCAA staff and other individuals as deemed necessary. Compliance personnel from each member institution will be invited to participate in the seminar. When deemed appropriate, an additional group of institutional employees responsible for understanding NCAA rules will be invited to participate in the seminar. The Compliance Staff along with each institution's compliance coordinator shall determine the agenda for the seminar as well as which additional group of institutional employees should be invited to attend.

CONFERENCE OFFICE ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

The investigation of alleged violations and the reporting of violations are an institutional obligation. When requested, the Compliance Staff may assist institutions in processing NCAA violations. The Compliance Staff shall help institutions identify violations by applying the legislation and interpretations to known factual situations. Once it is determined that a violation has occurred, it is the responsibility of the institution to report the violation using the appropriate procedures established by the NCAA and the Conference. However, when requested by the institution, the Compliance Staff may assist the institution in processing such violations by:

1. Assisting the institution in identifying the appropriate violation designation (Level I-IV); 2. Assisting the institution in identifying any mitigating circumstances;

3. Assisting the institution in determining the appropriate institutional action that should be taken to remedy the situation; 4. Assisting the institution in determining appropriate penalties that would likely be accepted by the Enforcement Staff, the NCAA Committee on Infractions, the Student-Athlete Reinstatement Staff, or the NCAA Student-Athlete Reinstatement Committee;

5. Assisting the institution in processing Level III violations through correspondence to the Enforcement Staff; 6. Assisting the institution in processing Level I and II violations through summary disposition, or a hearing with the Committee on Infractions or;

7. Assisting the institution in processing any eligibility appeals through the Student-Athlete Reinstatement Staff, or the NCAA Student-Athlete Reinstatement Committee.

[Note: Requests for Conference assistance regarding Level I and II violations will be handled by the Commissioner and/or the Compliance Staff.]

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CONFERENCE OFFICE ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES (continued) The Compliance Staff’s responsibilities do not include investigating allegations of violations regarding the actions of a member institution regardless of whether those allegations are from someone within or outside the Conference. However, once an institution has decided to investigate allegations of a potential violation(s) the institution may request the Compliance Staff to assist in the investigation of the allegations. Please be advised that such a request must be approved by the Commissioner who will consider the cost to the Conference and the time commitment required of the Compliance Staff in making this decision.

When allegations of a violation committed by a member institution comes from a coach or administrator at an institution within the Conference, the Compliance Staff’s responsibility is to act as a mediator or facilitator not as an investigator. One acceptable method for carrying out this duty would be for the Compliance Staff to distribute a memo to all Directors of Athletics, Compliance Coordinators and Coaches of the sport in question indicating how the application of NCAA legislation and/or interpretations apply to the alleged facts in question. It would then be the responsibility of the institution(s) to determine whether or not they are in compliance. If an institution is not in compliance, it is the institution’s responsibility to report any violations to the NCAA. If the institution(s) ignores the memo and a member institution has concrete evidence that the institution(s) is in violation, such information should be forwarded to that institution's Director of Athletics and Compliance Coordinator as well as the Conference Commissioner and Compliance Staff who will determine the appropriate remedy for the situation.

Level III Violations Pursuant to the rules established by the NCAA, institutions will have the responsibility of reporting Level III violations to the NCAA. The Conference office has the ability to review and take any additional action for said violations.

Level IV Violations Level IV violations are submitted to the Conference Office. Institutions shall submit Level IV violations to the Conference Office via the NCAA’s RSRO system. Upon submitting a Level IV violation, institutions should add the Senior Director of Compliance as a signatory to their report in order for the Conference to review. Each institution is responsible for submitting its Level IV violations to the Conference office in a timely manner (e.g., as they occur).

Conference Sanction Policy The Commissioner and the Compliance Staff will monitor all NCAA infractions cases with the institution in question. In those cases where NCAA sanctions, fines and forfeitures could directly and negatively impact the Conference, the following procedures will apply:

1. Level I and II Violations

a. The Conference reaffirms that the investigation and the sanction process for violations of NCAA rules and regulations rest with the institution and the NCAA. However, the Conference retains the prerogative of reviewing and taking additional action on a case-by-case basis.

b. If penalties imposed by the NCAA, The American or self-imposed by the institution prohibit postseason competition in a particular sport(s), the institution penalized shall not be eligible to participate in postseason conference championship events in that sport(s) during the years the institution is not eligible for postseason bowl or NCAA Championship Competition. In addition, if the institution is fined by the NCAA or is required to return funds to the NCAA as a result of sanctions against it or due to the participation of an ineligible student-athlete, that institution shall be solely responsible for the payment of these funds.

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CONFERENCE OFFICE ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES (continued) Level I and II Violations continued

c. The director of athletics for the affected institution will provide to the Commissioner a list of its sanctions after official notification by the NCAA. If practicable, the institution will provide to the Commissioner this information prior to it being announced publicly. Until such public announcement, however, all information is to be held in the strictest of confidence.

d. When the institution has exhausted all its administrative remedies with the NCAA (e.g., appeal to the Infractions Appeals Committee) the commissioner has the authority to recommend to the Executive Committee further conference sanctions/penalties.

e. If the Commissioner determines that additional sanctions/penalties should be imposed by the Conference, the Commissioner will notify the director of athletics of the affected institution and provide a copy of the NCAA report along with the Commissioner’s recommended additional sanctions/penalties to the Executive Committee. After receipt of this documentation, the Executive Committee will convene a conference call to discuss the case and accept or modify the Commissioner’s recommendation(s). The director of athletics of the affected institution may be asked to participate in the initial segment of the Executive Committee’s call to answer questions for purposes of clarification, and then be required to leave the call.

f. The Executive Committee’s recommendation(s) will be forwarded to the Presidents to be accepted or modified.

g. The Presidents will convene a conference call or meeting to review the recommendation(s) of the Executive Committee. The President of the affected institution may be asked to participate in the initial segment of that session for purposes of clarification and may then be required to leave the session.

h. Final action taken by the Presidents will be made known immediately to the Commissioner who will notify the affected institution, and the other members of the Conference.

2. Level III and IV Violations Resulting in No NCAA Fine or Forfeiture

a. The institution will report the violation using the appropriate procedures established by the NCAA and the Conference. b. If the NCAA’s response is to accept the institution’s corrective action without imposing a fine or forfeiture the Conference office will maintain on file the institution’s self-report.

3. Level III and IV Violations Resulting in an NCAA Fine or Forfeiture

a. The institution will provide the Conference office with a copy of the self-report that was submitted to the NCAA. b. The Conference office will hold the institutional report until the NCAA sends a response letter to the institution and Conference office. c. If the NCAA’s response is to fine the institution but not forfeit any contests or individual records, then the payment of the fine is the institution’s responsibility and the Conference office will maintain on file the institution’s self-report and the NCAA’s response.

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CONFERENCE OFFICE ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES (continued) Level III and IV Violations Resulting in an NCAA Fine or Forfeiture continued

d. If the NCAA’s response is to include forfeiture of contest(s) or individual record(s) inclusive or exclusive of a fine due to the use of an ineligible student-athlete, the Commissioner along with the Compliance Staff may impose an additional penalty requiring the institution to be subject to an external review of the institution’s compliance monitoring system(s) in place to monitor the specific compliance area in which the violation occurred. i. The Commissioner and/or the Compliance Staff will determine the individual(s) who will conduct the external review. ii. The individual(s) conducting the external review will report their findings to the Commissioner and/or the Compliance Staff who will determine if any additional corrective actions or sanctions (e.g., public censure) should be imposed on the institution. iii. The Commissioner and the Compliance Staff may report the findings, corrective actions and any other sanctions to the Executive Committee. iv. The Executive Committee may accept or modify the Commissioner’s recommended corrective action(s) and/or additional sanction(s). v. The affected institution may appeal the Commissioner’s recommended actions and/or additional sanctions to the Executive Committee. Notice of the request for appeal must be received by the Commissioner within 60 days from the institution’s receipt of the Conference’s letter of corrective action(s) and/or sanction(s). vi. All requests must be approved by the Executive Committee who will determine the appeal process. If the Executive Committee denies the request for an appeal, the original corrective action(s) and/or sanction(s) imposed by the Commissioner must be carried out by the institution.

COACHES CERTIFICATION EXAM The Compliance Staff will coordinate and distribute the NCAA Coaches Certification Program materials as they are received from the NCAA. All testing materials are provided to the compliance coordinator at each member institution. It is up to the institution to determine who will administer the exam on campus. Institutions are encouraged, but not mandated, to administer the test online. All results, including those from hard-copy exams, must be entered into the online coaches’ certification test website.

NATIONAL LETTER OF INTENT PROGRAM The Compliance Staff shall be responsible for coordinating the National Letter of Intent. Additionally, the Compliance Staff shall be responsible for maintaining all valid National Letters of Intent on file in the Conference office and forwarding a list of signees to the NCAA. All institutions are required to participate in the National Letter of Intent program in all Conference sports. Letters should be filed with the Conference according to the rules and regulations governing the National Letter program. Letters of Intent signed by student-athletes who seek to participate in non-conference sports also should be filed with the Conference according to the same procedures.

