Softball preview

Cindy Lyon of the University of Utah leads off lhe women k soft- ball seasonfor The NCAA News, which previews the top players and teams in all divisions on pages 5-6. Lyon, a shortstop, hit .379 for rhe Utes in 1983.

The NCAA March 7,1984, Volume 21 Number 10. _ Official Publication of th ational Collegiate Athletic Association Court ruling causes I-A legislative meeting set concern over agents for June 28-29 in Chicago Many football coaches and ath- said Fred Akers, football coach The first Division 1-A midyear of the legislative meeting and the on number of delegates, certification letics administrators are awaiting at the University of Texas, Austin. legislative meeting, as authorized by form on which chief executive officers and voting procedures, parliamentary the full implications of last week’s “We’re not talking about that 19X4 Convention adoption of Pro- will appoint delegates to attend the authority, amendment procedures, court ruling that may open the many people who are capable of posal No. 38, has been scheduled for meeting will he mailed on or before and the special rules of order. door for underclassmen to play going into pro ball before their Thursday and Friday, June 28-29, at May 14. A more detailed meeting format professional football, but most eligibility expires. The one percent the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Under the provtstons of Proposal and the names of individuals who seem to agree that dealing with is not who we are concerned with; Chicago. No. 38, the Division I-A legislative will chair various sessions during the agents will be the toughest it’s the 99 percent who will be While details of the meeting format meeting may adopt legislation applii June meeting will be announced problem. pursued by unscrupulous agents. have not yet been approved by the cable only to Diviston I-A. Therefore, after they are determined by the U.S. District Judge Laughlin “My concern is for these players Division I-A members of the NCAA the June 28-29 meeting can adopt Divtsion 1-A members of the Council. Waters ruled that the United States who will be taken advantage of Counctl, who WIII serve as the pro- only football legislation. None of the The I-A Counctl members are: Football League’s regulation by agents, who try to convince gram committee for the meeting, legislation adopted can become Wilford S. Bailey, Auburn Uni- barring the signing of collegiate the 99 percent that they are capable tentattve plans call for the meeting effective until adjournment of the versity; William H. Baughn, Uni- underclassmen violates the Sher- of playing professional football. to begin at 2 p.m. June 28 and to 1985 annual Convention; and since versity of Colorado; William D. man Antitrust Act. The decision All agents aren’t bad. Some are adjourn by 4 p.m. June 29. the Division I-A meeting is considered Bradford, Duke University; Richard resulted from a suit filed by Bob very interested in the best concerns The Division I-A Council members a part of the 1985 Convention, any W. Burns, University of Texas, El Boris, a former punter for the of the athletes, but this ruling will will conduct a telephone conference proposal adopted June 28-29 is Paso; John R. Davts, Oregon State University of Arizona who now is open more opportunities for ath- early this month to complete more subject to rescission at the January Universtty; G. Jean Cerra-Decker, playing for the USFL’s Oklahoma letes to be taken advantage of by detailed planning. Convention. University of Missouri, Columbia; Outlaws. agents.” Shortly thereafter, all Dtvtsion The meeting also is entitled to Eugene F. Corrigan, University of Waters urged the USFL to Last year, NCAA President I-A active and voting allied mcmbcrs propose legislation on nonfootball Notre Dame; Lewis A. Cryer, Pacific appeal, however, saying the eligi- John L. Toner, testifying before will receive a mailing regardmg the matters for consideration at the 1985 Coast Athletic Association; Mary bility rule “involves a controlling the U.S. Senate Judiciary Com- meeting schedule, procedures for annual Convention. A deadline also Alice Hill, San Diego State University; question of law as to which there mittee, presented the NCAA’s submttting legislation for considera- will be established for receipt of such David L. Maggard, University of is substantial ground for difference position regarding premature tion at the meeting and information proposals prior to the June 28-29 California, Berkeley; Gwendolyn of opmion.” The USFL has not signing of student-athletes by regarding hotel reservations. The meeting. Norrell, Michigan State Ilniversity; replied. professional sports organizations: deadline for submissron of amend- All of the Association’s customary Charles H. Samson, Texas A&M “We’re going to survive in col- “It is the position of the NCAA ments will be Sunday, April 29, as Convention procedures apply to the University; Richard G. Shrider, lege regardless of this ruling,” Sur Courl. page 12 specified in the legislation. I-A session, including the require- Miami University (Ohio), and The Official Notice and Program ments regarding quorum, limitattons Hindman Wall, . Supreme Court again tackles Title IX: a legal analysis By Willtam D. Kramer that they applied not to particular question of whether Title IX is vs. Bell. a Title IX case concerning programs. The Federal government For much of the past decade, programs, but rather to “recipients” programmatic or institutional tn student financial asststance. Gove originally claimed, and the 1J.S. Court Federal government efforts to regu- of Federal aid. Direct or indirect scope. These cases also provide some City College accepts no Federal grants of Appeals for the Third Circuit late intercollegiate athletics programs receipt of aid by any program at an guidance wtth regard to the coverage and does not administer any Federal ruled, that Title IX applies to all of under Title IX were a source of institution or by any student attcndmg of athletics programs, but they do student aid programs. The college the programs and activmcs conducted intense controversy. In part, the con an institution was defined to be a not resolve that issue. refused to execute an assurance of hy Grove City College because stu troversy concerned the reasonable- sufficient basis for Title IX juris- In North Haven Hoard of Edu- compliance with Tttle 1X on the dents attending the college recctvc ness and legality of particular require- diction. catton vs. Bell, decided in May 1982, ground that it did not receive Federal Pell Grants directly from the Fcdcral menls ~ such as affirmative-actton The NCAA and others challenged the Supreme Court held that Tttlc fmancial assistance for any of its mandates and the equal per capita the regulations on the ground that IX prohibits discrimination in employ- expenditure test-advocated by Title they were institutional in scope not- ment but applies only to specific IX proponents. But of central irn- withstanding the program-specific Federally assisted programs. The In the News portance was a fundamental undcrly- limitations of the authortzmg statute. court ruled that an agency’s authority Indiana University’s Sunder Nix says his academic performance has a btg ing question were Title IX regu They purported to cover particular under Title IX both to promulgate effect on how he performs on the track _. _. _. _. _. _. _. _. _. _. 2 lattons governing college sports programs, including college sports regulations and to terminate funding notes and statistics in Division 1 .3-4 programs authorized by law? programs, without regard to whether is program-specific, but it did not Championships previews in Division I men’s and women’s basketball, By its terms, Title IX applies only those programs received Federal discuss what constitutes a “program Dtvision I men’s ice hockey, Division I women’s swimming, men’s and to “any education program or activity financial assistance. or activity” or “receipt” of Federal women’s rtfle, and Division III men’s swimmmg _. _. _. _. _. _. _. _. 7-X receiving Federal financial - The Supreme Court now has de- aid under Title IX. Catalogs and order forms for the I984 series of NCAA publications have ance.” Nevertheless, the Federal cided two cases-neither involving On February 28,1984, the Supreme been mailed to member institutions _. _. _. _. _. _. _. 9 government wrote its regulations so athletics-that resolve the basic Court decided tirove Ctty College 2 March 1.1984 The NCAA Comment Academics give sprinter Nix his biggest kicks By Jon Hendershott do well on the track. If I’m not doing well in class, then I might “There are a lot of personal things that can really inspire an Track and Field News be distracted and not concentrating on the track. How I athlete, and for me, my family is my biggest inspiration.” Ask Indiana coach Sam Bell what makes Sunder Nix a top perform in school has a big effect on how I perform on the Says Bell, “Often, people with notable qualities end up 400-meter sprinter and he won’t mention things like his speed track.” achieving great things because someone loves them. That is (44.68-fastest time in the world in 1982). tenacious com- But Nix, a forensics major, freely admits to the rewarding very obvious in Sunder’s case.” feeling that his academic achievements are as important as his petitiveness or his ability to come through in the big meets On the competitive side, ask Nix why he runs so well in the (1983 The Athletics Congress champ; bronze medals in the running exploits: “Doing well in school has been an inspiration races that count the most, and he quietly replies, “I guess I just to me in my running. I knew I was coming to a good school 1983 NCAA, World University Games and World cham- put the most emphasis on the meets that have the top-quality and I wanted to prove to myself that I wasn’t just some dumb pionships). competition. I want to show myself that I can do it. Instead, Bell tells this story: “I took Sunder, Dave Vol7 and jock who can only run.” Jim Spivey to a Rotary meeting in the fall of 1982. They all Bell says, “Our academic counselors at Indiana are un- “Some people felt before Helsinki that the American 400 had had a lot of success that year, especially Sunder, who won believable in what they will do to help kids and how concerned guys were young and untested in that level of competition. I the Sports Festival with the year’s fastest time. wanted to run well because I didn’t want people to say I “I interviewed each of them, and I asked them what their couldn’t perform up to my abilities in that big of a meet. It was biggest thrill had been up to then. I meant their biggest thrill in Important that I prove to myself that I could perform at the athletics, even though I didn’t say that specifically. But Sunder Columnary Craft highest level in the world.” didn’t hesitate and replied, ‘My biggest thrill is that I have Nix left himself a considerable task in the Helsinki final, been able to make it academically at Indiana University.‘That they are about them. Every time grades are posted, Sunder’s entering the last straight with a lot of ground to make up. His says a lot about the quality of Sunder Nix. counselor asks, ‘How did Sunder do?’ homestretch charge closed all the way on winner Bert “Sunder went to a tough, inner-city high school in Chicago, “She has told me, ‘He is the greatest kid I have ever worked Cameron and silver medal-winning teammate Michael Franks. not the kind of school where you would look for kids with with. All he does is eat, sleep, run, go to class and study. “I looked at that race just last week, and it looked like I was academic excellence. He came here on a vtsit, and I was honest Nobody knows how much of a commitment he has made.’ almost last coming off the final turn,“Nix says. “In the race, I with htm. “Sunder is one of those kids who when you ask him to reach asked myself, ‘What am I doing way back here?’ “I told htm he was an academtc rusk. I told him we knew he down, he really reaches. It doesn’t matter if it’s in athletics or was a good runner (Nix ran 46.6 as a senior, the nation’s schoolwork,” Bell said. “Some people have an intestinal “I’m not saying I definitely would have beaten Bert or Mike, fastest prep time in 1980). hut he could come here on one fortitude that enables them to reach deeper and get more from but if I had run smarter, I feel I could have placed much better condition. themselves than other people can. than third. So I’m still learning how to run my best in top-level “That condition was he would come here as a student first. “If I had to pick one quality that makes Sunder so good, races.” If he wanted to go to college just to run, then he should go that would be it. He sees that something has to be done, and he Nix’s overall season was good enough to rank him No. 2 in somewhere else. I told him that he should know right from the finds a way to do it. He doesn’t shrink from any task, and you the world behind Jamaica’s Cameron. Now, as the top start that studying at this university would be the most can’t ask for more from anyone.” American heading into the Olympics, Nix knows his work is difficult thing he would ever do. While Nix’s successesin school have mspired him athletically, cut out for him. “He looked at me and said, *I like that.’ He came here, and he points out another, more personal source of desire. “I always wanted to be the top American,” he admits, “and he has been exceptional in both his scholastic work and “My family is very close. My brother, two sisters and my now that I am, I know all the other guys will be keying on me. athlettcs.” mother give me great inspiration,” Nix says. “My mother But I know that as the competition gets stiffer, I will perform If you ask the 22-year-old Nix what hts strongest asset as a raised us, and I know that was tough for her. Seeing what she like the top American. I just plan to be as ready as I can be this competitor is, be prepared for an unusual answer: “I feel it all had to go through makes me feel that I owe it to her as much as year, and whatever competition I have to face, I will welcome comes back to my schoolwork. If I do well in my studies, then I myself to finish college. it.” ‘Bottom-line’ thinking poses threat Looking Back Eugene J. McCarthy, former U.S. senator channels each time they went to a commercial. That’s I I Stste of Minnesota not the way to watch football.” USA Today Five years ago “Once upon a time, sports were sports. When teams James P. Reardon, psychologist “The Classic,” a history of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball lined up, they aimed for the goal line. Now, more and Columbus, Ohio Championship, was published in March 1979. It ws the first hard-cover book more often, they’re being encouraged to aim for the The Associated Press published by the Association. (“NCAA: The Voice of College Sports”) “If athletes would not use them (steroids), records bottom line. Ten years ago “The bottom line the compelling, overriding stand- would stand for 100 years. ard for success in the world of business of televtsion-is “Ultimately, it still boils down to who is psycho- The first NCAA Division Ill Wrestling Championships were conducted threatening America’s last bastion of amateurism and logically the strongest, the most stable, and who can March l-2, 1974, at Wilkes College, and Wilkes’Colonels, the hosts, earned purity.” thus perform best on a given day. the title over runner-up John Carroll University. (National Collegiate “Often, athletes have been portrayed as social misfits Championships records book) Rey Dempsey, head football coach and drug addicts. The misperceptions cover the spec- Memphis State University Twenty years ago trum-misleading information about the effects of The Assocuwd Press steroids as well as the nature of people who take them. The first National College Dtvision Swimming Championships were held “To be involved in a play-off game and win the But any substance if abused can harm the health of the March 20-21, 1964, at Grove City College. Bucknell University, coached hy national championship is a great thing. I like the play- abuser.” Bob Latour, outscored East Carolina University for the team title. (National I Collegiate Championships records book) I John Nelson, sports writer Thirty years ago Opinions Out Loud The A sso rioted Press “Big-time competitive sports create a lot of pressure, President Eisenhower signed March 31, 1954, a new Federal excise tax reason apologists. So who can blame the athlete if he bill, which provided that the Federal admissions tax “shall not apply in the offs, but I’ve never been able to figure out how to do it in gets into a little trouble with drugs or alcohol? case of any athletic event between educational institutions held during the Division I-A. “How could they possibly resist buying a little regular athletic season for such event, if the proceeds therefrom inure “Our players really liked it (the play-off system), but cocaine or overindulging in liquor with all that pressure exclusively to the benefit of such institutions.” (“NCAA: The Voice of when you’re in I-AA, you don’t get a chance to get much and with all that money in their pockets? College Sports”) publicity. For I-AA, it’s a great thing. It did affect us “Phooey. I 1 academically. A lot of guys had to take incompletes in “In light of growing research, the excuses just don’t some courses for the semester. I didn’t feel that I4 wash any longer. Athletes are no more victims of society games were too many.” than anyone else. Their foibles are the same; it’s just that Calendar Donn Bernstein, college football coordinator sometimes they originate in bigger heads, making them ABC Sports more difficult to find and treat.” March 7-10 Men’s and Women’s Skiing Champtonshtps, Bartlett, LISA Today New Hampshire “Televtsing bowl games against each other is a bad Bill Smith, football coach March 7-10 Division II Men’s and Women’s Swimmtng and Diving scene, an unhealthy situation. We’re in a trap, but I Aldine High School Champtonshtps, Hempstead, New York don’t see any answer. Houston Chronicle March X-IO Dtvision Ill Women’s Swimming and Dtvmg Champion- “I was in , and for the first two games- “Contrary to popular belief, college football scholar- ships, Atlanta, Georgia the Cotton Bowl on CBS and the Fiesta Bowl on ships are not the goal of a high school football program. March X-10 Diviston I Wrestling Championships, East Rutherford, NBC ~~I sat on the edge of my hotel hed and switched Scholarships are a bonus, something extra, something New Jersey perhaps for the student to aspire to, a reason for March 9-10 Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track Championships, keeping up his grades and staying eligible. Syracuse, New York The NCAA@)News “But they are not the reason we, as coaches, are hued. March 9-l I Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball Committees, 11SSN002761701 The high school football program is valuable to the Kansas City, Mtssouri Pubhshed weekly, except hweetly I” the cummer, by the student because it teaches him to work happily and March IS-17 Dtvtsion II Men’s Ice Hockey Championship, campus Nat,onal Collcgiatc Alhlelw Assoc~ar~on, Nail Avenue al 63rd effectively with others toward acommon goal-lessons Street. P 0 Box 1906. Missmn. Kansas 66201. Phone. 