ational Collegiate Athletic Association Move to restrict freshmen from varsity sports grows
By Michael-V. Earle The NCAA News Staff Support for prohibiting freshmen from playmg varsity football and bas- ketball, particularly at Division 1 insti- tutions, appears to be growing, and legislation probably will be proposed at the next NCAA Convention to make freshmen ineligible for competition at that level. Proponents of abolishing freshman athletic eligibility contend that it would enable studenttathletes to devote more time to their studies and get them off to a good start toward obtaining a college degree. Thus far, most supporters arc in favor of barring freshmen from playing only Division I varsity football and basketball-sports that are deemed by many to put too much pressure on young student-ath- letcs. “1 think it is very unfair to ask a Joseph V. Paterno Charles McClendon freshman to come in and compete with the varsity in football and basketball,” guarantee the student-athlete an ath- “We say student-athletes are stu- Joseph V. Patemo, football coach at letic grant for five years. dents first, athletes second. Let’s show Pennsylvania State University, re- According to Edward 1‘. Foote II, it.” cently told the Senate Judiciary Com- president of the University of Miami Samuel L. Myers, president of the mittee during testimony regarding the (Florida), and a member of the ACE NAFEO, said eliminating freshman signing of underclassmen by profes- prcsidcnts committee, there is a great eligibility is gaining support among sional football franchises. “We will deal of interest by some committee black collcgc presidents and other try to get the rule changed in January. members in abolishing freshman eligi- groups associated with intercollegiate That is a legitimate criticism of the bility. athletics that oppose the new academic NCAA,” Patemo said. “I personally am very much in favor standards. Several college presidents, espe- of it,” Foote said. “Nothing we r~~~1c-l “Three may be some problems that cially presidents of black universities do would be quite so dramatic or bene- would have to be worked out, but from and colleges, have spoken out in favor ficial as abolishing freshman eligibil- an educational point of view, it would of prohibiting freshman athletic eligi- ity. St-c Move, page I2 bility. Barring freshmen athletes from playing is one of the alternatives the National Association for Equal Oppor- tunity m Higher Education (NAFEO) CEO meetings slated is expected to propose as an alternative to the recently adopted rule on aca- demic requirements. The NAFEO is for September 19-20 scheduled to meet with a panel from a 37-member committee of college The fourth annual NCAA-sponsored meetings of institutional chief presidents sponsored by the American cxccutivc officers have been scheduled September 19-20. 1983. at the Council on Education. Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. The ACE committee, which pro- Those dates arc one week carlicr than usual and were approved by the posed and was the driving force bchmd NCAA Administrative Committee in order to secure the desired hotel the new academic requirements facilities. adopted by the NCAA, has organized The annual CEO meetings, including scparatc scsrions for those from itself into five subcommittees, one of Divisions I, II and III. arc intcndcd as a discussion forum and educational which ~111 meet with a special com- program in which CEOs can review maJor policy areas in college athletics. mittee of the NAFEO, an association The three division steering committees will plan the rcspcctivc division Phoro by Kerwin Plevku of I 14 black collcgcs and universities, CEO meetings, including the invitation procedures. when the NCAA Hoopla to discuss possible alternatives to the Council meets April 18-20. In previous meetings, each Division I and new standards. Michael Young (42) and Akeem Olujuwon gu up to block a shot by Division II allied votmg conference has been invited to send one chief One of the proposals submitted to executive. with proportionate representation for indcpcndcnt institutions. Villanova’s Harold Pressley during Midwest regionaljinal action the NAFEO special committee would The Division 111 Steering Committee in the past has sclcctrd the Division in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Chatnpionship in Kansas bar freshmen at Division I institutions 111 CEOs to attend the meetings. City, Missouri. Houston advanced to the Final Four with a victory. from competing in athletics and would Valvano gets initial Final Four coaching test
Denny Crum is making his fifth trip sons, and he is going for his first cham- Smith has taken seven teams to the because three starters were graduate today, and Lewis is still going strong, to the Final Four in just I2 seasons at pionship. Final Four, winning one champion students and wouldn’t have been eligii just past his 6ls.t birthday, with 529 Louisville and is seeking his second Georgia’s Hugh Durham is making ship, in his 22 seasons as North Caro- ble for the tournament). victories, a second straight Fmal Four championship, the first coming in his second Final Four trip (the first in lina head coach. Smith, by the way, Wooden was a fantastic 21-3 in trip and a new contract. 1980. For Houston’s Guy Lewis. this 1972 at Florida State, finishing second has an amazing 7- 1 record in regional Final Four games, Rupp 9-2 and Smith “I’m not telling you or anyone else is his fourth Final Four trip in 27 sea- to UCLA), and his opponent in the championship games--Georgia gave 6-8. Crum is 3-4 and Lewis I-4. Lewis I’m a great coach,” said Lewis. “I Cinderella matchup, North Carolina him his first defeat. is one of just five coaches to make the don’t believe in that. But I am a com- In the News State’s Jim Valvano, is making his Rupp is second to Wooden n-i cham- Final Four four times. The others were petitor, I enjoy competing, and I feel first. pionships with four. and he made the Henry Iba, Fred Taylor, Harold Olson like 1 can do that with the best of them. West Virginia athletic department has Let’s take a close look at Crum’s Final Four six times in 4 1 years of head and Jack Gardner. Sincerely, I don’t think 1 need any pub- come a long way financially .2 five-for- 12 Only three coaches in col- coaching at Kentucky. But remember, Valvano is the 104th coach in Final hcity. I like to see my players get it. lege basketball history have made there was no NCAA toumamcnt his Four history out of 370 who have made Winning is its own reward. Every Florida wins its first Division I Men’s more Final Four finishes than Crum- first eight seasons. Hc went to the the NCAA toumamcnt at least once in coach has an ego, but I’m not titer- Swimming Championships. . . . .5 John Wooden, Dean Smith and National Invitation Tournament sev its 45-year history. He is one of only ested in becoming a television person- Wright State upsets District of Colum- Adolph Rupp-and only Wooden era1 times and, in 1953, a potential six who needed four victories to reach ality I don’t read most of the artic- bia in Division 11 Men’s Basketball (Crum’s college coach) approximates national-championship season, Ken- the Final Four. les written about me Anyone who Championship...... 6 that ratio. Wooden made 12 Final Four tucky was under NCAA. suspension Not long ago, a national sports mag- says we are complete runand-gun has trips and won an incredible 10 champii got to be completely ignorant.” Nebraska favored in Division I Men’s and had no varsity schedule (the 1953 azine called Houston’s Guy Lewis one onships in 29 years as a head coach- Lewis’ east Texas roots are deep. Gymnastics Championships . . .8 players went 25-O in 1954 but declined of the most overrated members of his 27 at UCLA. an NCAA tournament invitation profession. That publication is dead SeeVulvano, page 4 2 Mnrch30,1983 I The NCAA Comment West Virginia athletic department prospers
By Bob Smizik versity he no longer needed any state funds. The $lOO.ooO that that we weren’t getting before. All of these things have made it Pittsburgh Press remained from the $150,000 state allocation for the 19X2-83 fiscal possible.” Times are hard everywhere these days, but thcrc arc few places year was turned back to the university. Schaus was able to do this The West Virginia athletic department budget is $6. I million, where they are any harder than in West Virginia. Few states have even though the allocation had been cut more than 5200,000 from of which $4.7 million comes from football and basketball reve- felt the crunch like West Virginia. It is called the Mountain State; the previous year. nues and $1.4 million through the Mountaineer Athletic Club. it should bc called the Hard Times State. Almost Heaven, it ain’t. Last month, Schaus did it again, turning over %lOO.OOO of the The state makes no direct contribution, a fact in wtuch Schaus Unemployment in West Virginia is at 17.8 pcrccnt. the highest football team’s share of Gator Bowl revenue to the general univer- takes great pride. in the nation. It has climbed almost eight point\ in the past year. sity fund. “Since last November. when WC turned back the $100,000, The nl,cdian per capita income is $6,174, which ranks 43rd m It was a dramatic turnaround for the athlctlc dcpartmcnt, all the we’ve become almost totally self-supportive. I thought it was the country. The median household income also ranks 43rd in the more rcmarkablc because it was accomplished in dlfflcult cco- Important to return that money and pay our own way. country. nomic times. “I didn’t want the academic community on this campus to feel There are, obviously, lots of people facing difficult times in When Schaus. a former basketball player and coach at West WC wcrc depriving them of any research dollars or any dollars that West Virginia. I I might be allocated to faculty and staff raises. I wanted the public And the hard times arc not being felt just in the pockets of the to know and the pcoplc on this campus to know that WC arc rccciv- pcoplc. The state is not collecting nearly enough money to support 1 Columnary Craft ) ing no direct funds from the state. the scrviccs it normally provides. The state income tax revenue ih “We’ve had two 9-3 records in football and back-to-back bowl 1 down. So is that from the five pcrccnt sales tax. Also the business I appearances. Wc’rc averaging 53,000 in a 5O,OOO-seat stadium. and occupation tax. One cstrmate has the tax shortfall at $90 mil- Virginia, became athletic director in Scptcmber IYX I, hc found an We’re on a roll right now, but I’ve got to think of a long-range pro- alarming financial situation left bchlnd. lion. jection. We’re not always gomg to be 9-3. Caught in the middle of all this is the state university system, Among other things. a tclcvrs~on~lootball appearance, then “What I’m saying is that it’s imperative that we think long term the bellwcthcr of which IS West Virginia University. WVU, worth $250,000, was built Into the athletic department budget. and try to build up a little rescrvc for those years when we don’t located some 70 miles southwest of Pittsburgh, and the other instim West Virginia did not get on telrvi\ion that year. have that kind of record and maybe the attendance will fall off. tutions of higher learning in the state arc In the midst of a flnanchl “We’re hurcly not out of the woods yet,” said Schaus. who “Wc’rc not in a major television market, and that hurts us. And crisis. compiled a brilliant profcssmnal coaching record with the Los thcrc’s nothing I can ever do to change that, obviously. Our mar- l The state cut the WVU budget three percent in November and Angclcs Lakers after Icavmg West Virginia. “But wc‘rc certainly’ kct is the cntirc state, which is only two million people. That’s not another seven percent last month; the CUI~ totaled $7.0 million. in a bcttcr cash-flow position than when I arrived a large market. That hurts us; that hurts us badly.” l It marked the third straight year of cutbacks in the budget, “Our cash-flow circumstances then were just incrcdiblc. In Looking to make West Virginia’s position better, Schaus is droppmg the state allocation some $13 million. 1980 and early 1081, they had incurred a lot of bills that they lust attempting to have hghts put in at Mountaineer Field. 0 Wages wcrc frozen for all university staff and faculty for the couldn’t take care of. They made a dccl\lon that they would take “We’ve got to get our program m a position to participate in 1982-83 fiscal year. care of thojc bills as fast as they could. That W;L\ probably a good college football television, regardless of what direction they l Across-the-board wage increases are just about out for the business decision, but the fact remains that when I got hcrc in Scp- dccidc to go. The lights may cost %3OO,OOO. but WC could make next ftscal year, though there arc hope\ of merit raisca l’or \omc tember, we had no money.” that up m one appearance.” people. Ben Tuchi, the university’s chicl’financlal oltrccr. said, “Since Schaus also is concerned that the hard economic times will start 0 The latest economy move calls for mandatory furlough days, the athletic department rectifird its managcmcnt practices. the reflecting in the areas of contributions and gate receipts, though between nine and I I over the next three months, for all university revenue picture has brighter& comidcrably. Most of that is there was no evidence of that last December when an estimated employees and a greatly curtailed summer sescion. attributable to Fred Schaus.” 20,000 West Virginians accompanied the team to the Gator Bowl. Hard tmlcs, indeed, except in one area of the univrrsity. While all around it are suffering, the West Virginia University Schaus IS quick to brush off the credit. There is other good news. The West Virginia legislature is con- athletic dcpartmcnt has rcboundcd from what some call stagger- “The success of our football and basketball teams uver the past sidering bills that would reallocate $4 million to the university, ing mismanagement to not only right itself during the midst of two seasons IS the reason wc’vc been able to get thcJob done. Our money that would cancel the impending furloughs and essentially tough times but also to make significant financial contributions to football team has been to two straight bowl pamcs. and our has restore the summer session. the university. kctball team went to the NCAA tournament la\t year. Our attend- “We’re pleased with the way things are going,” said Schaus, Last Nov~mbcr, Director of Athletics Fred Schauh told the un- ancc has been good, and ~(3.1~ getting \omc tclcv~\~on ~cvcnuc “but w I.‘VC got i, hrng way IO go.”
