Student-athlete view Women’s lacrosse New Manual available April 22, 1996 Volume 33, No. 16 Tanya Hughes- Nettlesome 1996-97 edition of Jones says NCAA headgear question NCAA Manual is 4 must address rep- 6 mailed to the resolved by minor 24 resentation issue change in rules membership
National Collegiate Athletic The Association Page 6 Official Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA News Sweet: Focus should be on all parts of Title IX
BY RONALD D. MOTT on meeting the requirements of the three-part of Arizona in a panel discussion on developing op must be linked,” Geiger told representatives STAFF WRITER test. a plan of action for Title IX compliance. Marsha of NCAA institutions attending the seminar. “We “I feel a little bit uncomfortable calling it a L. Smeltzer, associate athletics director/student need to improve the diversity of our programs SAN FRANCISCO — Former NCAA Presi- laundry list,” said Sweet, athletics director at services at Colorado State University, moderat- in every way. Let diversity prevail. The planning dent Judith M. Sweet has the “dirt” on Title IX, the University of California, San Diego. “It sug- ed the session. isn’t the hard part. Achieving is the hard part.” and she contends that a commitment to com- gests something dirty. Take care of the dirt.” Livengood, who also was a panelist at one of OCR confusing issue? pliance is necessary to wipe clean the slate of vio- Sweet suggested several objectives that, if last year’s two NCAA Title IX seminars, again lations of the nearly 25-year-old federal antidis- met, will help schools achieve Title IX compli- discussed his A.L.P.S. model — Attitude, Liti- Specifically difficult, many contend, is the crimination law. ance: gation, Planning and Starting. The proper atti- three-part test. Some believe it still is replete with Speaking as a panelist at an NCAA-sponsored Increasing women’s participation oppor- tude avoids litigation, Livengood said, which confusing and contradictory standards, despite Title IX seminar April 11-12, Sweet said institu- tunities by adding women’s sports. leads to appropriate planning and imple- the OCR’s release of a clarification of Title IX tions cannot go wrong if they follow her D.I.R.T. Increasing squad sizes of existing women’s mentation of a working blueprint for Title IX requirements in January. (Do-It-Right Things) list. sports. success. Walter B. Connolly Jr. and Jared W. Huffman, Adherence to all facets of Title IX law — not Developing a process to gauge and assess Livengood is known for guiding the Washing- attorneys specializing in Title IX and gender- just the widely publicized three-part test admin- the athletics interests and abilities of female stu- ton State University athletics department out of equity matters, served as panelists in a session istered by the U.S. Department of Education’s dents on campus. a Title IX quagmire in the 1980s. on the three-part test and the financial obliga- Office for Civil Rights (OCR) — is critical, Sweet Generating increased revenues for women’s Geiger said an overall commitment to equity tions demanded by Title IX compliance. Eliza- said. A so-called laundry list — items such as athletics programs. is essential to any Title IX efforts, particularly as beth A. Alden and John V. Kasser, athletics direc- equipment and supplies, recruitment, tutors, Sweet shared the platform with fellow athlet- the NCAA certification process continues in tors at San Francisco State University and the coaching, travel, and per diem, to name a few — ics directors Ferdinand A. Geiger of Ohio State Division I. often are overlooked as institutions concentrate University and Jim Livengood of the University “The gender and the minority plans you devel- See Title IX, page 24 ➤
Delta State’s Golden memories Wyatt joins College World Series’ 50th anniversary recalls much to celebrate
NCAA Council BY THEODORE A. BREIDENTHAL coaches Everett Barnes of Colgate The association’s objective was clear — STAFF WRITER University and Joseph Bedenk of Penn- to further the game of baseball in schools Kent Wyatt, president of Delta State University, sylvania State University — alarmed over and colleges and to pattern a uniform has been appointed to the NCAA Council as a Fifty years ago they traveled by train — the state of affairs in college baseball — code of ethics and tactics for players and Division II representative. one team through floods in the Midwest, decided to take matters into their own coaches. Wyatt, who also served on the Council from 1987 the other out of New York and across hands. They contacted 20 of the top colle- In 1946, the coaches organized the first to 1990, replaces Royce L. Money of Abilene Chris- southern Canada into Michigan. The des- giate coaches in an attempt to collegiate all-star game, which was played tian University. tination for both teams was Kalamazoo, revive interest and partic- at Fenway Park in Boston. Players from Wyatt has been president site of the first Collegiate Baseball World ipation in the the East and the West were selected from at his alma mater since 1975. Series. sport. 35 colleges and universities. His association with the uni- A banner hung proudly above the inter- Shortly thereafter, California coach versity dates back to the mid- section of Burdick and Crosstown Clint Evans, then the president of the 1940s, when his father joined Parkway, welcoming Yale association, organized a series of games Delta State’s physical educa- University, champion of the that would determine a national-champi- tion faculty while Wyatt was Eastern division, and the onship team. 12 years old. University of California, “This tournament was Clint’s baby,” As a student at Delta State, Berkeley, the Western divi- said Glenn Dufour, captain of the 1947 Wyatt lettered in football, sion champion. California team. “He lobbied the basketball and tennis. The best-two-of-three cham- NCAA hard for this type of a playoff. He taught mathematics at Wyatt pionship series took place June He was tickled pink when this hap- high schools in Mobile, 27-28, 1947, at Hyames Field on pened.” Alabama, and Cleveland, Mississippi, before becom- the campus of Western Michigan The association’s first move ing Delta State’s first full-time alumni secretary in College. was to affiliate its tournament 1964. Wyatt also served as administrative assistant A. B. “Happy” Chandler, commis- with the NCAA. The NCAA to two Delta State presidents and as director of sioner of Major League Baseball, agreed to assist in promoting administrative services — as well as a member of attended the opening session and con- the national tournament the education faculty — before his selection for the gratulated the NCAA on its first tourna- and appointed a tourna- presidency. ment when he addressed the crowd of ment committee, chaired Wyatt also has been a member of the NCAA 3,000 during a preseries ceremony. He by Frank G. McCormick, Presidents Commission and served as chair of the then stated, “There never was a more athletics director at the NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. He beautiful field on which to stage the cham- University of Minnesota, also has served as president of the Gulf South pionship.” Twin Cities. Conference. Fifty years later, the city of Omaha, Faced with selecting teams to compete After receiving a bachelor of science degree in Nebraska, and Rosenblatt Stadium are in the tournament but lacking a formal education at Delta State, Wyatt earned a master of preparing for what likely will be an excit- What selection procedure, the committee decid- education degree at the University of Southern ing and — for some — an emotional transpired was ed to pick teams in a manner similar to Mississippi and a doctorate at the University of anniversary weekend that will kick off the the American Associa- how the NCAA’s basketball committee Mississippi. He also spent a summer at Harvard 50th College World Series May 31. tion of College Baseball selected teams for its successful tourna- University’s Institute of Educational Management. Coaches. Barnes was named the first pres- ment. The beginning ident of the association, and in only three In 1944, well-known Eastern baseball years, membership exceeded 150 coaches. See Celebration, page 10 ➤ Sweet Page 2 The NCAA News April 22, 1996
Schedule of key dates for May and June NCAA News DIGEST MAY 1 2 3 4 A weekly summary of major activities within the Association 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Title IX 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Baseball participation Sweet stresses compliance with full scope of Title IX law MAY A survey by the Baseball Former NCAA President Judith M. Sweet RECRUITING and Softball Council of Men’s Division I basketball contends a preoccupation with the three-part the Sporting Goods Manu- 1-31...... Quiet period. Office for Civil Rights Title IX compliance test facturers Association shows Women’s Division I basketball* may be diverting attention from other por- that by several key mea- 1-31...... Quiet period. tions of the law. sures, baseball participation Men’s Division II basketball Speaking as a panelist at an NCAA-spon- has continued to prosper in 1-13 ...... Contact period. sored Title IX seminar April 11-12, Sweet said the face of challenges from 14-31 ...... Quiet period. institutions cannot go wrong if they adhere to Women’s Division II basketball* rapidly growing activities all facets of Title IX law — not just the widely 1-13 ...... Contact period. such as soccer and in-line 14-31 ...... Quiet period. publicized three-part test. skating and sedentary pas- Division I football Sweet provided a “laundry list” of items times such as video games Twenty days (excluding Memorial Day and Sundays) such as equipment and supplies, recruitment, and interactive computers. during May 1 through May 31, selected at the discre- tutors, coaching, travel, and per diem that tion of the institution and designated in writing in the The number of Americans often are overlooked when institutions con- who played baseball at least office of the director of athletics (an authorized re- centrate on meeting the requirements of the cruiter may visit a particular institution only one time once jumped from 15.6 mil- three-part test. during this period): Evaluation period. lion to 17.1 million from Sweet suggested several objectives to help Those days in May not designated above: Quiet period. 1993 to 1994.The number schools achieve Title IX compliance: Division II football of frequent players has 1-31 ...... Evaluation period. ■ Increasing women’s participation oppor- grown 24 percent to 4.3 tunities by adding women’s sports. million since the first survey ■ Increasing squad sizes of existing wo- was conducted in 1987. JUNE men’s sports. ■ Developing a process to gauge and assess 1 the athletics interests and abilities of female 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 students on campus. ■ 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Generating increased revenues for wo- men’s athletics programs. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 A second Title IX seminar will be conduct- 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ed April 29-30 in Boston. 30 For more information, see page 1. Staff contact: Janet M. Justus.