913/384- site to be determined 3220. Subscription rate SIS annually Secondqlass postage pad he will need throughout his life.” March 15-17 Division Ill Men’s Ice Hockey Championship, campus PI Shawnee M~srron, Kansas. Address correctmnr requczad. Sheldon E. Steinbach, general counsel site to be determined Postmaster send address changes 11, NCAA Pubhshmg~ P.0 Box March 15-17 Division Ill Men’s Swimming and Diving Champion- 1906. M&on. Kansas 66201 American Council on Education Pubhsher Ted C. I‘ow The New York Times ships, Atlanta, Georgia Ednor-in-Chlel Thomas A Wilson “Over the last I2 years, the spirit of Title IX has been March 15-17 Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Champmn- Managm~ Editor Bruce L. Howard incorporated into the everyday practices and thought ships, Indianapolis, Indiana Assistant Edlror Jamc\ A. Sheldon Division I I I Men’s Basketball Championship, Grand Advertising Uirector Wallace I Renfro processes of administrators, faculty members and March 16-17 The Comment sectmn of The NCAA News 1s offered a, vpinwn. students. Rapids, Michigan The wews expressed do not necessarily represent a consenws of “It is highly unlikely that there will be any cutbacks in March 16-17 Division Ill Women’s Basketball Championship, Scran- the NCAA membership. An tqual Opprartumly Employer. efforts to achieve equality of opportunity based on sex.” ton, Pennsylvania THE NCAA NEWS/March 7,1984 3 Basketball notes ACC has nation’s best nonconference record The Atlantic Coast Conference is assured of its 10th first-place ranking in I I yearn of nonconference com- pilations in Division 1 men’s basket- ball. It has a best-ever 88-l I won- lost record (.889 percentage) against Division I opponents outside the confcrcnce, through games of Febru- ary 18. In the first five seasons of the 1980s. the ACC has a remarkable record of 410 victories and 99 losses against outside major foes for an .806 winning percentage. The only other conference to fitush on top in I I yrars of such compilations was the Big Ten Conference, with 84-26 for .764 last season, when the South- eastern Conference was second at .750 and the ACC third with .729. Interestingly, tht: ACC’s noncon- ference foes rank no better than Janice Lawrence of Joe Carrabino, Harvard, ranks Northeast .f.uuisiana ‘sLisa Ingram Auburn junior sixth nationally this year at .537. Tech is among the top scorers The Big Ten’s outside schedule ranks second in free-throw percentage ranks among the leaders in is second in jield-goal accuracy No. I this year at S69, and the Big and ranks eighth in field-goal and is among the leading scorers scoring, rebounding and field- with 53.8 percent Ten dropped to third in winning percentage goal percentage percentage. A year ago, the Big the seedings for the regional brackets. ACC at .535. Stephen F. Austin Stare .668, Louis- his team to its first winning season in Ten’s opponents were down in 12th The RPI is based purely on won- Rounding out the top 10 in won- iana Tech .66l, Cheyney .656, Texas its nine-year history, reports B L. place at 513, while the SEC’s foes lost, with no margins involved lost are the Southwest Athletic, Big .644, Clemson .637, Georgia .632, Elfring, SID. led at .579, with the ACC’s opponents in any way. Every team and every Eight, Metro Atlantic, Big East, Louisiana State .614, Vanderbilt Merrimack’s Joe Dickson, with a second at .570. Obviously, strength conference start each season on an Atlantic IO, Northern Pacific Athletic .6122, Alabama .6121, Long Beach 3.720 GPA in business, became the of schedule is a factor. even basis and build their records Conference (California, Fresno State, State .607, Duke .606, Mississippi second player m school history with The Big East Conference now from there. However, many of the Oregon, Oregon State, Pacific, San College .6032, Mlsslsslppi .6027, 2,000 points. At the first practice in ranks second in winning, but its nonconference games that separate Francisco, San Jose State, Santa Stanford .602, Penn State .600, DIckson’s freshman year, coach Bert schedule ranks no better than I I th. the teams and conferences in the Clara, Washington and Washington Arkansas .599, Virginia .59 13, Mary- Hammel was not impressed: “I wasn’t Only the Big Ten, SEC and Big rankings were played before confer- State) and the Big Ten. Once again, land .59 I I, Cal State Fullerton S905, even sure he’d make the team.“(Puul Eight have top-five winning records ence action. The committee studies the conferences with the best records Syracuse .587 and Oregon State .586. McCarthy. Merrimack SID) against top-five foes: scores, game sites and conference generally play the toughest schedules: The top 25 comes from just eight Bauman one of three Oppon. standings in picking the 24. oppun. conferences (with I5 from the SEC, Drake senior Lorri Bauman has Won-Lost Pet. Rank Of the 30 conferences in the Won-Lost Pet. R.nh ACC and WCAA) and four indepen- become just the third player in Divi- Atlantic Coast.. . . . 88 II 889 6 Southeastern* I IO 25 .x15 2 Big East __ _. 61 previous table, 29 will send a dents (Louisiana Tech, Cheyney, 23 .726 I I Atlantic Coast’ . 59 21 ,738 3 sion I women’s basketball history to Big Ten 63 28 ,692 I champion to an automatic berth in West. Collegiate* . . 67 34 ,663 I Stephen F. Austin and Mississippi reach 3,000 points and 1,000 rebounds Southeastern 55 27.671 4 the tournament-all but the Mid- Southwest* 48 26 649 IO College). over a career. Through March 4, Big Eight 59 30 663 5 Continent. Big Eight* 55 34 618 II Bauman had 3,035 points and 1,029 Sun &It.. _. _. . 54 30 643 19 Metro Atlantic 5& 36 .6ll I4 2,500 career points Western Athletic. . . . 60 36 ,625 14 25 toughest schedules Big East’...... _. . . a4 51 ,596 4 Entering this season, only I8 rebounds. Missourl Valley 47 31 .603 8 The toughest schedule in the coun- Atlarmc IO* 78 55 ,586 9 The all-time leader is Kansas’ Metro.. 52 38 ,578 IO players in Division I men’s basketball try? Well, that honor goes to Virginia, Northern Pacific*. 55 41 .573 1 history had reached 2,500 career , with 3,649 points ECAC South 46 35 568 21 Big Ten* . . 4H 41 .539 I2 and 1,734 rebounds over four seasons, Metro Atlantic 54 41 ,568 27 through games of February 18. Its Metro* 55 52 .514 5 points. The club now has 2 I members. Pacilic-IO. _. 48 41 539 I7 22 Division I opponents at that stage Sun Belt’...... 56 56 .500 1 Centenary’s Willie Jackson ended 1978-1981. UCLA’s Southland ...... 4s 41 ,523 20 had a winning percentage of .678 Southland* ...... 31 31 ,500 21 his career with 2,535 points-14th played the same four seasons and Southwest Athletic 43 41 .5I2 7 High Country* 43 44 ,494 20 has 3,198 points and 1,310rebounds. Pacific Coast 40 42 488 3 against other Division I teams. North highest. Jackson also finished with East Coa\t.. . 34 40 459 26 Delta State’s Lusia Harris came close Big Sky ...... 39 42 .4X1 28 Carolina was next at .67 1. Others in Mountam West. 32 38 ,451 22 I,1 13 rebounds, making him the4lst M&Amerxan 31 36 ,463 12 the top 25 were Villanova .651, Ohio Valley* 29 39 ,426 I9 Division I player in history to have in her four seasons ending with West coast 37 47 440 22 Missourl.635, DePaul .628, Purdue ECAC South 23 32 41X 24 at least 2,000 career points and 1,000 1977-2.98 I points and 1,662 re- Atlantic 10.. _. . . . 30 39 ,435 9 Southwestern 20 29.408 25 bounds. ECAC N. Atlantrc .623, Louisville .619, Georgia Tech career rebounds (North Carolina’s 34 45 ,430 23 Mid-American’ 25 40 .385 IX Holy Cross SID Gregg Burke Midwestern City . . 31 43 .419 IS .6 17, Maryland .6 I5 I, North Carolina North Star. 26 43 ,311 I6 joined the same club Mid-Continent 27 38 ,415 30 State .6150, Northwestern .614, New Gateway* . . . . 21 4x .360 I5 earlier this season). Akron’s Joe reports Sherry Levin has become Ohro Valley 27 43 386 25 Mexico State .608, Michigan 6074, M&Eastern I4 25 ,359 11 Jakubick finished his career with just the second player in New England Southwestern . . . . 25 41 ,379 I3 Wake Forest .6066, Kentucky .603, Cosmopolitan 23 52 307 23 2,530 (three-point goals are counted women’s history to score 2,000 points. Tram Amcnca 36 60 ,375 29 Oil Country...... I5 37 ,288 6 Holy Cross men Jack Foley and Ivy ...... 27 54 .333 26 Kansas .602, Iowa .5982, Brigham Ivy . . . ..___ I3 50 206 I3 as two points in career compilations; ECAC Metro 23 54 .299 I6 Young S979, Mississippi State 596, .Champlons of these 17 conferences qualify Jukubick had 53 and Jackson almost Ron Perry also reached 2,000, giving Southern . I9 47 288 2 Duke .594, Indiana .591, Wichita automatically for tournament tield. that many)-good for 15th place. Holy Cross three. How many others East coast ...... 21 54 ,280 I8 have three? Mid-Eastern I3 51 .203 State 5904, Auburn 5903, Creighton The NCAA Division I Women’s Iona’s Steve Burtt now is tied for As the chart shows, a number c? .5886 and Clemson .5886 (tied for Basketball Committee will have RPI 19th at 2,503-.~ with NCAA tourna- Harvard sets all-divisions record conferences rank much higher in 24th). Most of the 25 have winning ratings available for the first time as ment play coming up, since his team Harvard’s men’s team has ended opponents’strength of schedule than records despite their schedules. a help in picking the I5 at-large won the Metro Atlantic Athletic the season with a team free-throw in won-lost results against outside A year ago, the final rankings teams in the 32-team field and for Conference tournament and the auto- percentage of .822, an all-time, all- major foes. A prime example is the showed Louisville on top at .648, seedings for the regional brackets. matic berth last weekend. divisions NCAA men’s record, by Southern Conference, 28th in won- with North Carolina State’s national The RPI for women is identical to Seven other men have reached making 535 in 651 attempts. The lost percentage but No. 2 in strength champions second at .646, then that for men, but scheduling patterns 2,000 career points, bringing that former Division I mark was .809 by of schedule. Obviously, that will Purdue .622, Virginia .614 and Ken- differ. Games against non-Division I all-time list to I50 players. They are Ohio State in 1970. The former all- move the Southern up many notches tucky .606. All five are also on the teams are deleted, but there were Perkins, Brigham Young’s Devin divisions record was .815 by South in the RPI (rating percentage index). list of 25 again this year. The Atlantic 1,067 such games played by the 267 Durrant, North Carolina A&T’s Joe Alabama (then in Division II) in A third factor, not shown on the Coast dominates this year’s list, which women’s teams through February I8 Binion, Alabama State’s Lewis 1971. chart, is the schedule strength of the includes teams from just nine confer- and majors won only 64.5 percent. Jackson, Dayton’s Roosevelt Chap- Quotes of the week opponents of your opponents. This ences and one independent (DePaul). There are 60 independents in the man, Yale’s Butch Graves and California has the shortest team in recognizes the fact that two opponents Southeastern women lead women’s game (vs. 21 in the men’s). Florida’s Ronnie Williams. (Jackson the Pacific-IO. Coach Dick Kuchen with identical won-lost records The Southeastern Conference is And many Division I women’s teams played two seasons in Division II.) on his team’s problem in matching against majors (both 17-8, for in- assured of first place in the first-ever do not play Division I schedules. Houston’s Michael Young can reach up: “Because of the way we match stance) could have faced far different nonconferencecompilation for Divi- Four of them had played only one 2,000 in tournament play. up, we have to do different things opposition in terms of strength. sion I women’s basketball, with a Division I opponent all season Chapman, reports Doug Haus- every game~dramatically different Usually, the third factor is in the 1lo-25 won-lost record (.8 I5 percent- through February 18, while I2 others child, Dayton sports information things. I’m not talking about Band- same general range as the second age) against Division I opponents had played nine or fewer. In fact, director, has won four trophies as Aids, I’m talking triple bypass.” factor, but sometimes the difference outside the SEC, through February there is a group of 35 majors (27 are most valuable player in Dayton’s Southern California tried to clog proves significant. 18. independents) that has played be- annual holiday tournament but owns the middle in a game at Stanford. All games against opponents below The Atlantic Coast is a distant tween 41 and 96 percent of the time none of them. He gave them to his Said coach Stan Morrison: “Our Division I are deleted in these second at 59-21 for .738. In third against nonmajors. As a group, they father, Roosevelt Sr.; his mother defense was so tight that we were comparisons. This is because major place at 67-34 is the Western Colle- played 284 games against majors Ethel; his sister, Rose Chapman fouling each other.“(Jim Muldoon. colleges regularly win 90 percent giate Athletic Association. Its mem- and 470 against nonmajors. Also, McAdoo, and finally to his six-year- Pucific-IO SID) against the nonmajors, with about bers are Arizona, Arizona State, four conferences have played between old niece, Sharmaine. Louisiana State’s Steffond Johnson 600 such games every year. Through UCLA, Cal State Fullerton, Long 41 and 56 percent of their outside Divisions 11 and III had played only 18 minutes in I I February 18, the majors won 524 Beach State, San Diego State, games against nonmajors. Framingham State’s Mark Van conference games with just three and lost 55 against nonmajors for a Southern California and Stanford. 25 toughest women’s schedules Valkenburg turned a rare trick in points before going to Mississippi, .905 winning percentage. Southern Cal is the defending The toughest women’s schedule in Division III by reaching 2,000 points where he broke loose with career The NCAA Division I Men’s national champion. the country’! Tennessee leads the list and 1,000 rebounds for his career, highs for points (20), rebounds (l5), Basketball Committee will use the These three conferences also hold through games of February 18. Its reports SID Jeff Stone. Van Valken- minutes (37) and steals (5). Said RPI rankings only as one source the top three spots in the toughest- 25 Division I opponents at that stage burg had 2,294 points (a 24. I average), LSU coach Dale Brown: “I thought when it meets this weekend to choose schedule ranking, but in a different had a winnmg percentage of .716 1,025 rebounds and shot 62.5 percent Steffond had gone into hibernation the IO conferences that will send order. The WCAA leads. Its Division against other Division I teams. from the field. Lowell’s John Paga- with a ‘do not disturb’ sign.” Said their champions into the preliminary I opponents are .545 against Division Southern California was next at netti, a 3.610 grade-point average Johnson: “A little angel got me the round, then the 24 at-large teams to 1foes other than those in the WCAA. .692. Others in the top 25 were Old student for his career in computer ball a couple of times.” (Jimmy make up the 53-team field and finally Second is the SEC at .543, then the Dominion .690, Kentucky .6X5, science, scored 2.09 I points and led Hyams. LSU assi.~iont SID) 4 March 7.1984

1 The NCAA Basketball Statistics [Through games of March 5]