I 1 /T 11* 1 Questions/hswers ( Lamblzng rules should be consistent I I John R. Thompson Jr., basketball coach that student to put in more time than he would on a full-time Georgetown University job. I think flies in the fact of any concept of academic Q . How many chief cxccutive officers from active member institution5 actu- integrity. ally attended the 19X3 NCAA Convention? “My opinion is that it’s not a question of whether gam “I think Proposal 48 should help provide a certain per- bhng should bc lcpal or not, but of being consistent. To centage of the funds for tutorials for all athletes under A . There were IO5 institutional prcsidcnts and chancellors rcgistcrcd in San Icgalizc some forms of gamblmg, llkc lottcrics. and to run scholarship.” Diego, the first time that more than I(K) CEOs have attended any single NCAA betting lines in newspapers and broadcast them on trle- Bill Yeoman, football coach Convention. That total does not include a number of institutional vice-prcsldcnts vision is a kind of entrapment. It’s like putting heroin all University of Houston and vicechancellors. Of the 105, 86 represented Division I institutions, IS wcrc over the street and advertising it in the newspapers, then .~wo,-use Herald-Journul from Division II and four rcprcscntcd Division Ill members. Of the 105, 32 were arresting somebody for using it. By creating an atmosphere “We do our share of passing down in the Southwest, but from District 3 institutions, although District 6 had the best percentage-1 I of ofpcrrmsslvcncss. It tells a kid It’s okay to gamble bccausc I tell you, the teams that win down our way arc the teams the 44 members in that dihtrlct sent their CEOs to the Convention. we’ve gone public with It.” that still run the football. But more than ever, football now Terry Donahue, football coach is a three-S game-size, strength and speed. And if you University of California, Los Angeles can’t project a lineman to he 260-270 pounds, or a back to Lks Morncs Kqisrcr “I think freshman eligibility cvcntually is gomg to be tied in with the issue of academic intcprity. It may bc more Opinions Out Loud objcctivc to put a young man In a collcgc l’or a year to see if he can exist. rather than decide by a test. Of course, not I I having freshmen play becomes an economic problem.” hold his great speed and moves at 200, you lust can’t afford Harry Edwards, professor of sociology to recruit them. And a lot of thcsc kids coming out of high University of California, Berkeley school today have that great, great talent. Luncrrstrr ff ennvv/vonio) Ime-lli~errwr Jnrcrrml “Bclicvc me, college football today is the best that’s “To bring an IX- or IY-year-old kid on the campus- cvcr been played. It is very physical and terribly aggres- who is generally more poorly prepared or less well-prc- sive. And unlike the pros, when you Ict that quarterback pared than his nonathlctc student counterpart-and to a\k run with the football. it makes it a different ball game.” ‘RANK : THE NCAA NEWS/March Jo,1983 3 Elsewhere Athletic- director goesa ll-out in Education I to defendcoach 1 under five J By Frank Dolson made even more depressing because WC are losing a teacher Hillsdale to seek ruling reversal The Philadclphla Inquirer ofexceptional quality, who is the kind of person we dcsper- It happens every year, time and again. A college ately need more of in the college coaching ranks.” Hillsdale Collcgc will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to rcvcrse a portion of a coach-basketball, football, whatever-with a losing Those of us who know Jim Haney and his approach to decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth District, which in December record tenders his resignation. college athletics couldn’t agree more. And yet, after read- ruled that the collcgc was a recipient of Federal fmanclal a\\istancr and thus sub- You read about it in the paper, and you nod your head ing Bay’s statement, you had to wonder what prompted the ject to an anti-sex-discrimination law in those arcas that receive Federal aid (The knowingly. The “resignation” obviously IS a firing. The man to put himself out on a limb for a coach who had, in NCAA News. January 5). pressure was getting too’tough. The alumm, capecially the fact, resigned. The court ruled that the entire college is not subject to Title IX because of Fed- big-money boys, wcrc threatening to dissociate themselves “My feeling was that we’re worse off for losing Jim,” eral aid to students through specific loan programs. from the program. The athletic director, unable or unwill- Bay said, “and the community ought to know that. Jim is The court said that Hillsdale is a recipient of Federal aid within the meaning of ing to take the heat, issues an ultimatum to the coach: quit the kind of person you’d go the extra mile for.” Title IX, but that the regulations are in excess of statutory authority and arc or bc fired. This season, the milt had been especially long and hard. invalid to the extent that they purport to subject the entire collcgc to Title IX. Nothing unusual about that. It’s part of our bottom-lint, The home crowds had dwindled. Many of those who Hillsdalc is asking that the Supreme Court reverse that portion of the appeals win-and-fill-the-seatsor-else philosophy. which has showed up were so antagonistic that Bay instructed the court ruling because it “makes certain ominous assertions of Federal power become as important in college athletics as m the pros. public-address announcer nof to introduce the head coach. which lcavc the door ajar to future bureaucratic interference with the affairs of the What is unusual is when a collcgc athletic administrator There’s precedent for that in recent Pat-IO history, inci- school.” according to George C. Roche III, pre\idcnt of the college. bucks those pressures and fights to defend a coach he dentally. During hih brief career at UCLA, there was apcr- bclicvcs in It happened recently in the Pacific-IO. and it god when Gent Barrow was left out of pregame introduc- Injunction halts draft-aid law provldcd a ray of light, a touch of idealism in a business tions at home to spare him from getting booed. A Fcdcral Judge in Minnesota has granted a temporary injunction blocking that has grown increasingly bottom-line orlcntrd. “I had lunch with a big businessman in Eugene a few enforccmcnt of a law that would deny Federal financial aid to collcpc-age men The coach, former Penn guard Jim Haney. has com- weeks ago,“ Bay said. “He lectured me about how 1 should who rcfusc to register for the draft. pleted his fifth-and last-season as Oregon’s head ha+ fire Jim. and the football coach. too. He was a business- Thousands of college students have protcstcd the law and have urged Congress ketball coach. Recently, Haney announced his resignation. man. hc said, and I was a businessman. The bottom line to repeal it. but this was a resignation with a difference. He didn’t have was net revenue. When he had somebody who wasn’t pro- A suit challenging the constitutionahty of the law was filed anonymously by to quit. The athletic director, Rick Bay, meant it when hc ducing, he said, hc fired him. six students who have not registered for the draft but plan to apply for Fcdcral said he was accepting Haney’s resignation reluctantly. “I told him, ‘It’s not totally a business we’re in. We’re financial aid for the coming academic year. “In my heart,” Bay said, “I doubt if I could ever have constantly trying to reconcile the business aspect and some Judge Donald D. Alsop has not ruled on the constitutionality of the law, but he brought myself to fire Jim.” general principles of college athletics.’ If I looked at it as a said the arguments were sufficient to warrant an injunction to block its enforce- Haney, only 33, has grown tremendously in his job, in total business, I told him, I’d fight for NCAA legislation ment temporarily. the opmion of many Pacific-10 observers. His final season that made it possible to lift a scholarship from a kid who at Oregon has been a parade of last-minute, cvcn last-set- mlssed a big extra point or a big free throw or dropped a key Work-study program to get help ond, defeats against the likes of Washington State, Oregon pass, and I’d drop every sport that doesn’t make money- State, Arizona State. Even so, his young team stayed even track and field, which is so revered in our part of the The U.S. House of Representatlvcs is not expected to strongly resist an together and kept improving. Bay felt that a winning sca- country.” increase of $100 million for the College Work-Study program in academic 1983. son “could very well be only a season away.” 84, as proposed by the Senate Appropriations CommIttee. Many people don’t want to hear those arguments. They The fans and the local paper in Eugene, Oregon, weren’t can’t distinguish between the pros and the colleges. They The additional money would boost the work-study budget from $540 million m a mood to wait. They called for the coach’s firing, and want to scc a winner, and they don’t cart how the winning to $640 million,. the pressures mounted. IS accomplished. The committee estimated that the extra money would finance I50.000 student Haney’s players became so determined to “save the Bay’s criticism of the community, and the local paper, jobs, in addition to the 950,cKK) expected to be subsidized with money Congress coach” that the pressure on them became unbearable, too. prompted considerable negative reaction. But there was already has appropriated for 1983-84. Rather than put those kids through an emotional meat- some positive feedback, too. The version of the measure earlier approved by the House did not include addi- grinder another year, Haney announced his resignation and “Already, I’ve had one phone call 1’11 always remem- tional work-study funds, but if the increase gains Senate approval, it is not his desire to resume his coaching at another school. ber,” the athletic director said. “A guy from Salem, Ore- expected to meet resistance in the House, according to published reports. “I think I’ve helped these kids this year develop as gon, called me and said he agreed with my statcmcnt 100 human beings,” hc said. “I’ve taught them how to deal percent, and that it took a lot of guts to say what 1 did. And Bill would boost math, science with adversity. And I think I’m a stron;ger person because then he told me that if I had the courage to do what I did, he of all I’ve gone through.” had the courage to admit he was one of those who booed The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill providing $425 million In acccptmg Haney’s resignation, Bay issued a state- Jim. He said he regrcttcd it, and hc would ncvcr boo any- to increase science and mathematics education nationwide. ment that displayed courage and idealism seldom seen in body again.” Proponents agreed that the bill, which still must clear the Senate, ih only the today’s college athletics. A call like that can make up for a lot of things and serve first step toward dealing with a shortage of science and math teachers and a steady “This entire affair reflects poorly on the