JUNE FARA RECRUITING Men’s Division I basketball 1-30...... Quiet period. Faculty representatives forming Women’s Division I basketball* 1-30...... Quiet period. committee to revise constitution Men’s Division II basketball The Faculty Athletics Representatives Asso- 1-14...... Quiet period. ciation is seeking faculty representatives who 15-30 ...... Evaluation period. are interested in serving on a committee to Women’s Division II basketball* revise FARA’s constitution. 1-14...... Quiet period. Baseball attracts the second- 15-30 ...... Evaluation period. Diane Husic, associate professor of chem- istry and faculty athletics representative at East largest number of young male Division I football participants of any sport. A total 1-30...... Quiet period. Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, asked Division II football that those interested respond to her by April of 14.6 million boys between ages 1-30...... Quiet period. 24. There are five vacancies on the constitution 6 and 17 competed in basketball ______committee. in 1994, but baseball was second *See pages 122-123 of the 1995-96 NCAA Manual for Husic said the project is to be completed by at 8.6 million, followed by football exceptions. Also, see pages 126-127 for dead periods in at 8.1 million. A total of 47.3 mil- other Divisions I and II sports. this fall, before the annual FARA convention. She said that although the entire constitution lion Americans participated in needs revision, the nominations and election basketball at least once in 1994, To reach The NCAA News through electronic process needs special attention. while 17 million played baseball at mail, readers may use the following addresses: Husic may be reached by e-mail at dhusic least once. [email protected] (for submis- @esu.edu. sion of articles, letters to the editor,informa- Staff contact: Kevin C. Lennon. tion for the NCAA Record or questions or comments about articles that have appeared Age 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 in the News). news_advertising@ncaa. Regional seminars org (for submission of advertising copy or for 6 - 11 21.0 22.4 20.6 21.7 19.9 20.8 22.2 22.6 inquiries about advertising rates or deadlines). Individuals who need to convey formatting informa- First of three seminars 12 - 17 26.5 22.9 23.3 24.7 24.9 26.9 22.7 24.5 tion (italics, bold face, type face, etc.) are asked to use set for May 8-10 in St. Louis Average 23.8 22.7 21.9 23.2 22.4 23.4 22.5 23.6 the mail or a fax machine. The first of three NCAA regional seminars designed to enhance rules compliance will be Participation by age group has been consistent in baseball since the first conducted May 8-10 in St. Louis at the Hyatt study was made in 1987. In 1987, 23.8 percent of all people between 6 and Regency Union Station. 17 played baseball at least once; in 1994, the percentage was 23.6 (47.0 NCAA News Index Subsequent seminars will be May 22-24 in percent among boys). Boston (Park Plaza Hotel) and May 29-31 in Briefly Page 3 Newport Beach, California (Marriott). For more information, see page 8. effective August 1, 1996, the 1995-96 Manual were adopted at the 1996 Convention with an Comment 4 Staff contact: Chris Gates. will remain in effect until that date. Once the immediate effective date, the legislative ser- 1996-97 Manual takes effect (August 1, 1996), vices staff is developing an “Immediately Ef- Administrative it no longer will be necessary to use the 1995- fective Legislation” supplement that soon will Committee minutes 12 Legislation 96 Manual, because the 1996-97 Manual con- be available. tains all legislation in effect August 1, 1996, The supplement will be in a format that will NCAA Record 18 and thereafter. allow users to “cut and paste” new or amend- 1996-97 NCAA Manual Because there were selected proposals (as ed legislation with immediate effective dates The Market 19 mailed to membership well as modifications of wording and noncon- in the appropriate place in the 1995-96 The 1996-97 NCAA Manual has been mail- troversial legislation enacted by the Council Manual. Legislative Assistance 24 ed to the membership. and listed in the appendices of the Official For more information, see page 24. Because the 1996-97 Manual is written to be Notice of the 1996 NCAA Convention) that Staff contact: Nancy L. Mitchell. April 22, 1996 The NCAA News Page 3 ■ Briefly in the News ■ Milestones
the discipline of refereeing. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania At 44, he’s just After a week of doing what college presidents women’s softball coach Jan Hutchinson do, McGee doesn’t retreat to a small cottage in became the first Division II coach to reach the woods for a weekend getaway — at least not 600 career victories recently when the warming up in the fall. Instead, McGee slips into a zebra- Huskies defeated Wayne State University like outfit and grabs a whistle and whisks away (Michigan). When batters step into the box to face Webster to a college football stadium somewhere in Jim Taylor, in his 18th season as men’s University pitcher Ed Doney, many of them pro- America. track and field coach at Susquehanna Uni- bably have no idea that the man on the mound During the past 23 years, he has officiated versity, reached the 100-victory plateau is old enough to be their dad. more than 200 football games, including post- when his squad won a quadrangular meet Doney has not played organized baseball for season assignments such as the Florida Citrus April 2. Along the way to that milestone, nearly 30 years, since his days at Normandy Bowl, the Orange Bowl, the Gator Bowl, the Taylor enjoyed a string of 71 consecutive High School in St. Louis. This year, however, Peach Bowl, the Fiesta Bowl and the Holiday victories from 1980 to 1990. he is a 44-year-old freshman pitcher for Webster, Bowl. Mark Walsh, in his fourth season as serving as one of the team’s relievers. McGee recently accepted an appointment to baseball coach at Aurora University, won He has kept his arm in shape by competing the Division II Presidents Council Transition his 100th game April 3 in a defeat of in fast-pitch softball over the years. Team. You can be sure that if any of his col- Eureka College. “I don’t throw real hard, but if I keep the ball leagues on that body ever are offsides or delay Salisbury State University men’s lacrosse down in the strike zone I can get hitters out,” he the game, he will reach for his back pocket. coach Jim Berkman posted win No. 100 said. “I tell the guys on the team that they won’t April 3 in a victory over Goucher College. be able to play baseball their whole life, so they Powerful twins He is in his eighth campaign at the school. should enjoy the opportunity they have now and University photo Webster Northwestern University fencing coach make the most of it.” Twins are used to doing things together. So it Laurie Schiller collected his 600th career Doney is a living example of “making the Ed Doney is not your typical freshman only seemed appropriate that each of the Mon- win February 24 when the Wildcats fought most of it.” Music has dominated much of the baseball player at Webster University. He’s telbano twins — Keith and Kevin Montelbano off Lawrence University, 28-4, at the Mid- past 20 years of his life. As a professional jazz 44 years old, playing organized baseball — hit grand slams in the same game for the west Fencing Team Championships. saxophonist, he has toured with legendary blues for the first time in almost 30 years. Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, base- Danny Price, baseball coach at Florida musician Albert King, and also played for com- ball team. International University, won his 650th edy greats Milton Berle and Henny Youngman In an 18-7 victory over La Salle University Ap- game March 9 when his team defeated during stops in St. Louis. Music is what drew Do- good example for our younger players,” Hun- ril 3, Keith powered a pitch over the left-field Villanova University, 6-2. He is in his 17th ney to Webster. sucker said. “He’s done a solid job pitching in wall in the first inning for four runs. Not to be season there. “I think I have something to offer as a music relief. He wants to learn and is willing to work outdone, Kevin answered with a bases-loaded Canisius College men’s basketball teacher, and look forward to the challenge,” Do- at it, so he should only get better.” homer to right field three innings later. coach John Beilein and baseball coach ney said. “I need to have the degree in order to Keith, however, got the last shot, so to speak. Don Colpoys have enjoyed milestone become a teacher, and Webster has a great His solo blast in the eighth inning and a three- accomplishments in 1996. Beilein posted music program.” Dr. Referee run homer in the ninth gave him find a spot in his 250th career win February 8 in a victo- Webster coach Marty Hunsucker believes Do- Jerry E. McGee, president of Wingate Uni- the school’s record book for most home runs ry over Siena College. Colpoys earned his ney’s intangibles are music to his program’s ears. versity, holds a doctorate in education. If there (three) and total bases (13) in a game. 250th victory March 28 against Colgate “Ed has a great work ethic and serves as a were such a thing, he also would earn one in — Compiled by Ronald D. Mott University.
Insurance program expanded to cover lower draft picks The NCAA News Student-athletes who are projected to be chosen in the first three rounds career. [ISSN 0027-6170] of the National Football League draft or by the third round of the National The program addresses two general concerns. First, it provides financial Hockey League draft are now eligible for the NCAA’s Exceptional Student- protection to student-athletes with high professional potential who wish to Published weekly, except Athlete Disability Insurance Program. complete their education before turning professional. Second, it minimizes biweekly in the summer, by Eligibility for the program was expanded to accommodate a growing inter- the possibility that unscrupulous agents may promise to pay for disability cov- the National Collegiate Ath- est on the part of administrators, coaches and potentially professional stu- erage to lure underclassmen into their fold. dent-athletes at member institutions. The program, initiated in 1990, complements recent efforts within the letic Association, 6201 Col- Previously, the program covered student-athletes projected as first-round Association to address interactions between student-athletes and agents. The lege Boulevard, Overland selections in the NHL, National Basketball Association or Major League NCAA Special Committee on Agents and Amateurism met for the first time Park, Kansas 66211-2422. Baseball drafts and those projected to be chosen in the first two rounds of March 19 to begin discussions on this issue. Phone 913/339-1906. Sub- the NFL draft. Brochures describing the program and the expanded eligibility criteria scription rate: $24 annually The program enables qualifying student-athletes to purchase a disability will be mailed in mid-May to directors of athletics and head football, men’s prepaid; $15 annually pre- insurance contract with preapproved financing, if needed. The policy pro- basketball, baseball and men’s ice hockey coaches at Division I institutions. paid for junior college and tects against future loss of earnings as a professional athlete resulting from Individuals with questions about the program may call Michael S. McNeely, high-school faculty mem- a disabling injury or illness that occurs during the student-athlete’s college NCAA director of operations, at 913/339-1906. bers and students; $12 annually prepaid for stu- dents and faculty at NCAA Administrative Committee grants appeal to Northwestern member institutions; $74 annually for foreign sub- The NCAA Administrative Review Panel has granted an appeal by North- In this instance, the panel found that two factors in this situation were scriptions. For first-class up- western University for a waiver of NCAA rules for Northwestern running unique and would permit a waiver of the rule. grade, forward an additional back Darnell Autry, which will allow Autry to accept a part in the movie “The The committee found that interpretations of applicable legislation are suf- $50 (except foreign orders). Eighteenth Angel.” ficiently in conflict. Also, Autry is a theatre major who has some acting expe- No refunds on subscrip- NCAA amateurism rules prevent student-athletes from appearing in com- rience and wishes to gain experience in his chosen profession. The part in tions. Second-class postage mercial films. the film is not related to his participation or status as an athlete and he will paid at Shawnee Mission, The Administrative Review Panel (ARP) was created in 1993 as a court of not be paid for the part. Given those factors, the Administrative Review Panel Kansas.Address corrections last resort when a situation involves extraordinary facts that could cause rea- granted the waiver. requested. Postmaster send sonable people to conclude that a prohibited activity should be permitted. A judge in Chicago issued a temporary restraining order April 3 prohibit- address changes to NCAA The ARP has the authority to waive NCAA rules in such unique cases. Rule ing the NCAA from taking action against Autry for participating in the movie. waivers cannot result in changing rules or exempting whole categories of Both Autry and the university, however, continued to pursue appropriate Publishing, 6201 College student-athletes. appeals within the NCAA to seek a waiver of NCAA rules. Boulevard, Overland Park, Kansas 66211-2422. Alabama official proposes drug testing in high schools