Men’s Division I individual leaders Team leaders SCORING SCORING ; DEFENSE SCORINO FIELD-GOAL PERCEN;fQE FG FGA PC1 AVG G W-L AVG 670 1 Tulsa 92.0 1. Prmcstan 49.2 1 Joe Jakubick. Akron 3i 206FT PTS814 AVG301 1. Bobb Lee Hurt Alabama 148 221 812 29.0 2 A C kraen Origon State 118 17? 66.7 2. Alabama St. 2. Fresno St. g 8; 2 Leals Jackson. Alabama State 305 202 % 3 Oregon St zli 3 Devm Ourrant. Brloham Vouno 284 224 792 283 3. Akeem Olaiuwon. Houston 195 296 659 3. Oklahoma 4. 85.1 4. Tulane 55.0 4 Alfredrick Hu ‘has-Loyola (tll> 305 139 749 27.7 4 Keith Walk&. Utica 125 191 65.4 Nev.-Las Vegas 5. Pat Ewino. Gaoroatown 193 295 654 5. Marshall 5 Va Commonwealth ii ‘2 551 5. Wayman 11sB ale, bklahoma 28 22-6 55.8 Et g ii 2: 136 213 63.8 6 III Zhicago 27 6 Houston Baptrst 6 . McNaese State 56.1 614 24.6 7 Mika Toomer.-ciorida ALM 149 234 63.7 7. Oral Roberts 7 llllnols 1. Brett Crawford. U.S. Int’l 257 100 E 1% 248 166 682 245 8. Derelr Boldon Central Michigan B. Alcorn St. E 8 Northwestern .3 Napoleon Johnson, Gramblmg 28 17-11 E3 250 186 686 24.5 9 Brian Burke, bartmouth 1i.i E E 9 North Carolina 80.9 9. Notre Dame 9. Mlchasl Ca e San Die o St 27 23-4 57 7 249 210 708 244 10. Bob Thornton, Cal-lrvme 10. Syracuse 1:. :oew”pky 10 Leon Woo B Cal St Fu9 tartan ii: 57 7 11 Steve Burtt. lona~ 296 129 721 24.0 11. . Camsius 1: 2i % 11. Northeastern 12. West St. 80.1 12 Bucknell R ‘$2 57.8 12. Wrlhe Jackson, Centenary 260 143 663 23.7 12 John Ravatli. Stanford 168 266 63.2 Texas 13. Loyola (Ill.) 13 James Madison 58.1 13 Butch Graves, Yale 246 117 609 23.4 13. Napoleon Jihnson. Grambling State 248 393 63.1 239 148 626 23.2 14. Chad Tucker, Butler 1: g In& 14 Lon Island !E 1: Waihington s: ‘E 14 Dsrrlcl r Gsrvln. Texas-San Antonio 27 207 zi 198 153 Y9 229 15 Jon Koncak. Southern 15 Brig a amYoung 79 5 15. Chris Mulhn St. John’s N V ) Msthodlst 58.8 638 228 16 Erma Floyd, Holy Cross 177 285 621 16. South Alabama 79.4 16. Georgetown 16 Al M&lain. hew Ham s Ire 265 108 T: E 243 123 609 22 6 17 Melvin Tcrpin. Kentuck 174 282 61 7 17. Miami (Ohlo) 17 Barry Stevens. Iowa fhtate 18 Callforma 26 12.14 zi 18 . Lamar 243 115 691 223 18 Larrv Davis. Southern i ethodlst 204 331 61.6 19 Carlos Yates, Gear a Mason 192 167 551 22.0 19. Scoti Flshei. Cal-Santa Barbara 1% 258 61.2 YARQIN 139 227 61.2 20 Tarn McRoberts. Bu? Ier n3 148 594 220 M Ed Pinckney. Villanova OFF DEF WON-LOST PERCENTAGE 21 Joe Carrabino. Harvard 209 153 571 no 21. Horace Ne smith, Massachusetts 131 214 61.2 1. Georgetown 766 W-L PCT Y 169 277 61 0 ‘;“z 22 James Jackson. West Texas State 226 139 591 21.9 22 Vernon Bu ler. Navy 2. North Carolma ;.i 169 1 North Carolina 26-l 161 2M 61.0 23 Re an Truesdale, Citadel 225 161 611 218 23. , Maryland 3 Oklahoma !G 15.8 2 OePaul iE 24. Jo Rn Wllllams, Indiana State 234 121 589 21.8 24 Pete Williams, Arizona 4. Lamar 150 ;:I: i.; 3 Oklahoma $, !ZZ&81r&y South Florrda 258 113 589 218 25. Joe Kleme. Arkansas iii 52 5 NW -Las Vegas 79.4 i: 14.7 3 Oklahoma iz xn 203 120 53.3 21.5 25 Ed Catchmgs, Nev -Las Vegas 6. Tulsa ;.I 14 1 ;. $f,,own 1; :: Ki 27 Mark Halsel.‘No%%ern 240 1;; @ ‘2; : 27 Kevm Mulhn. Prmcaton 7 Houston ii! 13.4 24-3 .E 28 Albert Thomas, Centenary 161 265 60.8 28 Sam Norton. Texas-Arhngton 8. Fresno St 71.3 128 i. p;“,,p1e 24-3 29 Craig Beard, Samtord E 89 595 21.3 9 Marshall 8; 127 6 Tulsa 24-3 .K 29 John Battle, Rut ers 201 108 510 21.3 10. Bucknell E 12 5 9. Houston 31. Mark Acres Ora B Roberts 236 101 573 21.2 11 llllnols 125 10 Nev -Las VeoasVegas .;; 32 Roosw ralt Chapman, Dayton 225 122 572 21 2 12 Term -Chattanooga E 12.1 11 Northeasteri;Northeastern 24-4 33 John Stoc :kton. Gonzaga 224 123 571 21.1 FREE-TIIROW PERCENTAGE 13. Kentuck ii3 115 12. Kentuck 23-4 ,852 33 John New man, Richmond 219 133 571 21 1 26 115FT FTA125 920PCT 14 lllmois Ht % 63.1 11.2 13 Bucknel r 35 Tim Odlor 1. Northern lllmols :2J 1g g ;; 1 Steve Alford. lndlana 15 DePaul 71 0 598 112 13. llhnors is: iii 36 Steve Hal ‘rls, Tulsa 2 Joe Carrabmo Harvard 26 153 169 935 16 Vlrgmla Tech 75.9 64 8 110 37 Forrest MIcKenzm Lovola (Cahf.) 2 . St John’s (N Y ) 24 153 169 905 Current amnln streaks Illinois-Chlcago 12. Lamar 544 20.9 37 Tim Cam. Manharian’ E! 8890 4. Bob Ferry. Harvard 12. Oklahoma 19 . North CarolmaIllinois-Chlcago AbT 9. Weber State 39. Joe Burron. N.C. A&T 218 146 582 20.8 ;: 1: 1; .% 9 5 Chris Beasley. Arizona State FIELD-QOAL I 40 Michael Young. Houston 271 80 622 207 6 Vince Cunninpham. Texas-San Antomo 27 94 107 879 41 Alton Lee Glpson. FlorIda State 7 Keith Crephckl. W~lllam ELMary 42. Lavsrne Evdns. Marshall E 1: E ::: 1 North Carolma FIELD-QOALFIELD-GOAL PERCENT.%FEPERCENT$$E DEF;NSEDEFFr4SE 8. Milt Wagner, Loulsvllle . . PCT t $-;\Caa;g;e~;;; Alabama 210 150 570 204 2. Houston Baptist PCT.-. 9. Carl Golston. Loyola (Ill ) 3 Arkansas 228 157 609 20.3 10 Anthony Amolie. Psnnsylvama 1 Georgetown 2 KentuckvKentucky E 3 ii.: 45. Ken Ep s&n, Toledo 214 118 5d6 20.2 11. Craig Collms Penn State ii.: 46 Chuck 1 erson. Auburn 231 83 545 202 :. ,“FJ 3. MontaniMontana 12 Sam Potter, braI Roberts 6 Toledo FE 1::: 2: 47 Keith Jones Stanford 232 133 am m.1 13 Arne Duncan. Harvard 4. Southern-B.R. 2: 7 Maryland 419 48 Oumton Lytie. Western Carolma 213 135 561 200 14 Wllhe Wtute. Term -Chattanooga 5 Houston 8. FlorIda St. 6. DePaul z 1%’ 49. Dave Hqperrt4ebraska 197 146 540 20.0 15. Carl Armatq. Northern tllinois 49. Xavier cDaruel. Wrchlta State 217 106 540 200 9. St John’s N.V ) 7. Bucknell :;,; 1; &tgf$gy#y Tech 10 Nev -Las J egas 8 St Joseph’s (Pa ) iii 1”Z 42 4 ASSISTS 11. Alabama St. 9 HemphIs St 42.442 4 16 LSWIS Jacksbn Alabama State 2 2E 2: ii:; 9 HemphIs St 12. Tulsa 10. Ohlo g 19 James land cast Tennessee 28 114 133 85.7 13. Fresno St. 11 Virgmia Tech ii :;i 19. Bill FI e Rici mond :: # 1: .!z.: 14 Stanford 12 Marlst 7m 42.9 21 Sam &kins North Carolina 15. Wrlham 6 Mary 13. lllmols St 22. Luther Burde’n. St LOUIS 27 100 117 655 27 123 144 054 16 Virqinia Tech 14 St Peter’s if.! zi 2: 23 Vince Washmgto?. Utah State 15. IndIana 43.4 24 Eric Newsome. Miami (Ohlo) E Mrlls. Harstra 16 Gee. Washington 25. Dou 17 Washington 5% 2.; 26 Bob !I y Joe Douglas, NE Lowslana CER::NTA=EFTI PCT_ 9 Jim Les. Bridley 27 Anthony Bo s. SW MIssour St. 27 Rick Suder. I uquesne 1 Harvard 10. , Gonraga 2. North Carolma E i 82.279.1 REDOUNDINO 3 FaIrfield DEF MAR 10.7 CL AVG 4. St. LOUIS 1. Northeastern 2: 5 % 7737676.9 7 2 Auburn 1 Akeem Olajuwon. Houston Jr 133.: 13 Terry Catled e, South Alabama 5 Evansville 14. Jose Crisp, Bennessee State 6. Dartmouth 312 i!!i 76.7 3. Georgetown 2 Carey Scurry, Len Island iis 766 4 St Joseph’s (Pa ) 2:: i.:90 3 Xavmr McOamal. 4 lchlta State :: 15 Sam Norton, Texas-Arlmgton 7 lllmols St ii.: 16. Mark Acres, Oral Roberts 8. Oh!o State 5 Geo. Washmgton 4. Donald Newman, Ark -LIttIe Rock :z 2: 6 Arkansas E :: 5 Jeff Cross Mama 5: 126 17 Gar Plummer. Boston U 9 Stetson 446 Sr 12.6 18. Kelt K Lee. Memphis State 10 Hofstra 7 Notre Dame 123 19 Larry Krystkowlak. Montana 11 Wlsconsln 457392 605519 ::: 8. Ctelghton 3 ;.: 6.3 2 12 1 20 Greg Brandon. Crelghton 12 Texas-San Antonio 517 9 llhnois 26.8 11.7 21. John Deversaux. Ohlo 13. Toledo 10 San Die o St iis :: :: 11 5 22 Mark Halsel. Northeastern 14 Valparaiso :R !z 2975.0 10. South A9 abama 11.5 23 Provrdence 15. BrIgham Young 12 Fresno St :i 2: 11 1 24 Pat Ewing, Georgetown 16 Western Carolma :Tl :2 13 North Carolma St. 31 2 Women’s Division I indi .vidual leaders ‘p1 earn leaaers1 1

SCORING FIELD-QOAL PERCENyLGE SCORINQ OFFENSE SCORING ; DEFENSE FG FGA PC1 G W-L PTS G W-L PTS AVG 1 Deborah Temple, Delta State 1. Becky Jackson, Auburn 2i 210 317 662 1. Southern MISS g p; F4& 1 Montana 2 Tma Hutchmson, San DIego State 2 Trma Roberts. Georgia Southern 27 220 344 64.0 2 Texas 2. Southern lllmols 26 23-3 1397 2.; 3. Kara Audery. Lamar 27 242 379 63 9 3 Mlssourl 3 Oelaware E 21-5224 1479isol 57 7 4 Lisa Ingram. NE LouIslana 24 230 361 637 4. San DIego State g ;;-“4 ;: 4 N C-Charlotte 5 June Hardy, Texas Southern :: 21 108 173 62.4 5 Cheyney ;:;: 228; 5 Slena s; 20-719-9 15781641 50.458.6 586 ce Walker, Louisiana State 6. Wanda Ford. Drake 26 196 316 620 6 NE LouIslana Fi 6 James Madison 28 13-15 1642 ? 24 122 198 61.6 7 East Carolma 29 1516 1706 58.0 g :z E 60.; 87 OklahomaLSU 5 22-620-7 24292313 8 Iowa. :; l&J; ;g $7 9 Annette Smith, Texas :: 9. LouIslana Tech 28 26~2 2384 9. LouIslana Tech 10. Erma Jonas. Bethune-Cookman 27 212 349 60 7 10 Georgia 30 28-2 2549 10 Towson State 2827 lS819-9 15991659 g,; 11 Jenmfer Bruce. Pittsburgh ;: 28 249 410 60.7 11 SW LouIslana 27 22~5 2284 11. Florida 12 Lisa Ingram. NE LouIslana Jr 25 135 223 60 5 12 Jackson St. 26 20-6 1541 ;i,; 13 Carolyn Thorn son. Texas Tech 28 216 357 605 1212. DeltaBngham State Young ;: 20-817-7 2022235g 13 Lafayette 26 16-10 1543 59 5 14 Karen Elsner. c lchmond 14. Lisa Caruthers. Tennessee State 22 148 245 60 4 14 Southern Cal 24-4 2327 14 Auburn 29 19-10 1726 15 Juh Coleman, Oregon State 15 Lorri Bauman. Drake 26 271 452 50 0 15 Central Mlchlgan :; 252 2236 15 Bethune-Cookman 27 22-5 1619 60.0 6132 16 Carolme Mast, Ohlo 16. Francma Lewis. Ohlo State so 27 146 244 598 16. New Orleans 27 21-6 2229 16 Wagner 29 24-5 1746 16 Mardyn Stephens. Temple 17 Gloria Bradley, Seton Hall Sr 27 171 287 596 18 Tracy Claxton. Old Oommlon Jr 18 162 274 59 1 18. Cher I Mdler, Southern Cal WON-LOST PERCEN 19 Kas 1: Ilen. George Washmgton 19 Mary Raese. Idaho 27 157 258 58.6 20 Ermly Elhs. Mame 20. Sonya Watkms, Houston :: 25 137 234 58 5 DEF MAR 21. Lmda Page, North Carolina State 21. Alison Lang, Oregon 27 213 365 584 1 LouIslana Tech 59 1 ; yl’” 22 Sheila Tlghe. Manhattan 22. Char Warren Southern lllmois 2 26 158 271 58.3 2. Texas 65 7 E.! 23. Momca Lam g Houston Fr 26 148 255 580 3 Georgia 238 3 LouIslana Tech 23. Norma Frasler. HardIn-Summons 4 Central Mtchlgan 24 Angie Snider. Kansas 24 Karen Murray, WashIngton 23 174 3tYJ 58.0 4 Mlssourr 23.1 25. Carolyn Thompson, Texas Tech 27 258 445 580 5 San Olego St 5. Montana 25 Jeanette Tendal. SW Mlssoun St 6 NE LouIslana Z8 Jayne Oaigla. Dartmouth 26 Lorrie Lawrence, Rut ars 23 146 252 57.9 :.t 27. Ella Willrams. Alcorn s tate Jr 27 296 511 579 ? %~!siana I mi 7. Southern Cal 27. Kara Audery. Lamar B MISSOURI 28 Anucha Browna. Northwestern 8 Old Dommlon 16.7 9. Central Michigan 166 9. Cheyney 29 Tress Brown, North Carolma 9 Delaware 30 Katrma Fields. FaIrfIeld FREE-THROW PERCENTAG iE 10 Montana. G FT FTA PCT 11. Nevada-Las Vegas 1:: 9. San Die 0 State 31 Tammy Terry, Oklahoma Clt 12 Lo 019 Ill ) t 1 Valerie Cravens Brigham Young 2 12 Southern lllmors $ 32. Jamce Lawrence. Louisiana ech 13.Ot/Dommron 33 Jamle Glassford. U S Inrl 2. Stacey Gaudat Tulane :f 1;; 1: E:! 13. Southern Cal 1::: 3 Cindy Myers, Cestern Illinors’ 5: 14 Long Beach St. 15 5 14. St John’s(NY) 34. Tracy Claxton. Old Dominion 14. Wagner 35. Pam Green, Northeastern 4. Karen Murray, Washm ton E E :: i.3 15. Bethuna-Cookman 85.7 36 Trina Roberts. Georgia Southern 5 Sue Manelskr. James d adlson :: 28 ad 98 16 LSU 1% Current winrung streaks: Central MI chrgan 24. Texas 37. Kath Schulz. Oklahoma State 6. Lorrr Bauman. Drake 20. Alcorn State 18. Montana 16 3U Chrr I Graham. Cal-lrvme 7 Lynn McCurdy Oklahoma b: 3 ‘Kl 23093 a57849 8. Nns Emerson. )Archrgm Stale FIELD-OOU I 39. MedIns Dixon Old Dominion FIELD-QOAL PEFICENt$$E UI Joni Davis. Missour 9 Mar Dressen. Minnesota 8: E z ‘if iii PCT 40. Allson Lang. Oregon 10 Kw r y Feeman. Clncmnatl 1 Drake 56.0 11. Cherr Graham. Cal-lrvine 2 l&! 1z :.s 2. NE Loursrana 1 Texas Southern 2 ;;!;~,py$qg F. Austin 11. Jady Beerman. Central Mictiigan :: ,“d&;uri E:! 2. Montana 8.: 3 Wagner U. Sherry L&. Ho y Cross 13. Lisa Goodin. Eastern Kentucky z 1: 1: 52.4 14 Jodi Rathbun. Arizona State 27 117 141 83.0 5 Louisiana Tech 4 N C -Charlotte 45 Dianne Foster. Cleveland State 5. Delaware 46 Joye Lea. Southern Miss 15. Stacay Jack, Manhattan 27 101 122 821 6. Georgia tl.8 82.6 6 Louisiana Tech. 47 Mary Douglas, SW Loursrana Rlillips. Towson State 27 123 149 7 Kansas State 8. Kentuck :1.: 7 Richmond 48 Rs ma Straet. Mem his State 8. Hofstra 49. WI k elmlna Smith. f outhern Miss :: 3 97 82.5 9 Illinois J tats 51.0 27 163 19E 823 10. San Dlego ?ats 9 Jackson St. 50. Nanc Bernhardt. Villanova 10. Eastern Wash 51 Tina E haris Tann.-Chattanoo a 1;. $tharn HISS. $2 2927 12 1: E.8” 11 Tennessee State. 52. Cordelia Fuimore. Miarnl (Fla. 7 12. South Alabama 53. A rrl Hatch Utah State 13. Southern Cal 2: 81781.6 13 Ore on 54. Si!ell Per&lather VIllanova 23 Grace Paterno. Wagner z 9493 115114 14 Texas Tech 24. Joya Las. Southern MISS. 25 loo 123 813 15. Ohio State ii.: 14. St. 9 ohn’s (N.Y ) 55 Kym L ampton. Arliona State 15 Yarist 56 Sabrma Leonard, Delaware State 25 Joyce Walker. Louisiana State 16 Central Mrchlgan 504 *1.3 16. Towson State 57. Janet Hufi. Wisconsin 26. Portland McCaskrll. Southern MISS Lf 126 155 58 Karen Hubert, Murray State 27 Corinne Gulas. New Hampshrre 28 ii ‘2 iL.8 FREE-THROW TADE FTA PC1 MAR 1. Bethune-Cookman 13.7 REROUNDINQ 1. Drake 518 79.0 CL NO AVG 2 Kentucky 416 788 2 Old Dominion so 3. VIllanova 15.4 3 Southern MISS. ll.! t Joy Kellogg Oklahoma City 5: 373No % 15. Sandra Butler Mlssissip I State 4 Loulsiana Tech 11 1 2: 14414.0 1617. Gloria BradIe; Seton Hat Tech 8: 1;: 4 Chsynsy iz 753 2. Wanda Ford.Drake so 74.5 5. Utah 11.0 Sr Cheryl Taylor.‘Tennassee :: 317 12 2 5. Cmcmnatl 3 Dab Lahb. Valparalso 6 Manhattan z 6 South Alabama 10.9 4 Trina Roberts, Geor ia Southern Sr 363 134 18 Katrina Fields, FaIrfIeld 2 E 120 7 Western Kentucky :z.i 7. FlorIda 109 5 Rosma Pearson, Be Ill une-Cookman Jr 18. Jean Willlams. Draxel a Mlssourl 109 ii! 1% 20 Lisa Ingram. NE LouIslana a SW Missourl St %l 72 6 6 Kara Audery. Lamar Sr 9 Nevada-Las Vegas 21. Toya Decree, U S Int’l ;I :i 11:1 9 Pacific 72.5 7 June Hard Texas Southern so 72 4 10 Oklahoma E Jr iti 1i.i 22 Natahe Randall. McNeese State 282 11.3 10. Western Ill. :: 8. OIlvIa Bra I, ley. West Vlrgmla 11 Michigan State 437 72.3 11. San Jose State 9 WIlhelmma Smith. Southern MISS :: 1E 23. Evelyn Baldridge, Montana State 12 West Vlrgma 2: 24 Brenda Brown. Bethune-Cookman ;: 12 Vrrgmla 72 0 10. Lmda Wilson, Monmouth (NJ J :: 13 Southern Cal 25. Kim Horsey. Tenn.?Zhattanoo a Sr i! 11711611.6 13 St John’s (N V ) % 71.9 11 Marilyn Stephens, Temple Sr 71 9 14 Southern lllmols if Jr 26 Cordelia Fulmore. Miami (Fla ? Jr 14. Eastern Wash 12 Rhoda Chew, San Jose State E 11611.6 1: t+;;; Hampshire % 15 Montana State 13 Sandra F&r. Long Island Jr 27. Deborah Temple, Delta State 11 5 499 2: 16 Holy Cross iz 14 Karen Elsner. Richmond Jr 347 124 28 Sybil Reddlck. Texas Southern 253 March 7.1984 5 The NCAA Softball Preview Going to bat for the pitchers in women’s softball By David P. Seifert world championship. The NCAA News Staff And the talent does not stop with Pitching has been described as 80 Division I. As a freshman last year, percent of the game by one women’s Kathy Slaten hurled Cal State North- softball coach. As the 1984 season ridge to the Division II title. She approaches, a good argument could pitched three shutouts in regional be made for a higher percentage. play and three more in the finals Dominant pitching has been a series. Stephen F. Austin State has common trait of NCAA champion- three pitchers returning with sub- ship teams. It appears to be no 1.00 ERAS. different for the preseason favorites The latest addition to the select this year. Few of those teams have group could be Sacred Heart’s Debbie hitters to match. Tidy. As a freshman in Sacred Heart’s The performances are becoming 1983 fall season, her statistics were legendary. Texas A&M won the 11 victories, no losses, 0.08 earned- Division I championship last year run average, 148 strikeouts in 88 but scored only seven runs in five innings. games. Pitcher Lori Stall saved the However, if these talents seem to Aggies by allowing just two runs in guarantee victories, UCLA coach 47 2/3 innings. The year before, Sharron Backus is unconvinced. Even UCLA’s hurled the with Compton and Doom, she sees Bruins to five straight victories and the Bruins’ No. 2 preseason ranking the national championship, allowing as “hype.” Debbie Doom Durlene Lo wery Tracy Compton one run in 41 2/3 innings. “We are fmding out that you must Doom battled South Carolina’s produce runs,” said Backus. “The series. “We cannot really move until the The committee shortened the distance Darlene Lowery last year, winning a offenses are getting better and Even if a distance change is the ASA moves, because so many college to the outfield fences in championship 17-inning marathon 2-1 on one un- learning to time the pitchers. You answer, its implementation would players compete in ASA summer play, the only portion of the season earned run. can no longer get away with just not be easy, because college softball leagues,” Walker said. under the committee’s jurisdiction. This year’s list starts with UCLA’s pitching.” is played under the rules of the For 1984, the NCAA Women’s The fences in left field and right field Tracy Compton, who won 22 of 23 That improvement is not enough Amateur Softball Association of the Softball Committee has adopted a will be 190 feet from home plate;the decisions last year and had a micro- to change Backus’ mind about pro- United States. change that could have some effect. -field distance will be 220 feet. scopic 0.04 earned-run average. posed rules changes to help hitters. Teammate Doom’s ERA was 0.50. “You never have enough offense,” But they are not alone. Picking an she said. “I want to see home runs. I Top teams, players in Division I all-America softball pitcher must be would move the pitchers back and battle for top honors. Central Michi- Lori Stoll, who hurled 412/ 3 consecu- like a kid making a choice at give the edge to the hitters.” Northeast Christmas in a toy store. gan and Western Michigan could be tive scoreless innings last year in Trenton State coach June Walker, Top teams-Rhode Island and Lowery (234,O. 10) is one of several national contenders, especially if championship competition. Her loss whose team won the 1983 Division Penn State earned regional berths pitchers in the South who had WMU pitcher Bonnie Kinne is re- may make the Aggies vulnerable, III title, is not sure a change in the last year, but Massachusetts could earned-run averages lower than I .OO. covered from last season’s back injury. and Utah, New Mexico and Northern pitching distance is the answer. be the area’s best team this year. Louisiana Tech has two of those Several other teams may be con- Other strong teams include Michigan, Colorado may step forth. Other pos- “Professional players tell me that pitchers-Stacey Johnson and Tami tenders, including Adelphi, Princeton, Illinois State, Minnesota and Bradley. sible contenders include Texas- Cyr. the longer distance allows them to Brown, Yale, Delaware, Rutgers, Top players-Deanne Moore, 1b, Arlington and Utah State. In the Midwest, Kansas has Tracy do more with their pitches,“she said. Temple, Iona, Rhode Island, La Michigan State (.302career); Brenda Top players-- Gay McNutt, c, Bunge (23-8, 0.63) and Oklahoma “I hope we don’t change the rules. Salle and Towson State. Thaler, 2b, Indiana (.299); Amy Texas A&M (.209); Cindy Lyon, ss, State has Dale Munn. Terri Whit- “We have a good balance in Divi- Top players-~-Allyson Rioux, ss, Wright, Bowling Green State (.367); Utah (-379); Sue Kragseth, lb-dh, marsh of Southwest Missouri State sion III, and a team can contend for Massachusetts(.314); Marge Brown, Mary Tiegs, of-c, Eastern Illinois’ New Mexico (.483); Heidi Schala- returns after an 0.27 performance the national title without super I b, Delaware (.309); Tracy Turner, (.357); Meg Diebel, c, Youngstown bath, of, Northern Colorado; Patti last year. pitching. I would rather see us work of, Rhode Island (.264); T. J. Bankert, State (.292); Linda Bathe, ss, Holthaus, 2b, Texas A&M; Shelley Cal State Fullerton returns ace on improving our hitters,“she added. ss, Towson State(.354); Lisa Federici, Michigan State (.336); Melissa Bulin, of, Texas-Arlington (.322); Susan Lefebvre (26-5,0.23). If that is Walker may have an effect on that c, Rider; Lisa Dillon, ss, Rutgers Thomas, of-c, Michigan (.273); Kelly Donna Clark, of, Arkansas State not enough, the Titans have added balance, at least this year. Her two (-3 I I); Debbie Laux, 1b-of, Canisius Eldred, inf, Central Michigan (.280); (.421); Cindy Mosteller, 3b, Baylor Debbie Mygind, a junior college best pitchers return-Gina Lamandre (.338); Carol Fultz, Zb, Penn State Vickie Schaefer, ss, Illinois State (.304, 34 RBI); Sue Inman, of, New transfer who was named to the all- was 224 and Robin Payne was 17-3 (.375); Carol Pellicano, 3b, Drexel (.308); Terri Sonon, 3b, Western Mexico (.362). world team in 1982 after pitching her last year. The pair allowed one earned (.419); Doreen Marcus, Zb, Yale Michigan (-374); Pam Casper, lb, Top pitchers-Mindy Brown, native New Zealand team to the run in 36 innings during the finals (.340). Bradley (.329). Texas-Arlington (16-8, 0.78); Sally Top-Angie Dennis, Prince- Top pitchers-Amy Unterbrink, Swain, Baylor (23-13,0.95); Allison ton (I .61); Denise Marrara, Towson Indiana (20-13.0.76); Gail DePaoli, Masey, New Mexico (4-1, 0.31); State (9-6, 1.08); Terri Huggins, Western Illinois ( 13-10.0.69); Cathy Denise Gorman, New Mexico State Division I statistics Adelphi (9-5,0.53); Lynn Stockley, Tawse, Northwestern (16-7, 0.66); (IO-5,0.74); Kristie Skoglund, Utah Massachusetts (15-3, I .24); Lori Bonnie Kinne, Western Michigan State. Tracy Compton has quite an act to follow-her own. Whidden, Rhode Island (14-6, I .22); (17-2,0.41 in 1982); Nina Calcaterra, West As the ace of UCLA’s pitching staff, Compton allowed one earned Patty Freeman, Delaware (9-5,1.07). Evansville; Nanette Push, Eastern run in 168 innings last year to lead the nation with a 0.04 earned-run Michigan (I O-9, 0.69); Maxine Mc- Top teams-All reports indicate a average, after a freshman year in which she finished fifth nationally South Glaughlin, Illinois State (0.40); Diane race in the West betwen UCLA and with aO.21 ERA (three earned runs in 1012/3 innings). She now has a Top teams-Two of the nation’s Reynolds, Iowa( I .OO);Shelly Lamed, Cal State Fullerton. Some observers 32-3 career record. 