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Sport-by-Sport Statistics MEDIA CONTACT Publish date: Jul 12, 2012 NCAA Media Center Emily Potter Latest News California Institute of Technology cited for lack of Assistant Director of Public California Institute of Technology institutional control and Media Relations cited for lack of institutional control

NCAA partners with Stop It Now! to California Institute of Technology (Caltech) lacked institutional control when it allowed 30 ineligible 317/917-6117 prevent abuse student-athletes in 12 sports to practice or compete during four academic years, according to NCAA statement on Penn State findings by the NCAA Division III Committee on Infractions. Penalties, including those self- University of New Mexico soccer imposed by Caltech, include three years probation, a postseason ban, a vacation of athletics student-athletes reprimanded for records, and recruiting limitations. misconduct Kansas schools united to This case was resolved through the summary disposition process, a cooperative effort where the communicate new academic involved parties collectively submit the case to the Committee on Infractions in written form. The requirements NCAA enforcement staff, university and involved individuals must agree to the facts of the case in New DI academic standards are order for this process to be utilized instead of having a formal hearing. personal for Arizona State associate AD The student-athletes were ineligible due in large part to Caltech’s unique academic policy that NCAA Olympic qualifiers by allows students to “shop” for courses during a three-week period of each quarter before finalizing institution their class schedules. During those three weeks, because they were not actually registered in some or all of the courses they are attending, some students were not enrolled on a full-time NCAA Olympic qualifiers basis. Other student-athletes failed to meet good academic standing requirements. Agent ties found with four nonscholastic teams The committee noted that Caltech’s failure to have procedures to verify the full-time enrollment Wake Forest AD Ron Wellman status or academic standing of the student-athletes contributed significantly to the lack of named chair of Division I men's institutional control. Caltech did not have a written process or procedure in place for performing basketball committee for 2013-14 certification duties and ensuring the eligibility of all student-athletes. The former director of season athletics relied on the registrar’s office to communicate information to him, but he never formally Pepperdine failed to monitor requested the information and did not communicate NCAA eligibility requirements to personnel in athletics program that office. Further, the athletics department was not made aware when student-athletes were Committee wants reaction to placed on academic probation or when student-athletes fell below good academic standing Institutional Performance Program requirements. Similarly, coaches were not informed of the academic status of members of their concepts teams. Competitive-safeguards committee wants more data on three-quarter A failure by Caltech to provide rules education to its coaches, student-athletes and administrators hockey face shields also contributed to the lack of institutional control. The only compliance and education activities Boise State University infractions on campus occurred at the beginning of each team’s season, when the former director of athletics appeal decision released distributed NCAA-mandated forms. Dan Gavitt chosen as VP of men's basketball championships Caltech found the violations when the current director of athletics recommended a review of academic records of all 2010-11 student-athletes. When the review revealed eight student- Presidential leadership drives athletes competed while ineligible, Caltech expanded the review of records to previous years. The transformation sports affected include: men’s water polo; men’s and women’s fencing; men’s soccer; men’s NCAA participates in inter- basketball; baseball; men’s tennis; women’s track and cross country; men’s track; and women’s association task force to prevent swimming and diving. sudden death in sport Mark Emmert statement on football The penalties include: postseason format NCAA to Host Champion Forum in • Public reprimand and censure. Dallas • Three years of probation from July 12, 2012, through July 11, 2015. Life-long baseball fan passes away before attending Men’s College • A 2012-13 postseason ban for the sports of men’s and women’s track and field; men’s and World Series game women’s cross country; women’s swimming; baseball; men’s and women’s fencing; men’s soccer; men’s water polo; men’s basketball; and men’s and women’s tennis. The ban extends Track and field committee to all the annual exemptions of Bylaw 17.1.4.5 and is further detailed in the public report. (Self- recommends more padding around imposed by the university) pole vault landing area • Vacation of all wins and individual records earned when ineligible student-athletes participated. NCAA Hall of Champions offers summer storytelling sessions (Self-imposed by the university) DII announces 2012 regular-season • A financial penalty of $5,000. (Self-imposed by the university) football TV schedule • Elimination of off-campus recruiting activities for the 2012-13 academic year. (Self-imposed by Wright retires to end trailblazing the university) career NCAA to hire chief medical officer

Most Division I teams deliver top The members of the Division III Committee on Infractions who reviewed this case include Keith R. grades Jacques, chair and attorney; Dave Cecil, director of financial aid at Transylvania State; Amy Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference creates model for improvement

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