March 18,1987, Volume tional Collegiate Athletic Association Multidivision classification continues to be an issue By Jack L. Copeland programs in Division III and another meeting and will include as members we don’t find a satisfactory resolution to find some middle ground.” Assistant Editor that would have taken the additional six former officers of the NCAA and before more institutions go the multi- The Convention’s rejection of a The NCAA News step of preventing Division III schools a nationally prominent individual divisionclassification route,” said Wil- North Coast Athletic Conference pro- The long-running debate over mul- from “playing up” in Division 1 or who is a former student-athlete. ford S. Bailey, NCAA president, posal to eliminate any multidivision tidivision classification continues, de- II-feelings remain strong on the When the committee begins work explaining why the Administrative classification involving Division III spite a series of votes at the 1987 question of whether NCAA member this summer, it will address a number Committee assigned the problem to (Proposal 105), along with the defeat Convention that seemed to reaffirm a institutions should be allowed to com- of membership issues, including the the Committee on Review and Plan- of an Ohio Athletic Conference pro- commitment to the concept by a large pete in more than one division. continuing movement of institutions ning. posal that only sought to close Divi- majority of the membership. As a result, the Administrative into Division I and the recent moves “Because it has been a matter of sion III competition to Divisions I However, the debate may have Committee has asked for a review of to soften sports-sponsorship require- continuing concern and there have and 11 schools (Proposal 106), are boiled down to being not so much that question, in all of its pemuta- ments for member institutions. But been a number of proposals in recent seen by several observers as convinc- about multidivision classification in tions, by the new Committee on Re- the issue of multidivision classification years, it’s ‘an issue that won’t go ing evidence that a large majority of general as it is a “football issue.” view and Planning, which was created is likely to gain the early attention of away,” he said. Association members support multi- Even after the defeat of two partic- at the Convention to replace the Long that panel, which will search for ways “The committee will look at the division classification. ular proposals at the convention- Range Planning Committee. to accommodate a variety of conarns problem and identify possible ap- “I was very pleased with the great one that would have prohibited Divi- The committee is expected to be about the issue. proaches-either to keep multidivi- show of support among all of the sions I and II schools from Iielding appointed during the April Council ‘It may become more of an issue if sion classification, to eliminate it or SeeMultidivision. page 13 Dismissal of LeVant case sought The NCAA will ask for a dismissal of a suit challenging the Association’s drug-testing program for student- athletes that was brought by Simone LeVant, a senior diver at Stanford University who won a court order to compete in the national champion- ships without a mandatory drug test. Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Peter G. Stone agreed with LeVant that the NCAA’s manda- tory urine tests were an “obstrusive and unconstitutional invasion of pri- vacy,” and he issued a preliminary injunction March 11 to allow her to compete in championships qualifying competition in Arizona without the required urine sample. LeVant did not qualify for the national championships, and the NYSP says thanks NCAA will ask that the case be dis- N YSP Committee and Stark County Community Action Agency; missed as being moot, according to Rep. Louis Stokes, (holding plaque) DOhio, was recognized for George H. Gangwere, Association his support of the National Youth Sports Program at his ofice in Rep. Stokes, and Stanli K. Becker, Cuyahoga Community counsel in Kansas City, Missouri. Cleveland. From left. back row, are Alexander Adams, NYSP College, where the youngpeoplepicturedparticipate in the N YSP “If the dismissal is not granted, we Committee member. University of Akron; Walter Henderson. (Additional photos and story on page 13.) See Dimissal, page 12 UTEP president named In the News San Jose’sWh itcomb No change At least one newspaper colum- to post on Commission nist believes that the NCAA’s so- to serve on Council called death penalty won’t dis- Haskell M. Monroe Jr., president sity, who resigned from the Commis- courage cheating. Page 2. Charles Whitcomb, faculty athletics the rank of professor and is graduate of the University of Texas, El