1983top five finishers, South Carolina Miami (Ohio) (9-7, 1.40). believe that they might also be the One goal eludes her, though, and that is a complete performance in and Louisiana Tech, came from this Midwest nation’s two best teams. Other area the Softball College World Series. She shared a no-hitter with region. Both could advance that far contenders include Cal Poly-Pomona, teammate Debbie Doom in 1982 before succumbing to arm problems. again on the basis of veteran pitchers. Top teams-The Big Eight Con- Arizona and Arizona State. Other top returning Division 1 players include those listed below in Other contenders should be McNeese ference is expected to have a new Top player..Elise King, of, Cal the statistical categories specified. State, Nicholls State, Southwestern champion, Oklahoma State. Last State Fullerton (-293); SheilaCornell, year’s powers, Missouri and Kansas, Batthlg Louisiana and George Mason. I b, UCLA (.226); Sue Lewis, of, Cal 1983 still should be in the race, though. Rank AB H Avg. Top players-Lindi James, of, State Fullerton (.31 I, 9 HR); Tami 2. Yvette Cannon. George Mason.. . . . II5 59 513 South Carolina (-351); Lea Ann Other area contenders include South- Brown, ss, Arizona State (.257career); 3 Robm Francnco, George Mason . . . . 128 63 .492 Jan&, c, Louisiana Tech (.270); west Missouri State, Creighton and Gayle Kirby, utility, Northern Ari- 4. Kathy Payne. George Mason 126 62 .492 Oklahoma. 105 48 A51 Karen Allen, of, Nicholls State(.241); zona (.339); Lisa Bernstein, c-dh, 7 Bobbie Pugh. George Mason _. Top players-Denise Eckert, ss, 9. Tcrri Symc, Gcorgc Mason 12s 56 .44R Kathy Payne, of, George Mason Arizona (.272); Katy Murphy, of, Home Runs (.492, 12 HR); Tammy Guidry, lb, Nebraska (.298 career); Angie San Diego State (.242). 1983 Player, Team G No. Avg. McNeese State (.297); Sharen Wynn, Rajtora, Creighton (.355); Donna Top pitchers--Tracy Compton, I. Joan Antonelli. Brooklyn _. 21 6 029 3b, Southwestern Louisiana (-369); Sanitate, 3b, Missouri (.297); Malissa UCLA (22-1,0.04); Susan Lefebvre, 3 Kalhy Payne. George Mason _. 43 IO 0.23 East, of, Southwest Missouri State 4. Cmdy Moslellcr. Baylor. 58 9 0.16 Kristie Mellen, 3b, Mississippi State Cal State Fullerton (26-5, 0.23); Runs Batted In (.364); Julie Robinson, of, North- (.290); Laurel Magee, 1b, Northern Debbie Doom, UCLA (18-6, 0.50); 1983 Player, Team C No. Avg. western State (Louisiana) (.372). Iowa (.357); Lisa Rudloff, c, Okla- Tammy Delp, Cal Poly-Pomona I. Kathy Payne, George Mason 43 58 1.35 homa (.181). 36 088 Top pitchers-Darlene Lowery, (I 5-I I, 0.70); Tara Kudrna. Nevada- 5 Yvct1e Cannon. George Mason. 41 Top pitchers-Tracy Bunge, 6 Maryberh Daucher, Virginia ...... 33 26 0.79 South Carolina (234, 0. IO); Stacey Reno (I. 13); Pam Stone, Arizona(7- Doubles: I. R&m Francisco. George Mason (20 in 42 games, 0.48 per game). Johnson, Louisiana Tech (20-7.0.50); Kansas (23-8), 0.63); Dale Munn, I 1, I .09); Debbie Mygind, Cal State Triples: I Vi Lavcllo. Connecticut (IO I” 28 gamer. 0.36 per game). , Nicholls State (19-6, Oklahoma State (I 2-3); Patti Gra- Fullerton (1983 junior college all- Stolen Bases: I Terry Durlrl”, Yale (27 m 17 games, I .59 per game). 0.35); Kim Eisnaugle, Southwestern ham, Oklahoma ( 1. I8 career); Terri America). Euwd-Run Average Whitmarsh, Southwest Missouri 1983 Phycr, Team G IP R ER ERA Louisiana (14-6, 0.99); Sydney Northwest I. Tracy Compton. UCLA 23 168.0 5 I 0.04 State (I l-5,0.27); Sandy Wolterman, Forrester, Northwestern State Top teams-California has tremen- 2. Darlene Lowry, South Carolina ...... 272190 I8 3 0.10 (Louisiana) (17-9, 1.35); Tami Cyr, Nebraska (1.40 career); Kris Hutt, 3. Susan Iafcbvrc. Cal State Fullerton 44241.2 27 8 0.23 Oklahoma City (I .80). dous pitching depth and may have 4. Terra Whitmanh, SW Mw.ouri St. . 22 129.0 25 5 027 Louisiana Tech (174, 0.53). enough talent to get past traditional IO. Laura Davis. Nichollrr State . . . . 27 177.1 26 9 0.36 Central powers Pacific and Fresno State. Most victoria: 2 Susan Lefebvrq Cal State Fullerton (26 victor&, 5 Iosscs). Midwest Strfkeoutu (per nine Innings). l Debbie Doom, UCLA (245 in I96 mnrngs. X.8 average). Top teams-Big Ten rivals Indiana Top teams-Defending national The Golden Bears have added a high and Northwestern are expected to champion Texas A&M must replace See Top, page 6 6 THE NCAA NEWS/March 7, 1984 Division II statistics Division III boasts Kathy Slaten took the IIivision II softball world by storm last year as a freshman, pitching Cal State Northridge to the division cham- pionshlp. good pitching, hitting Her accomplishments Included finishing second in all three pitchrng New England areas. She had an earned-run average of 0.20, allowing eight earned Top teams I .ast year’s third-place runs in 278 l/3 innings. Bur she lost the ERA crown to Southern team. Eastern Connecticut State, is Connecticut State’s Gail Holrnagel by 0.003-O. 198 to 0.20 I expected to contend for a tournament Slaten had 21 victories, finishing second to Bloomsburg’s ‘l’ina spot again. The Warriors’ top area Souders. And Slatcn averaged 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings, also challengers should be Westfield State second to Souders. and Salem State. Other contenders Other top Division II players include those listed below in the are Southern Maine, MIT, Plymouth statistical categories specified. State and Brandeis. Top players, .. Nancy Marticio, I b, 1983 Batting Rank Player, Team AB H Avg. Salem Srate (.459); Elaine Flanagan, I. Michelle Agnew. Ldxrty Bap~st ...... I...... 98 54 351 3b, Plymouth State (.403); Cherry 3 Kay P~per.Akron...... 104 47 .452 Shelley Lewis Bennett, of, Bales(.406); Cindy Walz, 5. Demse Henderson. Bloomsburg 107 44 ,411 dh, Eastern Connecticut Slale(.395); 6. Kathy Orazletti. Assumption 76 31 40x 7. Karen HertrIer. Bloomsburg _. _. _. _. _. _. Y6 39 406 Diane Gora, 3b. Mount Holyoke Humc Hunr (.409); Patti Boulter-Joyce, of, 1983 PIayrr. Tr.m G No. Avg. Southern Maine; Mary Beth Con- I L~ana Bohne. C W. Post.. _. _. _. _. _. 2X 4 0.14 nolly, of, Regis (.428); Lisa Pizzano, 3. Kay Piper.Akron...... 39 5 0.13 4 Slaccy P&hard. Sill-Edwardwillr. _. . . _. 44 4 0.09 of, Salem State (.405); Judy Neri, ss, Runs Batted In Brandeis (.359); Linda Baroncelli, 1983 l’laycr, Team c. No. Avg. of, Colby (.46X); Donna Dinola, of, I. Kay Piper. Akron 39 44 II3 Plymouth State (.446). 2 Kathy Orafictti. A\sumption _...... 2s 26 I.04 s Karen Doucette. Assumpt,on 26 27 1.04 Top pitchers-Lisa Kirk, Eastern Doubles: I. Nancy Twomey. Mount St. Mary’s (6 in IS games, 0.40 per game) Connecticut State (l3-3,0.69); Cindy Triples: I t‘hcryl <‘lark. Humboldt State (5 tn 14 game%. 0.36 per game). Robinson, MIT (9-6, 2.05); Karen Stolen Banes: I Nancy Twomey. Mount St Mary’s (IS ,n I5 games. I 00 per game). Whincup, Salem State (V-6, 1.23): Earned-Run Average 19113 Player, Team c IP R ER ERA Kathy Chase, Western New England I (iail Hol~naycl. Soulhun Corm. 26 212. I 35 6 0.20 (6-6). 2 Kathy Slatcn. (‘al SI. Fullcr~~rn 34 27x.1 IX x 0.20 -I ‘Tma S,,uder\. Blown\hurg 24 172.1) I3 6 0.24 East 4 I II Akm, Mankal,, Stdte 6 Y90 I9 5 0.35 Top teams-Ithaca, with its best 5 Rrenda leffcrson. NE Missouri St 17931 x 5 o.sx pitcher returning from its 1983 fifth- Most victories: I Tma Souders. Bloomshurg (22 wctorles. 2 losses) place team, again is considered to be Strikeouts: (per nme innings). I. Tma Souderb. Bloomsburg (207 m 172 mnmga. X.4 avrrayc) the best team in the area. Several Kathy Rediger other teams appear to be serious challengers, including Cortland State, Albany (New York), Buffalo State Division II’s top players, teams and Oswego State. Queens and Brock- port State are other possible con- Northeast challenger, with Charleston, Mcrcy- (Michigan) (17-5, 0.60); Michelle tenders. burst, Slippery Rock and Mount St. Martino, Wisconsin-Parkside (18-7, Top teams-sacred Heart, last Top players-Angie Ryan, of, Mary’s the other contenders. 0 X0); Marcia Ashworth, Indiana year’s fourth-place team, is expected Oswego State(.393); Cathy Hughes, To~playen~~ Kay Piper, ss, Akron State-Evansville ( 19-3, I 12); Sue to be achallenger for national honors ss, Molloy (.581); Cheri Goetcheus, (.452, 44 RBI); Lynn Miller, I b, Bear, Lewis (94.0.24); Shelley Lewis, again. The veteran Pioneers have Zb, Ithaca(.2XO); Margaret Bernard, Shlppensburg (.383); Nancy Twomey, Northwest Missouri State (9-7.0.95); added an outstanding freshman of-p, Hunter; Heather Wilson, c, c, Mount St. Mary’s (.407); Tina Pam Warner, Central Missouri State Gina Lumandre pitcher. Top challengers from the Cortland State (.333); Jill Spagc, Martin, lb, Lock Haven (.312); ( I X-2, 0. I8 in Junior college). area include Springfield, Southern Stony Brook (.360). Denise Henderson, c, Bloomsburg Top players-Terry Carvey, 3b, Connecticut State and Central Con- Top pitchers---Jo Burruby, Ithaca (.41 I); Rita Llberti, c, Edinboro Midwest Alma (.346); Cathy Bachinski, c, necticut State. Other hopefuls are (10-5, 0.79); Patti Collms, Buffalo (-281); Tracy Hayden, of, Seton Hall Top teams-Several teams are Albion (.333); Carol Modica, ss, Stonehill, C. W. Post, Lowell, New State (9-6); Barb Matteson, Geneseo (.282). expected to compete for top honors Ohio Northern (.338); Michelle Hampshire College, Assumption and State (1.08); Nancy Bock, Bing- Top pitchers-Tina Souders, in this region, including Augustana Zawoiski, ss, Wilkes (.357, 8 HR); American International. hamton (I .26). Bloomsburg (22-2,0.24); Dani Vance, (South Dakota), Minnesota-Duluth Brenda Bates, 3b, Allegheny; Janni Top players-Karen Vitko, of, Akron (10-2.0.95); Ginny Neis, Lock and Nebraska-Omaha. Orher chal- Mideast TerMolen, c, Calvin (.263); Beth New Hampshire College (.450, 28 Haven (IO-2,0.97); Cindy Pomarico, lengers include Mankato State. St. Top teams-Scranton has earned Hilbert, of, EliTahethtown (.38l); RBI); Kathy Mangano, I b, Spring- East Stroudsburg (1.67); Denise Cloud State, Drake, North Dakota a tournament bid the past two seasons Nancy Irwin, of-c, Allentown (.563); field (.351); Kathy Brady, inf, St. Dombach, Shippensburg(7-0.2.24). State and Winona State. and could be ready to advance to the Ellen Namey, c, Thiel (.391); Patti Anselm (.38 I); Elizabeth Luckie, ss, Top players-Sue Sajevic, 2b. finals series this year. Top challengers Pethick, of, Scranton (.376); Diane Sacred Heart (.327); Deb Webber, South Minnesota-Duluth (.345); Kris WIII Include Allegheny (last year’s Reppa, I b, Muhlenberg (.467). of, Keene State (.3 12); , c, Top teams-Sam Houston State Fering, ss, Augustana (South Da- Mideast regional winner), Ohio Top pitchers --Sue Moore, Scran- Bentley (.395); Helen Phillips, of-q and Stephen F. Austin State finished kota); I.indaNelson, of-l b, St. Cloud Northern, Calvin, Widener, Alma, ton ( I 14,0.67); Sharon Boeve, Calvin Stonehill (.309); Lisa Nucci, I b, New second and third, respectively, last State (.268); Kathy Magda, of, Wilkes, Gettysburg, Mount Union. ( 14-3, l-05); Judy Langan, Gettysburg York Tech (.400); Sue Dimaso, 2b, year; Sam Houston State won the Metropolitan State (.306); Jessica Ursinus and Albion. SW Uivision 111,paxe IO Southampton (.393); Tammy Delile, 1982 national title. Both could be as Cummins, Zb, North Dakota (.254, Zb, Long Island (.340). strong this year. liberty Baptist also I6 stolen bases); Kathy Fletcher, c, Top pitchers-Donna Cweklinsky, could be a national contender. Mankato State. New Haven (8-8, I .7X); Tammy Owen, Top players-Beth Smith, of, Sam Top pitchers-Julie Engmark, St. Division III statistics Springfield (0.80); Julie McGivern, Houston State (-3 15); Carol Sullivan, Cloud State( IO-IO, 1.28; .513 batting The list of outstanding pitchers in women’s college softball seems Stonehill (8-3.0.97); Lynne Wright, 3b, Sam Houston State (.271); Dee average); Diane Ruhl, Minnesota- endless. But when it comes to hitters, Rita Schulz stands alone. Bryant (0.27); Debbie Fisk, Sacred Galarneau, C-U, Liberty Baptist Duluth (9-5, 1.20); Liz Aiken, Schulz, a catcher for Illinois Benedictine, has hit better than .500 the Heart (7-O); Debbie Tidy, Sacred (.381). MankatoState; Kristi Putnam, North past two seasons-the only college softball player to do so. She led the Heart. Toppitchers-Kathy Phillips, Sam Dakota (12-8, 3.35). nation’s Division Ill hitters in 1982 with a .505 average. Last year, she Mid-Atlantic Houston State (23-3, 0.65); Pam hit .5 I I, finishing second to North Park’s Angela Devaul (.617). West Top teams-Bloomsburg has one Clay, Stephen F. Austin State (14-7, She also was one of the nation’s top power hitters last year, finishing of the nation’s best pitching staffs 0.77); Julie Doxtad, Stephen F. Top teams-.-The challenge for second in both home runs and runs batted in for the second and should repeat its regional appear- AustinState(l I-3.0.78); Stacy Smith, teams in this area will be beating Cal consecutive season. She also was sixth in doubles. ance. Two Bloomsburg hurlers Stephen F. Austin State (I l-5,0.54). State Northridge pitcher Kathy Other top returning Division 111players include those listed below Slaten. The Matadors have not in the statistical categories specified. combined for a 33-2 record a year Central ago. Akron should be the area’s top allowed an earned run in 64 innings 1983 Batting of championship play, and Slaten’s Rank Player, Team AB H Avg. .- Top teams-Wayne State (Michi- gan), Northeast Missouri State and three shutouts in 1983 were instru- I. Angela Dcvaul, North Park . . _. 60 37 .617 2. Rota Schulr, Illmois Benedvxme. YO 46 .SII Northwest Missouri State could be mental. Contenders include Cal State lop 3. Diane Meyer,Coe...... 65 31 .477 among the nation’s top 10. Other Chico, Cal State Sacramento, Cal 4. Teresa Machu. Trinity (Texas) _. _. __. 60 27 .450 Continued from page 5 area contenders should be Southern Poly-San Luis Obispo, California- 5. Gail Shelton. Hunter _. _. . _. 69 30 435 school standout and a transfer from Illinois-Edwardsville, Wisconsin- Riverside, Cal State Dominguez Hills, Home Runs 1983 Player, Team G No. Avg. Texas A&M to an outstanding Parkside, Central Missouri State Portland State, Chapman and San I. Mwhelle Zawoislu, Wilkes...... I5 8 0.53 veteran team. Oregon State also and Lewis. Francisco State. 2. Rita Schulz. Illinois Benedictine. . . . . 28 7 025 could be a contender. Top players-Carol Krause, 2b, Top players-Kathy Toerner, ss, 2. Holly Suchan, Aurora 28 7 0.25 Top players-Jennae Lamdin, of, Wayne State (Michigan) (.349); Cal State Northridge (.257); Jill Runs Batted In 1983 Player, Team C No. Avg. Pacific (-320); Erin Capps, c, Oregon Jackie Rittmer, of, Wisconsin-Park- Hancock, of, Cal Poly-SLO (.359); I. Michelle Zawoiski, Wilkes IS 2S 1.67 State (.355); Becky Suttman, of, side(.333); Linda Venable, of, South- Terri Beyer, Cal State Sacramento 2 Rita Schull. lllinoib Benedictine...... 28 44 I57 Pacific(.347); Roni Deutch, ss, Cali- east Missouri State (.285); Margaret (.3l I); Kim Williams, of, Sonoma 3. Karen Kitchen, Chicago. I4 20 1.43 fomia(.264); Cyndi Miles, of, Oregon Brandt, of, Lewis (.426); Tami Reed, State (.28I); Becky Peterson, 3b. Doubles: I. Paula Garner. Auguatana (Ill.) (9 in 20 games, 0.45 per game) Triples: I Michelle Zawoirltl, Wdkes (6 m I5 gamer. 0.40 per game). State (.265); Rene Polanco, 2b, 3b, Northeast Missouri State (.274); Southern Utah State (.319); Barbara Stolen Bmsra: 2. Dana Howd. Chicago (I6 in I4 games, I.14 per game). Fresno State (.203). Colleen Moore, of, Central Missouri Lantz, 3b, Cal State Chico; Janet Earned-Run Average Top pitchersmPShelly Mahoney, State (.273); Kathy Rediger, lb, Lloyd, lb, Chapman; Jan Fosberg, 1983 Player, Team G IP R ER ERA Pacific (9-2,0.63); Margaret Sutter, Southeast Missouri State(.282); Jan c, Cal State Hayward (.265). I Gina Lamandrc. Trenton State . 