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PROGRESS TOWARD DEGREE WAIVERS Progress toward degree waivers (i.e. medical absence and international competition waivers) will be administered by the Compliance Staff. A Conference form for these waivers will be distributed via email at the beginning of the academic year and maintained in the compliance section of The American website. Information forwarded to the Compliance Staff should include a cover memo outlining the facts plus the appropriate medical documentation, academic transcripts, team schedules, a copy of official documentation of withdrawal, and a HIPAA form signed by the student-athlete for waivers that involve a student-athlete’s medical condition.

MEDICAL HARDSHIP WAIVERS Medical hardship waivers will be administered by the Compliance Staff. Conference forms for these waivers will be distributed at the beginning of the academic year and maintained in the compliance section of the American website. Information forwarded to the Compliance Staff should include a cover memo outlining the facts plus the appropriate contemporaneous medical documentation, physicians’ statement, player statistics, team schedules, and a HIPAA form signed by the student- athlete.

NCAA WAIVERS The Compliance Staff, when requested, will offer interpretive support to member institutions’ compliance coordinators in applying for any of the available NCAA waivers

INTRA-CONFERENCE TRANSFER POLICY

A student-athlete may transfer from one American institution to another American institution and participate in any sport provided that: 1. Prior to competing for or receiving athletically related financial aid from the second Conference institution, the student-athlete serves a year in residency at the second Conference institution [two full semesters or three full quarters (which shall be determined in accordance with NCAA rules associated with transfers)]. During such year of residency, the student-athlete is permitted to practice pursuant to NCAA practice eligibility rules. Further, a transfer student-athlete admitted after the 12th class day may not utilize that semester for the purpose of establishing residency. 2. The student-athlete shall be charged with the loss of one (1) season of eligibility (in all sports). 3. There are no exceptions or waivers to this policy. Special Notations

 A student-athlete who signs a valid National Letter of Intent with an American institution, and is subsequently granted a complete release to said NLI or is granted a release by the NLI Steering Committee, is NOT subject to the above-mentioned transfer policy for the sport in which they signed the NLI unless said student-athlete triggers transfer status (as defined by NCAA bylaws).  A student-athlete who signs a valid National Letter of Intent with an American institution that is subsequently declared null and void (as set forth in Section 7 of the NLI), is NOT subject to the above-mentioned transfer policy as long as said student-athlete did not trigger transfer status (as defined by NCAA bylaws) prior to the NLI being declared null and void.  The above-mentioned policy is applicable to all student-athletes who have ever enrolled full-time at an American institution (e.g., four-two-four transfers, four-four-four transfers). However, a four-two-four transfer is NOT subject to the above-mentioned transfer policy as long as said student-athlete graduates from the two- year institution. 41 CONFERENCE COMPLIANCE SERVICES

INTRA-CONFERENCE TRANSFER POLICY (continued) Special Notations continued

 Institutions are not permitted to enter into s eparate arrangements that would in any way alter the terms and conditions of the above-stated policy (e.g., allowing a student-athlete to transfer but to not compete against the institution that they transferred from).  In all sports, a student that was not recruited, has never received athletically related financial aid and was never a student-athlete (per NCAA definition), is NOT subject to the terms and conditions of the above-stated policy.  In all sports, non-recruited student-athletes that never received athletically related financial aid are NOT subject to terms and conditions of the above-stated policy.  The American Athletic Conference intra-conference transfer policy does NOT apply to:

a. Student-athletes who participate in sports in which the American Athletic Conference does not sponsor (e.g., men’s ice hockey, women’s ice hockey or women’s gymnastics, etc.). b. Student-athletes who compete in sports in which the Conference does sponsor, but which a member institution does not participate as a member of the Conference for that sport.

MINIMUM QUALIFYING STANDARDS POLICY

The American and its member institutions reaffirm their commitment to maintain the vital role of intercollegiate athletics as an ongoing and integral part of the educational program and the student-athlete as a major part of the student body. Toward this end, each and every American intercollegiate athletic program shall be maintained in a manner that is consistent with policies and procedures of the NCAA, The American as well as their institution’s standards of admission, academic standing and academic progress. Specifically, the following is hereby resolved regarding minimum qualifying standards: 1. General Rule A recruited or non-recruited student-athlete who does not achieve the NCAA academic minimum qualifying standards (non-qualifier) for athletic competition upon initial full-time enrollment at an American member institution shall not be permitted to compete in athletics at an American member institution. Additionally, a recruited or non-recruited student-athlete that meets any of the exceptions listed within this policy is still subject to meeting NCAA legislative requirements. Lastly, there are no waivers to this policy, except as noted in II-A-2 and III-E. 2. Initial Eligibility a. A recruited or non-recruited student-athlete who meets any of the following exceptions is not subject to the minimum qualifying standards policy: 1) A recruited or non-recruited student-athlete initially enrolling full time in a collegiate institution on or after 8/1/16 who is deemed an academic redshirt (as defined by the NCAA). 2) A recruited or non-recruited student-athlete who receives an approved waiver from the NCAA that declares the student-athlete eligible for competition, practice and/or financial aid who otherwise by definition does not meet the NCAA minimum academic qualifying standards. In such cases, these student-athletes are permitted to enroll at American member institutions. b. A student that achieves the NCAA academic minimum qualifying standards after they have graduated from high school but prior to initial full-time enrollment (i.e., attends a prep school, attends a community college part time, retakes a standardized test to achieve a better score) would be permitted to initially enroll at a American member institution and compete in athletics.

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MINIMUM QUALIFYING STANDARDS POLICY (continued)

3. Transfer Eligibility It shall be noted that besides meeting the applicable transfer requirements below, any transfer (e.g., 2-4, 4-4, 4-2-4) who was a non-qualifier out of high school must be immediately academically eligible upon their transfer to an American institution (other than serving a required year in residence) in order to not be subject to the minimum qualifying standards policy.

a. In order for a non-qualifier out of high school to be eligible to transfer to an American institution from a two-year junior college, he or she must first graduate with an associate’s degree and meet all NCAA and member institution’s minimal eligibility regulations. If these standards are met, the student-athlete shall then be eligible for financial aid, practice and athletic competition at an American member institution.

b. A two-year junior college transfer is not subject to the minimum qualifying standards policy if they meet any of the following exceptions: 1) A recruited or non-recruited student-athlete initially enrolling full time in a collegiate institution on or after 8/1/12 who meets the provisions of bylaw 14.5.4.2.2 (2-4 transfer - aid and practice only), 2) A recruited or non-recruited student-athlete initially enrolling full time in a collegiate institution on or after 8/1/16 who meets the provisions of bylaw 14.5.4.2.2 (2-4 transfer – aid and practice only), or 3) A recruited or non-recruited student-athlete initially enrolling full time in a collegiate institution on or after 8/1/16 who meets the provisions of bylaw 14.5.4.3 (2-4 academic redshirt transfer). c. In order for a non-qualifier out of high school to be eligible to transfer to an American institution from a non-American four-year institution(s), he or she must have completed a year of residency at the non-American institution(s) and meet all NCAA and member institution’s minimal eligibility regulations. If these standards are met, the student-athlete shall then be eligible for financial aid, practice and athletic competition at an American member institution. d. In order for a non-qualifier out of high school to be eligible to transfer to a American institution, a student athlete initially enrolled at a non-American four-year institution who later transferred to a two-year institution can become eligible for enrollment at a member school provided he or she meets all NCAA and member institution’s minimal eligi bility regulations. If these standards are met, the student-athlete shall be then eligible for financial aid, practice and athletic competition at an American member institution. e. A recruited or non-recruited transfer student-athlete who receives an approved waiver from the NCAA that declares the student-athlete eligible for competition, practice and/or financial aid who otherwise by definition does not meet the NCAA minimum academic qualifying standards. In such cases, these student-athletes are permitted to enroll at American member institutions. 4. Exclusions The American minimum qualifying standards policy does not apply to: a. Student-athletes who participate in sports in which the American does not designate a champion or sponsor a championship (e.g., men’s and women’s ice hockey, men’s and women’s rifle, men’s and women’s fencing or women’s gymnastics). b. Student-athletes who compete in sports in which the Conference does sponsor a championship, but which a member institution does not participate as a member of the Conference for that sport (e.g., the institution has been granted permission by the Conference for the sport to be federated).

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CONFERENCE POSTSEASON ELIGIBILITY POLICY Any team of a member institution, that for any reason is ineligible in a given year from participating in postseason competition (e.g., NCAA championships, bowl games, NIT, WNIT, etc.), shall similarly be prohibited in that same year from participating in the respective Conference season-ending championship.

NCAA CONFERENCE CONTACT

The Compliance Staff will participate in the NCAA Conference Contact Program and act as facilitators between the NCAA Academic and Membership Affairs staff and the Conference member institutions.

CONFERENCE MINORITY GRANT PROGRAM On an annual basis, an institution may apply for a stipend from the Conference Minority Grant Program ($10,000). This stipend shall be used to fund a new position(s) within the institution's athletic department for an ethnic or racial minority. The stipend may be awarded to the same individual(s) for a maximum of two consecutive years. Thereafter, the funds must be utilized for a new position(s) and/or person(s). The position(s) can be administrative or coaching. The position(s) may not include coaching duties in the sports of Basketball or Football but the fund may be utilized for coaching positions in other Conference or Non-Conference sports. Application forms for the stipend will be provided by the Conference at the beginning of the academic year. Distribution of the stipend will be available at the beginning of each academic year. The Compliance Staff is responsible for distribution of approval letters and checks.