Alabama’s attorney general wants to use money from the settlement of a they were accused of fixing prices on athletics shoes and accessories that Have a lawsuit to make his state the first to institute random drug testing of high- were sold to high-school athletics departments. All 50 states divided about $8 Briefly idea? school athletes. million in antitrust claims, with the money to be put toward improving sports Have a unique story Jeff Sessions has proposed using $130,000 the state received from the set- programs. concerning someone asso- tlement of a nationwide price-fixing lawsuit against Reebok International to “What I thought was, if we have a (drug) problem in Alabama, I want to ciated with your school? pay for random tests for steroids and other drugs, according to The Associated know about it,” Sessions told AP. Send stories and photos Press. The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way in a 6-3 ruling last summer for (preferably black-and- Sessions presented the idea to the Alabama High School Athletic Asso- high-school athletes to be tested for drugs. white) to: Ronald D. Mott, ciation at a speech this winter and got a lukewarm reception. The AHSAA No state has instituted statewide random drug testing of high-school ath- tabled the proposal and has yet to take any action. letes, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations. Assistant Editor, The One concern, according to AHSAA director Dan Washburn, is that the It has been done by some individual school systems. NCAA News, 6201 College program could get expensive after the Reebok money runs out. Sessions, who is considering a run as a Republican for the U.S. Senate, said Boulevard, Overland Park, “I don’t anticipate that would last over a year, two at the most,” Washburn the program does not necessarily have to be permanent. He said he mainly Kansas 66211-2422. said. “What happens then?” wants to get a snapshot of the degree of drug use among young people in Last year, Reebok and its subsidiary, Rockport Co., settled a lawsuit in which Alabama. Page 4 The NCAA News April 22, 1996 Comment Excessive zeal to win a loser for athletes The NCAA News BY JOHN R. GERDY While all are worthwhile subjects, those wins and losses. As a result, we have settled Editor-in-chief The Comment section issues represent the symptoms of a value for mediocrity in other aspects of our pro- David Pickle of The NCAA News is “Winning isn’t everything; it is the only system that has gone astray, not the root grams — opportunities for women and Managing editor offered as a page of thing” ... “Do whatever it takes to win” ... cause. graduation rates, to name just two. If col- Jack L. Copeland opinion. The views do “Just win, baby.” lege athletics was truly about winning and Assistant editor An American ideal? Vikki K.Watson not necessarily repre- Baloney! Winning is not everything. excellence, we would strive for excellence Assistant editor sent a consensus of the Winning is not everything? You can’t say Some argue that the philosophical un- in all of the things we say we do. Ronald D. Mott NCAA membership. that ... Why that’s ... that’s un-American. derpinnings of our college athletics pro- Coaches and student-athletes suffer I’ll say it again. Winning is not everything grams simply mirror the attitudes of soci- The NCAA News is available from University Microfilms, International. in college athletics. Is democracy still safe? ety. After all, Gen. George Patton, one of A commonly accepted notion is that For more information, call toll-free Sadly, far too many in the college ath- America’s greatest heroes, once said that coaches suffer most from this pervasive atti- 800/521-0600, Ext. 2888. letics community, as well as the general “Americans love a winner and will not tol- tude about winning. After all, if the team public, believe so fervently that sports is erate a loser.” While that may be true to does not win enough games, it is the coach only about winning that it is difficult to have some extent, college athletics’ primary justi- who is fired. While that may be true, it does Student-athlete view an open, honest discussion about how, or fication is that it has educational value — not justify a coach compromising institu- whether, this philosophy applies to college that participation in athletics teaches team- tional or academic integrity or the rights of athletics. We are afraid to even entertain work, sportsmanship and the importance student-athletes. the question in any meaningful way. of striving to fully realize one’s capabilities. Coaches have cited this “win or I get Athlete representation Take for example, the 1996 NCAA Con- Winning at all costs is not referred to when fired” credo to justify any behavior that they vention, dubbed the “ethics Convention.” explaining the place of athletics in higher deem appropriate, regardless of whether is nothing to be feared This Convention provided an unprece- education. it violates sound academic practice, insti- dented opportunity to discuss the primary Challenging the belief that the final tutional principles or student-athletes’ BY TANYA HUGHES-JONES cause of the well-documented “ills” of col- score is all that matters is not about tearing rights. Facing pressure to “publish or per- NCAA STUDENT-ATHLETE ADVISORY COMMITTEE lege athletics. Instead of challenging the down an American ideal. It is not about de- ish” does not justify a faculty member fal- NCAA membership and those who cover emphasizing or trivializing college athlet- sifying research results. Pressure to make At the 1996 NCAA Convention, the mem- and follow college athletics to engage in ics. It is not about settling for mediocrity. money to feed one’s family does not justi- bership voted to change its governance struc- meaningful dialogue about the appropri- Rather, it is about expanding our defin- fy stealing from others. ateness of the win-at-all-costs philosophy ition of excellence. Whether it means a coach suspending a ture, and during that time, I walked to the in the higher education setting, we instead It is about redefining a “successful” col- student-athlete for missing classes, even at microphone to present the discussed the on-the-field behavior of lege athletics program. We have allowed the risk of losing games, or an athletics concerns of the NCAA coaches and student-athletes, introduced the success of our athletics programs to be Student-Athlete Advisory codes of ethics, and limited trash talking. based upon one very narrow standard — See Winning, page 5 ➤ Committee (SAAC). While the new structure included a principle on diver- Opinions sity, it was not explicit in stat- ing where and how the SAAC would fit in. After I voiced our Women should remember the benefits of teamwork concerns, I was assured by Hughes-Jones Ellen Goodman, columnist “The NCAA’s Administrative Review Panel, created in 1993, many members that the SAAC The Boston Globe granted Autry a one-time waiver of a rule that prohibits student- would be part of this new structure and that “When I was in college, sex discrimination was not just ram- athlete appearances in commercial films. the transition team would make a recommen- pant; it was legal. “Arrivederci, NCAA bureaucracy? dation as to where the SAAC would be. “Title IX didn’t pass until 1972 and the seminal sports event of “Not quite. the early women’s movement wasn’t the Final Four, but the 1973 While the SAAC has written numerous let- “The rule still stands, as do millions upon millions of NCAA tennis matchup between star Billie Jean King and hack Bobby rules. But what is changing for the better is the NCAA’s growing ters to the respective decision-makers, we still Riggs. awareness that one interpretation of ‘commercial’ does not nec- have not received written correspondence “My generation operated on the belief that if we built it, they essarily make sense in all contexts. detailing our position in the new structure. would come. If we made way for opportunities of all kinds, the “The movie-makers intend to make money, but Autry, last seen Once again, we feel compelled to present our next generation would grab the ball and run. scoring three touchdowns in the Rose Bowl, will act for free in his “Every woman who played in the recent Women’s Final Four Roman debut. That seemed like a hard act for the NCAA to dis- case for representation. was born after Title IX had changed, if not yet leveled, the play- Continuing participation of student-ath- pute. ing field. They are the next generation that mine counted on. “But in a conspicuously commercialized world, the NCAA must letes in the governance structure is essential “And they take it for granted. move toward more case-by-case considerations. for many reasons. First, student-athletes are “I know. It is axiomatic, a near-ritual of my peers, to feel unap- “Flexibility must become the rule when an athlete has a chance an integral part of this Association, and our preciated. Veterans of earlier fights will tell you that the young for a big break on a nonathletics stage. And the NCAA must get a lives are affected by the decisions of the women today have no idea of our struggle. On campus, I met teach- better grip on how some of its interpretations of commercialism ers who sounded like grumpy parents talking about children who can backfire.” NCAA. Second, the lifestyles of today’s stu- ‘take it for granted.’ dent-athletes are dynamic, and it is essential “But I say, ‘Good.’ Initial-eligibility standards that the Association take this into considera- “After all, we don’t pay homage to our foremothers every time Gerry DiNardo, head football coach we vote. We do not require a pregame nod of appreciation or a tion when proposing and adopting legisla- Louisiana State University tion. half-time dedication to the elders. Do not praise us for walking Baton Rouge Sunday Advocate Over the past decade, student-athletes have four miles in the snow to school. “My concern is that 13 classes at 2.5 (grade-point average) is at “Those who are involved one way or another in social move- times more stringent for admission than the average student. There had participation on a number of standing ments should long for the day when that change is taken for grant- is some concern as to who we’re shutting the door to. The aware- committees, and the SAAC frequently is ed. That’s the day, surely, when it’s irrevocable. ness is out there in some populations, but not all. No one feels sor- requested to comment on legislation and stu- “But if I could share one experience with the younger genera- ry for someone who has made bad decisions for four years.” dent-athlete welfare concerns. The commit- tion it wouldn’t be a war story. It would be the experience of pride tee values its role in the current system and and connection that can eventually come to those who are part of Baseball bats feels that it is critical that this role continue to a large movement for change. “In an era of individualism, that may be real news. Today, off Rayner Noble, baseball coach evolve in the new structure. the court and beyond the campus, most young people are told that University of Houston In order for the voice of the SAAC to be they are on their own. They must make it on their own. They will Houston Chronicle effectively incorporated into the new struc- succeed and fail on their own. “I think the aluminum bats have gotten out of hand. The ball ture, we recommend that two actions take “But from my spectator’s seat there is much to be said for team- hits the aluminum bat, and it springs out. It’s unbelievable, and place. work. Take it from a fan.” that’s also why I think the pitchers are so poor this year. Plus, I One, the SAAC believes that there should think that’s why pitchers are throwing fewer fastballs. He throws Eligibility it in at 85, and it comes back at 105.” be an SAAC representative on each of the Cathy Harasta, columnist division management councils. The argu- The Dallas Morning News Discussing an episode in which a line drive knocked a front tooth ment has been raised as to whether one stu- “Today, Goat Island, a school play. Tomorrow, The 18th Angel, from the mouth of Houston pitcher Danny Crawford: dent-athlete can represent the diversity of a movie about supernatural phenomena, to be filmed in Italy this “I think Danny’s fortunate to still be walking around on the sports within the Association. This same summer. face of the Earth. If that had hit him higher, it would have been argument could be used if one were to ask, “Darnell Autry, Northwestern’s standout running back and a curtains.”“I think the aluminum bats have gotten out of hand. theatre student, starred in his university’s production — no rela- The ball hits the aluminum bat, and it springs out. It’s unbeliev- “How can a group of 15 Division I chief exec- tion to Gilligan’s Island. And, thanks to an increasingly reason- able, and that’s also why I think the pitchers are so poor this able approach by the NCAA, Autry will be allowed to act in an year. Plus, I think that’s why pitchers are throwing fewer fast- See Athlete representation, page 5 ➤ unpaid role in the cinematic thriller, with a Rome location. balls. He throws it in at 85, and it comes back at 105.” April 22,1996 The NCAA News Page 5 State legislation relating to college athletics
This report summarizes legislation currently pending before Gambling...... 1 athletes, offering anything of value to induce a student-athlete to enter state legislatures that could affect, or is otherwise of interest to, Gender equity...... 1 into agreements for representation, and contacting a student-athlete in order to persuade that individual to enter into such an agreement before the intercollegiate athletics programs and student-athletes of High-school extracurricular/home schooling...... 4 the student-athlete’s final athletics event. Specifies requirements for ath- NCAA member institutions. Tax...... 1 lete-agent contracts and provides for the filing of those contracts with the Set forth below is a list of 25 bills from 14 states. The report Tickets...... 3 institution. Contains institutional notification provisions and allows the includes 10 bills that have been introduced and 15 pending bills Tobacco/alcohol...... 3 student-athlete, once having signed a contract, to rescind the agreement on which action has been taken since the last report (April 8, 1996, Trainers...... 3 under certain conditions. Establishes procedures for the communication issue of The NCAA News). The newly introduced bills are marked Training methods/diet...... 1 of all written materials sent and for student-initiated contact with the ath- with an asterisk (*). Pending bills, identified in previous reports Women’s athletics recognition...... 2 lete agent. Requires institutions to sponsor on-campus athletics inter- on which no further action has been taken, do not appear in this views under the supervision of a compliance coordinator. Allows the report. Four bills (in Maine, Minnesota, New York and Tennessee) attorney general or a district attorney to seek injunctive relief and impose The State Legislation Report is based largely on data provided have become law since the last report. The new laws address the civil penalties against any individual, other than a student, who violates certain provisions of the act. Permits institutions to bring an action for by the Information for Public Affairs on-line state legislation sys- issues of home-school students’ participation in extracurricular civil damages against a student-athlete and an athlete agent. tem as of April 8, 1996. The bills selected for inclusion in this activities, gender equity, regulation of the sale and resale of tick- Status: 3/14/96 introduced. 4/8/96 reported favorably by Senate report were drawn from a larger pool of measures that concern ets, and anabolic steroids, respectively. Committee on Education. sports and, therefore, do not necessarily represent all of the bills The legislatures of 15 states (Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Connecticut H. 5206 (Author: Committee on General Law) that would be of interest to individual member institutions. Bills Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Mexico, South Da- Prohibits persons from reselling a ticket to an entertainment event, pending before the governing bodies of the District of Columbia kota, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming) including sports, unless a certificate of registration has been issued by and U.S. territories are not available on an on-line basis and are have adjourned for the year. the Department of Consumer Protection. Establishes consumer protec- not included in this report. Arizona S. 1181 (Author: Huppenthal) tion practices for customers of ticket brokers and provides greater access The NCAA has not independently verified the accuracy or com- Provides that a student receiving home instruction must be allowed to for consumers to the secondary ticket market. pleteness of the data provided by Information for Public Affairs participate in interscholastic competition at the public school she or he Status: 2/14/96 introduced. 3/29/96 reported as amended by Joint Committee on General Law. and is providing this summary as a service to its members. For would otherwise attend. Restricts school districts from contracting with Connecticut H. 5775 (Author: Committee on Public Health) further information regarding a particular bill, members should interscholastic associations that prohibit the participation of, in addition to home-school students, charter school, private school and foreign Establishes licensing requirements for all persons who perform ath- contact the state legislature concerned. exchange students. letics training. Creates Connecticut Athletic Training Board, which is The bills set forth address the following subjects: Status: 1/23/96 introduced. 2/26/96 passed Senate. 4/2/96 passed as responsible for conducting revocation and suspension-of-licensure hear- amended by House. 4/4/96 Senate refused to concur with House amend- ings as well as adjudicating complaints against practitioners. Subject Number of Bills ment. To conference committee. Status: 3/6/96 introduced. 3/27/96 reported as amended by Joint Anabolic steroids...... 2 Colorado S. 215 (Author: Wells) Committee on Public Health. To Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue Athlete agents...... 3 Regulates athlete agent conduct. Prohibits athlete agents from enter- Athletics facilities...... 1 ing into agreements with institution employees for referrals of student- See State legislation, page 10 ➤ Winning College athletics too preoccupied with game outcomes; administrators, coaches, athletes need a long-term outlook