27 1790 21 9 0.35 2. R&m Payne. Trenton State 21 133.0 30 IO 0.53 California (1.24 career); Barbara Johnson, ss, Lake Superior State Top pitchers-Kathy Slaten, Cal 3 Judy Langan. Gettysburg ...... II 77.0 27 7 0.64 Cambria, Fresno State (0.88 career); (.448); Sherry Strandt, ss, Southern StateNorthridge(21-9,0.20); Rhonda i: SW Moore, Scranton _. . _. _. I5 llS.0 30 II 0.67 Trina Marvin, Oregon State (13-5, Illinois-Edwardsville (.325). Haun, Portland State (8-2, 1.02); 6. Lisa Kwk:, Eastern Corm. 21 112.1 23 I I 0.69 0.44); Diane Albini, San Francisco Top pitchers-Brenda Jefferson, Tracy Latino, Cal State Sacramento Most rictorics: I. Gina Lamandrc, ‘Trenton Stale (22 wcto~%s. 4 losses). Strikeouts (per nine mnmgs): 3. Nda Gruenewald, Wisconsin-Oshkonh (67 in 83 innings, (I .04); Lisa Martinez, California ( 154 Northeast Missouri State (IO-3,0.48); (15-7, 0.73); Barbara Steffen, Cal 5.7 average). in 1982 at Texas A&M). Roxanne Szczesniak, Wayne State State Dominguez Hills (0.89). March ‘I,1984 7 The NCAA Chmpionships Previews Longhorns, without Smith, hope to retain No. 1 spot By the time the final four teams tournament berth in the conference each of the automatic-qualifying are determined, the 1984 Division 1 postseason tournament. conferences and the top independ- Women’s Basketball Championship Southern California, which sand- ents, with season records as of March may look very similar to last year’s, wiched IO- and 13-game winning 2. although coach ’s Texa streaks around a three-game mid- Atlantic Cuast Clemson (IY-R). Maryland (1X-X). North Carrrhna (20-7). North Carohna Longhorns may interrupt the reunion season losing streak, must defeat Slate (20-7) and Vlrguua (21-5) celebration. Long Beach State in its final regular- Atlantic 10 Penn State (16-I I) and Rutgers Texas, the nation’s top-ranked team season game to gain the WCAA’s (19-X). with a 27-2 record and winner of the automatic bid. Both teams, however, Bip East -Pittsburgh (IS-I I). St. John’s (New Yurk) (21-S) and Vdlanova (21-6) regular-season Southwest Athletic are certain entrants in the 32-team Big Eight --Kansas State (2 I-5) and Missouri Conference title, is followed in the field. (23-3). latest rankings by last year’s final- The defending-champion Trojans Bit Ten Ohw Slate (19-6) four participants-Louisiana Tech Gateway Collegintee Drake (19-6) and lost road games in early January to Southern Illinois (204). (26-2). Southern California (23-3), Texas, Louisiana Tech and Old HiphCountry Brigham Young(l6~7). New Georgia (25-2) and Old Dominion Dominion, but coach ’s MEXICO (I 3-l I) and Utah (I 7-X). (20-4). team has the attack rolling again. Metropolitan Collegiate Cincinnati (I6- I I). The four teams that meet at Pauley Memphlr State (14-l I) and South Carohna Southern Cal has an awesome front- (16-10). Pavilion in Los Angeles March 30 court with (22.3 scoring Mid-American Ccnlral Miclugan (23-2) and April 1 for the NCAA champion- average), and the McGee twins, Pam Mountain West Montana (21-3) ship will have survived some tough and Paula. Northern Pacific-California (21-S), Oregon conference races and intense play- (21-S) and Oregon State (19-6). Long Beach State (20-S) has found Ohio Valley Middle Tennersee State( 16-9) off competition. First-round play that life without LaTaunya Pollard, and Tennessee Tech (16-9) begins March 15-I 8, and the regionals the nation’s leading scorer last year, Southeastern Alabama (20-7). Auburn will be played March 22-25. (1X-9). Georg,a (25-2). Loulsrana state (21&S), is not all that bad. The 49ers are Mwrrlppl (234) and Tennessee (19-X). The 32-team bracket will be corn- ranked sixth in the latest poll. Southland~ Northeast Louisiana (20-3). posed of champions of I7 automatic- Louisiana Tech, winner of the Southwest~Arkansas (IY-X), Texas (27-2) qualifying conferences and 15 teams first NCAA tournament and runner- and Texas Tech (22-5). selected at large (teams will be selected Sun Belt --Old Dominion (204). up last year, is likely to appear in its Western Collegiate I .ong Beach Srate (20- March 1 I); and with the quality thud championship. The Lady Tech- 5). San Dlego Sratc(2 14). Southern Cahforma teams of some conferences, most of sters, led by Janice Lawrence (20.4), (23-3) and UCLA (17-10). the at-large selections likely will come Pam Gant (57.4 field-goal percent- Independents Chcyncy (224) and Louisiana Tech (26-2) from conferences. age), Debra Rodman and play- Take the Southeastern Conference, making guard Kim Mulkcy, have for instance, where six teams might lost only to Old Dominion and be selected. Georgia won the Eastern Memphis State. Championships regular-season title, and Mississippi Texas’ chances were dimmed (23-4) won the Western division. somewhat last week when leading Other teams from the Southeastern scorer Annette Smith suffered a knee Summaries Conference (all ranked in the top 20) injury that will require immediate under consideration are Tennessee surgery. She was averaging 24.9 Division III (19-8), Alabama (20-7). Louisiana points per game, 12th in the nation. State (21-5) and Auburn (1X-9). The Longhorns’ only losses were to Men’s Basketball Right behind the Southeastern in Georgia and Drake First round Northeast: Framingham Statc94, Hiram 76: the number of top-ranked teams are Dominion Old won the regular- Clark (Massachusetts) XX, Norwich X4 East: the Atlantic Coast Conference and seasontitle in the Sun Belt Conference Staren Island 64. St. Lawrcncc 53: Nazareth the Western Collegiate Athletic and should gain a berth in the tourna- 67, Buffalo State 50 South Atlantic: Roanoke Association. ment. The Monarchs have rebounded 94. Washington (Maryland) 74. Upsala 44, from the loss of 6-8 Wilham Paterson 43 Middle Atlantic: Mont- Virginia (21-5) won the ACC clair State 7X, Scranton 60; Susquehanna 74, regular-season title, but North with the help of Medina Dixon Frankhn and Marshall 5X West: Ncbrarka Carolina State (20-7), Maryland (20.3) and Kansas transfer Tracy Wesleyan 62. Claremont~Mudd~Scr~pps 47: (18-Q Clemson (19-8) and North Claxton. Potsdam State 68, Luther 57. Midwest: St. Here is a look at the top teams m Norbert 69. North Cen(ral 56: Wwzonsin- Longhorns’hopes rest with Fran Harris Carolina (20-7) wdl be fighting for a Whitewarer 75. Ilhno~s Wesleyan 67~ Great Lakes: Heidelberg 73, Hope 69; DcPauw 62, Capital 60. South: IzMoync-Owen XX. Millsaps 69. North Carohna Wesleyan 70. Centre 62. a tossup Regional third place Division I men’s basketball rated Northeast: Hiram 105. Norwich 103. East: Buffalo State X3, St. Lawrence 70. Sooth Ivy ‘Prmceton (I 7-Y). Predicting the outcome of the Drexler and Larry Micheaux with a March 3 1 and April 2 at the Kingdome Atlantic: William Paterson &3. Washington Metro Atlantic *Inna (23-7). St Peter‘s Division 1 Men’s Basketball Cham- 26-4 record. Kentucky, the 1978 in Seattle, Washington. (Maryland) 7X Middle Atlantic: Scramon 86. pionship is about as difficult as champion, won the regular-season Four of the 53 teams had offlclally (23-S). Franklin and Marshall 82. West: Claremonl- forecasting weather. In the past seven title in the rugged Southeastern qualified as of March 5. lona(Metro Metropolitan Collegiate Louisville (21-Y). MuddmScrlppr 84. Luther 83 Midwe& North Memplur State (21&6), Tulane (17-10) and Central X2, Illinois Wesleyan 77. Great hka: years, seven teams have won the Conference and has been boosted by Atlantic Athletic Conference), Ala- Virginia fech (16-l I). Capital X3. Hope 77 South: Millsaps 65. coveted honor, including North the return of . Louisville bama-Birmingham (Sun Belt Con- Mid-American~Mwm (Ohio) (21-5). (‘cntre 56. Carolina State, which pulled off a has had an up-and-down year, but ference) and Marshall (Southern Con- Mid-E-tern North (‘arohna A&T (22-6) Second round Northeast: Clark (Massachusetts) X4. Fra- miraculous finish last year. coach ’s Cardinals ference) all won postseason tourna- Midwestern City-Loyola (Illmois) (19-X) mingham State 7X. East: Nazareth 74, Staten and Oral Roberts (I X-9) lfthe streak of different champions always are tough at tournament time. ments last weekend. Princeton, 17-9, Island 68. South Atlantic: Upsala 63. Roanokc is to continue, Georgetown appears Some teams with surprisingly good won the Ivy League title. MiwsouriVaUey~Illinois Stalc(2Id)andTulsa 62. Middle Atlantic: Montclarr State 68. to be the candidate. The Hoyas, 26- seasons were Oklahoma (27-3). Remainingconference tournaments (24-3). Susquchanna 62. West: Nebraska Wesleyan 2, made it to the 1982 championship DePaul (24-2) and UTEP (25-3). will be held this week. Ohio Valley- Morehead State (22-5). X7, Potsdam State 72 Midwest: Wisconsin- Whitcwater 87, St. Norbert X4 (3 01). Great final, losing to North Carolina. Pat Then there are the Atlantic Coast, Here is a look at the leading teams Pacific Coast Callform.+lrvinc (1X-9). Fresno State (21-7). Nevada-Las Vegas (254) Lakes: DcPauw 54, Hcidclbcrg 53 (at). South: Ewing, a freshman in 1982, is the Big East, Big Ten and Southeastern fromeach of the automatic-qualifying and Utah State (1X-9). LeMoyne~Owcn 71. North Carohna Wesleyan 6X. leader of coach John Thompson’s Conferences, which always seem to conferences and the top independents, Pacitic-lOpOregon State (20-6). UCLA Quancrtlnal paitings squad. Georgetown won have more than three representatives with season records through games (16-10) and Washington (20-6) March 10: Clark (19-6) at Nazareth (21-Q the regular-season title in the Big in the tournament. of March 4: Southeastcm~Alabama (17-10). Auburn Montclair State (22-S) at Uprala (25-3). East Conference and is a certain The 46th annual tournament Atl:ntic Coa.sG Duke (22-X). Georgra Tech (1X-9). Kentucky (234) and Louisiana State Nebraska Wealcyan(234) at Wisconnin~White~ tournament entrant regardless of the actually begins March 1I, when the (18-9). Maryland (20-7). North Carolina (25- (1X-9). water(244). LeMoync-Owen (244)at DcPnuw outcome of the conference’s post- Division 1 Men’s Basketball Corn- I). North Carolina State (19-12). Virginia (17- Southern *Marshall (24-S) and Tennes&- (234). IO) and Wake Forest (20-7) season tournament this week in New mittee announces the teams that will Chattanooga (23-5). Division III compete in the 53-team field. Atlantic IO~Temple (24-3) and SI Joseph’s Southland-Lamar (24-3). York City. (Pennsylvania) (20-7). Women’s Basketball On the other hand, if one of the Included among the 53 teams will Southwert~~Arkansas (24-S). Houston (26- Bit East Boston CalleXe (17-10). CeorXc~ 4) and Southern Methodist (24-6) First round previous sevenchampions is to repeat, be champions of the 29 automatic- town(26~2),Sr John’s(New York)(l7-lO)and Mid-Atlantic: Suaquehanna 77. Allegheny Southrertern~ Alcorn State (20-6). it likely will be North Carolina, qualifying conferences. Ten of those Syracuse (20-7). 61; Elizabethtown 67, Scranton 58. East: Sun Belt *Alabama-Birmingham (21-10). Trenton Stale 7X. Rochcxtcr SU: Buffalo Slate which survived the Atlantic Coast conference champions will compete Big Eight-Kansas (1X-9) and Oklahoma South Alabama (20-6) and Vxguua Common- XI, New Rochelle 67. Northeast: Eastern Conference schedule unblemished. in the opening round of the tourna- (27-3) wealth (21-S). Connecticut State 54, Bridgcwater State The Tar Heels’ only loss this season ment March 13. Four of the opening- Big Skye- Montana (21-6) and Wcbcr State lranr America Hounron Baptw (20-6). (Massachusetts) 4X; Salem State 69, Worcester was to Arkansas in Pine Bluff, round winners will be placed in the (21-6). Samford (20-7). Tech 50. Atlantic: Stockton State 77. Ohio Arkansas. Coach ’s team, 48-team field as No. 12 seeds; the Big Ten lllinois (22-l). Indiana (19-X) and wcbtcoast sarirhgo (17-9). Northern 69; Kean 79, Muskrngum 69. Crat Purdue (20-6). Lakes: Pittsburgh-Johnstown 64, Wisconsin- ranked No. I most of the season, is fifth opening-round winner will be a Western Athletic-BrIgham Young (19-9). Wiutewaw60: Wisconsin-IaCrossc 77,Carroll Earl CoastG Bucknell (224) New Mexico (22-9) and UTFP (25-3). led by junior and No. 11 seed. 67. Central: North Central 6s. Wdham Penn ECAC Metro-Long island (17-10) and Independents Dayton (17-10). DePaul senior Sam Perkins. First- and second-round games 57:Gcttysbur.g79, Millikin 74. West:Concordia- Robert Morris (15-12). (24-2). Marquette (16-l I). Nicholls Slw (IP- Moorhead 77. Pomona-Pitzer 58; Bishop 71, There are other possibilities, of will be played March 15-18, and the 7). Southeastern Lcwsiana (20-X). Stetson (IY- ECAC Nofih Atlantic~~Northeastern (234) St. Thomas 67. Sooth: Knoxwlle X2, Nonh course. Houston, last year’s runner- regionals will be conducted March ECAC South~Gcorgc Mason (21-6) and 9) and Texas-San Antonio (20-I). up, rebounded from the loss of Clyde 22-25. The Final Four is scheduled Richmond (I X-9). *Already qualified (automatic bid). See Championships. page 8 8 THE NCAA NEWS/March 7, 1984 Ice hockey Division I women’s swimming Florida, Stanford crown up share the spotlight Stanford and Florida traded the Florida’s ever-present Caulkins, for grabs Nos. I and 2 positions in the first two who is at her best in the individual The 19X4 NCAA Division 1 Men’s NCAA Division I Women’s Swim- medley events, also is a threat in the Ice Hockey Championship could be ming and Diving Championships, butterfly, breaststroke and freestyle, one of the more wide-open touma- and the third meet March 15-17 in or in any event in which she is ments in the event’s 37-year history. Indianapolis, Indiana, could result entered, it seems. Defending champion Wisconsin will in that same combination. Other Gator standouts are Kathy have to fight its way out of the Stanford is strong again. Florida Treible in the sprint freestyles and Western Collegiate Hockey Asso- will be led by the sensational Tracy breaststroke events and Treible, ciation play-offs just to earn a bid, Caulkins. Texas has Joan Penning- Laureen Welting and Mary Wayte in and any one of several teams could ton and Kirstin Wengler, and the the 500-yard freestyle. succeed the Badgers. Longhorns will be right up there. A number of conference cham- Here are some of the factors to The potential for a highly competitive pionships already have been held, consider: championship is obvious. and several names have emerged as aThe team with the best record, Top prospects for Stanford are contenders for NCAA titles. Rensselaer (27-3), is from the East. Diana Zock and Krissie Bush in Kansas won the Big Eight title, That region has produced just five sprint freestyle events and Marybeth and Ohio State the Big Ten. California national champions in the past 20 Linzmeier, the 500-yard freestyle took top honors in the Northern years. Rensselaer has not won the champion m 1983. Pacific Athletic Conference, and title since 1954. The Cardinal has three potential Texas won the Southwest Athletic l The team that has been ranked scorers in the breaststroke events .- Conference crown. No. I most of the season, Bowling Susan Rapp, Kathy Smith and Anne Kansas’ Tammy Pease has gone Green State (30-4-2). has never Tweedy. All have title potential. Rapp 23.39 for 50 yards, and she won the finished higher than third. also is strong in the butterfly events Big Eight IOO-yard title in 5 I .42. l Another top-ranked team at times and individual-medley competition. Southern California coach Don this season, Minnesota-Duluth (24- And Patty Gavin is expected to score Lamont will counter with Sue 9-2). was considered to have only an Ail-America . Texas in the backstroke events. Habernigg and one of the strongest outside chance at the WCHA title teams in the field. The Trojans have before the season. Division 111 men’s swimming been ranked among the top five all l There is no clear favorite for the year in the College Swimming Hobey Baker Award, college ice Coaches Association weekly poll. hockey’s answer to the Heisman. North Carolina again will be strong, The highest-rated teams, in particular, Kenyon seeks fifth title in row and Tar Heel Sue Walsh will ably have not relied on stars. defend her 1983 backstroke titles. Kenyon will be seeking its fifth Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, runner- Butch Cramer (sprints), Dave Reed Eight teams will be selected March UCLA, Southern Illinois, Auburn consecutive title March 15-17 at the up last year, is led by Tom Harrison, (sprints), Bill Kazmierowic7 (middle I I for championship play, which and Alabama should do well; each Division III Men’s Swimming and who won the 200 butterfly and both begins March 16-17 with two-game, distances), Jeff Enwright (distances) has top performers in many events. Diving Championships when coach individual medley events last year. and Scott Velardo (distances). total-goals series on the campuses s?f Top talent returns in the sprint Jim Steen’s Lords challenge the Nick Bagatelos, in the breaststroke Chris Mehalis is UC San Diego’s participating institutions. Two East- freestyle events. Other familiar names competition at Emory University in events, and Eric Ryba, butterfly, are top threat in the breaststroke events. ern institutions and two Western include Habernigg, Walsh (a fine Atlanta, Georgia. other top Claremont swimmers. Following are some other indi- institutions will be selected as hosts sprinteras well as backstroker), Texas’ Only one Division III head coach Wheaton, ninth a year ago, is for first-round games. viduals who should finish high in Pennington and Wengler, and Amy has won more consecutive NCAA certain to finish higher with quality First-round winners will advance one or more of the five swimming Pless of North Carolina. In the 500- titles-Cal State Stanislaus golf coach swimmers in a number of events. to the semifinals and finals March areas-freestyle, backstroke, breast- yard freestyle, Agnetta Eriksson and Jim Hanny won six straight Division Mike Mazzone (distance freestyle stroke, butterfly and individual 24-26 at Lake Placid, New York, site Patty Sabo should swim well for 111Men ’s Golf Championships from events), Steve King (butterfly) and of the 1980 Winter . medley: Texas. 