community and as a reminder that there are some people out there who, in decline in the numbers of their students. on intercollegiate athletics in general. Still, it is the best their hearts, know that there should be more to college ath- During debate in the House, it was revealed that 43 states have a shortage of thing for Jim because, frankly, hc deserves better. It would l&s than victories and postseason tournament berths and qualified math teachers, 25 percent of science and math teachers plan to lcavc the bc both unrealistic and unfair to ask him to run an effective dollar signs. field soon, two-thirds of all high schools require only one year of science and program in a community where a ‘Fire Haney’ mentality is I asked Rick Bay how he felt now that his-most unpleas- math, 69 percent of all science teachers ncvcr have had a course in computers, in vogue, not only with some fans but also the local ncws- ant chapter in his career as a college athletic director was and Japan graduates as many engineers as the United States despite having only paper. Those are distractions that no one can overcome, over. He thought a few seconds, and then he said: “At the half the population. and that would only preoccupy and undermine the efforts risk of sounding more noble than I am, I feel college ath- of next year’s team.” letics doesn’t even have a chance if guys like Jim and 1 In short, Bay put his finger on the win-at-any-cost atti- don’t stay in it. Half the time, I think I’m too idealistic Nixon institute proposal rejected tude that has become so prevalent in college athletics, inev- to be in this business. I’m always disillusioned.” itably leading to the abuses and corruption that are so wide- If the time comes that there’s no place for Rick Bays or The University of La Verne has rejected a proposal to establish a Richard M. spread today. It took COWAge to do that. Jim Haneys in college athletics, things will be in an even Nixon world affairs institute at the university, with the former president as chair- “The situation,” Bay said in his prepared statcmcnt, “is bigger mess than they are now. man. Richard G. Landis, a member of the board of trustees. which reiected the proposal, said the trustees felt the institute would be “too divisive.” TRIM’S AREWA Student-athlete’s efforts bring results for Big Brothers program
By Wylie Smith door. The “Big Sister” program the youngster. When youngsters go away to col- started in Flagstaff in 1976, and since, Everyone has gone his separate way legc, parents frequently wonder what about SO0 NAU women students have now, but the experience was just as they will do. In the case of Gary Crute served as “Big Sisters.” much a positive impact for Mark and and Mark Champagne, they helped “It’s a great feeling to see the NAU Gary as it was for Fred. open a door to the Big Brothers organi- students take such an active interest in After graduation, Cruze, from Tuc- zation at Northern Arizona University helping area youngsters during their son, Arizona, continued in the Big that has had about 1,000 men students youth years,” said McKay. Brothers program for five years, serv- follow in their footsteps. For four years, Gary and Mark ing on the board of directors. During their freshman year at NAU shared Fred Cody, who is now a fresh- Cruze now is a personnel specialist in 1970, Gary and Mark wanted to man at NAU majoring in drafting. with Sperry Flight Systems in Phoenix serve as Big Brothers. Since there had Fred is one of six children Marie Cody and is pursuing a doctorate in adult and been no NAU students previously in raised after her husband was killed in higher education at Arizona State Uni- the program, they shared a “Little an automobile accident-Fred and two versity. Brother” on an experimental basis to brothers were in the Big Brothers pro- Champagne is business manager for see how things would work out. gram, and one of his three sisters was a the Associated Students at the Univer- “We were so excited about the posi- “Little Sister.” sity of California, Davis, a job he has tive impact that Mark and Gary had, Mark was a four-year starter on the held the past four years. “The Big we decided to offer the opportunity to Lumberjack basketball team as a Brother program really is great when more NAU students, and NAU since guard, and when the Saginaw, Michi- friendship develops to the point where has become the biggest source of our gan, student-athlete was playing, Gary the youngster confides in you and Big Brother match-ups,” recalls Dave always brought Fred to the games. trusts you, and you feel like you have a McKay, who has been executive direc- Mark was one of the first collegiate strong bond between you,” said Cham- tor of the local branch of Big Brothers student-athletes in the nation to scrvc pagne. since it started in 1969. as a Big Brother (NCAA News, Febru- “Before I met Mark and Gary, 1 McKay recalls that more than 1,000 ary 15, 1973). mostly sat at home and watched tele- NAU men students have served the F&d was eight years old when he vision, but when I met them, I had Big Brother program in Flagstaff, and was matched up with Mark and Gary. something exciting to look forward to Copvrighf. 1983. Universal Press Syndicare. Reprimed with permission. All righrr rerervrd it was Mark and Gary who opened the They each spent about 600 hours with SeeStudent;athlete, page IO 4 THE NCAA NEWS/March 30.1983 Valvano Conrinuedfrompuge I over Virginia Commonwealth. Dur- He played on Houston’s first varsity ham had been there before, taking athletic team ( I946-47-basketball, Florida State to its first NCAA tourney and was a standout) and became its in 1968 and the fmals in 1972. He second head basketball coach in 1957. knew the first game is the hardest. Red-and-white polka-dot towels are his After the VCU victory he said, “Now trademark, and there is no doubt the we can just go out and play.” Victories basketball hall of fame people will ask over St. John’s and North Carolina fol- for one when he retires. “There is no lowed. thrill like going to the Final Four,” he The turning point says, “unless maybe winning it all.” The turning point in Georgia’s sea- Phi Slamma Jamma son actually came after a home-court A Houston writer put down the per- defeat to Mississippi February 7. “We fect description of the tallest fraternity realized then we weren’t quite as good on campus-Phi Slamma Jamma (and as we thought,” says Vcm Fleming. after watching the Villanova victory, “We knew we might not wm any more make that, Whamma, for the ferocious if we didn’t start playing hard again.” nature of their spectacular dunks in Says Terry Fair: “It was the last time their biweekly chapter meetings). around for me and Lamar (Heard), and And get this-the only senior starter it was now or never.” Heard says it’s a is 6-9 Larry “Mr. Mean” Michcaux, matter of love. “Instead of playing as whose career shooting percentage of five players, we’ve played as one. I think this team has loved each other just under 60 percent puts him in spe- Clyde Drexlrr Junrt Harris Annr Donovan cial company. Twice, he has shaved more than the others did.” his head to look mcaner, but he has per season-295 entering the Final Rodney enrolled the following year, deal about entering pohtlcs.” says Bai- Fleming is a man of the house been playing tough cvcr since he took Four. they still couldn’t play together ley, who served as prcsidcnt of both On the court, Vcm Fleming is a 6-S on the neighborhood leagues at an Only North Carolina’s Dean Smith, because Scooter was s&lined by a his junior high and senior high classes. junior point guard, the playmaker for early age. Now he’s tutoring Akccm with I3 consecutive 20-victory sea- serious knee inJury. “If we can go out “But right now, my long-range goal IS Georgia who was voted the most valu- Olajuwon. sons, cxceedh Crum’s I2 (Jerry Tarka- as winners,” says Scooter, “it will to graduate In communications and get able player in the Southeastern Contcr- Clyde “The Glide” Drcxlcr, nian of Nevada-Las Vegas also had 12; prove that even my getting hurt hap- into broadcasting.” ence tournament. Off the court. hc another graduate of the tough Houston his 16-12 team in 1982 cndcd the pened tor a good purpose.” Says Rod- .Sidney Lowe, the team’s outstand- manages just as deftly the roles of south side, is one of the finest athlctcs streak) unless you want to count ney: “Our father told us to stick ing playmaker, has found opposing father and husband. He’s come a long in the game, is blcsscd with good Adolph Rupp’s I4 consecutive 20- together in everythmg.” guards only half as difficult as a doTen way from hi, early days in a tough looks, yet is an outstanding cxamplc of game winners over a pcrlod of IS sea- Comeback Cardiac Kids cgp,. “I was always asking my mom if neighborhood of Queens in New York the work ethic. Lewis thinks his big- sons (Kentucky was under NCAA SUS- If North Carolina State has the Car- I could go to the store for her,” hc say3 City. gest asset. howcvcr, ib a “great scnsc pcnslon and had no varsity team in dlac Kids, maybe Louisville has the with a grin “It gave me an excuse to Ready for World War IV of anticipation. It’s something you 1953; Rupp’s string began with the Comeback Cardiac Kids. After all, go outsldc. I’d dribble all the way to “It will bc World War III.” was co- don’t teach I’m talking about 1945 season and extended through they came from I6 down and I3 down the store and dribble back with a pro- head coach Leon Barmorc’s dcscrll: passes and knowing where the ball’s 1959). the last two games and made an amaz- ccry bag in the other hand. Boy. was tion of the Louisiana Tech-Texas con- going to come off the backboard. Hc Of all Crum’s 2YS victories, the one mg 30 of their last 37 shots against that tough.” A four-year staner, he still test to dccldc the winner of the also has as a good a pair of hands for which llkcly WIII bc most rcmcmbcrcd Kentucky, after rnlsslng I6 of their keeps a couple of basketballs in his Midwest rcglonal, and if that was the tipping the ball, keeping it alive, as by Lou~sv~llc fans 1s that 80-68 over- first 21). room. case. then the April 1 semifinal date anybody I’ve cvcr coached.” time victory over Kentucky in thclr The little man in motion Dcrcck Whittenburg missed I4 pitting the Lady Tcchbters against Michael Young, a junior like Drex- first meeting since 195’). And, yes, That cmotlonal little man m motion panics with a broken foot suft’cred archrival Old Dommion will be World ler but an inch shorter at 6-6, is a native that mcludcs his 19X0 championship in front of the North Carolina State early in January. and his comeback ha5 War IV. Louisiana Tech will be put- of Houston like Micheaux and Drcx- team. And, yes, that might even bench is Valvano, who keeps hav- been a big boost to his team’s come- ting its ZY-game victory streak on the Icr. Young also lcads the team in scar- mcludc a I983 championship in this Ing these dreams that come true. An back. Teammates were devastated and line against the Lady Monarchs’ l3- ing as a left&handed swingman. This Fmal Four. That’s how big the game improbable