➤ Continued from page 4 sure on student-athletes to play when they are which is to conduct games, and what we are “Before a game, the thing that always im- not quite ready physically. Until the pressure about, education. pressed me, that would take a lot of pressure off director standing up to alumni and media pres- on coaches to win is reduced, student-athlete So broadcast it loud and often. Winning is me as a player, was that he never challenged us sure to provide a struggling coach more time to welfare will continue to suffer. not everything. And it is primarily the student- to win the game. He always challenged us to do turn around a program, if a change in mindset What can the athletics community do to help athlete who gets hurt when coaches, athletics the best we could do. To walk into the locker is to occur, tough stands must be taken. Our reduce the pressure placed on coaches from directors, alumni, boosters, and fans think it is. room when the game was over, look in the mir- responsibilities as educators dictate that such alumni, boosters, the media and fans? ror, and say to myself, ‘Walt Hazzard, I did the We must talk challenges be used as teaching opportunities. Coaches, administrators and student-athletes best that I could do tonight.’ ”— Walt Hazzard. Simply put, some things are worth walking away should take every opportunity to make the point Whether a championship banner gets hung “He didn’t talk about winning. We all want to from a job or getting fired over. that winning is not all that matters in college from the gymnasium rafters makes little differ- win, but he talked about as long as you can do Coaches have more influence on student-ath- athletics. Whether being interviewed by a news- ence in educating student-athletes for success the best that you can with what you’ve got, I’m letes than anyone else on campus. But because paper or on television, speaking up in class or during the next 50 years of their lives. The ban- gonna be happy about it.”—Eddie Sheldrake. of the tremendous pressure placed upon coach- talking to a booster, these highly visible campus ner will soon fade, the trophy tarnish and the Vince Lombardi, who arguably set the stan- es to win, they are often forced, through no fault leaders can make a difference in helping peo- fans forget. It is what is learned through dedi- dard for a “winning” professional football of their own, to compromise what is in the best ple understand that although winning is nice, cating oneself to achieving a goal that is remem- coach, also believed that winning was not every- long-term interests of their student-athletes. A graduating student-athletes is far more impor- bered. It is making an institutional and personal thing. That fact is, Lombardi’s much-cited quote coach who feels unreasonable pressure to win tant. In short, the college athletics community commitment to instill in our student-athletes about winning was taken out of context. Lom- will place unreasonable pressure on student- itself must begin to highlight the fact that win- the values and skills necessary to live as suc- bardi never said, “Winning isn’t everything, it’s athletes to perform athletically, to play while ning is not everything in college athletics. cessful, contributing members of society that is the only thing.” He said, “Winning isn’t every- hurt or to forget that their academic responsi- But could it be that we have quit striving to far more lasting. It is the journey, not neces- thing, but making the effort to win is.” bilities are their first priority. As the pressure to position athletics as something that has more sarily the end result, that is most important. So, is college athletics about winning at any win gets stronger, a coach’s commitment to stu- than simply entertainment value? Have we been Winning is not everything, but striving for cost? Is the “just win” philosophy appropriate dent-athlete rights, welfare and academics has so beaten down to where we find it pointless to excellence is. One of the best examples of a col- in an educational setting? Is the number of wins a tendency to become weaker. argue that education remains at the core of what lege coach who lived this principle was also one the only way we should judge the “success” of If coaches had less pressure on them to win, college athletics is all about? Have we conced- of the winningest — John Wooden of the Uni- a coach or a college athletics program? they could allow their student-athletes more ed that college athletics is more about winning versity of California, Los Angeles. It is ironic We would all be well-served to take the time opportunities to experience what college has to percentages than about graduation averages, that Wooden, a coach who knew something to contemplate the question and begin to talk offer beyond the playing fields and locker or more about endorsements than opportuni- about winning (10 NCAA basketball champi- about some solutions. rooms. With less pressure to win, a coach could ty? onships), rarely mentioned the word. Consider spend more time simply being a teacher, edu- We can no longer sit idle while others define these comments from two of his former student- John R. Gerdy is an educational consultant in cator and friend rather than being obsessed what they think we are about. We must take a athletes, which appeared in “Beyond Winning: New York City. He also teaches as a visiting profes- only with the on-the-field performance. With more aggressive role in helping the public The Timeless Wisdom of Great Philosopher sor in sports administration at Ohio University and less pressure to win, coaches would put less pres- understand the difference between what we do, Coaches” by Gary M. Walton. Wayne State University (Michigan). Athlete representation Put fatalism aside and empower student-athletes by providing them with positions on division management councils
➤ Continued from page 4 enhanced. representatives who not only participate but have in future years? Citizens who believe they Many say that our voice is being heard loud- vote as well. can’t change society? Citizens who believe there utive officers represent all Division I universi- er than ever since legislation was passed that The NCAA Life Skills Program is devoted to is no hope in trying to create a better way of life? ties and campuses?” mandates a student-athlete advisory committee teaching student-athletes skills that will serve We must replace these feelings of fatalism The advantage of having this representative on every campus. Unfortunately, there are still them beyond their years of collegiate partici- with real empowerment of student-athletes. be a member of SAAC is that we have 28 mem- many campuses around the country that have pation. What better civic skill is taught than get- The NCAA can teach a valuable life skill by bers on our committee from nearly every sport. not complied with this legislation. And while ting student-athletes involved in the governance continuing to involve student-athletes. By join- This representative will have an understand- many do have committees, it is not known as to process? They learn that rather than being pas- ing forces, we can come up with effective solu- ing of how the legislative process works. how student-athletes are participating. sive about the system, their participation actu- tions to the real dilemmas facing intercollegiate The second necessary action is that the SAAC Others may claim that student-athletes ally does make a difference and that change is should report directly to each of the division should not have direct access to the top of the possible. athletics. management councils and not to a cabinet. We NCAA structure, drawing a comparison to the Many student-athletes feel that they are vic- Tanya Hughes-Jones is student-athlete chair of the feel that direct access to the management coun- university level, where students are not includ- tims and that there is nothing that they can do NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. She cil is equivalent to where we currently are; we ed on boards of trustees. While that is true, to change the ways their lives are being affect- participated in track and field at the University of want this position to be maintained, if not many state boards of regents contain student ed. Are these the types of citizens we want to Arizona. Page 6 The NCAA News April 22, 1996
Although helmets are prohibited, soft EAD GAME headgear is now an option for women’s H lacrosse players wanting protection Women’s lacrosse against head or eye injuries. reaches agreement said Susan Ford, USWLA president. on rules that allow Should injured players play? Both Lubking and Ford pointed out a lin- protective headgear gering concern that permission to use soft head- gear might encourage players who are seriously hurt to try to play. BY MARTY BENSON “There is the argument from the medical side STAFF WRITER that if the injury is severe enough for the play- er to have to wear a helmet, she probably omen’s lacrosse is, by rule, a non- shouldn’t be playing at all,” Lubking said. contact game; therefore, unlike in the Wilson said that an institution’s medical staff collision sport of men’s lacrosse, no needs to use good judgment in such a case. W special safety equipment is required. “We have a guideline in the (NCAA) Sports Injuries in the women’s game are relatively Medicine Handbook that gives some assistance rare, but they still happen. Part of the NCAA on how to make that determination,” Wilson Committee on Competitive Safeguards and said. “Common sense should prevail. We are Medical Aspects of Sports’ job is to minimize the only talking about players with intermediate to injury risk. minor head injuries being able to play with the Last year, that committee and the NCAA Wo- soft protective headgear. men’s Lacrosse Committee successfully com- “If there is a serious head injury, that person bined efforts to develop optional protective eye should not be on the field.” wear specific to the sport. One of the problems with allowing soft head- This year, the competitive-safeguards com- gear is that this kind of equipment is not man- mittee remained concerned that despite the ufactured specifically for women’s lacrosse. sport’s noncontact rules, the ball was of a size Players who have used such headgear have and consistency that could cause significant used the same equipment as is used in tae kwon head or eye injury. do. Since this seems sufficient, there are no Because rules cannot control the ball’s flight, plans to develop a lacrosse model. allowing some sort of protective headgear Tradition of safety seemed to be a reasonable solution, but United States Women’s Lacrosse Association rules (by uation without overequipping the player, but not done that, we would have made a modifi- Ford said safety is part of the code of wo- which the NCAA abides) seemed to prohibit still keep her safe?” said G. Dennis Wilson, chair cation in our rules to allow soft headgear.” men’s lacrosse. Indeed, is there any other game doing so. of the competitive-safeguards committee and The lacrosse committee has the power to that has a rule stating that it is an individual The whole subject was touchy, but the two head of the department of health and human modify a USWLA rule for NCAA play if it feels player’s responsibility not to shoot when there NCAA committees again achieved cooperation. performance at Auburn University. “Given how that retaining the USWLA rule would adverse- are people in the way? far apart we (the two committees) were at the ly affect championships. “It reflects that responsibility is integral to the Traditional against helmets outset, it is surprising that the solution was that “We have been studying data and working on spirit of the game,” Ford said. “We’re such a The women’s lacrosse community always has simple.” rules to correct problems so that there wouldn’t small group that we’re all vested in this, which been dead-set against helmets. The thinking is be a need for helmets,” Lubking said. “We did- is why we have a case not to go to the hard hel- USWLA rules that a wearer’s resulting feeling of invulnera- n’t think (making this change) was necessary mets. We are responsible.” bility will produce a rougher game and dimin- The USWLA simply eliminated the medical from a safety standpoint, but there were legal Is the helmet issue closed? Wilson said it is ish the importance of skilled stickwork, which requirement, so that any player can wear soft reasons for doing it. If someone got hurt and for now, but future injury data gathered by the is the sport’s essence. headgear if she wants. It’s a subtle change, but there was a rule saying she wasn’t allowed to Association’s Injury Surveillance System could Before the head-protection discussion began, enough to avoid the introduction of a helmet. wear protective headgear, NCAA legal counsel suggest further actions. the USWLA rules allowed for soft headgear to Women’s Lacrosse Committee chair Susan deemed we could be liable. “Even though it is not part of the game by be used only for “medical reasons” (although W. Lubking, who serves as professor of physical “We also want to prevent injury, but there rule, players still get hit in the head and eyes,” documentation usually was not required by the education and assistant chair of the department doesn’t seem to be any clear cutting-off point to he said. “When you’re talking about that area, referee). of kinesiology at West Chester University of determine how many injuries are too many.” you’re talking about a potentially catastrophic As impossible as a solution seemed at one Pennsylvania, suggested the change to the The USWLA Rules Committee decided to injury. time, ultimately the issue was settled by deleting USWLA. approve the change. “We’ll keep our eye on it, but we have no only a few words in the rule book. “I worked with them to remove ‘medical rea- “We hope this will give those who want to use plans to take any more steps unless there is a “The question was, how do you resolve a sit- sons’ from the rule,” Lubking said. “Had they protective soft headgear the option to do that,” significant change in the data.” ■ Championships ■ Interpretations Committee minutes