SWA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM On an annual basis, an institution may apply for a stipend from the SWA Professional Development Grant Program (up to $2000). The stipend should be used to assist women and ethnic minority coaches and administrators with professional growth and development opportunities. These grants are for full-time coaches and administrators. Each institution has $2000 per academic year to cover the actual cost of an established development program’s registration or tuition and travel for one or more recipients. Application and expense forms will be provided by the Conference at the beginning of the academic year. An application form for each development program should be sent to the Compliance Office for approval prior to incurring the expense. After the event has occurred, the institution shall submit an expense form to the Compliance Office (along with receipts) to be processed by the Conference Office. The Compliance Staff is responsible for distribution of approval letters and checks.

STUDENT ASSISTANCE FUND (SAF) The Compliance Staff will administer the Student Assistance Fund (former Student-Athlete Opportunity Fund and Special Assistance Fund) in accordance with NCAA policies. The Compliance Staff shall be responsible for specific interpretive matters regarding the permissible uses of the fund. Each institution is responsible for the day-to-day processing (and eventual reporting to the NCAA at the end of the academic year) of all SAF requests on their campus. In late August / early September each institution will receive a check or electronic transfer from the Conference Office representing the institution’s annual allocation as determined by the NCAA. Each institution is responsible for submitting the final report of their corresponding SAF usage to the NCAA via the NCAA’s Revenue Distribution Portal at the end of each academic year. As required by the NCAA, the Conference Office will review each institution’s final SAF report to the NCAA at the end of the academic year.

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STUDENT ASSISTANCE FUND (SAF) – GUIDELINES The Student Assistance Fund (SAF) is intended to provide direct benefits to student-athletes or their families as determined by conference offices. As a guiding principle, the fund shall be used to assist student-athletes in meeting financial needs that arise in conjunction with participation in intercollegiate athletics, enrollment in an academic curriculum or that recognize academic achievement. Accordingly, receipt of Student Assistance Fund monies shall not be included in determining the permissible amount of financial aid that a member institution may award to a student-athlete. It is encouraged that preference for the Student Assistance Fund continue to be given to those student-athletes who display a financial need for assistance. Further, inasmuch as the fund is designed to provide direct benefits to student- athletes, the fund is not intended to be used to replace existing budget items.

All student-athletes, including international, are eligible to receive Student Assistance Fund benefits, regardless of whether they are grant-in-aid recipients, have demonstrated need or have either exhausted eligibility or no longer participate due to medical reasons. Participants on non-NCAA sponsored sport teams are not eligible to receive SAF funds.

Except for prospective student-athletes who have triggered student-athlete status in accordance with Bylaw 13.02.12, no prospective student-athlete shall be eligible to receive SAF funds. The following are restrictions on the use of the funds:

1) Salaries and Benefits 2) Grants-in-aid (other than summer school) for student-athletes with remaining eligibility. 3) Capital improvements. 4) Stipends. 5) Athletic development opportunities; fees and other expenses associated with private sports-related instruction provided to a student-athlete; 6) Fees and other expenses associated with a student-athlete’s participation in a sports camp or clinic; 7) Fees for other athletic development experiences (e.g., greens fees, batting cage rental); and 8) Expenses associated with a student-athlete’s participation in a foreign tour.

Conference offices will continue to serve as fund administrators for their member institutions. The responsibility for oversight and administration of the fund, including interpretations, rests solely with the conferences. The Leadership Council shall establish the guiding principles of the fund. A conference may accumulate not more than the total allocation received over the previous two years. The succeeding allocation will be forfeited if that amount is exceeded.

Conferences and institutions will be required to report annually to the NCAA the fund recipients by sport and gender, as well as the purposes for which the moneys were used and the amounts for each purpose. Grant-in-aid and Pell grant information will also be required for annual reporting for the Student Assistance Fund.

The following are permissible uses of the fund (list is not exhaustive): 1) Financial aid for summer school 2) Academic Achievement awards 3) Fifth and/or sixth year of athletic aid 4) Graduation award

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STUDENT ASSISTANCE FUND (SAF) – GUIDELINES (continued) The following are permissible uses of the fund (list is not exhaustive) continued: 5) Insurance premiums for student-athletes and/or supplemental insurance 6) Graduate school exam and/or graduate school application fees 7) Postgraduate scholarships 8) Professional program testing 9) Fees for internship programs not covered by any general scholarship on campus (athletic or non-athletic) 10) Travel home 11) Travel for team being honored by Governmental body 12) Actual and necessary travel expenses for family members to be present as student-athletes are honored 13) International student fees, taxes and insurance 14) Expendable supplies (pencils, pens, paper) 15) Educational supplies (e.g., laptop, camera, tablet) that are not covered by any general scholarship on campus (athletic or non-athletic) 16) Clothing 17) Emergency and medical expenses for spouse and dependents 18) Medical and dental costs not covered by another insurance program

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AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE REPRESENTATIVES

NCAA COMMITTEE CONFERENCE REPRESENTATIVE TERM EXPIRATION

Board of Governors and  Dr. John Hitt August 31, 2017 Board of Directors President University of Central Florida

Presidential Forum  Dr. Renu Khator August 31, 2019 Chancellor University of Houston

Council  Maggie McKinley June 30, 2017 Senior Associate Athletic Director/SWA University of Cincinnati

Competition Oversight  Mark Harlan June 30, 2018 Committee Director of Athletics University of South Florida

Football Oversight  Paul Rogers June 30, 2019 Committee Faculty Athletics Representative Southern Methodist University

Legislative Committee  Maggie McKinley June 30, 2017 Senior Associate Athletic Director/SWA University of Cincinnati

Committee on Competitive  Gabe Feldman August 31, 2019 Safeguards and Medical Associate Provost Aspects of Sports Tulane University

Committee on Infractions  Eleanor W. Myers August 31, 2018 Professor Temple University

Infractions Appeals Committee  Ellen M. Ferris August 31, 2018 Associate Commissioner American Athletic Conference

Initial-Eligibility Waivers  Susan A. Vollmerhausen December 31, 2019 Committee Director of Admissions and Eligibility Southern Methodist University

Minority Opportunities and  Mark Alnutt August 31, 2017 Interests Committee Deputy Athletic Director University of Memphis

Olympic Sports Liaison  James Siedliski August 31, 2020 Committee Associate Commissioner American Athletic Conference

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AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE REPRESENTATIVES (continued)

NCAA COMMITTEE CONFERENCE REPRESENTATIVE TERM EXPIRATION

Olympic Sports Liaison  Alyssa Drachslin June 30, 2017 Committee Student-Athlete (Volleyball) Temple University

Committee on Women’s  Alyssa Drachslin June 30, 2017 Athletics Student-Athlete (Volleyball) Temple University

Baseball Rules Committee  Jeff Compher August 31, 2020 Director of Athletics East Carolina University

Football Rules Committee  Mark Alnutt August 31, 2018 Deputy Athletic Director University of Memphis

Men’s Soccer Committee  Tom McIntosh August 31, 2019 Head Men’s Soccer Coach University of Tulsa

Men’s & Women’s Rifle  Eric Sabin August 31, 2019 Committee Assistant Athletic Director University of Memphis

Men’s & Women’s  Nicole Harvey August 31, 2018 Track & Field and Cross Country Senior Associate Athletic Director Committee East Carolina University

Softball Committee  Brandi Stuart August 31, 2020 Senior Associate Athletic Director/SWA University of South Florida

Women’s Basketball Committee  DeJuena Chizer August 31, 2020 Senior Associate Athletic Director/SWA University of Houston

Women’s Golf Committee  Jim Fee August 31, 2017 Assistant AD/ Events and Championships University of South Florida

Women’s Rowing Committee  Kyle Conder August 31, 2020 Senior Associate Athletic Director Southern Methodist University

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AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE REPRESENTATIVES (continued)

NCAA AD HOC COMMITTEE CONFERENCE REPRESENTATIVE

Council Two-Year Governance  David Szymanski Structure Review Ad Hoc Faculty Athletics Representative Working Group University of Cincinnati

Enforcement Ad Hoc  Maggie McKinley Working Group Senior Associate Athletic Director/SWA University of Cincinnati

Football Ad Hoc Recruiting  Danny White Working Group Director of Athletics University of Central Florida

Postseason Football Bowl Games  Derrick Gragg Ad Hoc Working Group Director of Athletics University of Tulsa

Values-Based Revenue Distribution  Christine Copper Ad Hoc Working Group Faculty Athletics Representative U.S. Naval Academy

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CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS

The following summarizes the principles for American Governance. These principles have been approved by the Conference Presidents (CEOs). 1. CEO’s will select our representative to the NCAA Board of Directors and the Conference’s representative to the NCAA Presidential Forum. 2. Subject to approval of the Board, the Athletics Directors Committee shall select the nominees to be considered as the Conference’s representative on the NCAA Council. Nominees shall be from either a Member or shall be a senior staff member of the Conference and are subject to the NCAA’s diversity requirements. Per the NCAA governance procedures, the NCAA Board of Directors will select the Conference’s representatives from the slate of nominee’s submitted. Other NCAA governance committees (other than those at the presidential level) in which the Conference may be provided a dedicated seat will follow these selection guidelines. The remaining NCAA committees shall be subject to the nomination process set forth in the Conference policies and procedures manual. 3. The Conference’s representatives on the Board of Directors, the Council and the various Council Committees will vote according to the majority vote of the Conference. 4. If the Conference is unable to determine a majority position (e.g., a voting tie for a particular proposal), the Conference’s representatives on the Board of Directors, the Council and the various Council Committees shall use their discretion when casting the Conference’s vote. 5. The Conference will “withdraw” from a particular legislative cycle any legislative proposal submitted by the Conference for which the Conference position, after discussion and vote, is one of opposition. 6. On other federated matters (e.g., sport not sponsored by the Conference), the Conference’s position will be determined by a majority vote of the American institutions sponsoring applicable programs. However, if the Compliance Staff determines that a sport specific proposal dealing with a federated sport is potentially precedent setting within the NCAA governance structure, he or she shall have the authority to allow all Conference member institutions to vote on said proposal.