1976 through 198 I Lyndon Perry (individual medley) Winners of postseason tournaments Freestyle-Paul Harris, Wisconsin- Dana Powers of Nebraska will Kenyon’s talent should be sufficient should help the Crusaders crack the in the WCHA, Eastern College Ath- Oshkosh; Gerald Kollross, Wisconsin- join Pease as Big Eight threats in the to win No. 5, although Wheaton top five this year. letic Conference and Central Colle- Lacrosse; Mike Kollross, Wisconsin- sprints. Also watch for Kathy (Illinois), Johns Hopkins, Claremont- Johns Hopkins, three-time winner giate Hockey Association qualify Lacrosse; Fritz Bedford, St. Law- O’Donnell of South Carolina, Annie Mudd-Scripps and UC San Diego of the Division III championships automatically. Three additional at- rence; Gary Boardman, Merchant Lett of Auburn and Sarah Yeatman will provide stiff competition. prior to Kenyon’s current streak, large teams will be selected from the Marine. of Virginia. Jim Born and Paul Barnett are the returns one champion from last year- East, one from the WCHA and one The return of Southern California’s top Kenyon freestyle swimmers, Backstroke-Bob Hauck, St. Olaf; from the CCHA. distance freestyle swimmer Michael Cynthia Woodhead makes the Tro- Leonhardt, who won the I ,650-yard Rob Sommer, Williams; Sean Minnesota-Duluth won the WCHA with best marks of 2 I .63 and 2 I .68 jans especially strong in the longer event. He was third at 200 yards and Malottke, Mount Union; Jay Reville, regular-season title but will not breeze respectively, at 50 yards. In the longer freestyle events. Other Trojan stand- freestyle events, Chris Cunningham, Washington and Lee; Pete Samuel- through the conference play-offs. second at 500 yards. outs here include Habernigg, who Another top performer for Johns son, Wisconsin-Stevens Point. North Dakota (25-10-2). Minnesota Born, Craig Hummer, George Pond won the 1983 title at 200 yards; Carol Hopkins is breaststroke specialist (27-9-2) and Wisconsin (2 I - 15-2) are and Todd Perrot are the top hopefuls. Breaststroke-Howard Seidman, Peterson; Karen Gould; Lisa Wen; Wink Dyer, who finished 10th last the top challengers. Minnesota- Swimming the backstroke events Alfred (defending 100 and 200 Jenny Johnston, and Michelle Ford. for the Lords are Karel Starek, Rick year in the 200-yard event. Duluth’s Bill Watson has been the champion). USC could score heavily in these league’s top scorer, while goaltender Callinan and Hummer. Other top If the freestyle events are any events. Kenyon swimmers are Peter Loomis Buttefly-. Steve Becker, Illinois Jon Casey has played all but one indication, UC San Diego should be Polly Winde of North Carolina (breaststroke), Michael Solomon a serious title contender. The Tritons Benedictine; Eric Sluss, Grove City. game for North Dakota. has done well in the longer distances, Bowling Green, the regular-season (butterfly) and J. B. Goessman have six of the nation’s top-ranked Individual med!ey~Bill Couch, and Cheryl Gillet of Arizona State (breaststroke). freestylers-Peter Ackhoff (sprints), Williams; Bob Sommer, Williams. CCHA champ, lost a tournament easily could make the finals. spot a year ago after an upset in the North Carolina’s Walsh will be league play-offs. The Falcons have favored in the backstroke events, relied on veterans John Samanski Mountaineers on target in rifle with additional competition coming (forward) and Garry Galley (defense) from Tori Trees of Texas, Diane in their title defense. Top CCHA West Virginia’s qualifying scores Murray State, East Tennessee State, below, with their qualifying scores: Graner of UCLA, Sandy McIntyre contenders include Ohio State (27-9- for the 1984 NCAA Men’s and Army and Eastern Washington. Smdthore ( I ,2M) 1s perfec+David Johnson, of Auburn. Megan Bresnahan of I), with the nation’s top-scoring Women’s Rifle Championships are The teams will be seeded in the West Virginia. 1.181: Mike Anti. West Vir- Georgia, Kelly Cox of USC and forward line, and Michigan State better than the existing meet record, following order in each event. Quali- gmw I. 172: RossThompson, Wyoming, 1,167; Susan Hagberg of South Carolina. (28-10). fying scores are listed: Pat Spurgm. Murray State. 1.167: Ana Hogrcfc, suggesting that the Mountaineers Eastern Kentucky, 1,161;Clifford Eskcy. MIT. Other scoring potential in the In the East, Boston College (22-6) have enough firepower to defend Smallbore- I West Virginia, 1,161; Tony Lane. Tcnncsrec Tech, 1,160; breaststroke events includes North and Boston University (22-6-l) are their 1983 title. 4,665; 2. Eastern Kentucky 4,626; 3. Launi Meili, Eastern Washington, 1,160. Carolina’s Winde, Angelika Knipping close behind Rensselaer. Several other Coach Ed Etzel’s team turned in a Tennessee Tech, 4,608; 4. Murray Mike Bender, Eastern Kentucky, 1,159; Ray Slonena. Tenncsrcc Tech. I. 159. of Alabama, Sara Guido and Dawn teams are in contention for a bid, team smallbore score of 4,665 and State 4,593; 5. East Tennessee State, Kirchner of Texas, and Amanda including Clarkson (16-10). New 4,578; 6. Army, 4,553; 7. St. John’s David Ridcnour. Wnl Vqmm, 1,157; Kerry an air rifle total of 1,556 for an Spurgm, Murray State, 1,157. Bob Broughton. Martin of Southern Illinois. Hampshire (18-13-I). Providence aggregate of 6,221. The existing (New York), 4,547; 8. Eastern WCSI Virginia. 1.155: Terry Sievert. Eastern Texas may score heavily in the (19-10-2) and Harvard (9-l l-2). championships record, set in 1980 Washington, 4,509. Kentucky, I, 154; Tracy Dunham, Eastern Ken- butterfly events, with four potential by then-champion Tennessee Tech, Air Rifle-1 West Virginia, 1,556; tucky. I ,I 52: Mark Schulr, Eastern Waphingon. 1.151: John Griffith. Eastern Kentucky. 1,151; finalists on the roster.-..Kara Mc- is 6,201. 2. Eastern Kentucky, 1,527; 3. Ten- Elizabeth McKay, East Tcnnesscc State, 1.151: Grath, Jodi Eyles, Terianne McGuirk Championships In a surprise, Eastern Kentucky nesseeTech, 1,522; 4. Murray State, Kur( K&h. I-.aat Tennessee Stare, 1.150; and Agneta Eriksson. USC’s Wood- edged perennial powers Tennessee I.51 I (89 10s); 5. East Tennessee Rhonda Barush, Army, I, 148. head may surprise everyone in these Tech and East Tennessee State for State I ,5l I (84 10s); 6. Army, 1,509; Mike Munn. Tennessee Tech, 1,148; Chris Carohna~Greennboro 74; Rust 83, Virginia events, and Jenny Wagstaff of Kansas second place in each team event. The 7. Eastern Washington, 1,508. 8. Lair, Western Kentucky, 1.148, Erik Kugler. We.lleyan 73. Tenncasce-Martin. 1.147: Bill Thomas, East could be a threat. Second round Colonels fired smallbore and air rifle Navy, 1,491. Tennessee State, 1.145; Joe McGuigan. Eat The individual medley competition Mid-Atlantic: Elizabethtown 73. Susyuc- scoresof 4,626 and 1,527, respectively. Smallbore champion David John- ‘Tennessee State, 1,143, Alan Sherman. St. hanna 7 I. Eut: Trcncon Stare 63. Buffalo State Eight teams qualified for each of son of West Virginia will be back to John\ (New York), 1.142: Crag Blake. St. could be the highlight of the meet. 60 Norlhcml: Salem Slate 66, Earlem John’s(New York). 1.142: JonalhanOrenstein, Vera Barker of Southern California Conncct~cul Stale 54. Athntic: Kcan 62, the team finals, with seven eligible defend his title after posting the top qualifying score at 1,181. Moun- SI. John’s (New York), 1,142; Bat-t McNealy. will do well, as will Michelle Stockton State 54. Great L.&a: Pittsburgh- for the overall championship. St. West Virginia, 1,141; David CannelIn. Army. Johnstown 88. Wisconnn-LaCrossc64 CenInl: John’s (New York) qualified a team taineer freshman Mike Anti fired the 1.141. Merchant of Arizona State, Pless of North Central 85. Gettysburg 74. Wd: Bishop North Carolina and Lisa McClain of for the smallbore competition, while top individual air rifle qualifying Jcsae Johnston, TennenxcTech. 1,141: Dcmre 73. Concordis-Moorherd 7 I South: Rust X0. Loring. Kin& 1.140: Paul Cometl, Washmgton Alabama. Knoxville 76. Navy’s team qualified only for air score with 394. Both scores are higher Slate. 1,139; Randy Horton, Murray Stale. Q-al pbinp rifle. than the 1983 winning totals, and The team relays competition in- 1.139: David Yragcr. East Tennessee State. Mwcb 9 or 18: Elizabethtown (27-I) at cludes Stanford, Texas, Florida, Other teams shooting for the overall Anti’s is higher than the existing air 1,139; Laura O’Daly, East Tennessee State, Trenton Stale (X3-7). Salem State (25-2) al championship, which will bedecided rifle record of 39 I, turned in by 1.138. Dana Wigger. Eastern Kentucky, 1,136; Southern California, Alabama and Kcan (25-I). Pittsburgh-Johnstown (25-2) at Robert Dell, St. John‘s (New York). 1.136: North Carolina. These events may North Central (234). &shop (21-6) at Rurl March 16-17 at Murray State Uni- former WVU marksman John Rost. (23-5) versity, include Tennessee Tech, host Individual qualifiers are listed See Mountaineers, page 9 decide the team title. The NCAA NCAA Record

DIRECTORS OF ATHLETICS WILLARD BAILEY. who has moved to 14 Wllllam Paterson 21-S CAPT. JAMES E FOELS selected a, AD Norfolk State. Taylor, a graduate of Wertern IS. Norwich __. ____. __ 21-4 at Coast Guard, replacing CAPT OTTO Ilhnors. was an assistant at Vlrgmla Urn”” m 16. FrankIm and Marshall _. _. 21-h GRAHAM. effective August I. F”+ a 1959 1980 and 1981 before moving to Howard m 17. Montclair State 20-S Coast Guard graduate. played football four 1982 as an assistant As head coach last ycarat IX Washmgton (Md.) 19-S year\. He also IS an avmtor Graham. in his Howard. his team V~LI l-9. and hiscontract was IV. North Carolma Wesleyan.. 20-7 second rtint as AD, will be endmg a 21-year not renewed HOWARD VANDFRSEA 20. lllrnols Wesleyan .. . 17-9 assoctation with theinstitution. WILLIAM resigned at Sprmgfield to accept the hcad- Dfviaion II Women’s B~rketbrll O’FLAHERTY, mcn’r kc hockey coach at coachin position at Bowdorn. He had a nme- The top 20 teams in NCAA Dwision II Clarkson, wdl handle the additional duties of year record of 42-35 at Springfield. Vandersca women’s basketball through game of February athletics director. replacmg JOHN HANTZ, was a” asslstaot at Tufts and Brown before 25, with season records m parentheses and who wll remain as chair of the department of taking the Springfield job OTTO KNEI- potnts. physical education. rccreati”” and inter- DINGER, bead coach at West Chester the past I. Dayton (24-2). . . . . I60 collegiate athletics. O’Flaheny, a 1971 Clarkson five years. named defensive coordinator at 2. Mount St. Mary’s (25-l). I52 graduate, has been ice hockey coach since Rutgers. Kneldmger, a former as&ant at 3. Valdosta State (26-2). . 144 1979. Lafayette and Pennsylvama. compiled a 30-21~ 4. Quinnipiac (25-2) I35 ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR I mark at West Chester. MIKE BELOTTI 5 Army (23-3) . . 122 KEN SAWIN named al West Texas State. named at Cal State Chico, replacmg DICK 6. St Cloud State (25-2) I I9 Sawin has coached the runnmg backs for the TRIMMER. who rcrigncd at the end of last after 18 years as an assistant at Alabama collapsed while playmg racquetball and died 7. C-entral M~ssour, State (20-6). IO8 Buffaloes‘ football team the past two year,. season. Belottl has been an assistant at Cal Men’s golf~RlK SCHELLENBERG later at Lafayetlte General Hosprtal 8. Cal Poly-Pomona (21-6) IOS Sawln’r duties will involve promotion and Stale Hayward the past four years SAM appomted at North Florida. BENJAMIN “FJIJZ” NARBUT, 36. ass,stant 9 Chapman (234) .94 fund~ralsmg for the athlcticr department. TIMER. headcoachat Allegheny for 14years. Women’s golf NANCY WHITE named at women’s basketball coach at Florida, was IO. Bentley (23-2) . X9 COACHES appointed awstaot coach at Boston College. North Flonda killed in an automobIle accident February Ih I I. NW Missouri State (24-3) .X4 Baseball DON MILLER, athletlcsdlrector Timer wab 60-52-3 and won three Presidcntb’ Women’ssoftbaII~RANL~Y IJtVINtsclccl- while on a recruiting tnp. Narbut was m his 12 North Alabama (23-3). . .74 al Cal State Chw”, has re\igncd as baseball Athletw Confcrcnce titles. He wll work wth ed at Nebraska We&yao. Devme bpcnt IO first year at Flonda after coaching at the high I3 Radford (224) ...... 63 coach for one year Miller wtll be replaced by the quarterbacks at Rncton College. years as player-coach on fast&p,tch softball. who”1 level in the state 14. South Dakota (204) .54 GENE MARTIN. Miller remains AD Football assistmntn-THOMAS PETER- semipro baseball and slow-pitch softball teams. COMMITTEE LISTINGS IS. Pace (224) .49 DALESPRAGUt, assistant footballand base- MAN named at Brooklyn DALE Women’asoftb~ll&nt MARYHELEN Men’s Basketball Rule K I- NNk I H STIB- I6 Lewn (21-6) . . . . 4s ball coach at St I.awrencc. named assistant SPRAGUE chosen at Waharh (xc baseball) MCCARTHY chosen at Brrdgeport McCarthy I.CK’S institution. B~scayne College. has 17. SE M1ssoun State (214) . .36 football coach and head baseball coach at RUSTY RUSSELL. an arristant at was a career 337 hmer at Sacred Heart changed its name to St. Thomas of V~llanova IX. Central Florida (22-6) .22 Wabash. Memphis State the past three years. appointed Women’s track md ficld~ROBFRT BOU- University I9 Springfield (204) I2 Baseball assistant- ALLAN MATSON defenswe ends coach at Vanderbilt. He IS the CHER named at Albright Bouchcr also iy Footb~llRuln WILLARDBAII,EY,N”r~ 20. V,rgrn,a Umon (184) . . IO appomted at New York Tech. son of Georgra Southern head football coach men’s soccer and wrestlmg coach at Albright folk State University. instead of Vrrgmla llnion Men’s Volleyball Men’s basketb*llL Erk Russell. DAVID MAGAZU selected at and wll contmue those dutres. Unn’er\~ty. Ballcy accepted the pornron of The top IO team> in NCAA men‘\ volleyball will retire at Washrngton after the 1984-85 Northern Illinois. RAY HANDLEY. arso- Women’s vollcyb~ll~MARlLYN Mc- head football coach at Norfolk State. through games of February 27 as ranked by season. Harshman. in his 39th year as a college elate head coach at Stanford, has reslgned to REAVY chosen to start the new program at Men.3 ICC Hockey JOHN B. SIMPSON, Volleyball News. with seaso” records m paren- head coach, received a contract extenston for join the New York Giants of the National Flortda. The Gators have not fielded a team Boston Universrty. has a new title. effective theses and pomts. his fmal year. Harshman is No. 2 among actwe Football League PHIL DAVIS has jomcd S,“CC 1978. McRcavy spent the past two years July I, 1984 As of that date, he will be national I UCLA (224) ...... 320 coaches in victorics behind DcPaulP the Wyoming staff as quarterbacks coach at Kentucky, helping the Lady Katb to a fifth- director of athlettc fund-ratsmg instead of 2 Pepperdmc (E-2) ...... _.____ 288 HANK EGAN released at Air Force. Davis, who was an assistant at Arkansas State place national ranking and 44-7 record last director of athletics. 3 Southern Cal (20-6)...... 24O effectrve at the end of the current seas”“. In I3 last year, 1s Wyoming’s all-time leader in total year Prior to her stint at Kentucky. McRcavy POLLS 4. San DIego State (R-5) . . . .220 years at Air Force. Egan has a 148-183 record, offense wrth 5.95 I yards. completing his career coached at Sul Ross State and Utah State. Division II Mm’s retell 5. Cal&Santa Barbara (23-6) . I88 with a best mark of 16-9 m 1975-76. He was an in 1981 AL SANDAHL. an &i&trot with STAFF The top 20 teams m NCAA Dw~sron II men‘s 6. Hawaii (4-3) . . I50 assistant five years at Air Force before taking the Buffalo B,lls I” the NFL last year, named Admi&tntive~tfafootbalI~DAVE basketball through games of February 27, with 7. Stanford (9-7). .94 the head job in 1971 quarterback coach-offenswe coordmator at UYRUS named at Syracuse. Uyrus. who season records in parentheses and pomts 8. George Mason (14-l) .90 Men’s bamketb~ll mssitint-RlCH TRIP- Syracuse. Prior to his year wth the Bills, coached tight ends and special teams last year, I Norfolk State (28-l) 160 9 Oh,oState(l2-3) ____.____.___._____ X4 TOW. an at&ant eight years at Nebraska- Sandahl was an assistant at Iowa State. will work with scouting. recruiting and operating 2. Kentucky Wesleyan (24-2) 152 IO Long Beach State (3-4) .66 Omaha, reslgned to enter private business, Colorado State, UCLA. Washington State, the depanment’s computer. 3. Central M~ssoun State (22-3). 144 DIG&n I Baseball effective at the conclusion of the 1983-84 Oklahoma State and M~ssrssrpp~ State Executive officer for ~thletics~STEVEN 4 West Georgia (25-2) I36 ‘The top 30 teams in NCAA DIVISI”” I season. Former Icxas Tech quarterback RODNEY YIANOUKOS selected at Clarkson. He haz 5. Randolph~Macon (23-l) . 122 baseball through games of Fchruary 27 as Women’s brrketball RON FEIEREISEL ALLISON rerlgned ac a” a&tant at his alma served as director of recreation for the city of h. NW M~ssoun State (234) ..I18 ranked by Collegiate Baseball. wtth scaaon resigned al DePaul. effectwe at the end of this mater to accept an assntant posrtmn at Duke. Potsdam. New York. smce 1972. 7. Vlrgma llnion (25-S) . . I I I records in parentheses and points. season. His four-year mark al DePaul IS 57-57 Alhson will work with the runnmg backs and Sports information directors JOHN 8. C. W. Post (234) . 105 I. Armna State (144) .495 He ranks 17th on DcPaul’s all-time men’s quarterbacks MAL MOORE. Notre Dame’s ASKINS ~111 become West Texas State’s first 9. CalifornwRnxrslde (214) 80 2. Oklahoma State (3-l) . .491 scoring list. running back coach, has been promoted to full-time SID since the 197X-79 academic year. IO. Mansfield (22-S). 77 3 San Diego State (16-l) . .490 Football JOE TAYLOR, former coach at aswstant head coach by head coach tierry Askms had been servrng as ticket manager and I I Sacred Heart (22-S) .75 4. North Carolma (5-l) .4x7 Howard, selected at Vlrgmm Uruon. replacing Faust. Moore jomed the lnsh staff last March SID but will bc relieved of his duties as ticket 12. Central Corm (22-S) .73 5 Texas (7-2) .486 manager ROGER B. CLOW, assistant I3 Nchraska-Omaha Q-6) .S9 6 Cal State Fullerton (11-S). .483 SID at Vermont. chosen at Lehigh. Prior to 14 Chapman (20-5) 53 7 Rice (13-O) .4X2 joining the Vermont staff m 1982. Glow worked IS. Mornmgslde (20-6) .49 8. Bngham Young (3-O) .480 I” the sports mformatlon offrces at Dartmouth 16 Philadelphia Textile (21-6) .36 9 Southern Califorma (13-2) . .479 Briefly in the News and Princeton. 17. North Alabama(ZI-6).. ____..___. . ..24 IO. Cal-Santa Barbara (19-2) .47X I I NOTABLES 18. St Augustme’s (19-6) IX I I. Michigan (O-O) . . 475 The University of North Carolina, Asheville, plans to join the new Big North Carolina lacrosse coach WILLIE IV. Columbus (20-6) _. _...... I6 12 Mwisrippi State (I-I) .473 SCROGGS will coach the U.S. team in a pre- 20 Pugct Sound (20-7) I2 13. FlorIda (7-3) . .472 South Conference and apply for Division II status within the NCAA as part Olympic internatronal lacrosse tournament July Division 111 Men’s Basketball 14. South Carolrna (24) . . . .47l of an overall plan to obtain Division I membership within a few years. 