eight-game winning streak thought it was the end of his carter. pamc victory strand. The Techstcrs trio plus Olajuwon is so talented, says was to most Louisville fans. over teams like North Carolina, He’s always been an outstanding long- have taken co-coach Sonja Hogg’s Lamar coach Pat Foster, that “Lcwih Crum actually began his coaching Nevada-Las Vegas and Vlrglnia ranpc shooter-in junior high at advlce to heart and made themselves could put a nun out thcrc and win with career in the city park at San Fernando. (twlcc) ha\ put his team in the Final Glenarden, Maryland. and in high “playoff-tough,” because aspirants to them.” Lewis has four talcntcd California, when as a l&h grader, hc Four. school at DeMatha in Washington, the national championship wcrc wait- “nuns”-sophomores Benny Anders announced he would coach a proposed “These guys have great heart and D.C. “You have to keep shooting to ing for any opportunity to bushwhack and Reid Gettys, freshman Alvin spring-summer league team (no adults character,” said Valvano after the Vir- bc a good shooter.” he says. “I’m the defending titlists. “I think this was Franklin and senior David Rose-who were allowed). His friends laughed, ginia game in Ogden. “We’ve come a always practicing and playing, three the first step in us being ready to play know their roles well. and some called him a little John long way from 9-7. We have three hours a day, season in and season out, for another possible national champi- Akeem the dream Wooden. But soon, they realized he great seniors in Thurl Bailey, Sidney all year long.” onship,” Hogg said after her squad Seven-foot Akeem Olajuwon, only was serious. Actually, Crum says, “I Lowe and Dereck Whittcnburg. It’s Durham is a dreamer, too destroyed Middle Tcnncssee State, 9 I a sophomore and just four years knew when I was in the seventh grade kind of like a love story now. It’s a Jim Valvano isn’t the only dreamer 59, in the Midwest regional quarterfin- removed from his first dunk (which that I wanted to become a basketball game for kids, and we hug and kiss in the Final Four. Perpetually sad-eyed als ended his career as one of Nigeria’s coach. From then on, it was my goal, afterwards and sometimes cry. I admit little Hugh Durham, often appearing to Quadruple threat tallest soccer goalies), IS just begin- my life.” After an outstanding high I coach with a little too much emotion, be kneeling in prayer, has led Georgia Shortly after the tip-off of the Loui- ning to enjoy the attention accorded school playmg career, he was set on but I can’t help it, and I’ll never to the Final Four in the university’s siana Tech-Old Dominion semifinal, basketball giants in the United States. attending UCLA and taking classes change. very first NCAA tournament. “If you Tech should have four 1,000 point And he is enjoying it. “This game is under Wooden. But UCLA wasn’t set “The seniors got us here, but it was rver want to do anything, you’ve got scorers on the active player list. more fun than soccer because of the on Crum, so he wound up at Pierce the kid from Brooklyn (sophomore to be able to dream a little,” hc says. Besides junior center Janice Lawrence media,” he said after his awesome per- Junior College in Los Angeles and Lorenzo Charles) who put us over the “It’s something we wanted so bad. (I ,677 points), senior forward Lori formance against Villanova. Like his spent two years there before UCLA top,” Valvano went on. “I told You know, we don’t have a whole lot Scott (I ,548) and senior center Tia teammates, he exudes immense confi- came calling. Lorcnzo he’d better make ‘em (the of basketball tradition at Georgia.” Sossamon (1,149), there is junior cen- dence. Waiting outside the interview “1 learned most of my basketball winning free throws last Saturday), or Making the Final Four in your first ter Debra Rodman, currently at the room, he whispered to Micheaux, knowledge from coach Wooden,” we’d send his butt back 10 Brooklyn.” NCAA tournament doesn’t happen 999-point mark. Senior guard Jennifer “We’re going all the way.” Akeem is Crum says. “We have the same basic Said Lowe after the other Virginia every day. It has seldom happened in White will fall just short of the mark; still improving in all phases of the philosophy.” Crum head-coached four victory-the Atlantic Coast Confcr- the 1970s (Indiana State in 1979 with she currently has a total of 965 points. game, and he has come a long way m years at Pierce before returning 10 ence tournament final, which put the Larry Bird, second place) or the 1960s Living up to her clippings just four years of basketball. UCLA in 1967 as Wooden’s head team in the NCAA tournament: (Purdue in 1969, second), and not that She’s nearing the end of just her In his slight British accent (hc also assistant to share in UCLA’s glory “We’re dreamers, we follow our often in the 1950s (Michigan State freshman season in college basketball, speaks French and three Nigerian dia- days. In his very first season at LOUiS- coach-he’s the dreamer.” Says 1957, San Francisco 1955, La Salle but the stories about Cheryl Miller lects), he explains that he came to the ville, Crum took Louisville to the Valvano, a New Yorker to the core: “I 1954, Louisiana State l953), already are well on the road to acquir- United States primarily to go to col- Final Four, where the Cardinals lost believe in dreams. If you want to, although, of course, it happened all the ing the stature of legend. She has been lege. Chris Pond, an international to-you guessed it-UCLA and come along with me.” His dreams time in the 1940s when the tournament brought to the public’s attention on coach connected with the state depart- Wooden (Bill Walton’s sophomore came true at Iona in New York, and was young. CBS and in the pages of Sports Illus- ment, knows Lewis and recommended year) in the semifinals. those fans were hurt when he moved to “There’s that chemistry at prac- trated, USA Today, the Los Angeles Olajuwon visit Houston, along with Scooter and Rodney-brothers and North Carolina State. “They think I tice,” Durham says. “I mean, this is Times and The New York Times-and six other colleges. Lewis swears he leaders pulled a fast one, but nothing could be something 1 say when I give speeches those are only a few names dropped didn’t even pick Akeem up at the air- Louisville’s senior forwards from further from the truth,” he says. to groups, but I always say that if you from the pool of publicity surrounding port. “I told him to take a cab-l Mount Vernon, New York, Scooter Bailey, Lowe and Whittenburg tell five different guys to pick up 200 her debut year at Southern California. thought he was just one of many for- and Rodney McCray, do have some Thurl Bailey is 6-l I, multi-talented, pounds each, they can’t do it. But tell Has she lived up to her advance eign players who come in.” As it impressive numbers in their four big greyhound-smooth and the leading five guys to pick up together, and they notices? The answer at this point turned out, he liked Houston and seasons. But raw numbers alone will scorer and rebounder over the season can lift more than 1,000 pounds.” appears to be, yes. The only feat she decided to stay. not put them ahead of other prolific for North Carolina State. Hc owns an Many thought Georgia was doomed hasn’t performed is a dunk during an “1’11 tell you what,” said Lewis, brother tandems such as the Van Ars- cxccllent shooting touch and has con- for 1983 when Dominique Wilkins actual game. She missed in her only “I’m glad to have the rascal.” He had dales of Indiana, the O’Briens of Seat- sistently worked on his weaknesses turned pro. But, as Durham points out, attempt so far. Both she and head just watched IO-for-1 I shooting and tle, the Smiths of Western Kentucky, throughout his college career, so that “We’re more balanced now. We’re coach Linda Sharp say too much has blocked shots that look like volleyball the Herrons of Villanova or the Stiths he arrives now as an excellent all- able to go to a Terry Fair one time or been made of the possibility, though spikes. of St. Bonaventure. Their all-around around senior performer. set something up the next time for they know it will be historic when the Crum: 24.6 wins per season unselfish play in all phases of the game But basketball is only part of Bai& James Banks or Gerald Crosby.” And event does take place. They agree that Louisville’s Denny Crum is the only sets them apart. ley’s well-rounded life. He turns to don’t think Georgia’s performance has the conditions will have to be right. It major-college basketball coach in his- “How many teams have their start- theater acting in the spring, likes to tit been anything but solid in recent will not happen, for example, at the tory to win at least 20 games every year ing forwards as their top assist men for in with a musical group during the weeks. The Bulldogs won the South- end of a one-point game. “She’d of his career over at least IO seasons. the season?’ asks coach Denny Crum. summer as a singer and trombone eastern Conference tournament by noose me,” says Miller, indicating His career is far from over, of course, “Scoo and Rod accepted the responsi- player, and spends a lot of time in the beating a good Mississippi team by 14, Sharp. “She’d kill me. She’d have a but he’s made a start that will be bility of being our jeaders. As they go, fall polishing his speaking voice for a a good Tennessee team by I9 and a heart attack.” Sharp doesn’t deny it. mighty tough to top. He’s now l2-for- we go.” It wasn’t always this way, future role in radio or television broad- good Alabama team by 15. She forms a circle with her hands 12 in 20-victory seasons and, in fact, is though. You see, Scooter was a start- casting,“ln my higfi school days (Seat The only shaky game was the first around an imaginary flying object to averaging an amazing 24.6 victories ing freshman center in 1979 and when Pleasant, Maryland), I thought a great NCAA game, a last-second decision SeeValvano, page 12 March 30.1983 5 The NCAA Championship Highlights Wisconsin prevails in Division I ice hockey The Wisconsin Badgers entered the 1983 NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Championship hoping to make it a “Grand Slam in Grand Forks,” and that is exactly what hap- pened. Coach Jeff Sauer’s Badgers defeated Providence, 2-0, and Har- vard, 6-2, to capture the 1983 title and claim the fourth national ice hockey championship for the institution. Wis- consin was making its third straight appearance in the final four; the Badg- ers won the championship in 198 I and were defeated in the championship game by North Dakota in 1982. Sauer took home the title in his first year as Wisconsin coach. He took over for Bob Johnson, after Johnson left for professional hockey, as just the second coach Wisconsin has had since reviv- ing the sport in 1963. Sauer had coached at Colorado College for 11 years. Wisconsin (33-10-4) used outstand- ing goaltending from Marc Behrend as the key to its victory. Behrend was named the tournament’s most out- standing player, the second time in three years he has earned the honor. He held the Badgers’ opponents scoreless for five consecutive periods before Harvard’s Scott Fusco scored with 11 minutes remaining in the champion ship game Two goals by Pat Flatley and one by Paul Houston had given Wisconsin a 3-O advantage by that point, and Bruce Driver’s goal three minutes later wid- ened the gap. Harvard’s Shayne Kukulowicz jammed a shot past Behrend less than a minute after Driver’s goal, though, to put the Crimson back in striking dis- tance. From that point, Behrend’s Wisconsin goalie Marc Behrend (2 7) stops shot by Harvard’s Greg Chalmers (16) as Wisconsin’s Pat Ethier (left) helps phorocou*r~ GrondForks Hrra ’d goaltending preserved the victory. Late goals by Houston and John added two assists for Harvard, inchid- 3, to win the third-place game. Goalie (slash). 