LEGISLATIVE PROCESS The following are the Conference legislative policies and procedures that have been approved by the Directors of Athletics. 1. Conference Sponsored Proposal

a. Any and all recommended changes in NCAA legislation must be forwarded in writing to the Compliance Staff by an athletic director of a member institution or by an athletic director’s designee (e.g., compliance administrator) with the athletic director’s approval. b. To guarantee consideration in a legislative cycle commencing on September 1 of each year, all recommended changes must be submitted to the Conference Compliance Staff (“Compliance Staff”) on or before April 15. Any recommended changes submitted after April 15, but prior to September 1, are not guaranteed for consideration within the closest new legislative cycle. c. Upon receipt of a recommended legislative change, the Compliance Staff will place said change on the agenda of the next scheduled American Compliance Conference call. The change will be discussed, and shortly after the call (in a time period and procedure to be announced on the call) all applicable member institutions will be responsible (pursuant to the legislative voting rules of the Conference) for submitting a vote either in support or opposition of the legislative change.

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LEGISLATIVE PROCESS (continued) Conference Sponsored Proposal continued d. If a majority of member institutions vote to support the recommended change the Compliance Staff will process the recommendation into a proposal. e. The proposal will then be reviewed and voted on by the Conference’s Athletic Directors (if possible the above-mentioned review and vote will take place at the Conference’s Annual meeting). f. If a majority of the Conference’s Athletic Directors vote to support the proposal, the Compliance Staff will forward the proposal to the NCAA by the September 1 legislative deadline. g. The Compliance Staff will update the appropriate Conference representatives on the Board of Directors, Council or Council Committees as to the status of said proposal(s) as frequently as necessary.

2. Establishing Conference Positions on Proposals from the NCAA Membership a. In the years in which the Conference has representation on the Legislative Committee, and as soon as practical after the September 1 submission deadline but prior to the start of the September/October Legislative Committee meeting, the Compliance Staff will seek initial comments from the membership on the proposals submitted to the NCAA.

b. On or about October 1 of each year, the NCAA will release a “web-based” publication containing new proposed NCAA legislation that will be considered at the April Council meetings. The Compliance Staff will ensure that said publication is distributed, via email, to the AD, FAR, SWA and applicable compliance personnel on each member institution’s campus.

c. At its September/October meeting, the NCAA Legislative Committee will review all proposals (conference, Council, autonomy) and develop points of consideration, recommended positions and recommended feedback for consideration by the full Council. The committee will also suggest possible amendments for Council consideration.

1. The NCAA Council will take preliminary positions on all nonautonomy proposals and suggest feedback to provide to the autonomy conferences on autonomy proposals. Such positions will be reflected in the Council report.

2. Council-sponsored proposals that are both time-sensitive and impact student-athlete well-being may be voted on in January. Such proposals will be identified by the NCAA Legislative Committee for consideration during the Council’s fall meeting.

d. November 1 is the deadline for sponsors to modify proposals, which may refine and change a proposal in any manner that is germane to the original proposal. November 15 is the final deadline for amendments, which may not increase the scope of the original legislation.

e. Between November 16 and the end of December, the Compliance Staff will organize topical conference calls (e.g., recruiting, financial aid, eligibility) in order to review and discuss the new legislative proposals and any potential amendments. The Compliance Staff will prepare the materials needed for each conference call and will distribute said materials to the AD, FAR, SWA and applicable compliance personnel on each member institution’s campus. It will be the decision of the institution as to who from the institution actually participates on the conference calls. However, institutions are encouraged to seek feedback from all affected constituents, including student-athletes, coaches, faculty athletic representatives and athletic administrators.

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LEGISLATIVE PROCESS (continued) Establishing Conference Positions on Proposals from the NCAA Membership continued f. On or about December 10, voting sheets will be forwarded to each institution. The completed voting sheets must be returned to the Conference Staff no later than January 5 at 5:00 pm Eastern. The Conference Staff will compile the information and forward the information and comments to the Council (and, when applicable, Legislative Committee) representative.

1. The institution shall indicate its preliminary position (support, oppose or abstain) for each proposal and provide any comments to be communicated to the Conference’s Council and Council Committee representatives.

2. For those proposals identified in the fall Council meeting to be considered for adoption in January, the voting position submitted by each institution shall be considered final.

g. At the NCAA Convention in January, the Legislative Committee shall conduct a forum for represenatatives from every Division I institution to discuss the proposals and provide feedback to the Committee and Council. In addition, at the Convention, autonomy legislation will be adopted by the autonomy conferences, and the Council may adopt the nonautonomy legislation identified at its fall meeting for consideration in January.

h. At the February meeting of the Conference’s Directors of Athletics, the Conference Staff will review the proposals adopted at the NCAA Convention as well as discuss the remaining proposals that will be considered at the April Council meeting.

i. In early/mid-March legislative voting sheets will be sent to each institution in preparation for an American Legislative Conference Call. This call will take place in late March/early April for the purpose establishing a Conference position on any and all legislative proposals that remain in the legislative cycle for a vote in April. On the voting sheet, the institution shall indicate its position (support, oppose or abstain) for each proposal and provide any comments to be communicated to the Conference’s Council and Council Committee representatives.

j. Once all of the votes have been cast and the Conference Call has concluded the Compliance Staff will prepare a summary document for the Conference’s Council (and, when applicable, Legislative Committee) Representative in order for the representative to appropriately vote the Conference’s position at the April meeting.

k. At the April Council meeting, the Council will adopt or defeat the remaining nonautonomy legislative proposals. The Conference Staff will communicate the outcome of the vote as soon as practical after the conclusion of the meeting.

l. SPECIAL NOTE: Prior to the April Council and Board of Directors meetings, the Commissioner, the Compliance Staff and/or the President’s Executive Committee may identify legislative proposals requiring input from each institution’s President. If a separate legislative conference call or meeting of the Presidents is warranted to discuss these proposals, the Commissioner and the Compliance Staff will schedule a call or meeting for a time convenient for the majority of the Presidents who wish to participate. Finally, whenever practicable, legislative proposals that require presidential input should be included on the President’s agenda for their fall and spring meetings. If a proposal(s) were to rise to this level, the majority position of the Presidents on each legislative proposal would determine how the Conference representatives to the Council (and, when applicable, the Legislative Committee) would be directed to vote.

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LEGISLATIVE PROCESS (continued) 3. Conference Representatives to the NCAA Council Committees a. After receipt of the agendas and supplements for the Council Committees (hereafter “Committee”) meeting, each American Committee Representative in conjunction with the Conference Staff, should identify those agenda items that the Committee Representatives would need to know the American majority position. The Conference Staff would be responsible for determining the American majority position and conveying it to the American Committee Representatives. The staff should determine the Conference position by survey or through a sense of the Athletic Directors’ fall, winter, spring or summer meetings. The Conference Staff and Committee representatives should use their best judgment in identifying only important agenda items for which the Committee Representative(s) will be responsible for knowing the American majority position. Otherwise, each Committee Representative should be permitted to use their best judgment when performing routine Committee responsibilities. b. All Legislative items on Committee agendas should be reviewed with the Compliance Staff to determine the American majority position. Committee Representatives working with the Compliance Staff may include agenda items on the American monthly compliance conference calls to get a sense of the Conference position on issues. When Committee agenda item(s) are placed on a conference call, the respective Committee representative would be required to be on the call. c. Following Committee meetings, Committee Representatives may be requested to provide an executive summary of the meeting to be forwarded to the Conference office for distribution to American institutions. The Conference Staff would determine which individuals on campus should receive copies of the information based on the Committee meeting and the actions taken.

d. Each Committee Representative may be required to do a written year end summary report to be presented to the Athletic Directors.

4. Majority Position Defined – NCAA Governance Issues a. When voting on issues associated with the NCAA Governance process, the American majority position shall be defined as a simple majority of the American institutions that are eligible to vote for a particular NCAA proposal.

b. If an institution abstains from voting or decides not to cast a vote on a particular proposal or issue, the institution’s position will be duly noted for the record but will not have a positive or negative impact with regard to determining the majority position of the Conference.

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ACADEMIC AWARDS The American Athletic Conference confers its academic awards on an annual basis. The awards are divided into two general categories: 1) Scholarships and 2) Academic Awards Without Stipend. Selection of award recipients is based on consideration of scholastic performance and athletic ability. In some cases, service to the community and institution is also considered.