19-21 JEFF WREN, Maine’s women‘s The lop 20 teams in NCAA Division III 15. Miami (Fla.) (10-6) .46X Currently, there are eight other conference members The Roadrunner swmming coach, named New England coach men’$ basketball through gamer of Fehruary 16. Marne (O-O) ...... 463 Club, a sports booster club, has been organized at Metropolitan State of the year NICK NICOLICH, wrestlmg 28. w,th season records 17. Oral Robens (4-3) . .462 coach al Maine, voted New England Diwslon I I. Hope 224 18 Oklahoma (24) .460 College to establish grants-in-aid for the athletics teams, including a men’s coach of the year Named as assistant 2. Roanokc _. _. _. . _. 26-l 19. Iowa (0-O). . . . . 455 varsity basketball team, which will resume play in 1984-85 after a six-year coachesforthe Amcncan team that willcompete 3 (Jpsala...... 23-3 20. New Orleans (6-l) .454 absence Big Ten Conference basketball has exceeded the one-million in the Junior Pan Amencan Games August 4. Frammgham State.. 23-l 21. Nevada-Las Vegas (X-3) . . . .452 attendance mark for conference games for the seventh consecutive year. The 25-26 in the Bahamas were the followmg track 5 St Norhert _. _. _. _. 20-3 22. Wichita State (2-O) .45l and field coaches: GUY KOCHEL. Arkansas 6. Nebraska Wesleyan 21-4 23 lndlana State (On). .449 current average attendance for conference games is 12,790, which is well State:JIM BIBBS, Michigan Statcand STEVE 7. Scranton 22-s 24. Florida State (I 2-S) ,448 ahead of the Big Ten and NCAA record of 12,458 set by the Big Ten m 1980 BARTOLD, Yale. CLYDE HART of Baylor 8 WI> ~Whltewater 22-4 25 Nchwka (04) ,446 . . . The U.S. Volleyball Association national convention will be held May will head the coaching team. Y. Capital 22-5 26. Hawall I IO-S-I) . . ,444 l2- I3 in Bellevue, Washington, with the theme “What Price Gold?“The 55th DEATHS IO Staten Island 24-3 27. Alabama (1-I) 441 RON JETER. 38, a tootball player at I I. DePauw 21-I 28 Georgia Tech (S-2). . .439 U.S. National Championships will follow May 14-19 in Seattle. For more Lowslana State from 1965 to 1967. dlcd 12. LeMoync-Owen 224 29. Fresn” State (8-6-l J. 435 information, contact Jenny Walsh, USVBA, 1750 E. Boulder Street, February 23 ,n Lafayette. Louts~ana Jeter I3 Buffalo State 22-4 30. Minnesota (O-O) 434 Colorado Springs, Colorado 80909. 1 Henry Ellard, former football player at Fresno State University and now a member of the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League, has donated a full scholarship to his alma mater’s athletics program. The Publications catalogs are mailed donation has been written into his contract with the Rams. Ellard’s gift will Publications catalogs and order and financial aid rules contained in vides criteria for institutions in be earmarked to help offset the educational expenses of fifth-year student- forms for the 1984 series of NCAA the Manual. It is available in lots of reviewing international academic athletes who have completed their eligibility Duke University also is publications have been mailed, 50 for $8.50. standards to determine eligibility for providing athletics administrators and athletic competition. setting basketball attendance records. The Blue Devils ended their season The Sports Participation Survey other customers the opportunity to To place an order or to inquire with 129,740 total attendance, a record. In the past two seasons, more than ($2 members, $4 nonmembers) is a place their annual orders. about bulk rates, contact NCAA 250,000 fans have watched Duke play at home. 1981-82 study of participation in Orders for NCAA publications Publishing, P.O. Box 1906, Mission, Wylie Smith, sports information director at Northern Arizona University, intercollegiate, club, intramural and has been named chair of the College Sports Information Directors of produced throughout the year may Kansas 66201. Payment, which physical education programs at be ordered at one time, and the includes fourth-class postage, should America postgraduate scholarship committee. Those eligible for the scholar- member institutions. ship are male and female assistant SIDs who plan to attend graduate school books will be shipped as they become accompany al1 orders. Those who while pursuing a career in sports information. The deadline is April IS, and available. The Foreign Student Handbook want books mailed first class should applications with letters of recommendation and resumes can be sent to Included in the catalog is adescrip- (S 1 members, 52 nonmembers) pro- include an additional $2 per book. Smith at P.O. Box 15400, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona tion of all the publications produced 86Oll... Lye11 Bremser, the voice of the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, by the Association. Membership pub- Cornhuskers for radio station KFAB, is retiring after 45 years. He will lications, playing rules in 12 sports Mountaineers continue as vice-president and general manager of the station. His replace- and The NCAA News are included. Continued from page 8 Elirabcth McKay, East Tenncsscc State, 381, ment will be Kent Pavelka, who has done color commentary on the Publications that will become Garrett Hubbard, Navy, I, 134, and Enc Rathff. Mike Mum, Tcnnesaer Tech, 38 I. Cornhuskers on KFAB for several seasons. availabk in March include the NCAA Ohio State, 1,133. Terry Sicvert, Eastern Kentucky, 380; Kerry Spurgin, Murray State, 380, Suzanne Kafc. Women’s athletics programs continue to grow at NCAA member Manual; the NCAA Guide for the Air Rifle (400 is perfect)-Mtke Ant,, West 380, Eastern Kentucky. Mike Salach, Navy, institutions. St. Anselm College will field a soccer team for the first time next College-Bound Student-Athlete; the Vlrgmla. 394: Launr M&Ii, Eastern Washing- 379. Tracy Dunham, Eastern Kentucky. 379. ton, 391: Dave Rideoour. West Virgmla. 391: fall. Women then will have eight sports at the school Women’s cross Sports Participation Survey, Report Jesse Johnston. Tcnnesscc Tech, 379: Randy David Johnson. West Vwginia, 388: Roger country will become a varsity sport at Lewis University next fall. The team Number Six, and the Foreign Student Horton, Murray State, 378; Paul Arthur. Army. Davidson, West Vlrgmm, 387; Ray Slonena. 378; John Crifflth. Eastern Kentucky. 377: will be coached by Mike Reich, who also coaches the men’s team East Handbook. Tennessee Tech. 3U7. Pat Spurgin, Murray Chric Lair, Western Kentucky, 377. Stroudoburg University of Pennsylvania has added women’s indoor track The Manual ($4 members, $8 State, 386; Ana Hogrefe. Eastern Kentucky. Dana Wigger, Eastern Kentucky, 377. Alan 386: Gordon 1 aras, Army, 384, Scott Campbell. and field under coach Bob Smith, who also heads the women’s outdoor track nonmembers) contains all current Wilcoxson, St John’s(New York), 377; Denise West V,rgrnra. 383 and field and cross country teams. Indoor track becomes the 11th women’s NCAA legislation, interpretations, Lormg, Kmg’s. 376: Ertc Mornson. Wllham varsity sport at the school . Gettysburg College has elevated women’s executive regulations, enforcement Bart McNealy, West Virginia, 383. Kurt and Mary, 376; David Cannella. Army, 376; track to varsity status, the ninth women’s sport at that level. Ed Riggs, men’s procedure and recommended policies. Kwh. I-a,1 I~cnnowx State. 382: Rhonda Keith Miller. North t‘arolina State. 375, James Barurh. Army. 382: Mike Bender, Eastern Clancy. Army. 375; Tony Leone. Tennessee coach, also will coach the women and St. Francis College (Pennsylvania) The NCAA Guide for the College- Kentucky, 382; Joe McGu~yan, I:ast I ennwce 1 cch, 375; Dawd Yeager, East Tennessee State, has added rifle as a varsity sport. The addition will give the school nine sports Bound Student-Athlete is a summary State. 3U2, Mark Schulr. Eastern Warhmgton. 375: Joseph Arthur. Air Force. 375. and John for men and four for women. Bruce Rippm will coach the team. of the eligibility, recruiting, transfer 3X1: Rob Broughton. West V,rgm,a. 3x1: Jones, FlorIda Tech. 375. 16 THE NCAA NEWS/March 7.1984 Fast-pitch softball replacing slow-pitch in Southeast A new day is dawning in the her other players a chance to make “Some colleges have dropped their Florida A&M, East Carolina, next year. Southeast as the era of women’s the change. programs rather than convert, but I Mississippi College and North Caro- She is optimistic about FSU’s slow-pitch softball comes to an ends Recruiting is difficult for teams in hope they eventually will add a fast- lina are among the NCAA members chances, despite acknowledging the In Its place comes fast&pitch softball, the South that are converting their pitch team,” Graf said. “Once a that have made the switch in the past effect of the switch. “We have good, already “the game” elsewhere. programs, particularly in Florida. majority of colleges in the area have two years. Florida and Auburn experienced defensive players, and The change has caught JoAnne Most area high schools and junior fast-pitch programs, I think the high dropped their programs. Graf said we recruited well. We arc working <;ral. softball coach at Florida State colleges have slow-pitch teams. Most schools and junior colleges will that Florida was plannmg to add on hitting, and I can see them be- University and a new member of the summer leagues also play slow pitch. change ” last-pitch soltball to its program coming more confident.” NCAA Women’sSoftball Commlttcc, in the middle of things. Florida State, a former winner ofthe AIAW slow-pitch championship, will com- Division III pctc III last pitch for the first time (‘~,~~finuutl/rr~rn pogr 6 Redolphy, of, Bethany (West Vir- Denise Pesce, of, North Central La Verne appears to be the West this year. (I l-0, 0.64); Laura Vroon, Calvm ginia) (.4 IO); Cheryl Bergey, of, (.369); Laura Martinck, ss, Illinois Coast’s best team. Other contenders “I have mixed feelings about it,” ( 10-4, I .09); Julie Dennis, Allegheny; Eastern Mennonite (.400); Debbie Benedictine (.37 I); Leslie LaPrise, include Coe, St. Thomas, St. Mary’s said Graf “I would like to have seen Mary Ann Olivetti (5-2, 0.59); Beth McFarlin, 3b, Washington (Mary- of, Aurora (.364); Karen Friedrlch, (Minnesota), San Diego, William both versions contmuc and have Clary. Albion (6-3, I .68). land) (.367). c, Monmouth(lllinois); Linda Batzen, Penn and Redlands. national championshlps, but I am Top pitchers Gina Lamandre, of, Wisconsin-Stevens Point (.390); Top players Debbie Countess, optlmlstic ahout the opportumtles Trenton State (22-4, 0.35); Kobin Lisa Santucci, 3b-p, Elmhurst (.406); of, Whittier (.344); Laurie Koustik, that will open up by playing last South Payne, ‘l‘renton State (17-3, 0.53); Donna Lawlor, 3b-p, I.ake Forest ss, La Verne; Cathy Becker Kahle, c, pitch ” Top teams-The question in this Debbie Emery, Montclair State (IO- (.415); Holly Suchan, ss, Aurora Coe (.415); Libby Kestel, c, Buena Creation of an NCAA slow-pitch area will be whether anyone can 4, 1.54); Missy Mules, Western (.384); Kelly Fatlinger, ss, Wisconsin- Vista (.309); Linda Redmond, c, championship was considered a year defeat Trenton State, last year’s Maryland (9-3, 1.90); Bernadette Plattevllle(.419); Sharon Whitehead. William Penn (.260); Shelly Shrofer, ago, but sponsorship of the sport nationalchampion. The Lions return Dolan, Upsala (6-4, 1.37). 01, Wisconsin-Oshkosh. ss-p, St. Mary’s (Minnesota) (.343); was less than half of the total required an all-America first baseman and Top pitchers-Nila Gruenewald, Karen Brandt, Maryville (Missouri) by the Association’s championship two pitchers who combined for a 39- Wisconsin-Oshkosh (8-5. I. IO); Lynn (.345); Sue Thompson, ss, Augsburg; criteria. In l982-83,43 members had 7 record. Challengers should be Central Steinmetz, Wisconsin-Lacrosse (S- Teresa Machu, ss, Trinity (Texas) slow-pitch teams--36 in the South Glassboro State, Western Maryland, Top teams North Central has 2, 0.57); Mary Haugen, Wisconsin- (-450); Lori Schafer, c, Wartburg according to figures reported in the Montclair State, llpsala and Salis- lost some key players from its fourth- Whitewater (7-4, 1.43); Mary Day, (.32l); Vicki Melhuish, c, Redlands NCAA’s Annual Keports. Fast-pitch bury State. place team of 1983 but still isexpected Monmouth (Illinois); Sue Murphy, (-271); Pam Hardaway, ss, IJC San softball was sponsored by 441 to contend for the regional title. Its Wisconsin-Stevens Point (8-4). Diego. colleges. including 44 in the South. Top players-Karen Youngman, toughest competition should come Gal has recruited pitchers and lb, Trenton State (.33l, 45 RBI); from Wisconsin-Whitewater, Illinois Top pitchers-Chanel Finzen, catchers this year, because”the pitcher Sue Gardner, c, Fairleigh Dickinson- Benedictine, Aurora, Monmouth West Buena Vista (16-3, I .77); Patti Spiel- is so much more dommant m the Madison (.361); Rita Vitale, 2b, (Illinois), Elmhurst, Wisconsin-Osh- Top teams-Buena Vista again baucr, William Penn (13-8, 2.25); fast-pitch game. You must have a Glassboro State (.357); Anne Farro, kosh and Wisconsin-Stevens Point. appears to be the team to beat in this Michelle Dykstra, San Diego (I l-7, dominant pitcher to be a champion- c, Upsala (.372); Nicky Pesik, of, Top players ~Rita Schulz, c, far-ranging region. Augsburg should 1.74); Lisa Svac, Augsburg; Deb ship team.” She also wanted to give Western Maryland (-537); Lisa Illinois Benedictine (.5l I, 7 HR); be its strongest area challenger, while Schneider, Central (Iowa) (7-3, 1.55). The NCAA The Market

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Call Don Miller. years’-nence(orIhequlvalcn1) incoac of Lehagh‘r n*rd proqram Orqanae and grams wll be rquired Academic tourses 916/89X470 ing football at the ,nte,cdteglate &I. F+row 5upti= prac+xe sessions Compeurwz corn msUwton/qual oppmtun~ry employer. pensat,on. wnte With resume to’ w B. Unhwatty d Hatio,d. Followng ‘tb“C Leckonby. Dw.xtor of Athkbcs, Leh,gh Un, psibons avabble (1) PARpTlM P MEN’S cak the goals and ob,eatws d an ,nb veraty Berhtehem. PA I601 5 Equal Oppor ANDWOMEN’SCROSSCOUNWCOACH. colkgi.3k football p tu$Fh ;gmployer Deadknr for appl,caf,ons Responsible for coaching both men’s and wc.me”‘s Crow cwnrq teams: adrrmster. and rewrne should be forwarded by Man HeaiCoach.Women’~Ba.sketbatladremallandSoccu. superwse and coord,nak both programs DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS one addldonal InPrcolkgii SFC.~ Salary 23. 1984. to Edd,e C. M&n, D~reaor Bxhelor’r Degrw rqui,cd. Ptaymg or coach regarding pradices. home and away matches and Rank d-dent upon qual,firaUor,s and Ahlccics. 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PA 18015 Equal Opportun, the Director reports to the Vice President far Business understanding of the policies governing intercollegiate ath- Affairs, who is responsible for intercolle iate athletics, letics, experience in working with men’s and women’s Fc&,.,t.,,nnwat-h,ngtrarkappoln~t Swimming the employee may teach courses relate 3 to marchin sports programs, and a demonstrated commitment to inthe~dKiwsidcgyardPhystcat bands within the Department of Music. The position WI4 Educ&,, as an ass&ant f&ball c&h. enhancing the academic enrichment of student-athletes. Adatant Women’s Swtm Coach ar start of appoirrlmml is r7egoUabk Sab -T~AasbMt~hamYour be a faculty no-rank, non-tenure track appointment. A x The salary for the position is negotiable. 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Apply with resume The Ohio State University and the names of three references (with telephone 113 Archer House numbers) on or before April 6,1984, to: 2 130 Neil Avenue Head Co8nch. Men’s ad Women’s Team Chair, Search Committee, Marching Show Band Director Columbus, Ohio 43210 Begins August 15. 1964. Quakficsbon Office-Vice President for Business Affairs Ma-ii. degree I” phynical education pr The Ohio State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. fewed. evidence d successful cmchlng e Lowden Hall, Room 201 periencc Full Sm. nontenure. -b contrm. Salary 1’1commensurak tith - Northern Illinois University encc and ualihcations. Respons,bikt,e DeKalb, Illinois 60115-2876 Manage all J a-d summing prcg,am i cludlng coachtng. mcmtUng. vhedukn Northern Illinois University has a stron commitment to budget rrmagem”t and supuvbion. 0th d applkatton. resume. and the names d teaching and coaching responsibiliies the principles of equal opportunity, a f-ftrmatrve action, Ifme rcferences~b-, March 20. 1964. to: asslgmd by athletic diRMr. Send k&r Title IX, and Section 504. Search Coordtrw&r. Box 636W. Unwer~ty d R-,R-,PkrrYalr14642.Equat oppo“-W empbvn M/F Dwctor. John Carroll University. Uniwml hmbtmt Foablt Cnach/HPER Insuuctor. Hetgh,s.Ohio44ll6 JohnCarrotl,sanqu Pos,bon al DMstorl II %att? unwenuty. effectwe opportuunity emplqer. Assistant Football Coach Head Football Coach ATHLETICS Ohio University We seek applications for the position of Head Foot- ball Coach. The individual appointed will be someone HEAD COACH Positions: Assistant Football Coaches (two) as follows: who can develop and maintain a Division II football 1. Offensive Backfield Coach program consistent with the excellence of West Men’s Swimming Team 2. Offensive Line or Defensive Line Chester University and the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNlVERSfTY is lookin Responsibilities: Specific football administration responsi- for someone to coach the men’s swimming team an d bilities to be determined on the basis of qualifications. Responsibilities: This non-tenured position is an ad- to teach at the Instructor level in the various phases General coaching duties will include the following: ministrative appointment with a 12 month contract. of aquatics instruction and other sports activities. 1. Recruiting student-athletes The Head Coach of Football is responsible for 2. In-season coaching and planning, off-season conditioning developing, planning and administering all aspects The position requires a Master’s Degree and 3. Academic counseling of the football program. Specific strength and abilities are sought in the areas of identifying and demonstrated successful experience as a College Qualifications: Minimum of bachelor’s degree, successful Swimming Coach and teacher in Physical Education. recruiting academically and athletically qualified coaching at the college level preferred, broad knowledge of student-athletes, managing the football budget, in- Send letter of application, biographical data and any the game of football with expertise in a particular area of teracting with all the university constituencies, stu- statements you wish to make regarding your interest coaching. Prior successful recruiting in Ohio preferred dent academic and career counseling and demon- strated success in fund raising efforts. and experience to: Sahry: $17,000 minimum. Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and ex- Ms. Della Durant Application Deadline: March 23.1984. perience. Asst. Athletic Director AvaIlable: As soon as possible after application deadline. THE PENNSYLVANIA Quallflcatlons: Master’s Degree preferred, Bach- Contmct: One-year nontenured renewable annually July 1. elor’s Degree required, and experience as a Head STATE UNIVERSITY ApptLcatLon Procedure: Send letter of application and resume Football Coach at the High School level or Assistant Intercollegiate Athletics to: Football Coach at the college level. 204 Recreation Bldg., Dept. NCAA Brian Burke A licatlon deadline: Postmarked on or before April 1, University Park, PA 16802 Head Football Coach 1 # 4. Send letter of application, resume and three let- ters of reference to: Rlchard Yoder, Director of Application deadline is March 28, 1984 or Ohio University P.O. Box 689 Athletics, WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY, West Ches- until B suitable epplicant is identified. ter, PA 19383. An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Athens, Ohio 45701 An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer Employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to Ohio University is an Af8rmative Action Employer. apply. 12 THE NCAA NEWS/March 7.1984 Supreme