Paso, sion. Monroe was appointed by representative at San Jose State Uni- coordinator in the recreation and has been appointed to fill a Division the Western Athletic Conference and Notes versity, has been appointed to the leisure studies department. I-A vacancy on the NCAA Presidents will attend his first Commission meet- Basketball notes on the Division NCAA Council to fill the unexpired Whitcomb has addressed national Commission. ing April l-2 in Greenbelt, Maryland. I Men’s and Women’s Basketball term of John V. Kasser, athletics audiences on recreation and minority He replaces Jeffrey R. Holland, Monroe has been president of Championships. Page 5. director at California State University, issues, and several of his articles have president of Brigham Young Univer- UTEP and professor of history at All-Americas Long Beach, who resigned to accept a appeared in scholarly publications. the school since 1980. He is a 1952 CoSIDA announces its women’s position with the College Football history and English graduate of Austin academic all-America basketball Association. College, from which he received a squad. Page 14. Whitcomb was appointed by the master’s degree in history in 1954. NCAA Administrative Committee Monroe earned a doctorate in South- after being designated as the Pacific em U.S. history from Rice University New Manual Coast Athletic Association represent- in 1961. ative. Following active duty and reserve He has been faculty athletics repre- service with the U.S. Navy, Monroe being mailed sentative at the institution since 1983. joined the faculty of Texas A&M The 1987-88 NCAA Manual, re- Whitcomb has served the PCAA as a University in 1959. He advanced from flecting all legislative changes ap- member of committees on long-range the rank of instructor to full professor, proved by the January Convention, is planning, drug education and testing, and he was dean of faculties at Texas being mailed to the membership this rules compliance, television, and the A&M from 1974 to 1980. He also week. California Bowl. served the school as assistant dean of Copies of the Manual are sent each the graduate college (1965 to 1968) year to the chief executive officer, He has served his institution as and assistant vice-president for aca- faculty athletics representative, direc- chair of the athletics board, ombuds- demic affairs (1972 to 1974). tor of athletics and primary woman man, and as a member of the acade- Monroe has served on more than administrator of athletics programs mic senate and student union hoard two dozen professional and univer- at each active member institution. of governors. sity-related committees. He has been Conference, affiliated and correspond- A 1971 graduate of San Jose State, a member of the Western Athletic ing members also receive copies auto- he earned a master’s degree in recrea- Conference’s Presidents’ Council since matically and without charge. tion from the school in 1973 and a moving to UTEP in 1980, and he Additional copies are available for doctorate from the University of Harkell M. Monroe Jr See UTEP page I2 See New, page 12 Northern Colorado in 1976. He holds Charles Whitcomb 1 2 ~~b,1~7.~ The NCAA conllllmt Use of ‘death penalty’ NCAA Convention should be held in South Bronx in middle of July won’t change anything AI McGuire, NBC-TV basketball commentator AcuterI The A&nta Consrirurion Housion Chronicle “The best thing the NCAA can do is have its next The NCAA, history may be able to show, did SMU the biggest favor general meeting (Convention) in the South Bronx on the of its athletics life. But has the ‘death penalty’ really helped cokge seventh floor of a walk-up in the middle of July. athletics? Sadly, no. “At most, they should meet every three years. The Until the NCAA musters the courage to attack the roots of its play- current setup isn’t working. They have all these meetings, for-pay problems, the problems will not go away. There is one answer. It all these committees, so they feel theybe got to do wouldn’t be an absolute cure. It would be a major prevention. something when they get together. The NCAA must ban offcampus recruiting. By everyone, coaches “The problem is, they always meet in places where and boosters. Completely and forever. there are lots of bikinis, and the rooms have king-sized The NCAA must end the ritual that has made the procurement of beds and 42 towels, and the suntan lotion never runs out. talent a sport within a sport, one with no referees to uphold the rules. “I’m telling you, they’d be better off in the South Bronx every three years. The rules are coming too fast and The NCAA must put an end to the system that calls for assistant Nora Lynn Finch Fred Jacoby coaches to camp on recruits’ front porches, scurry about like ambulance causing too many problems.