A. SCHOLARSHIPS 1. American Athletic Conference Institutional Scholar-Athlete Scholarships Criteria and selection Twenty-two student-athletes (11 males, 11 females) will each receive a $2.000 post-graduate financial scholarship. The Faculty Athletic Representative (FAR) of each institution, in consultation with the Director of Athletics and appropriate athletic academic advisors, will annually nominate one male and one female candidate by February 1 (if February 1 falls on a weekend, then nominees are due the Friday prior to February 1). All nominees must have: • maintained both excellent academic credentials (minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00) and outstanding athletic performance. • competed in an American Athletic Conference sponsored sport. • attained a minimum of senior standing (as determined by the respective institution). The Academic Affairs Committee of the American Athletic Conference will review the nominees’ qualifications and advise the Conference of any discrepancies. The Conference will announce the award winners in early April following NCAA Basketball Championships.

2. American Athletic Conference Basketball Scholar-Athletes of the Year Criteria and selection Two basketball student-athletes (one male, one female) will each receive a $2,000 post-graduate financial scholarship. The FAR of each institution, in consultation with the Director of Athletics and appropriate athletic academic advisors, will annually nominate one male and one female candidate by February 1 (if February 1 falls on a weekend, then nominees are due the Friday prior to February 1). All nominees must have: • maintained both excellent academic credentials (minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00) and outstanding athletic performance. • attained a minimum of junior standing (as determined by the respective institution). The Academic Affairs Committee of the American Athletic Conference will review the nominees’ qualifications, advise the Conference of any discrepancies, and make the selections. The Conference will announce the award winners in early April following NCAA Basketball Championships. Monies awarded should normally be used within three years, unless the Academic Affairs Committee grants an extension.

3. American Athletic Conference Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year Criteria and selection One football student-athlete will receive a $2,000 post-graduate financial scholarship. The FAR of each institution, in consultation with the Director of Athletics and appropriate athletic academic advisors, will annually nominate one candidate by February 1 (if February 1 falls on a weekend, then nominees are due the Friday prior to February 1). All nominees must have:

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ACADEMIC AWARDS (continued) SCHOLARSHIPS (continued) American Athletic Conference Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year continued • maintained both excellent academic credentials (minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00) and outstanding athletic performance. • attained a minimum of senior standing (as determined by the respective institution). The Academic Affairs Committee of the American Athletic Conference will review the nominees’ qualifications, advise the Conference of any discrepancies, and make the selection. The Conference will announce the award winners in early April following NCAA Basketball Championships.

4. American Athletic Conference Scholar-Athletes of the Year Criteria and selection The Academic Affairs Committee will annually select two student-athletes (one male, one female), from among the twenty-two American Athletic Conference Institutional Scholar-Athlete Scholarship recipients, the two American Athletic Conference Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year recipients, and the one American Athletic Conference Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year recipient, who will each receive an additional $2,000 post-graduate financial scholarship. The Conference will announce the award winners in early April following NCAA Basketball Championships.

5. Commissioner’s Postgraduate Leadership Award Criteria and selection Two student-athletes (one male, one female) will receive a scholarship of $5,000 each to be applied to their postgraduate education expenses. The FAR of each institution, in consultation with the Director of Athletics and appropriate athletic academic advisors, will nominate one male and one female annually by February 1 (if February 1 falls on a weekend, then nominees are due the Friday prior to February 1). All nominees must have:  participated in an American Athletic Conference sponsored sport within two years of the date of the nomination;  completed all athletic eligibility;  and been admitted to a degree-granting graduate or professional program. In addition, the nominees must:  demonstrate leadership through excellence in academic credentials (minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25), outstanding athletic performance, and depth of commitment in service within the institution and/or in the community;  secure a letter of recommendation from a faculty member;  and provide a 750 word essay describing why they are pursuing their chosen graduate/professional program and what they plan to do with their degree upon completion of the program. The Academic Affairs Committee of the American Athletic Conference will review the nominees’ qualifications, advise the Conference of any discrepancies (e.g., a student-athlete’s nomination form is missing in the package although his/her name appears on the table of contents as being nominated, etc.) and make its selections by in early April following NCAA Basketball Championships. Normally, awards will not be granted to two student-athletes from the same institution. Once the selections are made the Conference will announce the award winners. Monies awarded should normally be used within two years, unless the Academic Affairs Committee grants an extension.

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B. ACADEMIC AWARDS WITHOUT STIPEND 1. American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team Criteria and selection Each institution may annually submit an unlimited number of nominations by June 1 (if June 1 falls on a weekend, then nominees are due the Friday prior to June 1). All nominees must have: • participated in an American Athletic Conference sponsored sport. • attained a minimum GPA of 3.00 for the preceding academic year • completed a minimum of two consecutive semesters or three consecutive quarters of academic work, with a total of 18 semester or 27 quarter credits, not including remedial courses. The Academic Affairs Committee of the American Athletic Conference will review the nominees’ qualifications and advise the Conference of any discrepancies. In the case of a graduate student or a student in the final term of enrollment who is entitled to a waiver of the full-time enrollment requirement, the FAR of the nominating institution may submit to the Academic Affairs Committee (through the Conference office) a request for a waiver of the minimum credit requirement. The Conference will annually announce the recipients by late June.

2. Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Awards Criteria and selection The American Athletic Conference FARs will annually recognize one student-athlete from each sport sponsored by the American Athletic Conference. Each institution may annually nominate one student-athlete per sport by June 1 (if June 1 falls on a weekend, then nominees are due the Friday prior to June 1). The appropriate athletic academic advisors, in consultation with the Director of Athletics, will make nominations on an official one-page form that will be provided by the Conference. The institution may update a nominee’s application with pertinent information (e.g., other awards and accolades) after the deadline and up to the date of the selection meeting in July. All nominees must have:  established excellent academic credentials and honors (minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00).

 earned athletic accolades for outstanding performance.  demonstrated volunteer service to the community and institution.  attained a minimum of junior standing (as determined by the respective institution). The American Athletic Conference FARs will review the nominees’ qualifications, advise the Conference of any discrepancies, and make the selections via online vote. The nomination criteria will be weighted based on the below scale:  40% weight for academic performance  40 % weight for athletic performance  20% for community service The Conference will announce the recipients by late June and will provide each student-athlete selected with an award in recognition of this honor. Tie-Breaker Procedure If there are two (2) student-athletes tied after the initial vote for the sports excellence award, both student-athletes are deemed co-award winners. In the event the tie contains more than two (2) student-athletes, the following Second-Level Voting Procedure will apply:

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ACADEMIC AWARDS WITHOUT STIPEND (continued) Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Awards (continued) Tie-Breaker Procedure continued

o The Second-Level Voting Procedure will require the FARs to next vote to remove from award consideration the appropriate number of student-athletes in the tie such that only TWO (2) student-athletes remain. The remaining two student-athletes will be deemed co-winners for that sport. . For example, if after the initial vote, there is a three-way tie, a second vote by all the FARs will be conducted, whereby each FAR selects one (1) student-athlete to be removed from consideration. The remaining two (2) student-athletes will be deemed co-winners of the award. In the situation of a four-way tie, each FAR will vote for two (2) student-athletes to be removed from consideration. . If after the Second-Level Voting Procedure, there is a deadlock of more than two (2) finalists, the Chair of The American FARs will select the two (2) finalists, unless one of the finalists is from the same institution as the Chair. In that case, the Chair will designate a FAR whose institution does not have a finalist in the pool to make the final determination of who will be the student-athlete(s) removed from consideration. The two (2) remaining student athletes will be deemed co-winners. 3. Team Academic Excellence Awards Criteria and Selection The American Athletic Conference will annually recognize the team in each Conference-sponsored sport with the highest GPA for the preceding academic year. Each institution will calculate the GPA for each American Athletic Conference sponsored sport by a formula that weights each student’s GPA by credit hours completed and will annually submit the information to the Conference by June 1 (if June 1 falls on a weekend, then nominees are due the Friday prior to June 1). Please note the following relative to the team GPA:  Calculations will be based on all student-athletes on the team roster as of the last contest of the championship segment. o For sports that have a championship segment that is conducted only in the Fall semester - student-athletes that depart a team at the conclusion of the Fall semester would only have their GPA counted in the Fall semester, not the Spring semester. o For sports that have a championship segment that is conducted only in the Spring semester - student-athletes that are not part of the team for the Fall semester would only have their GPA counted for the Spring semester, not the Fall semester.  Male/female practice players as well as student-athletes who have been granted a permanent medical exemption (per bylaw NCAA 15.5.1.3) should not be included in the calculations.  All other student-athletes (e.g., “partial qualifiers”, medical hardships and redshirts) should be included in the calculations.  For the 2016-17 Team Academic Excellence Awards you are computing each team’s GPA for only the 2016-17 academic year. The Academic Affairs Committee of the American Athletic Conference will review the qualifications, advise the Conference of any discrepancies and make the selections. The Conference will announce the recipients by late June and will provide each team selected with an award in recognition of this honor.