(bnrmurd from pugs I financial aid program but who do outside the scope of Title IX. institutions will know with any degree have cited intercollegiate athletics as government. not themselves receive Federal funds In addition, it is not yet clear what of certainty whether their inter- a critical area to which it must be The Supreme Court held that Pell [are] protected against discrimination kinds of Federal aid (other than Pell collegiate sports programs are subject made clear that Title IX applies. For Grants, whether admuustered by the on the basis of sex.” Grants) the courts may view as to Title IX. example, in asserting that Title IX college or received directly by its The decision in the Grove City Federal financial assistance to an These issues concerning the scope must be applied on an institutional students, constitute Federal fmancial College case clarifies several aspects intercollegiate athletics program. of Title IX may be affected by inten- basis, Bermce Sandler, executive assistance to the college that gives of the question whether Title IX Title 1X plaintiffs and advocacy sive effort under way at present on director of the Project on the Status rise toTitle lxjurisdiction. However, covers college sports programs but, groups have made claims-some very Capitol Hill to enact legislation to and Education of Women, stated the court ruled that Title IX is as noted above, does not resolve that far-fetched-that many types of aid nullify the Grove City decision. On last week that “we have gone from program-specific and, in the case of question. It is now clear that an provide an adequate basis for February 28, the same day the horrendous to very bad”in athletics. Pell Grants, the program recetving intercollegiate athletics program is applying Title 1X to college sports Supreme Court issued its decision, Proponents of legislation to amend Federal aid and thus subject to Title not subject to Title IX merely because programs. Sen. Robert W. Packwood (R- Title IX areencouraged by indications IX is the college’s financial aid some other, unrelated program The trial court in Haffer vs. Temple Oregon) introduced S. 2363, a bill of broad bipartisan support in program. offered by an institution receives University ruled that Temple’s inter- that would amend the Title IX Congress for expansive interpretation The court considered and expressly Federal aid (for example, a research collegiate athletics program received prohibition against sex discrimination of Title IX. Last November, the rejected several theories under which grant to the physics department). direct Federal aid in the following to make it institutional in scope. As House of Representatives passed a it was claimed that student grants Further, it is clear that receipt of Pell forms: payment of the wages of full of March 6, I3 senators had joined resolution supporting “comprehen- result in institution-wide Title 1X Grants by an institution or its students and part-time employees of the inter- as cosponsors of the bill. sive coverage” of Title IX by a vote jurisdiction, including: does not provide a basis for Federal collegiate sports program through of 414 to 8. Twenty-five senators I. The “displacement theory” jurisdiction over the entire institution the College Work-Study Program, On March I, Rep. Claudine sponsored a parallel resolution. In (the argument that receipt of student or all the programs (including ath- payment of the wages of work-study Schneider (R-Rhode Island) intro- addition, 75 members of Congress grant funds m the form of tuition letics) m which the Federally aided students employed in other parts of duced H.R. 5011, which similarly filed an amicus brief with the Supreme “frees up” other funds for use else- students participate. the institution-such as the coun- would amend the Title IX prohibition Court m the Grove City case sup- where in the Institution), However, the Grove City College seling center and radio station- against discrimination and would portmg the Third Circuit decision 2 The claim that student grants ruling should not be understood to providing services to the mtercol- amend the enforcement provisions interpreting Title IX as institutional are analogous to general institutional hold that college sports programs legiate sports program, other Federal of the statute to permit termination in scope. While such developments assistance, and are in no respect subject to Title IX, aid to the radio station, Pell Grants of Federal aid to any institution (not do not necessarily indicate how 3. The suggestion that Title IX for the following reasons. First, the and other Federal aid to student- the particular program) found to be members of Congress will vote on jurisdiction should follow Federally courts are likely to view athletics athletes, and the use of buildings in noncompliance. H.R. 501 I had bills to amend Title IX, they do assisted students “from classroom to financial aid as a part of an insti- (includingdormitories) financed with attracted 49 cosponsors by March 6. suggest some measure of support. classroom, building to building, or tution’s student financial aid pro- Federal funds. In callmg for legislation to overturn Kramer isa member ofthe NCAA k activity to activity.” gram, rather than as part of its The Grove City decision forecloses the Grove City ruling, representatives Washington, D. C.. Iegalfirm. Squire. The court also rejected the conten- intercollegiate sports program. If the use of some of these forms of of women’s and civil rights groups Sanders & Dempsey. tion that the scope of Title IX juris- that is so, the institution’s athletics Federal aid as a basis for Title IX diction should be limited to adminis- grants would remain subject to Title jurisdiction over an athletics program. m 1 . tration of the Pell Grant program, IX even if its intercollegiate athletics However, the case illustrates the holding that “students who particii program did not receive Federal point that further analysis and judicial 1 arkanian repeats as pate in the college’s Federally assisted financial assistance and thus was precedent will be needed before many academic all-America court Nevada-Las Vegas guard . 3.480 in American studies: Marc Tarkanian received the most votes Marotta, Marquetle. 3 600 in economics/ political science: Tim Dillon. Northern Illmots. Continuedfrom page I can obtain their college degrees. Walker before his class graduated and was the only repeater on the 3.600 in business management. that student-athletes should be There’s no question in my mind at the University of Georgia, many 1983-84 academic all-America bas- Second team encouraged to complete their that it will have a negative impact coaches barred scouts from their ketball team selected by the College Guard, Kandy Kraayenbrink, Northern college education. At the same on the graduation rate. campuses. Although the effect of Sports Information Directors of Iowa. 3.400 in industnal technology. John Stockton. Ganla8a. 3.400 m business adminis- time, however, the NCAA believes “We continually are working the recent court ruling is not America. tration Forward, r4ul Anderson. Dart- that a student-athlete should have to get our student-athletes ahead known, a similar practice may Tarkanian has helped the Running mouth. 3 670 m govcrnmcnt: Bryce McPhec. the right to sign a professional academically. The LJSFL. occur down the road. Rebels to a 25-4 record and top-10 Gonzaga. 3.700 in chemistry/ prcmedicine: John contract during his undergraduate already has caused a problem “I’ll make the decision at some ranking this year with his playmaking. Matzkc. Nebraska. 3.780 m math educntron. Honor8blc mention career if it is in his own long- with some athletes losing their point in time,“said Emory Bellard, He is ranked second nationally in Guards- Keuh Cleplrcki. Wdlram and Mary. term, best interest to do so. eighth semester in college; this head football coach at Mississippi assists with a 9. I per-game average. 3 400 tn religion. Anlhuny Buggs. Southwest Accordingly, the NCAA never ruling will make our job that State University. “Agents would Tarkanian has comptled a 3.890 Missout L State, 3.700 m accountmg. Forwards- has had and does not now have be taking a very strong hand in Larry Krystkowiak. Montana, 3.830 in accuuru much more difficult.” grade-point average in finance. mg; EddIe Elder. Kan\ac State. 3.200 in business rules restricting a student-athlete Jay Moyer, counsel to National encouraging players to suspend Other players named to the first administration; Todd Hutsheson, Western from pursuing a professtonal Football League Commissioner their college careers for a pro team m the university division were Illmois. 3.670 in industrial technology; Mark sports career. Similarly, the NCAA Pete RolelIe, satd the NFL had career. The more clients they have, Terry Gannon, North Carolina State; Cahdl. Auburn. 3 930 I” busmess managemcut~ the more money they make.” Clifford Maurer, Navy, 3.260 in oceanography; neither has nor seeks any agree- no intention of changing its rule, Tim Dillon, Northern Illinois; Marc John Tudor, I.oui*iana State, 3.300 in con- ment with professional sports which is an eligibility rule similar Schembechler and Oklahoma Marotta, Marquette, and Devin slruct~on; Doug Poetzsch, Slena. 3 800 in leagues to preclude or limit the to the USFL’s. State University coach Jtmmy Durrant, Brigham Young. accounting. Center~Dan Pelekoudas. Micht- opportunity of a student-athlete “The primary interest of any Johnson both think the new gan. 3 X40 in economics/ history. Gannon, a member of North COLLEGE DIVISION to ‘turn professional.“’ sports league is an orderly assimi- NCAA rule regardmg athletics Carolina State’s nationallchampion First Team The Boris case is similar to one lation of new talent. We have that counseling could help combat the ship team last year, has averaged Guards-Herb Taylor. Bates. 3.800 I” in 1971 when through the draft. A change in agent problem. Passed at the 1984 I I .3 points and 3.6 assists this year. economics; John Paganettl, Lowell, 3 60X m computer science. Forwards- Michael Banas, sued the National Basketball the eligibility rules wouldn’t com- Convention as Proposal No. He has a 3.370 grade-point average Association because it had not promise that basic interest, but Scranton. 3.880 in prcmcdicme: David Dunkle- I I8 I. the new rule allows an in education. bcrger. Northwestern(lowa). 3 X20 III business: allowed him to play before his we fear there would be a spate of institution’s chief executive officer Dillon is ranked 3lst in scoring Joe Dickson, Mernmack. 3.720 in markcnng/ college class had graduated. The agents descending on colleges and, busme\>. to appoint a three-person panel with a 21.3 average in the latest NBA was found in violation of for their own financial reasons, (from among the institution’s Second team Division I statistics. A 3.600 student Guards-Todd Wentz, Missouri-Rolla. 3 700 antitrust law and instituted a hard- enticing kids to come out before full-time employees who work in business management, Dillon is a in premedicine: Mark Campbell, Northeast ship rule allowing underclassmen they’re ready.” outside the athletics department) two-time academic selection in the MISSOURI State. 3.670 in computer prcgram- to apply to play professionally on Although the USFL’s New to provide advice to studrnt- ming. Forwards-Kevm Cook, Nebraska Mid-American Athletic Conference. the basis of need. Later, the NBA Orleans Breakers have signed athletes about future professional Wesleyan. 3.910 in accounting: Joe Augustme. former Oklahoma running back Marotta, a four-year starter at Rochester. 3 450 in economics; Curt Silverling changed the rule to allow any athletics careers. Jr.. Grove City, 3.760 in chemical engmcerrng. underclassman to play profes- Marcus Dupree, it is still unknown “The new NCAA rule could Marquette, was a second-team choice by CoSlDA last year. He has a 3.600 Honorable mcntfon sionally if he declared those whether the USFL will openly help,” Johnson said. “It could tiuards-James Kramer. Alma, 3 720 m intentions before the draft. pursue underclassmen still on eliminate a lot of the lies from grade-point average in economics/ biology/prcmedicine: Bill Bclko, Calrfornia Since 1971, X3 undergraduate college campuses. If the league agents. The problem is not with political science and has averaged (Pennsylvania).4 000 in admmstralion/ mabagc- 9.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per mcnt: Jay Ferguson, Wittenbcrg, 3 200 m college basketball players have decides to do that, many coaches the Herschel Walkers; the prob- administration. Forwards Shawn Cannon, been drafted, an average of just will be more concerned with agents lems is with those who have eligi- game. Illrnors College. 3.412 in economics/ bubinckb, over SIX per year, and 67 have deceiving the average player rather bility left and don’t make it (in Durrant is the No. 3 scorer in the Mark Shivers, Huam. 3.760 m bmlogy/pre- made NBA rosters. Edward BoTik, than the fact that a team may lose the pros).” nation with a 27.8 average. He also medlcinc. director of athletics at the Univer- its top player to pro football. Agents seem to be the concern was named to CoSIDA’s second sity of Pittsburgh thmks that “My biggest concern is the m- of most coaches, especially if the team last year and is a three-time Next in the News football might be affected even creasing activity by agents,” said professional leagues actively start academic selection in the Western less but ISworried that the gradua- Michigan football coach Bo recruiting underclassmen. With Athletic Conference. Durrant has A story on the nominees for the NCAA Presidents’ Commission. tion rate of student-athletes might Schembechler. “I can envision the uncertainty of the ruling, maintained a 3.480 grade-point he affected. the possibility of agents getting however, most coaches are unsure average in American studies. Academic all-Americas in women’s “Because there are many more involved with blue-chip high exactly what the effect will be. Three members of the college basketball named by the College players in football, I don’t think school athletes, tellmg them they “I think there is a lot to be division first team are repeaters from Sports Information Directors of this rultng could have the effect it will follow them m college and decided yet, whether the pros are last year Herb Taylor of Bates, America. has had in baskethall,” Bolik tell them when it is financially gomg to pursue those kids out of Michael Banas of Scranton and Joe Championships results in Division said. “One of my worst fears is best for them to turn pro. college, like a Marcus Duprer, or Dickson of Merrimack. The remain I wrestling, men’s and women’s indoor the problem with agents who will “I am worried ahout the average whether they are actively going to ing members of that team are John track, Division II men’s and women’s be trying IO work with under- college football player who will try to recruit underclassmen,“said Paganctti, Lowell, and David swimming, Division I I I women’s clascmcn. be told by an agent that he is Don James, football coach at the Dunkleherger, Northwestern (Iowa). swimming, and men’s and women’s “This ruling also could com- capable of playing professional University of Washington. “We Following are the CoSlDA aca- skiing. pound an already difficult process football,“Schembrchlersaid. “We have had a great relationship demic all-America teams for 1983-84: C‘hampionshlps previews in men’s of trying to ensure a maximum must continue to educate our with the NFL. We cooperate with and women’s fencmg and Division I graduation rate for student-ath- athletes, informing them of the them in everything, and I would UNIVERSITY DIVISION men’s swimming. Fint team letes. The temptation caused by importance of academics and a hate to see this relationship Guards Danny Tarkaman, Nevada-Las Final regular-season statistics in this ruling may lure more athletes college degree.” affected. I don’t feel like the NFL Vegas. 3 890 grade-pomt average in finance. Division I men’s and women’s away from campus before they When the USFL signed Herschel needs our underclassmen.” Terry Gannon, North Carolina Slate. 3.370 in basketball. cducatiou. Furwards Dcvin Durrant. Bngham