summaries Conference No. 3 resent the student-athlete athletically), and the student-athlete’s name or pho- tograph is not used in any promotion of the movie. National Collegiate March 11, 1996 [References: 12.5.1.3 (continuation of modeling in other nonathletically promotional activities after enrollment); 12.5.2.1 [promotional activities (non- men’s gymnastics permissible) (advertisements and promotions subsequent to enrollment)]; Regionals: West region —1. California, 230.475; 2. Stanford, 228.500; 3. Acting for the NCAA Council, the Interpretations Committee 12.5.2.3.4 [promotional activities (nonpermissible) (appearance in commer- Oklahoma, 227.375; 4. Nebraska, 226.925; 5. New Mexico, 225.075; 6. Brigham cial films)]; 12.5.3 (radio and television appearances); IC 11/21/91, Item No. Young, 223.150. (California, Stanford and Oklahoma advance to national cham- issued the following interpretations: 3; and IC 11/19/92, Item No. 2] pionship.) Baseball/Softball/Amateurism East region — 1. Ohio St., 231.075; 2. Iowa, 230.600; 3. Penn St., 225.300; 4. Radio/Television/Movies/Theatre/Agent 2. Professional Baseball Player Participating in Intercollegiate Softball Temple, 222.975; 5. Michigan St., 221.575; 6. Ill.-Chicago, 221.475. (Ohio St., 1. Student-Athlete Retaining Agent to Pursue Radio/Television/Theatre Competition. The sports of baseball and softball are considered the same sports Iowa and Penn St. advance.) Appearances. for purposes of applying NCAA amateurism legislation. Thus, a female student- a. A student-athlete who is seeking a degree in the performing arts (e.g., thea- athlete who receives compensation for participating on a women’s professional Championship: April 25-27 at Stanford. tre, drama) may retain an entertainment agent for the purposes of pursuing baseball team is not eligible for intercollegiate softball competition. [Ref- appearances on radio, television and theatre (other than commercial films), erences: 12.1.1 (amateur status) and 12.1.4 (amateur status if professional in an- National Collegiate provided the student-athlete’s athletics reputation or ability is not used in any other sport)] women’s gymnastics manner to secure such appearances and any compensation received by the Expenses/National Championship/ (Note: Twelve teams advance to the national championships — five regional cham- student-athlete is at a rate commensurate with the individual’s skills and expe- Eligibility Exhausted pions and seven other teams that qualify on the basis of rank order of regional scores.) rience as a performer and not based in any way on the individual’s athletics 3. Expenses for a Student-Athlete who has Exhausted Eligibility. A student- ability or reputation. The committee noted that any compensation received athlete who has exhausted his or her four seasons of competition in a partic- Regionals: Central region — 1. Alabama, 198.075; 2. Michigan, 196.275; 3. by the student-athlete must be consistent with applicable NCAA limitations on ular sport may not receive actual and necessary expenses from the student-ath- LSU, 194.525; 4. Michigan St., 193.850; 5. Auburn, 193.100; 6. Minnesota, a student-athlete’s maximum amount of financial aid. lete’s institution to participate in an established national-championship event 192.625; 7. Iowa St., 190.350. (Alabama and Michigan advance to national cham- b. In a related matter, the committee recommended that the NCAA Council in that sport. [References: 16.8.1.3 (other competition) and IC 8/22/90, Item pionship.) address the inconsistency regarding current Council-approved interpretations No. 9] Midwest region — 1. Utah, 196.675; 2. Arizona, 195.750; 3. Nebraska, 195.300; that permit student-athletes to appear on commercial television (e.g., made-for- Tournament/Observations/Tier 4. Brigham Young, 194.925; 5. (tie) Arizona St. and Utah St., 193.050; 7. Denver, television movies) pursuant to NCAA Bylaw 12.5.3 but prohibit student-athletes 4. Identifiable Segments Within Tournament Tier (Divisions I and II). If a 191.950. (Utah, Arizona, Nebraska and Brigham Young advance.) from participating in commercial films. The committee recommended that the particular tier of a tournament (e.g., district, sectional or regional tournament) Council consider permitting student-athletes to also appear in commercial is subdivided into identifiable segments (e.g., conducted on different week- Northeast region — 1. Penn St., 193.650; 2. Kent, 193.025; 3. Massachusetts, films, provided the student-athlete’s athletics skill or reputation is not a factor ends), evaluation of contests in each identifiable segment counts as a single 191.900; 4. Ohio St., 191.450; 5. New Hampshire, 190.275; 6. Pittsburgh, 188.075; in the selection, any remuneration received by the student-athlete must be in- observation. For example, if a sectional tier of a high-school tournament is con- 7. Rhode Island, 187.300. (Penn St. advances.) cluded in the student-athlete’s individual financial aid limit and must be com- ducted on consecutive weekends, the observation of prospects on both week- Southeast regional — 1. Georgia, 196.950; 2. Florida, 195.375; 3. Kentucky, mensurate with that received by individuals in similar roles in the film, the ends would count as two observations. [Reference: 13.1.9.7.1-(b) (tournament 193.925; 4. Towson St., 192.650; 5. (tie) West Va. and North Caro. St., 191.875; 7. student-athlete pays any necessary fee for an artist agent (who could not rep- observations)] Maryland, 189.900. (Georgia and Florida advance.) West region — 1. UCLA, 195.450; 2. Oregon St., 195.000; 3. Stanford, 194.700; Have a photo idea? 4. Washington, 193.350; 5. Boise St., 192.250; 6. Cal St. Fullerton, 191.475; 7. Send photos (preferably black-and-white) to Jack L. Copeland, Managing Editor, The NCAA News, 6201 College Boulevard, California, 191.250. (UCLA, Oregon St. and Stanford advance.) Overland Park, Kansas 66211-2422. Championship: April 25-27 at Alabama. Page 8 The NCAA News April 22, 1996
Regional seminars agenda
The annual NCAA regional rules-compliance seminars will pliance Assistant software. sidered for this fall. be conducted at three sites in May. In past years, two computer-training rooms were available The main part of the programs will focus on a wide range The first will be May 8-10 at the Hyatt Regency Union Station at all sites, but the time demands the training sessions placed of information, with presentations being provided by the in St. Louis. It will be followed by a May 22-24 session at the on staff members were affecting their ability to produce time- Association’s compliance services, education resources, eligi- Park Plaza Hotel in Boston and by the final session May 29-31 ly updates on the software. For that reason, it was decided to bility, enforcement, legislative services and sports sciences at the Marriott in Newport Beach, California. offer two training rooms at only one site. If this modification staffs. Representatives of the NCAA Committee on Infractions The Boston seminar will be the only one with two comput- continues to be necessary, it is anticipated that the region with also will discuss institutional control issues, and the Divisions er-training rooms, and it also will be the only site offering a two training rooms will rotate from year to year. I and II chiefs of staffs, Stephen R. Morgan and Nancy L. Wednesday morning hands-on training session for NCAA Com- Additional computer-training sessions also are being con- Mitchell, will discuss Association restructuring issues.
WEDNESDAY 8 a.m. - noon Computer Room — BOSTON ONLY — Compliance Assistant Software Hands-On Training for Beginners Only (Available only by preregistration.)
Noon - 1 L U N C H B R E A K ———— BOSTON ONLY ———— ST.LOUIS NEWPORT BEACH 1 -1 :20 G E N E R A L S E S S I O N COMPUTER ROOM COMPUTER ROOM COMPUTER ROOM 1:30 - 3 How to Conduct an On-Campus Investigation and How the NCAA Title IX Issues Drug Testing Recruiting Issues Compliance Assistant Legislative Services Infractions Database Conducts an Investigation (Education Resources) (Sports Sciences and (Legislative Services) Moving Around the Database (Secondary and Major) Eligibility Appeals) Software for Beginners (Enforcement)
3:10 - 4:40 Monitoring Financial Aid Assessing Compliance Institutional Control Satisfactory Progress Division I Procedures Compliance Assistant Compliance Assistant Legislative Services (Committee on Infractions) (Introductory) (Advanced) (Compliance Services) “User-Defined Data” Utilities Module Database (Compliance/Legislative (Legislative Services) Services)
4:50 - 6:20 Satisfactory Progress Extension Requests and Transfer Eligibility Establishing a Compliance Assistant Compliance Assistant Legislative Services and Waivers Title IX Issues Division I Compliance Committee Eligibility Module Open Lab for Database (Eligibility Appeals) (Education Resources) (Advanced) (Compliance Services) Division II Questions & Practice (Legislative Services)
6:30 - 8 p.m. R E C E P T I O N ———— BOSTON ONLY ———— ST.LOUIS THURSDAY NEWPORT BEACH COMPUTER ROOM COMPUTER ROOM COMPUTER ROOM 8:30 - 10 a.m. How to Conduct an Financial Aid Monitoring Financial On-Campus Compliance Assistant Compliance Assistant Compliance Assistant Division I Institutional Control Aid Investigation and How Eligibility Module Financial Aid/ Demonstration of (Advanced) (Committee on Infractions) (Introductory) the NCAA Conducts an Division I Squad List Module Program (Legislative Services) Compliance/ Investigation (Beginners) Legislative Services (Secondary and Major) (Enforcement)
10:10 - 11:40 Satisfactory Progress and Transfer Eligibility Restructuring Issues Initial-Eligibility Extension Requests Compliance Assistant Compliance Assistant Compliance Assistant Division I for Division II Clearinghouse and Waivers Ad Hoc Reporting Financial Aid/ Question and Answer (Advanced) (Chief of Staff) (Legislative Services) (Eligibility Appeals) (Beginners) Squad List Module Session with (Legislative Services) (Advanced) Carrie Hagwell
11:50 - 1 p.m. Initial-Eligibility Preparing for Compliance Assistant Compliance Assistant Compliance Assistant Open Forum Drug Testing Waivers Criteria and Division I Open Lab Open Discussion of Open Discussion of (All Staffs/All Issues) (Sports Sciences and Process Athletics Certification for Issues for Users of the Issues for Users of the Eligibility Appeals) (Legislative Services) (Compliance Services) Questions & Practice Program Program
1-2 L U N C H B R E A K
2-3:30 Financial Aid Agents and Gambling Compliance Assistant Division II Issues Restructuring Issues Establishing a Compliance Assistant Open Discussion for (Advanced) (Enforcement/ for Division II Compliance Committee Infractions Database Ad Hoc Reporting Sharing Ad Hoc (Legislative Services) Eligibility Appeals) (Chief of Staff) (Compliance Services) (Advanced) Reports/Concepts
3:40 - 5:10 Satisfactory Progress Satisfactory Progress/ Compliance Assistant and Transfer Eligibility Restructuring Issues Outside Competition/ Legislative Services Open Discussion for Initial-Eligibility Division II for Division I Admin. Review/ Recruiting Issues Database Sharing Ad Hoc Clearinghouse (Advanced) (Chief of Staff) Incidental Expenses (Legislative Services) Reports/Concepts Database (Legislative Services) (Legislative Services)
7 - 9 Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse and Legislative Session for High-School Staffs
———— BOSTON ONLY ———— ST.LOUIS FRIDAY NEWPORT BEACH COMPUTER ROOM COMPUTER ROOM COMPUTER ROOM 8:30 - 10 a.m. Satisfactory Progress Restructuring Issues Assessing Compliance Monitoring and Transfer Eligibility Initial-Eligibility Compliance Assistant Infractions Database for Division I Procedures Satisfactory Progress Division II Clearinghouse Ad Hoc Reporting (St. Louis only) (Chief of Staff) (Compliance Services) (Compliance/ (Advanced) Database (Advanced) Legislative Services) (Legislative Services)
10:10 - 11:40 Monitoring Financial Initial-Eligibility Agents and Gambling Aid Financial Aid Clearinghouse Issues (Introductory) Division II Legislative Services Compliance Assistant Legislative Services (Legislative Services) (Enforcement/ (Compliance/ (Advanced) Database Utilities Module Database Eligibility Appeals) Legislative Services) (Legislative Services)
11:50 - 1 p.m. Initial-Eligibility Eligibility Appeals Preparing for Compliance Assistant Initial-Eligibility Waivers Criteria and Process Division I Playing and Practice Compliance Assistant Financial Aid/ Clearinghouse Process (Beginners) Athletics Certification Seasons Recruiting Module Squad List Module Database (Legislative Services) (Eligibility Appeals) (Compliance Services) (Legislative Services) (Advanced) April 22, 1996 The NCAA News Page 9 All-American water polo I men’s cross country all-academic team selected Eight men’s cross country competitors who placed among the top 10 percent of finishers at ern Illinois’ Stelios Marneros were repeat hon- squad named earned all-America honors at the 1995 Division their respective NCAA district meets or achieve orees, while 1993 honorees Ryan Clive-Smith of I Men’s Cross Country Championships are all-America status by finishing among the top 25 Kansas State and Brandon Rhoads of Brigham among individuals named to the 1995 United individual finishers at the NCAA championships. Young were named to the team for the second UCLA’s Baker, States Cross Country Coaches Association all- Aside from Sullivan, individuals earning both time. academic team. all-America and all-academic honors include Following are this year’s all-academic selec- Swanson top list Michigan’s Kevin Sullivan, who earned an Wyoming’s Ryan Bolton, Colorado’s Jon Cooper, tions: eighth-place individual finish at the 1995 cham- North Carolina State’s Jose Gonzales, Stanford’s Tim Arndt, Bowling Green, 3.330, accounting; UCLA men’s water polo coach Guy pionships, is one of 24 individuals named to the Gregory Jimmerson and Nathan Nutter, Brigham Ryan Bolton, Wyoming, 3.290, exercise physiolo- Baker and Bruins goaltender Matt team. A two-time individual champion in indoor Young’s Mark Johansen, and Georgetown’s Eric gy and nutrition; Brady Bonsall, Nebraska, 3.921, Swanson headline the 1995 Collegiate and outdoor track, Sullivan registered a 3.370 O’Brien. secondary education and mathematics; Ryan All-American Water Polo Team as an- grade-point average (4.000 scale) in civil and envi- Stewart Ellington of Tennessee was named to Clive-Smith, Kansas State, 3.496, business admin- nounced by the American Water Polo ronmental engineering. the team for the third time. A Knoxville, Tennes- istration and marketing; Jon Cooper, Colorado, Coaches Association. The all-academic team is selected by the coach- see, native, Ellington posted a 3.320 GPA to be- 3.625, environmental and population biology; Baker and Swanson, who guided es association’s executive committee after nom- come only the fifth three-time honoree. Iain Don-Wauchope, Oklahoma State, 3.350, civ- the Bruins to their first team title in 24 inations are submitted by coaches in each of the Seven individuals were honored for the sec- il and environmental engineering; Joe Dunlop, years, garnered coach- and player-of- eight NCAA districts. Nominees are required to ond time. Cooper, Notre Dame’s Joe Dunlop, Jim- ➤ the-year honors, respectively. possess at least a 3.250 GPA. They also must have merson, Dartmouth’s Chris Langan and South- See Cross country, page 10 Swanson, one of four players to share most-outstanding-player hon- ors at the 1995 championship, was among five Bruins to earn all-Ameri- can status, including three first-team selections. Bruins Jeremy Braxton-Brown — who joined Swanson, teammate Jim Toring and California’s Brent Albright as most outstanding players at the 1995 championship — and Mark Sutter also were named to the first team. Braxton-Brown was the top scor- er at the 1995 championship, regis- tering eight goals. Joining the UCLA trio as first-team all-Americans were California’s Al- bright and Nick Kittredge, Southern California’s Hrvoje Cizmic, and Brian Wallin of Stanford. Adam Krikorian, a second-team selection, and third-team choice Tor- ing were the other two Bruin hon- orees. Following are this year’s all-Ameri- can selections:
First team Goaltender: Matt Swanson, UCLA. Field players: Jeremy Braxton- Brown, UCLA; Mark Sutter, UCLA; Brent Albright, California; Nick Kitt- redge, California; Hrvoje Cizmic, Southern California; Brian Wallin, Stanford. Coach of the year: Guy Baker, UCLA. Player of the year: Matt Swanson, UCLA.