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TRAVEL PARTIES AND BENCH LIMITS Institutions are financially responsible for championship travel, per diem/meals and lodging. The Conference staff will assign headquarters/hotels where appropriate to secure a sufficient number of rooms and the best rates. Institutions are required to stay at the designated hotel when applicable.

Listed below are the Conference’s Championship Travel Party and Championship Bench Limits. Bench limits are reflective of NCAA limits utilized in championship postseason play.

Regular Season SPORT Student-Athlete Championship Travel Party Championship Bench Limit Travel Limit *

Cross Country^ n/a 22 total squad size of 9 Women’s Soccer 22 n/a 22 players in uniform / 30 total Men’s Soccer 21 n/a 21 players in uniform / 27 total Women’s Volleyball 15 n/a n/a

. Maximum squad size of 30 total competitors (e.g. 18 competitiors with divers counting as 1/2) Swimming & Diving ^ n/a n/a . Non-scoring competitors excluded from participating in event finals

Indoor Track & Field^ n/a 32 n/a

Women’s Basketball n/a 25 + 1 Administrator or 1 Director 15 players in uniform / 24 total Men’s Basketball n/a 25 + 5 Administrators + 1 Director 15 players in uniform / 24 total Tennis^ n/a 20 total (10 per M / W team) n/a Men’s Golf n/a 7 n/a Women’s Golf n/a 7 n/a Women’s Rowing n/a based on boats entered n/a Outdoor Track & Field^ n/a 34 n/a Softball 20 n/a 20 players in uniform / 29 total Baseball 27 n/a 27 players in uniform / 35 total

^ = Men's and Women's

* Regular Season Travel Limit Effective with the 2015-16 academic year, the Conference’s SWAs approve an intra-conference student-athlete squad size limit for all regular seaon sports (M/W Soccer, W Volleyball, Softball, Baseball)  There will be no limits for members of the coaching staff, administration sports medicine, academics, etc.  Limits only apply to the road/traveling team – the home team has no limits  Limits do not apply to non-conference contests

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CONFERENCE REVENUE DISTRIBUTION POLICIES

All income generated by the American Athletic Conference is part of the Conference general revenue pool. The annual Conference office operating budget is extracted from the revenue pool, and shares are distributed to the membership by June 30 of each fiscal year. The primary sources of Conference revenue are television rights fees, Conference bowls, College Football Playoff shares, Conference championships, NCAA men’s basketball units, marketing sponsorships, NCAA pass-through funds and other ancillary revenue sources. The Conference’s budget process is outlined below: EARLY MAY: The preliminary Conference annual budget and finance report as prepared by the staff is reviewed by the Athletic Director Finance Committee. ANNUAL MEETING / ATHLETIC DIRECTORS: The Chair of the Finance Committee summarizes the endorsed report with the Athletic Directors at the Conference’s Annual Meeting. ANNUAL MEETING / PRESIDENTS: The Chair of the AD Finance Committee presents the recommended budget and finance report, and corresponding distribution schedule to the Board of Directors (Presidents) at the Conference’s Annual Meeting. The Board approves the Conference’s operating budget for the next fiscal year.

The current makeup of the AD Finance Committee is: Dr. Derrick Gragg/Chair, Tulsa Jeff Compher, East Carolina Rick Hart, SMU Danny White, Tulane Mary McElroy/SWA, Temple

The Finance Administrator at each member institution, along with the Athletic Director, is informed during each step of the above budget process with supporting documentation. The financial contact is also apprised periodically of any approved modification that impacts expenses or revenue, particularly items with significant impact on member distributions. The finance administrators meet annually as a group to review the Conference’s policies and practices, share information, and provide feedback regarding the Conference’s annual Financial and Compensation Surveys.

REIMBURSEMENT POLICIES/CONFERENCE TRAVEL

Directors of Athletics The Conference reimburses the Athletic Directors' hotel and on-site meeting expenses associated with the fall, annual, summer and any special Conference meetings.

Hotel charges will be master billed to the Conference. Athletic Directors may book flights through The American travel agent, Pearson Travel (800) 336-1066 or through their own travel agent. In either case, air travel is an institutional expense.

Committee Members/Administrators The Conference is financially responsible for round-trip expenses (approved airfare, rental car or mileage) and hotel room charges for Conference Committee members when traveling to a championship site or a committee meeting. (Detailed Travel policies are provided prior to Committee travel.)

Institutions are financially responsible for round-trip expenses (airfare, rental car or mileage) for administrators traveling to a Conference meeting. Hotel room charges are a Conference expense.

The American travel agent, Pearson Travel, must be utilized by phone (800-336-1066) or email ([email protected] when making air or rental car travel arrangements (at least 30 days in advance of the trip).

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REIMBURSEMENT POLICIES/CONFERENCE TRAVEL (continued)

Head Coaches

Institutions are financially responsible for round-trip expenses (airfare or mileage) for head coaches traveling to their annual Conference business meeting. Hotel room charges are a Conference expense. OLYMPIC SPORT COACHES GOVERNANCE & COMMITTEE PROCESS Men’s and Women’s Basketball Coaches Governance Process is outlined in their respective Policy Manuals which are published each year in October.

The following outlines the legislative process that Conference constituency groups must adhere to in requesting adjustments or changes relative to Championship and/or regular season policies, regulations, and formats.

Once a policy or decision is made, the appropriate time to question or request change for the following academic year is via the governance process/coaches business meeting. Questioning or failing to comply with league policy or procedure in-season or during a championship event is inappropriate.

A. COACHES ASSOCIATIONS

The head coaches of each Conference sport comprise the coaches association for that particular sport. Each coaches association shall: 1. Elect a president who serves as the liaison with the Conference staff, organizes the agenda for the annual meeting and may be required to offer opinion on behalf of the coaches group if the entire group cannot be polled. The president serves a two-year term. See page 31 for a complete listing of the Coaches Associations’ Officers. 2. Elect a vice president who handles the above duties for the president as necessary. The vice president serves a two-year term concurrent with the president. See page 31 for a complete listing of the Coaches Associations’ Officers. 3. Voice concerns and make recommendations for improvements, changes, etc., based on a majority vote, to the appropriate Committee.

Each coaches association conducts an “official” annual meeting with the American Staff and Senior Woman Administrators. Some meetings are conducted via conference call, some are conducted in Providence, Rhode Island (the Conference Office headquarters) and others are conducted at Championship sites. The Men’s and Women’s Basketball Coaches meet with the Directors of Athletics at the Conference’s annual meeting each May. Other meetings are conducted as follows:  The following coaches groups meet on an annual basis either in-person or via conference call: Cross Country/Track & Field, Women’s Rowing and Softball, M/W Tennis, Baseball (August); M/W Swimming & Diving (September); Men’s and Women’s Soccer (June).  Women’s Volleyball will meet annually at the AVCA Convention held at the site of the NCAA Championship (December).  Men’s and Women’s Golf will meet annually at the site of the Conference Championship on the day prior to the first round to discuss future business. Both groups will meet in December/January via conference call to discuss Championship-specific items in order for recommendations to be implemented for the Championship that spring. Only those coaches meetings conducted by the Conference are considered official meetings. During official meetings, attendance is mandatory for all head coaches. If an extreme situation occurs where the head coach cannot attend, the institution’s sport administrator or Director will determine the substitution.

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COACHES GOVERNANCE & COMMITTEE PROCESS (continued)

B. SPORT & CHAMPIONSHIP COMMITTEES

The Sport & Championship Committees are comprised of the Conference’s institutional administrators, those with expertise or responsibility for that sport program. Sport Committees must be chaired by an Athletic Director, Associate Director or Assistant Director. Committee appointments are determined by the Commissioner’s office and terms are two or three years, but members may be reappointed based upon number of nominations and expertise available. See pages 29-30 for a complete listing of assignments and terms. Responsibilities of sport and championship committee members are as listed below: 1. Serve as the official games committee at the Championship site (primary role). Committee members are representing the Conference and not any one particular institution and therefore must conduct themselves accordingly. Decisions must benefit the conduct of the Championship, which may differ from institutional preference. 2. Take action upon request by an institution or by the SWAs. May be asked to review a coaches group’s proposal prior to the SWAs making a final decision. 3. Approve special scheduling requests or deviations from regular season regulations. 4. If a coaches business meeting is conducted at the Championship site, the Committee provides the coaches group advice relative to its recommendations as follows: historical perspective, legitimacy or potential effectiveness of the proposal, how the recommendation may impact Conference-wide policies and philosophies.

C. SENIOR WOMAN ADMINISTRATORS

The SWAs have a Chair and Vice-Chair. Their duties are as follows.

1. Authorized by the Directors of Athletics to take action on all matters pertaining to the Conference’s Olympic Sport Program. The SWAs must review all issues as forwarded from the coaches associations and sport & championship committees. If an issue is deemed highly sensitive or has significant financial implications, as determined by the Chair and/or the Staff Liaison, the Directors will review it. Action taken by the SWAs is mailed to each Director, who then has a three-week period to request that an issue be revisited at the next scheduled Directors’ meeting.

2. Charged with awarding championship dates and sites on a two-year cycle. The coaches group and/or sport & championship committee recommend appropriate/acceptable sites for the SWAs to consider.