9:45. PSteve Taylor(slash). 945; W- (trip), 1:17; H-Ned Sheehy (cross check). 740, Driver (rough), 11:31; P-Guay (cross check). M-Tony Kellin (hold). 9:49. Johannson, the final into an open net, ing the tying goal early in the third per- Chris Terreri of Providence set a 11:31. Third Period: H-Scott Fusco (Greg Bntz. provided the final margin of victory. record by making 24 saves during the iod. Minnesota had come from an Third Period: W-Jim Johannson (John Johan- Vrsone), 4:55; H-Phil Falcone (unassisted), Wisconsin had advanced to the early 2-1 deficit to take a 3-2 lead on third period. won, Hwck). 1913. Penalties: W-Dave Malcy 9:16: H-Turner (M. Fusco. S. Fusco). 13:39. finals by winning a close-checking second-period goals by Corey Millen Behrend headed the all-tournament (rough), 12:12; P-Rich Costello (tough), 12:12; Shots on Goal: by Harvatd 15-13-l&38: by Minnesota 12-13-7-32. Saves: H-Grant Blair game with Providence two nights ear- and Butsy Erickson before Fusco tied team as the most outstanding player. P
Wright State took the lead midway That trio also was the key to Wright lels 3-4. 2.3. I. 2. X: Je~fCanrwh,tzl I-1. O-O. I. through the first half and then pulled State‘s s&final victory over Bakers- 0. 2: Phdhp Morgan O-O. O-O. 0. 0. 0. Jamc, Neirl I- I O-2. 2. I 2: Al Holland O-O. O-O. 0. 0. 0. away to a surprisingly easy 92-73 vic- tlcld State. Monroe, Bias and Moore Neal Robertson 3-4.2-4. 1. I. X: Weaver Blonrlm tory over Dlstrlct of Columbia in the combmcd for 45 pomts m that 57-50 O-2. 0-O. I. 0. 0. TOTALS: 3X-76. 1625. 42 (4 final ot the 1983 NCAA Division II victory. Brett and Jones totaled 55 tcarn, . I5 . Y2. Men’s Basketball Championship. points in UDC’s 92-77 semifinal VIG Mornlnpide: Steve Bran&ma l- 15. O-O. 2.3. 14: Bob Beneke 10-16. O-O, IO. 4. 20; David UDC, ranked first in the division tory over Momingside. Kranu.8-13. l-2. ll,2. 17;VemonS~mmons I- and the defending champion, was a The title was Wright State’s first, I, 0-O. 2,3,2; Paul DeBey I-5.0-0.4.4.2. Brent heavy favorite heading into the final and it marked the 14th straight year Aden 3-Y. 5-6,4.4. I I: Rick Egli 2-4, O-O. 0, I, four last weekend in Springfield, Mas- that a new Division II champion has 4; Daryl Schnoes I-3, O-0, 2. 0, 2; Scott Sch- roeder 00. O-0,0, 0, 0, Baron Hannah 2-3. l-2. sachusetts. However, the Firebirds been crowned. Kentucky Wesleyan I. I. 5; Bob Conaway O-l. O-O. 4. 3. 0; John could not handle Wright State’s front was the last school to win back-to- Kelzenberg O-O, O-O. 0.0.0; TOTALS: 3%70,7- court of Gary Monroe, Anthony Bias back titles (1967-1968). 10.43 (3 team), 25,77. and Fred Moore Wright State, coached by Ralph Half time. District of Columbra 46. Morningside 34: Disqualifications. none: Oft? All three Wright State frontliners, Underhill, finished the season with a clals: Hess, Gianesello; Attendance: 3,862. along with UDC’s Earl Jones and 28-4 record. the Raiders were ranked Championship Michael Britt, were named to the all- fourth heading into the Division II Wright State 92, District of Columbia 73 tournament team. Monroe was named championship. UDC finished the year Wright State: Gary Monroe 6-10, I I&I I. 8,4. the tourney’s outstanding player. with a 29-3 mark. 23; Anthony Biab 7-l I, 2-2, X.4. 16: Fred Moore 6-l I, 3-7.5.4. IS: Tom Holrapfcl2-4. O-O. 2.3. SemifInals The Raiders took the lead in the 4; Make Grate 2-3.4-4.3. 3. 8: T. C. Johnson 4- Wright State 57, Bakcrsllcld State SO 5.4-7. 3, 2. It; Eric Ellis O-O. 2-2.0. 0. 2. Rob championship game on Mike Grate’s Wriltht State: Gary Monroe 5-13. 3-4. 4. 2. Sanders 0-O. O-O, 0, 0.0; Mark McCormick O-O. 16-foot jumper from the left baseline 13: Anthony Bras 4-7.4-9. 9. 4. 12: Fred Moore 2-2.0. I. 2: Steve Purcell 3-4, 4-6, 2. 3. IO: Eric 7-12.6A+. 13. 2. 20; Tom Holzapfel l-4. I-2. I. with 1 I : 15 left in the first half. Moore Emal 0-O. 0-O. 0.0, 0; Phil Bennigner O-0. O-O. 0. 0. 3: Mtke Gme I-3.3-4.0, I 5: T. C. Johnson followed with a baseline drive, and T. 0. 0. TOTALS: 30-48, 32-41. 36 (5 team), 24. O-2.2-4.0.2.2: Mark McCorrmck I-4, O-O, 1.0. 92. C. Johnson upped the lcad following a 2: SW Purcrll O-O. O-O. 0. 0.0: TOTALS: 19~ steal by Gmte. 45. IY-31.37 (Y learn), I I, 57 DL%trict ofcolumbia: Michael Brirr X-20, I-2, 7. 4. 17; Johnny Jones I-5. 2-S. Il. 4. 4: Earl Wright State expanded its 41-34 Bnke~fleldSUlc:DonDavisll-15.0-0.5.3. 22: Eric Summen 5-13. I-I. 2. 3. II; Derek Jones IO-16.6-10.11.4.26: Kenny Payne 2-7. I- half-time lead on the strength of MooreO-3, l-2,7,3. l;Troy Easterling4~X. 2-3. 2. 0, 5. 5; Greg Carson O-5, l-3. 2. 5. I; Mike Moore’s 21 second-half points and a 5. 4. IO: Stan Davis 0-l. 2-2. I. 5. 2. Dwayne Damels 2-3,4-4.0.5, 8; Jeff Carmichael O-O, O- tight defense that shut off Britt, who Willlams O- I. 0-O. 0.2.0. Pete DeCasas O-O. O-O. 0.0.0.0: PHillip Morgan O-2. O-O, 0, 0,O. James Neal 2-3. O-O. I. 3.4: Al Holland O-O. O-O. 0. I. had just six points in the second half. 0.0.0. Sam Bamett O-4. O-O. I, 3.0: Ed Watts O- 0. O-I. 0. 0. 0; Bill Voelkers I-2. 2-2, 3. I. 4: 0; Neal Robertson 3-4.2-3.2.5.8; Weaver Blon- The Raiders also were deadly from TOTALS: 21-47.8-I I. 30 (6 learn). 24.50 chn 0-O. 0-O. I. I, 0; TOTALS: 2X-65, 17-29.40 (5 learn). 37,73. the free-throw line, hitting 32 of 41 for Half time: Wright State 32. Bakersfield Stare the game and 29 of 32 in the second 29. Di\qualilications: Daws: Officialr. Garibaldi. Half time. Wright State 41. District of Colum- bia 34; Disqualitications: Canon, Dam&, Car- half. Monroe, Bias and Moore com- Siroff. michael, Robertson; Officials: Garibaldi. Siloff, District ol Columbia 92, Morn-de 77 bined for 54 points, and their inside Attendance: 4.747. Dtstrlct of Columbia: Michael Britt 12-23. 2- work was a key to Wright State’s 62.5 2. 14. I. 26: Johnny Jones 4-8.2-3.8.2. lo; Earl Note: Figures in box scores represent field percent shooting accuracy from the Jones I I-l&7-8.5.4.29:Kenny PayneZ-7. I-2. goals and field-goal attempts, free throws and field. I. 2.5; Greg Carson l-6, O-O, 2.2.2; Mike Dan- free-throw attempts, rebounds. fouls, pomlr. Wright State’s Anthony Bias (42) Photos by Cod Bands Tvz 7. rgma. . 1Tun ion pulls upset in Division 11 women’s basketball Cal Poly-Pomona had all the cre- rounded out the squad, along with dential-ndefeated against Division Carla Eades of Central Missouri State. II competition, the No. I ranking and Virginia Union finished the season defending champions-but Virginia with a 24-2 record, whilr Cal Poly- Union was not impressed. Pomona wound up 26-3. The Pantherettes pulled off a 73-60 Semittn.alr upset to win the 1983 NCAA Division Cal Poly-Pomona 60, Southern Connecticut State 56 I1 Women’s Basketball Championship Cal Poly-Pomona: Lisa Ulmer 2-8. O-O. 9. I, last weekend in Springfield, Massa- 4: Jeannette TJaarda 3-9. O-O. 8. 0, 6; Carol chusetts. The game capped a rcmark- Welch 5-S. l-l, 9, 3. I I; Jackie While IO-IS. I- able string of upsets by Virginia I 2.2.21: Kelley Fwer 3-4. O-O. I, 3.6; Vi&x Mnchell 0-l . O-O. 2, 1.0: Barb FrancIs 2-4.0-I. Union, which toppled the second-, 2. 3. 4: Dtane Looker 4-l I. O-O. 0. 0. 8; third-, fourth- and eighth-ranked TOTALS: 29-63.2-3.35 (2 team), 13.60. teams in advancing to the champion- Southern Connecticut State: Gena DePeano ship. 2-X. O-O. 0. 2. 4: Kathy Curley O-2. 2-2. 3. I 2: Cmdy Braudreau 7-14. 3-3. 8. 3. 17; Laurx Trailing 3 I-30 at half time, Virginia Roche I-6. O-O. 2. I. 2: Kyrn Harris 4-16.0-I. 7. Union took the lead for good 90 sec- 3. 8. Alma Dixon 3-6. 7-X. IS. 3. 13. Kim onds into the second half on a short Osborne 5-X. 0-O. 3, 0. IO: TOTALS 22.60. IZ- 14.40(2team). 13.56. jumper by center Veta Williams and Half time: Cal Poly~Pomona 35, Southern Con- then pulled away behind the scoring of necucut State 2X. D~squalilicalion*. mmc. Offi- forward Barvenia Wooten. cmlb: Carwn. Skinner. “We all got together in the locker Virginia Union 75, Central Missouri State 72 room at half time and decided to take it Virginia Union: Barvrnia Wootrn 3-l I. 2-2. IO. 4. X: Pam McWhirlrr 12-20. I-I. 12. 2. 25; to them,” said Wooten, “and that’s Veta William, 7-10. l-2. Y. 4. IS; Maw what I did.” Nicholwn 3-7. O-O. 2. 4, 6: Demse Klzrle S-13. FolIowIng Williams’ basket that S-6. 7. I. IS: Sylvta Walker 7-Y. c)~lJ. 6. I. 6. Wanda Wood 0-2.0-I. 2.3.0. Jackie Gilchri~l O- gave Virginia Union the lead at 34-33, (1. 0~0. 0. I. 0. TOTALS. 33-72. 9-12. 49 (I Pantherette guard Maria Nicholson hit tca,n,. 20.75. a lay-up following a Bronco turnover Central Mlsseurl State: C.+rla Ed&s X-22. 3- and Wooten hit two follow shots. Two 4. 7. 3. 19: Sherl Hanenberger 4-I I. 0-O. 6.0. X. more baskets by Williams put Virgmla Row Jonet X- I 9.4-5. 13. 2. 20: Alccia Prince 4. U.S.S. 1.3.l~:Sh~n,nCole0~3.6~6.2.2.6:Pat Union up 44-37. Stasrak I- I. 0-b. I. 0. 2: Jackie Harris I-6. 2-4. Wooten tinishcd things off with the 4.3.4. Tammy Noah O-O. O-O. 0.0.0: TOTALS: 26-71. 20-24.42 14ream). III. 72. remainder of her 23 second-half Half t&me: Central M~ssourr State 37. Vlrgmia points Unwn 36: Dw@lllcalion\ none: Officials: Bul- “This is a dream come true,” said Ii\, Borneli: Awndance: 3.1 lb. Virginia Union coach Louis Hem. Championship Virginia Union 73, Cal Poly-Pomona 60 “All year, I have been preaching Virginia Union: Barvcnia Wooten 10-23.5-7. defense. I believe a good defense will IS. 4. 25: Paris McWhiner4-17, 6-6, 16. 3, 14; beat a good offense. We dedicated this Veta Williams 5-l I. 0-O. I I. 3. IO; Marla season to Tom (Harris).” Nicholson 6-l I. 0-I. 3, 3. 12. Denise Kizrie 3-9. 2-3. 5, 3, 8; Sylvia Walker l-6, 2-2. 3, 3, 4; Harris, who started the women’s Wanda WoodO- ,0-O. 0,2,0; Karen HonO-0.O program at Virginia Union, suffered a 0. 0, 0. 0; Jackie Gilchnst 0-O. O-O, 0, 0. 0; heart attack and died on the bench mid- TOTALS: 29-76. 15-19.57 (4 team). 21.73. Cal Poly-Pomona: Lisa lJlmer6~13. I-4.7.4. way through the 1981 conference 13: Jeannette TJaarda 2-6. 0-O. 7. 3. 4: Carol championship game. Welch 3-6.0-2, X.4. 6. Jackie White S-20.4-5, 7. 2. 14; Kelley Fraser l-6. O-O, I, 2, 2; Violet Virginia Union and Cal Poly- PaIrnerO-0. O-O. 0. I, 0; VI&e Mitchell 2-4.5-6. Pomona each placed two players on 7. 2. 9; Barb Francis 0-l. I-2. 6. I. 1; Diane the all-tournament team. Joining Looker 4-10. 