Second team Goaltender: Brendan Grubbs, South- ern California. Field players: Marko Zagar, South- ern California; Omar Amr, UC Irvine; Alan Herrmann, Pepperdine; Mike Nalu, UC San Diego; Adam Krikorian, UCLA; Jeremy Laster, Stanford.
Third team Goaltender: Jack Bowen, Stanford. Field players: Jim Toring, UCLA; Luis Limardo, Massachusetts; Craig Watson, UC Irvine; Kip Parsons, Long Beach State; Kevin Eggert, UC Santa Barbara; Mateo Zuric, Southern Cali- fornia.
Honorable mention Goaltender: Toby Dommer, Cali- fornia, and Alex Mujica, Massachu- setts. Field players: Pat Cochran, Califor- nia; Daniel Lehoczky, Stanford; Larry Felix, Pepperdine; Jack Kocur, Pepper- dine; John Christ, Air Force; Brian Pendergast, Air Force; Joe Ernst, Navy; Ryan Price, Pacific (California); Simun Cimerman, Southern California; Ryan Bailey, UC Irvine; Ryan Eisberg, Loyo- la Marymount; Dax Farhaug, Santa Clara; Tim Nesvig, Bucknell; Greg Finley, Long Beach State. Page 10 The NCAA News April 22, 1996 Celebration Fifty years ago, a Yale team featuring George Bush faced California’s big bats at first championship in Kalamazoo
➤ Continued from page 1 “We went out on the New York Central train line from Union Station, chugged across Cana- Representative coaches in each of eight dis- Eli teammates recall future president da and down to Kalamazoo,” said Duffus, whose tricts were delegated either to conduct playoffs father, Roy, shot rare color footage of the first or, by arbitrary authority, to select a district team To his family and friends, he was Poppy. said Bush probably would have been a pro series in 8 mm film. “George Bush (the Eli first representative. The four teams representing Rarely was he called George, until his life took ballplayer if he played more in the summer. baseman who became the 41st president of the districts in the East (east of the Mississippi River) a turn toward politics. “He was close to a major-league fielder, he United States) always had the gin rummy game — Yale, New York University, Clemson College As a young man, he had a great fondness just needed more batting,” Felske said. “He that everyone wanted in on. Ethan Allen, our and the University of Illinois, Champaign — for his grandfather, whom everyone called was a left-handed throwing first baseman who coach, used to kid George that he would be conducted their competition at Yale. In the Poppy. It only seemed logical that George hit right-handed. I think that might also have president one day but that he wouldn’t vote for West, the University of Oklahoma, University Herbert Walker Bush would go by Poppy, too. disadvantaged him a little.” him.” of Texas at Austin, University of Denver and As one of two married players on the Yale Felske laughed when he recalled a spring The first series California played at Merchant Park in Denver team in 1947, Bush’s teammates also became trip Yale took in 1947. On the way to warmer for the right to advance to Kalamazoo. acquainted with his wife, Barbara. She was the climes, coach Ethan Allen stopped the bus on Kalamazoo appeared pretty low key to Duffus Yale defeated Clemson, 7-3, and New York woman who usually was keeping score, either a rainy day in Washington, D.C., and gave the and the other players as they readied for the University, 6-4. California defeated Denver, in the stands or in the dugout. players the choice of going into town to see series. “I remember the field — Hyames Field then beat Texas and pitcher Bobby Layne. “Everybody on our team knew Poppy was the monuments or to the racetrack. — was nice but it really didn’t seem like any- “I remember we flew to Denver for the a natural leader,” said James Duffus, a team- While Felske and third baseman Red thing special was happening. I don’t think the Western districts,” said Lyle Palmer, California’s mate and long-time friend of the former pres- Mathews headed for the track, Bush led a national media really caught on to it. Little did lead-off hitter and center fielder. “The plane ident. “He just had it and everybody knew it. sight-seeing contingent into the city. they know that we were starting a tradition.” we were to board originated in San Francisco “In terms of his baseball ability, he was an Said Felske, “After he lost the (1992) elec- The Yale team was a mixed bag of players, and landed in Oakland. We were to board in excellent fielder — a better fielder than he tion, I sent him a note that said, ‘Poppy, especially after the end of the war. There were Oakland and it was common knowledge that was a hitter. But he really loved to play the remember when Ethan gave us the choice to 17- and 18-year-olds mixed with 25-year-old mil- Jackie Jensen, our top pitcher, didn’t like to fly. game. He still has his first baseman’s mitt see the sights in Washington, D.C., or go to the itary veterans who had returned to school. “In those days, the pilot would kill the two (which now is on loan to the Baseball Hall of track? What would have happened if I had A Yale baseball tradition already was in place. props to save fuel, and as it taxied to our gate, Fame in Cooperstown, New York). In fact, he chosen to see the sights and you had gone to Previous teams had been coached by Red Rolfe we could see the props slowing down. John used to keep his glove in the right-hand draw- the racetrack? Would I have been president?’ and, before him, Smokey Joe Wood. Fiscalini, who played left field and hit cleanup, er of his desk in the Oval Office.” He got a laugh out of it and I got an invitation Allen, a former major league star, followed looked at Jackie and said, ‘Look Jack, two Norm Felske, who was Yale’s catcher in 1947, to the White House.” Rolfe in 1946. “He was a tribute to the game engines have quit already and we have to fly all and a masterful coach,” Duffus recalled. “They the way to Denver.’ All of us got a good laugh.” don’t make them any better than Red Rolfe and Palmer recalled his team’s train ride from Ethan Allen.” Denver to Kalamazoo and noted it was more travel. were to travel over. But eventually we made it California had Jensen and a very good hit- than the Western division representative bar- “There were floods all through the Midwest to Kalamazoo.” ting team. The day before the series, Jerry gained for. As the players settled down in sleep- that week,” Palmer said. “When we woke up the James Duffus, Yale’s starting pitcher in the Hagan, a writer for The Kalamazoo Gazette, er cars for the first overnight stretch, little did next morning, we were only 40 miles outside of second game of the series, fondly remembered they know what a short distance they would Denver; a river had crested above a bridge we the Elis’ train ride from New York to Michigan. See Celebration, page 11 ➤ State legislation
➤ Continued from page 5 tion. To Senate Committee on Ways and Means. 3/13/96 SCR. 169: Int- one team to be restricted to members of the underrepresented sex when roduced. To Senate Committee on Education. two such teams are provided in the same sport. Permits members of either and Bonding. Illinois H. 3617 (Author: Zickus) sex to try out for the other team. *Florida H.R. 9245/S.R. 3070 (Authors: Littlefield/Harris) Provides that any person who distributes a nonprescribed drug to a Status: 1/16/96 introduced. 2/5/96 passed House. 3/27/96 passed Declare February 6, 1997, Girls and Women in Sports Day and encour- person under the age of 18 for the purpose of a quick weight gain or loss Senate. 4/2/96 signed by governor. age citizens of Florida to recognize the important role that women’s ath- in connection with participation in athletics is guilty of the offense of Mississippi S. 3113 (Author: Bean) letics plays in the development of young women throughout the state. drug-induced infliction of aggravated battery of a child athlete, a Class A Allows for any revenue collected from sales of admissions to contests Status: 4/4/96 H.R. 9245 and S.R. 3070: Introduced. misdemeanor. scheduled at the Conference USA Baseball Tournament hosted by the Hawaii S. 2992 (Author: Mizuguchi) Status: 2/9/96 introduced. 3/27/96 passed as amended by House. To University of Southern Mississippi during calendar year 1996 to be exclud- Establishes a petty misdemeanor offense, punishable by a fine not Senate. ed from distribution as proceeds of regular sales tax collection. Requires exceeding $500, for violation of any stadium authority rule regulating Kansas H. 3081 (Author: Committee on Appropriations) proceeds to be placed in a special fund and remitted to the institution to Requires all athlete agents to register with the secretary of state. Provides be used to defray the expenses of hosting the tournament. conduct, parking and traffic on stadium premises. specific contract language that must be included in any agent contract. Status: 2/21/96 introduced. 2/23/96 passed Senate. 3/20/96 passed Status: 1/25/96 introduced. 3/5/96 passed Senate. To House. 3/22/96 Requires institutional notification by athlete agent upon the signing of an as amended by House. 3/21/96 to conference committee. 4/1/96 con- passed as amended by House Committee on Water and Land Use agent contract by a student-athlete who is still attending an institution. ference committee report adopted by House and Senate. Planning. Regulates athlete-agent advertising. Prohibits the offering of extra bene- Missouri S. 526 (Author: Moseley) *Hawaii HCR. 324/SCR. 227/SR. 185 (Authors: Okamura/Kanno/ fits by an athlete agent to a student-athlete. Allows an institution to conduct Regulates athlete-agent activities. Allows for civil damages against a Kanno) athlete-agent interviews on its campus. Requires institutions to adopt guide- student-athlete or athlete agent when institutional notification is not pro- Urge youth athletics leagues to voluntarily adopt a policy discourag- lines relating to their athlete-agent interview program. Subjects athlete vided after entering into an agent, financial-services or professional sports ing tobacco and alcohol use by coaches and parents during league prac- agents who violate provisions of the act to possible criminal misdemeanor services contract. tices and games. and civil penalties. Permits institutions to bring an action for civil damages Status: 1/3/96 introduced. 4/3/96 passed Senate. To House. Status: 3/15/96 HCR. 324: Introduced. To House Committee on against an athlete agent. Authorizes secretary of state to be responsible for *Nebraska LR. 392 (Author: Will) Health. 3/15/96 SCR. 227: Introduced. To Senate Committee on Health. initiating compliance and enforcement efforts. Provides secretary of state Establishes a committee of the legislature to conduct an interim study 3/15/96 SR. 185: Introduced. To House Committee on Health. 4/1/96 with subpoena power to compel the testimony of witnesses. examining the issue of legalizing wagering on the outcome of sporting HCR. 324: Passed as amended by House. 4/3/96 HCR. 324: To Senate Status: 3/18/96 introduced. 3/27/96 passed House. To Senate. 