3. May take action on appeals after a Sport & Championship Committee has rendered a decision, as necessary. Appeal Process (as defined by the SWAs)  All requests of a Sport & Championship Committee to review a matter must be made in writing, no later than 48 hours after the event, unless circumstances warrant an extension or reduction in the time limit as determined by the Conference staff. The written report must be signed by the Director of Athletics.  The Sport Committee’s decision will be viewed final unless there is evidence that proper procedures were not followed (as described above). In such a case, the SWAs will review.

4. At least one SWA member, inclusive of the Chair, will serve as a liaison at the coaches annual business meeting. The liaisons provide the coaches group advice relative to its recommendations as follows: historical perspective, legitimacy or potential effectiveness of the proposal, how the recommendation may impact conference-wide policies and philosophies.

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COACHES GOVERNANCE & COMMITTEE PROCESS (continued) D. DIRECTORS OF ATHLETICS Beyond the committee process as outlined in steps 1, 2, and 3, the Directors of Athletics always have the ability to review or raise an issue with the membership.  Every head coach, committee member and Director of Athletics receives a summary of the recommendations and the action taken during each phase of the governance process.  After final action has been taken, it is the coaches responsibility to be aware of current policy. Being informed also allows you to have your Director of Athletics respond promptly if the situation warrants.

OLYMPIC SPORT TELEVISION POLICIES

The Conference has a multi-year agreement with ESPNU to produce a minimum of five live Olympic sports telecasts, primarily championship events (men’s and women’s soccer, baseball, and softball), with the option of adding early round championship telecasts and some regular season competition as well. There is also an agreement with CBSSN for a minimum seven Olympic sport telecasts annually (at least five which are baseball). Based on the Conference’s contract with these network, the following policies must be adhered to:  Until the Conference releases Olympic sport regular season inventory based on ESPNU, CBSSN, and the American Digital Network making their official priority selections, the American Athletic Conference retains the rights to all regular season Conference-controlled contests (Conference games and home non-conference games) in addition to all Conference championship events.  After those national network and ADN telecasts are selected, institutions may then televise locally in its market or on its website all its home Olympic sports telecasts.  If an institution needs release of a contest prior to the network selection deadline, the Conference staff will attempt to facilitate a waiver of the normal selection deadline policies. Until receiving that permission from the Conference staff, no institution may assign any television rights (including video streaming) to any competition in Conference sports to any national, regional, or local network.

LIVE STREAMING RIGHTS

ESPN holds exclusive streaming rights for all American controlled football and men’s basketball contests. Additionally, ESPN may select to stream any American controlled women’s basketball or Olympics sports contest on ESPN3 and WATCH ESPN. Subject to normal Conference office approval, institutions can stream on their own websites other women’s basketball and Olympic sports events after all Conference controlled television selections are made, including games produced for The American Digital Network.

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CONFERENCE LICENSING POLICY The Conference recognizes and appreciates that each member school has its own specific licensing program for its own licensed products. However, for any Conference related items, the following licensing policies shall apply:

A. PROGRAM SPECIFICS: Any and all companies or individuals wishing to produce items bearing the Conference name/mark must become licensed with the Conference via its agent, the Learfield Licensing Partners. Any and all companies or individuals wishing to produce items bearing the Conference name/mark and a member school name/mark must become licensed with the Conference and with that member school. This includes promotional giveaway items that will not be resold. Royalties for the following products are to be processed through the Conference licensing program via Learfield:  All products with the Conference name/mark only (“standard” items).  All products with the Conference name/mark and any one member school name/mark (“co-branded” items).  All Conference Champions products (“champions” products).  All products with the Conference name/mark and more than one member school name/mark (“all” items). * Any and all items sold at Conference championship events and at any special events are included within this arrangement - championship event and special event licensees are not required to hold individual school licenses.

B. ROYALTY SPECIFICS:  The Conference royalty rates are: o “standard” licensed items = 5% o “co-branded” licensed items = 15% (10% for school, 5% for Conference) o “champions” licensed items = 15% (10% for school, 5% for Conference) o “all” licensed items = 15% o “championship event” licensed items = negotiated by the Conference, Learfield and vendor(s)  Royalty exemptions = Conference purchases of items bearing the Conference marks which are not for resale. Member school purchases of items bearing the Conference marks may be exempted from royalties with a written waiver approved by the Conference.  All vendors who sell licensed products are to report all sales of pertinent products to Learfield on a quarterly basis.  Learfield separates all royalties by type - Standard, Co-Branded, Champions, All - and retains a percentage of the gross Conference royalties - the gross royalties less the Learfield management share equals the NET Conference royalties. Exception: 100% of school shares of co-branded and Champions item royalties are distributed by Learfield to the school or to the school’s licensing agent.  The revenues due are distributed quarterly from Learfield to the Conference and to either the school directly or to the school’s licensing agent.  For all Standard, All and Championship event products, the Conference retains 100% of the net royalties, except that Learfield will receive 10% of the Conference’s share of Championship event commissions. The revenues generated to the Conference are distributed equally at year-end to the schools through the revenue pool distribution.

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FACILITIES

If an institution has serious objection to playing at another member’s facility because of safety concerns, the issue will be referred to the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee is charged with making a determination and following up with the issue.

COMPETITIVE POLICY

Teams or individuals who qualify for American Championship competition are required to participate in the respective championship event or events.

SITES/DATES

Sites and dates for championships are determined by the SWAs. Recommendations by coaches groups and sport committees are taken into consideration, particularly regarding condition of facilities.

If an adjustment in the date or site becomes necessary, the host institution is required to notify the Conference staff immediately so that the SWAs may make the appropriate change.

TICKETS

At championships where admission is charged, American students are admitted free whenever possible as determined on a case-by-case basis. Decisions regarding admission ticket prices are made by the Conference staff with consideration to the policy normally practiced at the host institution. At all Olympic Sport team Championships, participating institutions will be provided with blank ticket charge back lists which will allow them to list individuals traveling to the event as an attendee. Each institution will be billed the applicable amount by the host institution/venue at the conclusion of the Championship.

CONFERENCE STAFF DUTIES

1. Review, approve and finalize budget submitted by the host institution within 10-15 days after receipt.

2. Conduct at least one meeting on site or via conference call with those involved in hosting the championship. If the host school and/or the Conference staff feel that more than one meeting is necessary, appropriate arrangements are made. The necessity for this meeting may be waived if a championship has been conducted by the same personnel at a site for a number of years.

3. If applicable, approve hotel selections and make all social event arrangements.

4. Email information to all institutions regarding championship 4-5 weeks prior to the event.

5. Work with host school's championship manager to ensure all facilities, personnel, etc. are appropriate and prepared for the event.

6. Order all awards and gifts for the championship. Deliver awards to site.

7. Produce a pre-championship press release and digital championship program, when applicable.

8. Coordinate sports information duties with host SID office.

9. The official photographer of the Conference, or a contracted individual, will be present at its league championships to capture images of the event. Photos will be exclusively available for resale on TheAmerican.org.

10. Work with host championship manager and his/her staff in handling any on-site problems during conduct of the event.

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MEMBER INSTITUTION

1. Each institution is responsible for confirming the travel/lodging arrangements for its team. Travel arrangements are to be made so that the team and coaches are present for all events associated with the championship.

2. If a headquarters hotel is chosen for a championship, teams MUST reside at that specific hotel. If the host institution is a participant in the Championship, they are NOT mandated to stay at the headquarters hotel and may stay on campus. If a headquarters hotel is not selected, teams may reside at a hotel of their choice.

3. Head coaches are responsible for the behavior of their team members while they are attending a championship.

HOST INSTITUTION

1. Upon request by the Conference staff, submit tentative budget to Associate Commissioner for Sport Administration & Championships or the Conference staff liaison three months prior to the championship for all costs which will be incurred by the host institution for the conduct of the championship (i.e., staffing, printing of tickets, promotional materials, etc.).

2. Work with the Associate Commissioner for Sport Administration & Championships, or the Conference staff liaison, to ensure all facilities and appropriate equipment are prepared for the event.

3. Hire all personnel necessary for the conduct of the championship.

4. Have the Sports Information Director work with the Conference communications staff in coordinating publicity and the reporting of results during/after the event.

5. Work with the on site Conference staff to ensure that the championship is conducted appropriately.

6. Submit financial report and comments regarding the championship (i.e., problems, suggestions) to Associate Commissioner for Sport Administration & Championships, or Conference staff liaison within one month after the event.

HOST SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR

1. Advance Publicity: Include championship dates prominently in weekly releases to keep media informed as championship approaches. The Conference staff is responsible for a pre-championship press release. Host SID also may produce a special release. Include dates, times, bracket information if applicable, admission/ticket information, etc.

2. Press Conference: If media interest warrants, the host SID may arrange for a pre-championship press conference at the site, with approval from the Conference staff.

3. Credentials: Credentials are printed and coordinated by the Conference staff. Media may request credentials directly through the Conference staff or participating SIDs may submit a list of their media covering the championship.

4. Telephone: Host SID should have a press row phone at the event and make this number available to other SIDs and media, if necessary.

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HOST SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR (continued)

5. Photography: The Conference staff will use its official photographer to attend the championship banquet, or social event, and championship competition. Expenses for championship event photography - for film, processing, on-site work and prints - are budgeted by the Conference. The Conference staff will also offer participating schools the opportunity to purchase photographs from the photographer.