3-4. I. I. I I; TOTALS: 23-66. IC Wooten was teammate Paris Mc- 23.4X (4 team), 20,-W. Whirter, who had 14 points in the final Half ume. Cal Poly-Pomona 31. Virgima Umon 30. Disquahhcatrons: none; Offxlal5: and 25 points in a semifinal win over Bulis, Born&; Attendance: 4,747. Central Missouri State to earn the tour- Note: F@rc\ in box scoreb represent field nament’s outstanding-player award. goals and lield~gonl attemptr. free throws and Jackie White (22) of Cal Poly-Pomona Broncos Jackie White and Lisa Ulmer free-throw attempts. rebounds, fouls, pomls. Veto Williams, Virginia Union THE NCAA NEWS/March 30.1983 7 Denver is tops in gymnastics A strong overall performance on the uneven parallel bars propelled Denver to the 1983 NCAA Division II Wom- en’s Gymnastics Championships. The Pioneer women outlasted defending titlist Northridge State, 174.8-174.35, in the meet held March 24-26 at the University of California, Davis. Denver’s one-point margin over the Matadors on the uneven bars (45. I- 44.1) proved to be the difference in the team competition. A scoring change allowing five individual marks to be counted in team events (instead of four) explains the overall increase in totals from 1982, when Northridge State won with a final score of 138.10. For the first time in the history of NCAA women’s gymnastics competi- tion, the individual all-around event ended in a tie. Denver’s Karen Beer and Cindy Lazzarino of San Francisco State were named cochampions after each recorded 36.25 points. Beer earned the deadlock with a score of 9.4 on the uneven bars, the highest score of the meet in that event. Lazzarino also tied Christie Clark- Deary of Southern Connecticut State for the individual vaulting crown. Both gymnasts scored 9.175 in the event, which Lazzarino won in 1982 witha9.1. Photo by Km-win Plevk~ Scores were better than in the inau- Cougar attack gural 1982 meet, with the individual Houston’s Larry Micheaux (40) drives through the Villanova dejtinse for a basket in the Cougars’ 89-71 victory over the Wildcats March event champions averaging 1.2 points higher than the winners a year ago. 27 in the Midwest regionalfinal. Micheaux, who scored 30 points in the regional championship, is surrounded by Mike Mulquin (ZS), Tram resVlU John Pinone (45) and Ed Pinckney (54) 1. Denver, 174.8; 2. Northridge State. 174.35: 3. Sautheabt Missouri State. 171.35; 4 West Chester State. 171.25: 5. Jacksonville State, 170; Warriors best in Division II gymnastics 6 Connecttcut, 169. I; 7. Seanle Pacdic, 166.8; 8. San Franc~sco State, 166. I. Individual results All-around: I. (tie) Cindy Lazzarino. San Three-time defending champion loses uown Francisco State. and Karen Beer. Denver. 36.25. 3. Chnstle Cl&-Deary. Southern Connecticut East Stroudsburg State now owns an Included are two gymnasts whose Alan Rohrback. Eastern Montana. 51 X.7 Lin- State: left Clements, East Stroudsburg State. and State. 36.20: 4. Chris Beck:, Indiana (Pennnylva- dell Blake. Eart Stroudsburg Stare. 51.50; 8. Sam Tribble. California-Davis. 9.65; 5. (tie) NCAA team championship, thanks to victories represent the first NCAA titles nia), 35.65; 5. Linda Moody, Northridge State. Mike Cordon. Springtield. 51.20. Dean Schott. Northern Colorado; Jeff Coelho, 35.45; 6. Gina Garafano. Northridge State, the efforts of its men’s gymnastics for their respective institutions. Paul Floor Exercise: 1 Dean Schon, Northern Col- Sprmgfield. and Adam Evans. Cortland State. 35 40. team. The Warriors pulled an upset Speltz of Wisconsin-Stout and Eric orado. 9 35; 2. (tie) Andrew Mosley. Slippery Y.6. V~~ultlng: I. (ue) Cmdy Lazzarmo, San Fran- March 24-26 at the University of Cali- Hamkins of Wisconsin-Platteville Rock State. and Lenny France. Conland State, Parallel Bars: 1. Mike SImonton. Eastern cisco Slate. and Heather Earl, Denver. 9 IS: 3. Montana. Y. 1.2. Eric Hamkins. Wisconsin-Plat- fornia, Davis, and beat three-time claim those honors. Speltz won the 9 3: 4 (tie) Mark Perenrler, Jacksonville State. Gina Carafano. Nonhridge State. 9 I; 4 Valerie and Steve Lee, Jacksonville State. 9 25; 6 (tie) teville. 8 9.5: 3 Mike Krotchko, Wisconrm Wauchope. Chico State. 9.0: 5. (tie) Monica defending champion Wisconsin- pommel horse with a score of 9.45, Bob Piehler. Springfield; Ron Lievendag, Con- Oshkosh. 8.9: 4. (tie) RUSS Men&r. Springfield: Reaves. Slippery Rock State, and Darcy Heath, Oshkosh, 258.65-257.85, in the Divi- and Hamkins took the parallel bars land State; Lee Haw. Jacksonville State. and Dean Schoct. Northern Colorado, and Scott San Francwo State. 8.95. sion II Men’s Gymnastics Champion- title with a 9.00. Emert Harriston. Jacksonville State, 9.2. Lindblad. Wisconsin-Oshkosh. 8.85; 7. Kieran Uneven Bars: I. Karen Beer. Denver. 9 4,2 Pommel Hone: 1. Paul Speltz. Wirconsin- Kmwl,ConlandState. 8.8;s ClintPage. Eastern ships. While scores in the women’s cham- Heidi Sjordal. Denver. 9 15; 3 Cindy Lazzarino, Stout. 9.45; 2. Mike Beaupre. Wisconsin-Stout, Montana. 8.7. After sweeping all six individual San Franc~sco Stare, 9. I; 4. Heather Earl. Den- pionships averaged more than a point 9.3: 3. Dave Koonce. Chico State. 9 I; 4 Mike Horizontal Bar: 1. (tie) Tim Bowes, Lowell; ver. 9.05; 5. Mary Jo Mahoney, West Chester events and the individual all-around higher than the 1982 competition, a Krotchko. Wiwonw-Oshkosh. R 75; 5. Chnr Ron Lievcndag. Conland State. and John Zantila, State. 9.0. 6. Gina C&&no. Northridge State. title in 1982, Wisconsin-Oshkosh comparison of men’s scoring reflects a Paye. Eastern Montana, R 6; 6. Jeff Colhns. Shp- Northern Colorado, 9 5; 4 Alan Rohrback. Eart- x.9.5. em Montana. 9.4; 5. Roger Burke, Conland gymnasts failed to win an cvcnt during slight (%-point) drop from the 1982 pet-y Rock State, 8 55; 7. (oe) Larry Bickford. Balance Beam: I Chrwle Clark-Deary. Northern Colorado. and Jeff Clcments. East Slate. 9 35: 6 Jim Dragonetti. Springlield. 9.3. the meet. East Stroudsburg State Southern Connecncut State. 9.3: 2. Cmdy Lar- competition. Stroudsburg State, 8.5. 7. Alan Emerick. East Stroudsburg State. 9.25; 8. rarino. San Fran&co State. 9. I. 3. Dehbie Holt- notched one individual title as Al Team reu1t.s Rings: I Jeff Calho, Spnngfield, 9.6,2. (tie) Mike Romano, East Stroudsburg State, 9.2. grew, Southeast Missouri State, 9 0; 4. Marilyn Emerick won the horizontal bar with a 1 East Stmudsburg State. 258.65: 2. Wlscon- Dean Schott. Northern Colorado, and Dave Hanssler, JacksonwIle State, 8.95: 5. (oe) Gma smOshkosh, 257 85; 3. Eastern Montana. score of 9.45. Goode, Wisconsin-Oshkosh. 9.25; 4. (tie) Ryan Garafano. Northridge State. and Chris Beck. 253.95~4. Spnngfield, 253.35;5. NonhemColo- Sweeney, Wisconsin-Stout, and Bob Piehler. Seven different institutions are rep- Wisconsin Indiana IPemwyvlanial. 8 9 rado. 250.2s. 6. Jacksonville State, 234. Springfield, 9.2; 6. Alan Emerick. East Strouds- Floor Exercise: 1 (tte) Linda Moody. resented among the winners of the lndividlul results burg State, 9.05; 7. Ron Lievendag. Conland Continuedfrom page 5 NorthrIdge State, and Chrwle Clark-Dewy. eight events (including team competi- All-around: I Dean Schott. Northern Colo- State. 9.0; 8. (tie) John Zantila, Northern Cola- (Anderson, Gates Orlando), 7~27; P-Rmney Southern Connecticut State. Y. I. 3. Karen Beer. rado, 53.95; 2. Mike Krotchko, Wwonsin- tion), one of the most diverse groups rado. and Mike Krotchko. Wisconsin-Oshkosh. (Tim Army. Costello), 9:24. Pen&es: M-Jim Denver. 9.05.4. (tie) Chris Beck. Indiana (Penn- Oshkosh. 53.75; 3. Ron Lievendag, Cortland x9 Malwitr (hold). 3.12. M-Jensen (hook). 9:33. sylvania): Darlene Deeley. West Chester State, of titlists in the 16-year history of the State. 53. IS. 4. Bob Piehler. Springfield. 52.05. Vaulting: I. Evan Eklin, Wlsconsu-Oshkosh. P-Jacques Delorme @rip), 14:41 and Marilyn Hanssler. Jacksonvdle State. Y.O. Division II men’s championships. 5 John Zantila. Northern Colorado. 51 95: 6 9 7: 2 (tie) Devot Garrett, East Stroudsburg Thxd Period: M-Kellin (Corey Millen. Malwitr). 3:22; M-Jeff Larson Cram Hirsch, Scott BJugstad), 6: 13. PenaltIes: P-Delorme (hold). 1.06. P-Randy Velischek (slash), 1.26; Tartars outlast Irish for men’s fencing crown M-Jeff Larson (slash), 1:26; P-Raboin (cross J check), 4:50; M-Malwltz (rough). 7:Ol. P- There was a new coach on the scene, Bianchi, second in epee, was Wayne nia-San Diego. 24: 30. (tie) Navy. Tri-State and 7. Steve Kaufer, Harvard; 8. Willmer Parra, Peter Taglianetti (rough), 7:Ol. but the results were the same as Wayne State’s top finisher. Case Western Reserve, 23; 33. Lafayene, 22; 34. Detrmt. 9. John Hodde. North Carolina. IO. Scott Shots on Goal. by Providence I I - 1 I-6-28; by Hunter, 21; 35. (tie) Seton Hall and Long Beach Hollenbeck. Penn State. II Bill Spacy, Air Minnesota 15-14-2655. Saves: P-Chns Ter- State (Michigan) captured the team The individual competition was State. 20: 37. Wisconsin-Parkside. 28.38 South- Force; 12. Kevin Smith, Ohm Srare; 13. David ren 52; M-Frank Pietrangelo 24. title at the 1983 NCAA Men’s Fencing highlighted by John Friedberg of easfem Massachuserts, 17; 39. CCNY. 13; 40. Humphreys. MIT. 14. Harvey Cain. Stanford. Championshlp Championships, held March 24-26 at North Carolina, the sabre champion. Duke. 12. 42. (tie) Temple and North Carolina 15. Stefan Cook, St. John’s (New York); 16. Wisconsin. _. _. _. _. I I 4 - 6 the University of Wisconsin, Parkside, State, 8; 44. New Jersey Tech, 6; 46. (tie) Pw Brian Lee. Princeton. 17. Mark Pohl. Long Beach Harvard.. 0 0 2 ~ 2 Friedberg, second a year ago, swept chase State and Bernard Baruch. 5; 48. Stevens State: IS. John Ervan, Rutgers-New Brunswick; Fwst Period: W-Pat Flatley (Paul Houck, in Kenosha. The title was Wayne through the weekend undefeated. Tech. 4.49. (tic) Johns Hopkins and Brand&. 3 IY. Ronald Diaz. Rutgers-Newark; 20. Rick Bruce Driver), 7:03. Penalties: H-Dave Con- State’s second straight and fourth in Individual results Hainswonh. Illinois: 21. John Rodriquez. New Records are incomplete, but it is nors (trip). 6:29: W-Houck (hold), Il:OI; W- Foil: I. Paul Schmidt. Princeton: 2. Demetrois York University; 22. Geoffrey Tombaugh. the past five years. believed to be the first time a competi- Marty Wiitala (hold), I7:38: H-Shayne Kukulo Valsamis. New York University; 3. Edward Haverford. 23. David Holasz. Case Webtern tor has been unbeaten in national wicz (high stxk), 18:19. Aladar Kogler is Wayne State’s new Kaihatsu. Ilhnors; 4. Stefan Kogler. Wayne State. Reserve; 24 Dave Boxmeyer. William Paterson. Second Period: W-Flatley (Paul Houston, championships competition. 5. Marc Dcjong, Nobe Dame: 6. Rich Stephen- Sabre: John Friedberg, North Carolina: 2. coach, replacing 30-year veteran Ist- Dave Maley), 16:09. Penalties: H-Mark Fusco son, Air Force; 7 Cris Hagcn, Northwestern; 8. Bnan Reed, San Jose State: 3. Attilla Kogler. van Danosi, who had guided the Tar- Ola Harstrom of Notre Dame won (rough). 10:12; W-Jim Johannson (rough), Dave Memer, Harvard; 9. Andrew Leask, Cali- Wayne State: 4. Dave Heyman, Harvard; 5. the epee, while Paul Schmidt of lO:l2: H-Scott Fusco (hook). l&53; W-Jan- tars to four previous national champi- fornia-San Diego; 10. Elliott Cheu. Stanford; I I Douglas Powell, Pennsylvanm; 6. Yiu Wai Ake Danielson (high stick). 