3/29/96 events in the state. Committee on Health. recommended for passage by Senate Committee on Federal and State Status: 3/26/96 introduced. To Legislative Committee on Executive *Hawaii SCR. 157/SR. 124 (Authors: Kawamoto/Kawamoto) Affairs. Board. Urge the Department of Education to provide an athletics trainer for Maine H. 1327 (Author: Committee on Home Schools) New York A. 7480/S. 5362 (Author: Skelos) each public school complex. Permits home-school students to participate in extracurricular activi- Extend existing law pertaining to the sale and resale of tickets to places Status: 3/12/96 SCR. 157: Introduced. To House Committee on ties when the student complies with the same physical examination, age of entertainment, including sporting events. Education. To Senate Committee on Ways and Means. 3/12/96 SR. 124: and semester eligibility requirements, as well as meets equivalent acad- Status: 5/1/95 A. 7480: Introduced. 6/7/95 S. 5362: Introduced. Introduced. To Senate Committee on Ways and Means. To Senate emic standards established for regularly enrolled students. Provides guide- 3/28/96 S. 5362: Passed Senate. Substituted on Assembly floor for A. 7480. Committee on Education. lines for home-school students to use the books, equipment and facili- Passed Assembly. 3/29/96 S. 5362: Signed by governor. *Hawaii SCR. 169/SR. 133 (Authors: Kawamoto/Kawamoto) ties of the public school those students would otherwise attend. Tennessee H. 2753/S. 2211 (Authors: Rhinehart/McNally) Request the Board of Education to study, with a view toward modify- Status: 3/5/96 introduced. 3/29/96 reported favorably by Joint Redefine “anabolic steroids” to exclude use administered in con- ing or even lowering, the minimum 2.000 grade-point average require- Committee on Educational and Cultural Affairs. 3/29/96 passed by House junction with estrogen for hormone deficient women for Schedule III ment for high-school students participating in cocurricular activities, and Senate. 4/2/96 signed by governor. controlled substances under the Drug Control Act of 1989. including athletics. Ask the Board of Education to report its findings and Minnesota H. 2042 (Author: Kahn) Status: 1/18/96 S. 2211: Introduced. 2/2/96 H. 2753: Introduced. recommendations to the legislature before the end of the 1997 legisla- Amends the Human Rights Act to permit the restriction of member- 2/7/96 S. 2211: Passed Senate. 3/15/96 S. 2211: Substituted in House for tive session. ship on an athletics team (program or event) to participants of one sex H. 2753. 3/18/96 S. 2211: Passed House. 4/2/96 S. 2211: Signed by gov- Status: 3/12/96 SR. 133: Introduced. To Senate Committee on Educa- whose overall athletics opportunities have previously been limited. Allows ernor. Cross country Eight of top finishers at Division I men’s championships selected for coaches association’s all-academic squad
➤ Continued from page 9 education; Gregory Jimmerson, Stanford, 3.410, engineering; ing; Eric O’Brien, Georgetown, 3.334, government; Jason Rexing, Mark Johansen, Brigham Young, 3.370, microbiology; Eli Keren, Notre Dame, 3.745, mechanical engineering; Brandon Rhoads, Notre Dame, 3.345, mechanical engineering; Stewart Ellington, South Alabama, 3.530, business administration; Chris Langan, Brigham Young, 3.270, financial services; Kevin Sullivan, Tennessee, 3.320, nursing; Declan Joseph Fahy, East Tennessee Dartmouth, 3.370, psychology; Craig Lawson, Brigham Young, Michigan, 3.370, civil and environmental engineering; Charles State, 3.424, ENTC; Jose Gonzalez, North Carolina State, 3.471, 3.860, accounting; Stelios Marneros, Southern Illinois, 3.350, Wilkins, Southwest Texas State, 3.260, English and philosophy; architecture; John Howell, Northern Arizona, 3.290, physical hotel management; Nathan Nutter, Stanford, 3.260, engineer- Joe Wirgau, North Carolina State, 4.000, chemistry. April 22, 1996 The NCAA News Page 11 Celebration
➤ Continued from page 10 The NCAA News), before one of A copy of the original article the first weekend’s games. A lunch- from The Kalamazoo (Mich- wrote that California “seems to have eon is scheduled after the early game igan) Gazette details the 1947 a much better hitting team — a squad June 1 at the Henry Doorly Zoo next baseball championship. of long-ball clouters — but Yale has to Rosenblatt Stadium, and then a the flashiest-looking squad on the VIP brunch will cap the anniversary field. The Yales didn’t cuff the ball weekend June 2. very hard in hitting drills, but the Eli The Yale contingent will include at Dufour said the California play- infield of Poppy Bush at first, Gordy least seven former players. ers are very excited to celebrate the Davis on second, Art Moher on short “The only guys I’ve seen since 50th anniversary of the first College and Dick Mathews at third was some- Yale are George (Bush), Red Math- World Series. No fewer than 10 thing to see.” ews and Norm Felske,” Duffus said. California players will make the trip A rain shower delayed the start of “The College World Series is a big to Omaha. the first game for 45 minutes. After event now. It wasn’t like it is now Palmer anticipates the opportuni- play commenced, the rain started back in 1947. ty to see teammates that he hasn’t again and made for sloppy condi- “The opportunity to go back is seen in a long time. tions for the first two innings. When quite a thrill. I still feel like I can go a “It brings back a lot of memories,” the sun came out, the field was still couple of innings right now. I can’t he said, “especially of guys who aren’t wet, and starting pitchers Frank believe it’s been 50 years.” with us anymore.” Quinn of Yale and Nino Barnise of California struggled early. “There was no one any faster than Quinn and he had a great sharp curve,” said Norm Felske, the Eli cat- cher who caught the first ball thrown out by Commissioner Chandler. Quinn settled down after allow- ing two first-inning runs and shut down the Bears for the next five innings. However, in the seventh, California touched Quinn for two runs to tie the score, then Ed San- Clemente hit a clutch two-run single in the eighth that put the Bears ahead for good. The floodgates opened in the ninth, as California scored 11 runs to win the first game, 17-4. The sun shined brightly and there was a slight breeze the following day. After Yale scored one run in the top of the first, California countered with three runs in the bottom of the frame off Duffus. Cliff McClain and Jensen both hit doubles. Said Duffus, “Jackie Jensen was quite impressive. He hit one through my legs that I was lucky enough to dodge. I think the center fielder caught it on the fly. You could tell he was a heck of a player.” Dufour noted that Jensen was a character in his own right. He never played an inning in the outfield for California but went on to have a great career as an outfielder with the Boston Red Sox. “Jackie was our third-string pitch- er to start the season but by the end of the season he was our ace,” Dufour said. After the Bears extended their lead to 7-2 after four innings, the Elis got to Jensen with four runs in the fifth. Bolton Elwell doubled and Bill Howe capped the rally with a 400-foot triple to the right-center field fence to cut the margin to 7-6. Yale tied the score in the sixth on singles by Gordon Davis and Red Mathews. But California came back with the championship-winning run in the bottom of the seventh when Felske tried to throw out a runner advancing to second with a runner on third. The throw bounced off Moher’s shin and McClain raced home from third. Celebration weekend The NCAA Division I Baseball Committee has invited all of the players who participated in the first series to the 1996 College World Se- ries for a special celebration week- end. The players who attend will be honored at a VIP reception and then at the championship banquet Thurs- day, May 30, in Omaha. In addition, the players will be introduced at Rosenblatt Stadium, along with mem- bers of the all-time College World Series team (see the April 1 issue of Page 12 The NCAA News April 22, 1996 Watson, Rizzotti honored with Giant Steps Awards Student-athletes at two NCAA institutions are covered to lead Mount St. Mary’s to the North- of the Ocala Baseball Camp he founded in to honor student-athletes and the network of among winners of the 1996 Giant Steps Awards, east Conference championship and the 1983. parents, coaches, teachers and school admin- which were announced in conjunction with school’s first appearance in the Division I Men’s Tagliabue and Upshaw were honored for istrators who make it possible for young peo- National STUDENT-Athlete Day. Basketball Championship in 1995. their organizations’ record $1 million donation ple to strike a balance between athletics and The honorees are basketball players Michael The Federal Bureau of Investigation has to the United Negro College Fund. Fifty NFL academics. Watson of Mount St. Mary’s College (Maryland) opened an investigation of the case following players donated $10,000 each to match the The Center for the Study of Sport in Society, and Jennifer Rizzotti of the University of the acquittal of the men who were charged in NFL’s and NFLPA’s donation of $500,000. which sponsors National STUDENT-Athlete Connecticut, coach David Clark of Indianapolis, the attack. Joining the Giants Steps Awards recipients Day with the National Consortium for Acade- and two figures prominent in professional foot- Rizzotti led Connecticut to the semifinals of during the White House visit were four repre- mics and Sports and the NCAA, also presented ball — National Football League Commissioner this year’s Women’s Final Four and was a mem- sentatives of the more than 136,000 high-school, Torch Bearer Awards to three individuals who Paul Tagliabue and Executive Director Gene ber of the Huskies’ 1995 Division I champi- college and university athletes who received are involved in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Upshaw of the National Football League Players onship team. The all-American and academic award certificates on National STUDENT- Atlanta. Association. all-American player, who also is involved in sev- Athlete Day, which was observed nationally The honorees are Loretta Claiborne, who The five were recognized during a private eral community outreach projects, is scheduled April 6. has excelled in the martial arts and marathon meeting and photo session April 5 at the White to graduate with distinction from Connecticut. Students receiving the award certificate were running after being diagnosed as mentally House with President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clark was honored as coach and owner of a chosen by teammates on the basis of an aver- retarded and blind at age 4; Billy Payne, presi- Rodham Clinton. barnstorming baseball team based in Indiana- age grade of B or higher or dramatic improve- dent and chief executive officer of the Atlanta Watson and Rizzotti were honored as coura- polis. ment in grades received, participation on an Committee for the Olympic Games; and Anita geous male and female student-athletes. He is battling post-polio syndrome — which athletics team, and involvement in community DeFrantz, a former U.S. Olympic rower who Watson, an African-American, was attacked causes the deterioration of his muscles — service. currently is a member of the International in October 1994 by three white men but re- while serving as a coach and also as operator National STUDENT-Athlete Day was created Olympic Committee.