6. Work Area Press Box: Regardless of whether the championship is on campus, there should be a work area accessible to SIDs and media. Area should have telephone lines, electrical power, internet access, table/chairs, etc. Due to media demand, extra phone lines may need to be installed in the media workroom at Conference expense and with Conference staff approval. Make arrangements to have copying equipment, FAX machines, etc., at the championship site. Press box should be equipped to handle live broadcasts. Only credentialed media and staff will be allowed in the press box.

7. Interview Area: Depending upon media attendance, it may be necessary to have a post-game interview area separate from the media/SID work area. Host SID and staff are responsible for coordinating interviews upon request.

8. Results: Host SID should work with the Conference staff to arrange the distribution of results to proper media outlets at the conclusion of competition each day of the championship. Results are available on the Conference's internet site (www.theamerican.org) at the completion of each day of the event.

9. Staffing: The Conference will be responsible for payment of additional staff members when necessary, but the host institution may be required to help locate and coordinate additional staff.

HOST CHAMPIONSHIP MANAGER DUTIES

The host championship manager works with the American administrator(s) relative to remaining within budgetary guidelines, making on-site arrangements for conduct of the championship, and determining facility and hotel accommodations.

The host championship manager is also responsible for directing the Conference staff regarding the awarding of the stipend among personnel at the host institution. Stipends are not issued until the host championship manager has completed all follow-up duties as determined by the Conference staff (i.e., financial report, final results, etc.).

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CHAMPIONSHIPS

Each institution must travel with a Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) when traveling with six (6) or more student-athletes to every Championship in all sports other than men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s tennis and women’s rowing.

1. An information packet must be compiled by the host institution for each Championship and e-mailed to the visiting athletic training staffs a minimum of two weeks prior to the event.

Packet should include the following information:

a. Host athletic trainer’s office and cell numbers b. Primary physicians on call with office and cell numbers c. Other specialty physicians phone numbers d. Area rescue service/hospitalization/emergency room treatment with maps e. List of supplies and equipment that will be made available. Therapy equipment will be available to team athletic trainers ONLY. Teams that travel with less than 6 will be treated by the host ATC if presented with a written therapy prescription from that institutions athletic trainer. f. Access to host facilities/athletic training room with maps (training room hours should accommodate pre and post contest) g. Available transportation by host school for non-rescue situations h. Copy of reporting form for injuries. The host school should utilize its standard reporting form. i. At all championships, the host ATC must be in possession of an AED.

2. A reporting form must be utilized by the host institution for all treatments/injuries. One copy must be kept on file at the host school and a copy should be sent back with the visiting athletic trainer, coach, or administrator.

3. The NCAA blood rule will be followed for all championships. See the NCAA Sports Medicine Handbook for exact verbiage.

4. Specific medical coverage requirements for each championship will be as listed below. Expenses incurred for complying with the following medical coverages are the responsibility of the Conference and should be included in the host school’s settlement report.

Men’s & Women’s Golf Low Risk  Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) on site Men's & Women's Tennis  Physician on call

Women’s Rowing Medium Risk  Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) on site  Physician on call  EMS on site

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CHAMPIONSHIPS (continued)

5. Specific medical coverage for each championship (continued):

Men's & Women's Cross Country High Risk  Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) on site Men’s & Women’s Soccer  Physician on site Men's & Women's Swimming & Diving  EMS on site Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track & Field  Transportation vehicle on site Men’s & Women’s Basketball Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Softball Baseball

5. The Conference has adopted as policy NCAA Guideline 1E for Lightning Safety. You may find a copy of this policy online at: http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/MD15.pdf

CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT POLICY to be updated by Mid- September

The members and administration of the American Athletic Conference recognize that concussions are serious injuries that require a comprehensive medical approach for diagnosis, treatment, and return to academic and athletic activities. The following policy’s primary principles are to approach each concussion individually, as every case is different, and to have a solid foundation/plan for recovery and stepwise progression for return. Each American Athletic Conference institution shall follow the guidelines in the NCAA Sports Medicine Handbook. Each institution shall have a concussion management plan in place for all sports and an updated plan shall be filed annually with the Conference office by no later than August 1. At minimum, the institution’s concussion management plan must include:

1. The medical staff has the unchallengeable authority to remove a student-athlete from and to return the student-athlete to activities/return to learn. No coach may serve as the primary supervisor for any medical provider, or have hiring, retention or dismissal authority over that provider.

2. The concussion management plan should specifically outline the roles of the athletics healthcare staff (e.g., physician, athletic trainer, physical therapist) and the specific protocol for evaluation and management of concussions.

3. If a student-athlete exhibits signs/symptoms of a concussion, that student-athlete will be immediately removed from play and evaluated by the medical staff.

4. If the student-athlete is diagnosed with a concussion by a certified medical professional, that student- athlete will not be allowed to return to play that day. Monitoring will begin and the concussion management plan for that institution will be adhered to.

5. The full process from initial evaluation to return to activities (including academic and any CARA) must be documented in the student-athlete’s medical record.

6. Baseline testing for all student-athletes will be performed at each institution as part of the initial pre- participation medical exam. The types of baseline testing will be at the discretion of the institution.

These policies and guidelines will be revisited annually by each institution.

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CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT POLICY (continued)

Communication  Each institution must submit annually to the Conference office, by no later than August 1, all Emergency Action Plans (EAP) for each campus competition facility. This information will be available on the Conference website under the Members Only section.

Communication in the sport of Football

a. Each institution will have in place a specific sideline communication plan between the ATC, MD and EMT when an injury occurs (e.g., radio, hand signals). The types of communication will be on file at the Conference office and must be submitted annually by no later than August 1.

b. Each institution’s medical staffs will meet pre-game at approximately 30-60 minutes before kickoff during pre-game warm ups. This meeting will include at minimum: location of EMS/Ambulance, availability of X-ray/Flouroscan, and communication between sidelines (e.g., medical liaisons, radios). EMTs are required to have an in-person meeting with each team’s medical staff prior to the game.

Return to Activities 1. Return to learn and return to activity will be determined by the institution’s medical staff.

2. Activities include any countable athletically related activities (CARA). Return to learn includes any academic-related activities (e.g., classroom, tutoring, study hall).

3. Academic staff will be notified and involved in the management of the student-athlete’s return to the classroom as well as all other academic activities.

4. Management of non-sport related concussions (i.e. automobile accidents, etc.) will be treated the same as sport-related concussions with the same return guidelines.

Education 1. Each institution will develop and determine the mechanism for providing annual concussion education to coaches, support staff and student-athletes. In addition, prior to the beginning of each academic year, the institution shall provide concussion education and shall review the concussion protocol with the medical staff (e.g., physicians, athletic trainers and other health care providers, as appropriate). Each such individual shall sign a form acknowledging that he/she received the annual concussion education.

2. Student-athletes also shall sign a form acknowledging that they have a responsibility to provide truthful information and to report promptly their injuries and illnesses to the medical staff. Coaches shall sign a form acknowledging that they have a responsibility to provide truthful information and to report promptly any student-athlete injury or illness to the medical staff.

3. American coaches will work to modify appropriately athletes’ techniques and encourage safe play to help prevent injuries.

Education in the Sport of Football

a. Football game officials will receive annual concussion education from the Conference Office staff as part of their annual certification.

b. There will be conference-wide education on safe tackling in conjunction with a partnership with USA Football and the Heads-up tackling program. The conference shall highlight and explain its initiatives to promote concussion education with respect to parents, its initiatives to promote safe tackling techniques with respect to youth coaches, and its promotion of the values of youth football.

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CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT POLICY (continued)

Year-Round Football Practice Guidelines 1. Adopt the 2014 “NCAA inter-association consensus practice guidelines” purpose and background statements.

2. Definition of “full contact live practice”: Any practice that involves live tackling or live scrimmage where players are generally taken to the ground. Live contact does not include: (1) “thud” sessions, or (2) drills that involve “wrapping up;” in these scenarios players are not taken to the ground and contact is not aggressive in nature. Full contact live practices are to be conducted in a manner consistent with existing football playing rules that prohibit targeting to the head or neck area with the helmet, forearm, elbow, or shoulder, or the initiation of contact with the helmet.

3. Preseason practice guidelines

On those days in which institutions schedule a two-a-day practice, “full contact live practices” are only allowed in one practice. A maximum of four (4) live contact practices may occur in a given preseason week, and a maximum of 12 total may occur in preseason. Only three (3) practices (scrimmages) will allow for live contact in greater than 50 percent of the affected practice schedule.

4. In season practice guidelines

“In season” is defined as the period from six (6) days prior to the first regular-season game to the final regular-season game or conference championship game (for participating institutions). There may be no more than two (2) “full contact live practices” per week.

5. Post-Season Practice (Bowl Practice) guidelines:

Only four (4) “full contact live practices” are allowed during post-season practice and they may not occur on consecutive days. Of the four (4) permissible “full contact live practices,” not more than 50% of the allotted practice time of each such practice shall be designated to “full contact.”

6. Spring practice guidelines Of the 15 allowable practice sessions that may occur during the spring practice season, eight (8) such practice sessions may involve “full contact live practice”; three (3) of these eight (8) live contact practices may include greater than 50 percent live contact (scrimmages). Full contact live practices are limited to two (2) in a given week and may not occur on consecutive days.

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