16:50; H-Phil onships. Kogler’s squad battled Notre Princeton won the foil. Anthony DeBues. Yale: 12. Douglas Ramirez. Cheung, Princeton; 7. Daryll Gray.‘St. John’s F&one (hook), 2O:OO. Dame throughout the event, with the Team results St. John’s (New York); 13. Russell Holtz, MIT, (New York): 8. Howard Cash. Stanford; 9 Ralph Third Period: W-Houston (M&y, Flatley), winning six-point margin (86-80) I. Wayne State. 86; 2. Notre Dame. 80: 3. 14. Dime1 Rosrabi, North Ca@na; IS. Michael Bellantoni. William Paterson; IO. Norman Renn- North Carolina, 78,4. Harvard, 77: 5. Princeton, Weeks, Pennsylvania: 16. John Bracker, Haver- spies. Air Force; 11. Jeffrey Woodbury, 3~00; H-S. Fusco (Neil Sheehy. Kukulowicz). coming in the sabre competition. 75~6. Air Force. 73: 7. Pennsylvania, 72; 8. Stan- ford; 17. Bryan Rmk. Wisconsin; 18. Thomas Nonhrid8e Stare; 12. George Vandemark, Penn 8:54; W-Driver (Scan Sabo. Wiitala), 11:35; North Carolina (78) and Harvard (77) ford, 69; 9. St John’s (New York), 67; 10. Wis- Lansford. Tri-State; 19. Steven Murphy, South State; 13. John Edwards, Notre Dame; 14. Ralph H-Kukulowicz (Sheehy). 1222; W-Houston also were in the running. consm, 62; I I Illinois. 58; 12. MIT. 56: 13. Wil- eastern Massachusetts; 20. Russell Ragot. Wil- Durham. Rutgers-New Brunswick; IS. Don (Driver. Maley). 18139: W-John Johannson liam Paterson. 54; 14. Columbia, 53; 15. Penn liam Paterson; 21 George Wahl. Cleveland State; Larkin, Hunter; 16. Samuel Wailer. Wisconsin- (Marc Bchrend). 19:21. Penalties: H-Grant Attilla Kogler’s third place in the State, 51; 16. Northridge State. SO, 17. New York 22. M~cbael Wemstem, Lafayette; 23. Thomas Parkside; 17. Brian Bailey. Cornell; IS. Bruno Blair (slash, served by Jay North), 3:42; H- sabre helped the Tartars to the team University. 46. IS. Rutgem-New Brunswick, 43; George. Navy; 24. Shi-Kung Shen. CCNY Romano. Rutgers-Newark; 19. Jarrue Jam&n. Kukulowicz (slash). 18: 12; W-Tim Sager 20. (tie) Rutgers-Newark and Haverford, 38: 22. Epee: Ola Harstmm. Notre Dame; 2. Ertore Wisconsin; 20. Robert Sauer, Cleveland State: (rlash). 19:Ol. championship. Wayne State earned Northwestern. 33: 23. Detroit, 32.24. Cleveland Bianchi. Wayne State; 3. Tim Gillham. Wiscon- 21. Brad Nager. MIT: 22. Douglas Camp& Illi- ShotsonGoal: by Wisconsin 14-10-13-37: by the team honor despite failing to win State. 30. 25. San Jose State. 29; 26 (tie) Yale sm; 4. Chris Scherpe. Northridge State. 5. Steve nois: 23 Andy Depczynski, Seron Hall; 24. Rus- Harvard Y-10-7-26. Saves: W-Behrend 24; any of the individual events. Ettore and Ohio State, 26; 28. Cornell. 25: 29. Califor- Trevor. Pennsylvania; 6. Ed Bardakh. Columbia; sell Wilson. Columtna. H-Blair 31. 8 March 30,1983 The NCAA Championship Previews
Division I men’s gymnastics Nebraska favored. again The coaches whose teams constitute at the Big Eight championships. Penn State, we have a decent chance of the major competition to defending Apparently. Iowa State didn’t read all winning.” national champion Nebraska at the the press clippings about how awe- Iowa State coach Edward Gagnier upcoming Division I Men’s Gymnas- some we are. If anyone is going to set a thought any team with a chance to win tics Championships are unanimous in scormg record at this meet, it will have the event would have to “hit a high their selection of the Comhuskers as to be Nebraska. But for us to do that, percentage of its routines, but favorites to win a fifth straight title. we have to have all our people Nebraska also has to have some kind of “Well, that’s just great. Why don’t healthy.” a breakdown. you have someone mail us the trophy, Allen already has seen his team “There is no question that Nebraska and we won’t even bother going to establish the all-time dual-meet scor- has seasoned Olympic prospects, but University Park,” said Nebraska coach ing record. Nebraska racked up 285% they have lost to us, Oklahoma and Francis Allen. The meet will be held points last year in a grudge match, UCLA. They are vulnerable . . . not a April 7-9 at Pennsylvania State Unii with UCLA. “We had gone to Los shoo-in for the championship like last versity. Angeles and lost, and when UCLA year.” “We have the best personnel, but came out here for the return match our And what about his Cyclones? “We we are not healthy at this point. Chris kids were out for everything,” he said. arc very pleased with the way the regu- Reigel seems to have aggravated a While this Nebraska squad has lar season turned out. We have shown wrist injury that has nagged him all shown as much strength as past NCAA the capability of scoring very well. We year long, and Jim Mikus is having championship squads, the Corn- simply have to have a near-perfect day trouble with a back problem that has huskers’ major competition, teams at Penn State.” bothered him all his life,” Allen said. like UCLA, Penn State and Iowa Senior Phil Cahoy leads the Com- State, have flexed their collective mus- The host Nittany Lions of coach husker attack. A native of Omaha, cles, too. Karl Schier put together a 9-2 regular Nebraska, Cahoy is a four-time NCAA “We have just completed our best season mark and will rely on two fac- champion, with victories on the parall regular season ever,” said UCLA head tors during the championships. lel bars and horizontal bar. Other all- coach Arthur Shurlock. “We finished “We must have everyone healthy so arounders are Mikus and senior Scott with an I I-2 record and beat Nebraska that we have our best lineup available, Johnson. for the first time ever. We even had and we must record a team hit,” said Other top Nebraska individuals arc four scores over 280 points and hit an Schier. “If we put 30 routines on the Reigcl, Mike Bowers and senior Frank allltime high of283 in our UCLA Invi- floor, we must hit 29 of them. Hibbits, a pommel horse specialist. tational _” “We do not have the big names of a Allen then talked about one charac- Shurlock said the key to the Bruins’ UCLA or a Nebraska, but we are a teristic of this Nebraska team that is a success or failure at the championships young, extremely vibrant team. It little different from other recent Com- IS “simply hitting all our routines. We looks like we are in the running for the husker squads: vulnerability. haven’t had a competition where eve- title, and I must admit that 1 am pleased “We were trailing after four events rybody has hit, and if we do that at with most of our routines.” Nebraska’s Phil Cahoy Utah has home-crowd edge zn. unmzon-. . . I women’s gymnastics Defending champion Utah will have “The kids came along better than I -than it does in a practice session. All of cently.” The Utes finished with a 19-2 mark the home-crowd edge April 8-9 when expected, and, consequently, the sea- these girls compete well, and that is a Individually, Utah will be led by during the regular season, with both the Utes host the NCAA Division I son turned out better than we antici- strong point for us.” Sue Stednitz, who won the NCAA all- setbacks coming at the hands of pre- Women’s Gymnastics Champion- pated.” Utah’s strong point this season has around title last year as a freshman. meet favorite Arizona State. ships. And that edge definitely can be When asked about his team’s been improvement. “This team has Top all-arounders returning for Mars- “I certainly don’t think we will give a factor. strength, Spini would not get specific. done a spectacular job of improving as den are Linda Kardos and Megan MC- this meet away,” said Marsden. “We Just ask Arizona State coach John “We are strong in all four events. Une- the season progressed,” said coach Cunniff McCunniff tied for second in have a good team, and everyone Spini. “Our only loss this season came ven bars and balance beam may be our Greg Marsden. balance beam and was fourth in vault- believes we can defend our title from a at Utah. Their crowd got pretty enthu- best events, despite the fact that those “We lost four girls from last year, ing last year. year ago. siastic during that meet. I think we will events generally are the more difficult and many people believed this was Others returning for the Utes are “I think Arizona State has more tal- have to block a lot of things out of our ones. 1 think we are very strong in bal- going to be a rebuilding year for us. Elaine Alfano, Cindy Paul, Celeste ent on paper than anyone else. They minds when we get to the NCAA ance beam. We have had to rely on some kids in Herrington and Wendy Whiting. New- have beaten us twice and Fullerton meet.” “And I think another factor that will the all-around competition who com- comers to the squad are Lisa Metzel, State three times, but I definitely feel Spini said his Sun Devils’ final be an asset to us is that this team usu- peted for us as specialists a year ago, Tina Hermann, Lisa Baer and Cheryl that they can bc beaten. record of 21-1 was a little surprising. ally performs better in an actual meet and they all have performed magnifi- Milgrom. “When all is said and done, consist- ency will be the determining factor in this meet. After the meet, the coach who can honestly say that his team hit more routines than anyone else will be the champion.” Fullerton State coach Lynn Rogers agreed with that assessment, and emphasized the uneven parallel bars and balance beam in his evaluation of the meet. “Bars and beam are the two events that make any team at any meet vulnerable. “The winning team will have to hit just about every routine on those two events, and it will have to keep all its mistakes, even minor ones, to a minii mum.” As to his own squad’s performance this season, Rogers said he was “very pleased. Everyone on the team improved steadily in both the consist- ency of their performances and the dif- ficulty of their routines. We finished with a 9-4?ecord. but WC always use those dual meets to experiment and gear for regionals and nationals. “We have scored more than I85 points once, and that was at home, where we seem to get very conserva- tive scoring. We can match or exceed that, but we will have to have every- thing just right. “We are a very emotional team and a young team. Both of those factors can either work for you or against you. I’m anxious to see how we react,” Heidi Andersen, formerly of Penn State, will compete for Oregon St&e in the Division II Women’s Gymnastics Championships Rogers ad&d. THE NCAA NEWS/March 30.1983 9 Florida