■ Administrative Committee minutes Division III men’s single-game highs
(2) Appointed Margaret Trainor, Rosemont empted from an institution’s maximum number Conference No. 7 (Final) College, to the Student-Athlete Advisory Com- of contests/dates of competition; and urged the INDIVIDUAL April 3, 1996 mittee, replacing Lynn Kraskouskas, whose Special Events Committee to be particularly dili- No. Player, Team,Opponent Date term expires September 1. gent in adhering to the criteria for contest/dates (3) Appointed Schellas Hyndman, men’s soc- of competition exemptions. Points 60 Ed Brands, Grinnell vs. Ripon Feb. 24 1. Acting for the NCAA Council, the cer coach, Southern Methodist University, to 2. Report of actions taken by the executive di- Rebounds 26 Ryan Zolner, FDU-Madison vs. Delaware Valley Feb. 7 the Men’s Soccer Committee, replacing John rector per Constitution 4.3.2. Acting for the Ex- Assists 20 Matt Nadelhoffer,Wheaton (Ill.) vs. Grinnell Feb. 29 Administrative Committee: MacKenzie, Quincy University, resigned. ecutive Committee: 20 Dax Kajiwara,Vassar vs. Bard Feb. 14 a. Committee appointments: b. Affirmed that the intent of Proposal No. 69 Approved a request by the NCAA Men’s and (1) Appointed Kent Wyatt, president, Delta from the 1996 NCAA Convention was that spec- Women’s Track and Field Committee to survey the Blocked #15 Antoine Hyman, Keuka vs. Hobart Feb. 21 State University, to the Council and Division II ified events be certified by the Special Events Division I membership regarding a new district Shots 13 Damon Avinger, CCNY vs. St. Joseph’s (N.Y.) Jan. 7 Steering Committee, replacing Royce L. Money, Committee, rather than by the NCAA member- realignment for the 1997 NCAA Division I Men’s Steals 12 Deron Black,Allegheny vs. Case Reserve Jan. 17 resigned. ship at an annual Convention, in order to be ex- and Women’s Cross Country Championships. 12 Jamal Elliott, Haverford vs. Gwyness Mercy Jan. 15 3-Pt. FG #14 Ed Brands, Grinnell vs. Ripon Feb. 24 12 Eric Burdette,Wis.-Whitewater vs.Wis.-Eau Claire Feb. 24 III cross country all-academic teams named FT Pct. 100 (18-18) Donnie Gohmann, Franklin vs. Manchester Feb. 7 100 (16-16) Burt Paddock, Manchester vs. Rose-Hulman Jan. 20 Williams, which claimed the 1995 Scripps, 3.410; Rochester, 3.410; De- mouth, 3.500. 100 (16-16) Kelly Matthews,Villa Julie vs. Phila. Pharmacy Jan. 15 Division III Men’s Cross Country Pauw, 3.400; Oberlin, 3.390; Pomona- Drew, 3.500; Bethany (West Virgi- FG Pct. 100 (*18-18) Jason Light, Emory & Henry vs. King Dec. 2 Championships team title, and Wis- Pitzer, 3.390. 100 (11-11) Brad Shanfelt, Randolph-Macon vs. St. Mary’s (Md.) Dec. 29 consin-Oshkosh, runner-up at the wo- nia), 3.490; Defiance, 3.490; Hamilton, 100 (11-11) Rohan Sutherland, Montclair St. vs. Jersey City St. Dec. 6 Washington (Missouri), 3.380; Mary men’s championships, are among the 3.490; Kalamazoo, 3.490; Nebraska Washington, 3.380; Williams, 3.380; TEAM Division III teams receiving all-acad- Wesleyan, 3.480; Oglethorpe, 3.480; St. Roanoke, 3.370; Wartburg, 3.370; No. Team,Opponent Date emic team honors in cross country. Olaf, 3.470; Lebanon Valley, 3.450; Carleton, 3.360; Carthage, 3.360; Loras, 3.450. Points 157 Simpson vs. Grinnell Nov. 25 The honors program is sponsored Defiance, 3.360; UC San Diego, 3.340; 3-Pt. FG *30 Grinnell vs. Colorado Col. Nov. 17 Tufts, 3.440; North Central, 3.430; by the Division III Cross Country Coa- Redlands, 3.330. FG Pct. 77.1 (37-48) Capital vs. Defiance Nov. 17 ches Association. Wisconsin-Platteville, 3.430; St. Law- Buena Vista, 3.320; Gustavus Adol- rence, 3.430; Wilmington (Ohio), FT Pct. 100 (20-20) Juniata vs.Widener Dec. 2 To qualify for all-academic honors, phus, 3.320; Ithaca, 3.320; Chicago, 3.430; Hamline, 3.420; Oberlin, 3.420; *Division III record #Tied NCAA Division III record a team must have a combined grade- 3.290; Grinnell, 3.270; Heidelberg, Rensselaer, 3.420; Washington and point average of at least 3.000 (4.000 3.270; St. Lawrence, 3.270; Hope, Lee, 3.410; Western Maryland, 3.410. scale) during the fall semester and 3.260; Vassar, 3.260; Colby, 3.240. compete at an NCAA regional meet. Case Reserve, 3.400; Grove City, Division III women’s single-game highs Messiah, 3.240; North Central, 3.400; MIT, 3.400; Sewanee (University Williams, which has won two 3.240; Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 3.240; Ro- of the South), 3.370; Manchester, straight men’s championships, posted wan, 3.240; Augsburg, 3.230; Rens- (Final) 3.360; Wheaton (Illinois), 3.360; Mills, INDIVIDUAL a combined GPA of 3.380, while selaer, 3.230; Bethany (West Virginia), 3.360; Carleton, 3.350; DePauw, 3.350; No. Player, Team,Opponent Date Wisconsin-Oshkosh, which has fin- 3.200; Franklin & Marshall, 3.200; Luther, 3.350. Points 54 Cindy Davenport, St. Mary’s (Md.) vs.Villa Julie Feb. 5 ished among the top two teams at six Stevens Tech, 3.200; Central (Iowa), 52 Leslee Rogers, La Verne vs. La Sierra Jan. 16 Washington (Missouri), 3.350; Wil- 48 Katy Downs,Whittier vs. La Verne Feb. 20 of the last nine women’s champi- 3.180. 47 Peggie Sweeney, Pine Manor vs. Norwich Feb. 17 onships, accumulated a team GPA of liams, 3.350; Augustana (Illinois), John Carroll, 3.180; Connecticut Rebounds 30 Sayunara Lopez, Lehman vs. Marymount (Va.) Dec. 7 3.620. 3.340; Occidental, 3.340; St. Catherine, 30 Rebecca Morris,Wentworth Inst. vs. Nichols Jan. 27 College, 3.180; Wisconsin-Whitewater, 3.340; Plattsburgh State, 3.330; Grin- 29 Nichole Johnson, New Rochelle vs. Maritime (N.Y.) Jan. 18 In all, 96 women’s teams and 76 3.150; Wilmington (Ohio), 3.150; Wa- nell, 3.310; Kenyon, 3.310; Alfred, Assists 16 Kara Ryczek, Trinity (Conn.) vs. Elms Feb. 24 men’s teams were honored. Gustavus bash, 3.130; Ursinus, 3.130; York 3.300; Middlebury, 3.300. 16 Kelly Jackson, Neumann vs. Chestnut Hill Feb. 10 Adolphus posted the highest grade- (Pennsylvania), 3.130; Bates, 3.110; Blocked 12 Corinne Carson, Marymount (Va.) vs.Trinity (Tex.) Feb. 28 point average (3.780) of any women’s Haverford, 3.110; Anderson, 3.100. Scranton, 3.300; Elizabethtown, Shots 11 Corinne Carson, Marymount (Va.) vs. St. Mary’s (Md.) Jan. 24 team, while Cal Tech posted the high- 3.290; Franklin & Marshall, 3.290; 11 Kamilah Byrd, Rutgers-Camden vs. Rugters-Newark Jan. 20 Goucher, 3.100; Whittier, 3.100; 11 Lanett Stephan, Franklin vs. Knox Dec. 5 est grade-point average (3.830) among North Park, 3.290; Juniata, 3.280; Itha- Kalamazoo, 3.090; Tufts, 3.090; Sewa- 11 Corinne Carson, Marymount (Va.) vs. Frank. & Marsh. Jan. 7 men’s teams. ca, 3.280; Bates, 3.260; Haverford, nee (University of the South), 3.090; Steals *19 Sybil Smith, Baruch vs. New Rochelle Jan. 17 3.260; Rhodes, 3.260; Monmouth Fifty-five institutions had both their Hamline, 3.080; Simpson, 3.070; Cath- 3-Pt. FG 10 Laurie Kralemann, Fontbonne vs.Webster Feb. 20 (Illinois), 3.250. men’s and women’s teams honored. olic, 3.060; Scranton, 3.050; Thiel, 10 Kim Graf, Kenyon vs. Ohio Wesleyan Jan. 20 FT Pct. 100 (14-14) Shelley Brown,Trenton St. vs. Mt. St. Mary’s (N.Y.) Mar. 3 Cal Tech had the best combination: 3.040. William Smith, 3.250; Wooster, The men’s team had the best GPA and FG Pct. 100 (13-13) Sharon Laddey, Rowan vs. Rutgers-Newark Jan. 27 Allegheny, 3.010; Rhodes, 3.010; 3.250; Connecticut College, 3.240; Wis- the women’s team had the third-best TEAM Allentown, 3.000; Calvin, 3.000; Mid- consin-Stevens Point, 3.230; Catholic, No. Team,Opponent Date (3.660). dlebury, 3.000; Rose-Hulman, 3.000. 3.220; Mary Washington, 3.220; UC Points 119 Defiance vs. Rose-Hulman Nov. 29 Following are the 1995 Division III San Diego, 3.220; Trenton State, 3.210; 3-Pt. FG 18 Whittier vs. Cal Lutheran Feb. 22 Women men’s and women’s cross country all- Regis (Massachusetts), 3.200; Thiel, FG Pct. 69.6 (39-56) Capital vs. Hiram Feb. 13 academic teams: Gustavus Adolphus, 3.780; Hope, 3.200. FT Pct. 100 (22-22) Manchester vs. Hanover Feb. 10 3.680; Cal Tech, 3.660; Wartburg, 3.640; *Division III record Men Smith, 3.190; Dickinson, 3.180; Beth- Calvin, 3.620; Wisconsin-Oshkosh, el (Minnesota), 3.160; Carthage, 3.160; Cal Tech, 3.830; Carnegie Mellon, 3.620; St. Benedict, 3.620; New York Springfield, 3.160; St. Norbert, 3.130; 3.650; Manchester, 3.650; Occidental, University, 3.620; Concordia-Moor- Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 3.090; Chicago, 3.580; Colorado College, 3.560; St. Nor- head, 3.610; Rose-Hulman, 3.590. 3.090; Heidelberg, 3.080; Ursinus, Have a story bert, 3.550; St. John’s (Minnesota), Macalester, 3.580; Carnegie Mellon, 3.080. or photo idea? 3.520; MIT, 3.510; Denison, 3.480; Ne- 3.550; Colorado College, 3.550; Clare- Send stories and photos (preferably black-and-white) to Jack L. braska Wesleyan, 3.480. mont-Mudd-Scripps, 3.550; Wellesley, Rowan, 3.070; Illinois Benedictine, Copeland, Managing Editor, The NCAA News, 6201 College Boulevard, Drew, 3.470; Earlham, 3.470; Luth- 3.540; Oswego State 3.530; Pomona- 3.060; Gettysburg, 3.040; Allegheny, Overland Park, Kansas 66211-2422. er, 3.450; Wittenberg, 3.450; Bethel Pitzer, 3.530; Whittier, 3.530; Anderson 3.030; Richard Stockton, 3.030; Milli- (Minnesota), 3.410; Claremont-Mudd- (Indiana), 3.500; Massachusetts-Dart- kin, 3.020. 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