Continued from page 5 Mark Bradshaw. Ohio State. 499.60; S Mike State. 47.67: 3. Wtlllam Paulus. Teaah. 47.72: 4 Wantuck. Texas. 495 00; 6 Doug Shaffer, Ohw Dave Elottum. Stanford, 47.X2. 5. David Coweli. State. 4X4 9.5: 7 Dave Lmdsey, Texas, 4X3.25, Ohio State. 47 96: b Chris O‘Hrll. Tcxar A&M, 8 Kent Ferguson, Mlchlgan. 482.35. 9. Bruce 411.02: Cm~solarinn-7. Chrla hiver. Texar, Kunball, Mlchlgan. 467.70. IO. Micharl Brown. 4R 07; Il. (ne) Bruce Fader. Awona State. and Mlchlgan State. 464.05. 1 I. David Gwdwin. Bengt Baron. California, 4X.26; 10. Rick Hyw. Nebraska. 4SY.711. I2 Patrick Hanington, lndi& We,t Virginia, 4X 29: II. Andrew Wren. Vw ana, 4% 00 ginia, 4X.48: 12. Bnan Zieliwki. Florldd. 4X 89. Three-meter dwmg: Final-I. Mark Brad- 2OCmyard butterfly. frnul-I Rlcardo Prado. shaw. Ohm State. 575.45. 2. honme Meyer. Southcm Methodlst. 1.44.96; 2. Chri, Rives. Arkarwr. 565 45. 3 Matt ScoXXm, Texas, 1:4S.40: 3 F~hbenoColon. Alabama. I :4S 74: 4 51 30: 4 Dame1 Watson, Harvard, 54X.45. 5. Rick Carey. Trxas. 1.46.28: 5 Andrew Wren. Doug Shaller. OhmState. 540.65.6. Bruce Kim- Virginia. I:46 45; 6 Pat Kennedy. Florida. ball. Michigan. 540.2.5.7 Kent Fergusnn. Mich- I 46 49: Consulurion-7. Rat&l Vidal, FlorIda, igan. 539 7.5: R Mike Wantuck. Texas, 535.4S, 1:46.35; 8. Dennib Baker. Arizona, l:47. I I; 9. 9. Dave Lmdsey. Texas. 534.45. IO. Joe Mike Heath. Florida. 1.47.56: IO. Bob Fatten. Greenwell. Florida. S17 80. I I Mike Marmann, Southern Methodist. 1:47.X1: I I. Km Flahcrty. Alabama. SO3 IO: I2 Dan Plant, Arlrona State, Texas. 1.4X 09: 12. BIII Harris. Arirona, 501 70 1.4x 23. lOOmyard medley relay: Final-l. Southern ZOO-yard mdwdual medley. Firm-1 Steve Methodist (Mark Rhodenbaugh. Steve Lindquist. Llndqulrt. Southern Methodist. I.45 54. 2. Bob Fatten. John Spaulding). 3.12.63 (meet Mlkael Om. Arirona Stale. I.47 32: 3 Rlcardo record.oldrrcord3.12.93.Tcnar. 198l),2.Stan- Prado. Southern Methodist. I .4X 00: 4 Cameron lord. 3:13.70. 3. Calilomia. 3.15.20.4. Florida. Reid. Ar~rona State. I 4X 32: S Chris Rives. 3.16 42. 5. Alabama. 3.16.62. 6. Auburn. Texas. 1:4X.59.6. Mark Rhodenbaugh. Southern 3.16 92. C‘on.so/nrrnn-7. Teaa>. 3.14.43. X Methodist. 1.4X.Y7: Con~olurion-7. Brian Southern Illmo~r. 3.16.75. Y. Arirona State. Zlelmskl. Florida. 1:48.21: X Ron Kutzavuch. 3.17.12. IO. UCLA. 3.1X.95. II Indiana. Alabama. 1.49.16. 9. BIII Stafford. Trxas. 3.19.55. I2 Nebrabka. 3.20.06 1:4Y.26: IO. Chribtophcr Cavanaugh. Southern 40ll~yard treestyle relay. /I& I. Florida Calllomla. I .50.2Y. I I. Greg H~gglnson. Ala- (Geolt Gabermo. Donal Ciibb. Albert Moire. bama. I :SlJ.3 I. I2 Lawurencc Rowe. Auburn. Mike Heath). 2.54.06. 2. Southern Mcthodi,t. l:SlJ.35. 2.54 54.1 UCLA.255 I2.4.Tcxab. 2.SS.9S.S. 40O~y;lrd individual medley. ffrral I Arl/ona State. 2.56.4X. 6. Alabama, 2.S7 51: R,c;,rdo Pm&r. Southern Methodw. 3.4X IV. 2 Cr,nso/[~/rrro,1~7. Stanlord. 2.Sf1 57. X Crlifor- C:amcmn Reid. Artrona State. 3.4Y.67. 3 Pat ,,,a. 2.Sb 73.Y Tcnnc\rcc. 2 57 14. IO Auburn, Kennedy. FlorIda. 35lJ.25. 4. Juhn Simone. 2 TX 52. I I Calitnrru+%nta Barhara. 2:5X 77; Stanford. 1.54 94: 5 Lawrence Hrycs. IJCLA. I? Arkmra. 2 SY 7X 3:S4 YY: h Rojer Madmga. Indiana. 3.57 20. XOO~yard l’rcotylc relay. k~na/- I. FlorIda (‘o,,w,lurio,~-7 Ksn tlaheriy. Tcxd\. 3.54 24. IGc~,lt’Gshcr~ntr. Eric Ihlyct. Make Hcrth. Albert X Bob Lrugheny. Florida. 3.S4 36. 9 Ron Kutm Mc\~rc). h 2S 2Y tmcct record old record ,rvrtch. Alabama. 7.54.50. IO Mdrccllo Juca. h Zh 4Y. Auburn. IYXI ,. 2 Alahrma. h,?X 2h: 3 Alabama. 3.56.24. I I Crrter Ca\t. Stanl<~nl. UCLA. (,.2X 60: 4 Southern Methodist. 6.29.86: 3.Sb.Y4. I2 Tim,,thy DobIas. NcvadamLdr 5 Sunlord. 6:30.6X. 6. Texas. 6.32.45. Consok~ vcga,. 5.57 44 rr,>!r--7 Cahlomia. b 26 6X. X. Ariwna St&c. One-nlrter dwmp. fi~~rn/ I Matt Scoggm. h II 6X. Y Ar,,,rns,. 6 12 04. IO Tcnnersec. Texas. 557.25. 2. h,,r,nle Meyel. Arkanba\. h 75 14. I I Auburn. 6.36 70. I2 Cal~lurn~a~ 5 IY 75. 3. Daniel Watwn. Ilarvard. 505.20. 4 Smta Barh Championship Summties Division I Division I Women’s Basketball Men’s Basketball Regional remifinalc Hrgional semifinals Mideart: lcnnc\rcc YO. M~rr~rrqqx X1 (2 01): Midue\t: Hoown 71). Mrmphrs State 63: VII- Georga X6. Indlana 70 West: Southern Cal~l~rrm Ianova 55. Iowa 54 Mideast: I.oui\vIIIc bS. n,a YS. Ar,,r,n;r State Sh. Long Beach State 92. Arkari\a\ h3. Kentucky 64. Indiana 59. West: Oregon State 72. Midwrbl: L.wi*iana Tech XI. V~rtwwt 95. Boston College 92: Nonh Carolina Auburn 54: Texas 73. Kansas State 70 tot). t&t: State 75. Utah 56 East: Gcorg.ll 70. St John’s Fcnn State 73. (‘hcynoy State 72: Old Domm~on (New York) h7. Nculh t‘rrulwa M. Oh,<, State 74. Maryland 57. 51. Rep;lonal tlnals Reylonnl flnsls 90th anniversary Mideast: Ceorgla 67. Tennessee 63. West: Midwest: Houston X9. Vdlanova 7 I Mideast: Southern C-al~lorn~a Xl. Long Beach State 74 I,w~\wIle X0. Kentucky 6X tot). West: North Caryl Newhof (center), as,sociate professor in exercise and sports studies at Smith College. served as Midwest: Louisiana Tech 72. Texas 5X East: Carolma State h3. Virginia 62 East: Georgia X2. Old Dommmn 74. Penn State 60 North Carolma 77. the referee as players from Smith and Wellesley reenacted the first wom~n's basketball game at the Semiflnsl pairings Semiftnal pairinps Division II Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships. March 25 in Spritzfield, Massachu- April I at Norfolk. Vlrylnla. Georgia v\ April 2 at Albuquerque. New Mexico: Houston setts. The jirst recorded women’s busketball gume was pluyed March 22 1 1893, in Northampton. Southcm California, Louisiana Tech vs. Old vs Louisville. North Carolina State v\ Cicorgia Domuuon. ChampIonshIp game will bc April 3 at Champmnshlp game wtll be April 4 at Albuquer- Massachusetts. In that game, the Smith College freshmen defeated the sophomores, 5-4. Smith bas- Norfolk. q”e ketball coach Jim Babyak reconstructed the game from newspaper accounts. 1982-83 NCAA championships dates and sites Gymnastics, Women’s: Orvrtrrm I, Znd, Umversuy of Utah. Salt Lake City. Fall Utah. April X-9, lYR3. Dwirion II champion-Denver. Spring Ice Hockey, Men’s: Division I ~,hampron~Wi~con\ln: Division II (hompwtt+ Baseball: Dw~rronI. 37th. Crclghton Unwersuy. Rosenblatt Municipal Stadium. Rochester Tech Omaha. Nebraska. June J-12. 1983: Dnision II, 16th. Univcr*ity of Califomla. Rivcr\ide. California. May 21-25. 1983. Di~Y.worr 111. 8th. Marietta College. Cross Country, Women’s: lhvrwn I chompron Virginia: I)wrwm II r/nrm~ Rifle, Mm’s and Women’s: Chumpion-West Virginia Marietta. Ohio. June 2-5. 1983. pion Basketball, Men’s: Division I. 45th. University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, Tennis, Women’s: Dwrrion I, 2nd. Univcr\ity of New Mexico. Albuquerque. New Mexico. April 2 and 4. 1983. L)rvrrron II chrrmpron-Wright State; Divirion Ill New Mexico. May 14-22. 19X3. /In,r.won II. 2nd. Cahlornla State Polytechnic IJni- rhompron-Scranton versiry. Pomona. Caldornla. May 9-14. 19x3: Dkisrof~ III, 2nd. Claremont Mc- Kenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges. Claremont. Calit’omia. May Y-14. 19X3. Bnsketbnll, Women’s: Drvrsion I. 2nd. Old Dnmmmn Unwersny. Norfolk. Vw Outdoor Track, Mm’s: Ui,ision 1. 62nd. Univcrrity 01 Hourton. Hou\lw. guua. Apnl I and 3. l9R3: Dwrrron II rhampion~Vqlnla Union. Divrsron Ill Texas, May 30-June4. 19X3. Dfwsrorr II. Zlst. Southeart Mwouri State Univer\lty. ckmpron- -North Central CapcGuardeau. Missouri. Ma) 23-2X. IYX3:I~wr.wrr 111. 10th. North (‘cntr~l C’,rl- lege. Naprvillr. Illinwr. May 21-2X~ 19x3 Fencing, Men’s: Chumpron~Wayne State (Mlchlyan). TEESECWD Outdoor Track, Women’s: 1Irwron I. 2nd. Univcr\uy 111 Howton. Hourtw. Fencing, Women’s: Chompron-Penn S~ste Texas. May 30-June4. l9X3:Un~i.~imII. 2nd. Southeast Missouri State University. Cape Glrardeau. M~wum. May 23-2X. 19X3. Uw~rrwr 111. 2nd. North t~‘cnlr;~l (‘01~ lege. Naprvillr. Illin&. May 2.3-2X. 19x3 Gymnastks, Men’s: Dwr.wn I. 4lst. Pennsylvania State University. Umversity CENtWILEY Park. Pennsylvanm. Aprd 7-9. 1983: Division II champion-East Stroud,burg Volleyball, Mm’s: 14th chumpimrship. Ohw Starr Umverrity. Ccrlumhu\. Ohw. state May 6-7. IYUS 10 March 30.1983 The NCAA NCAA Record He ,.,a\ captain Irf the Hawks‘ 1982 2 1198 VW-l ‘Al!3 W-l 1PS HVlfl JO ALISWAI l-l .m‘ioldlu3 &mvoddg lenbq /uoyv ahgeuugv jaw3 s)uaAg la!3a! 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Katz gets Kickoff Classic rights into proper perspective.” grants and to field a junior-var- “It was my experience in coaching Any proposal to eliminate freshman sity team, eliminating freshman eligi- that during the season, freshmen did A relative newcomer, Katz Sports, has outbid two industry heavyweights for eligibility opens up several questions. bility creates several other areas of better in school,” McClendon said. television rights to the first college football Kickoff Classic. The two questions of foremost concern concern for coaches. “They feel part of the in-group and Katz bid more than $1.2 million for the game, which will match Penn State and among athletic directors and football Issues that will need to be dealt with were into kind of a routine. There was Nebraska August 29 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Katz President Fred coaches are whether the number of include: Should freshmen be allowed a time for training, a time to go to Botwinik said his company had been awarded the rights for more than one year. grants would increase and if it would to practice with the varsity’? Should class, a time to see your tutor and Katz Sports, a subsidiary of Katz Communications, Inc., of New York, outbid be economically feasible to field a jun- freshmen be barred from playing all study, and to do whatever it took. NBC-TV and Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Each team will be guaranteed ior-varsity team. sports rather than only football or has- “It seemed to me like in the off-sea- $550,000, approximately the same amount paid by ABC-TV and CBS-TV for the The NCAA prohibited frcshmcn ketball? How many years of athletic son they’d get out of that routine and rights to regular-season games last fall. from playing varsity sports until 1972. eligibility should student-athletes have not do as well _” The prohibition was lifted mainly after their freshman year’! Should McClendon said he had no idea how CBS expands basketball coverage because institutions did not want to coaching-staff limits be increased to the majority of the AFCA membership CBS-TV, a newcomer to college basketball tclcvision last year, has made sig- finance junior-varsity teams. A limit accommodate junior-varsity pro- felt about barring freshmen participa- nificant strides in obtaining regular-season rights for the 1983-84 season. on the number of grants first was grams? Should the ban on freshman tion but that many coaches may not During the past two seasons, NBC-TV has held rights to most regular-season established at the 1973 NCAA Con- eligibility be restricted to Division I’! favor the idea. conference games. However, NBC’s contracts with the Southwest, Southeast- vention. Originally, IO5 scholarships Charles McClendon, executive “I’d hkc to take a survey to see how em, Big Ten, Pacific-IO, Big Eight, Big East and Eastern College Athletic Con- were allowed for football and I8 for director of the American Football many freshmen the coaches in favor of ferences cxplrcd at the end of this season. basketball in Division I. The present Coaches Association, said he believes prohibiting freshman chglblhty had CBS has stepped in and signed contracts with the Big East, Big Ten and Atlan- number of grants-95 for foot- coaches would support eliminating playing for them last year,” Mc- tic Coast Confercnccs. The network also is negotiating with the Southwest, ball and IS for basketball-has been m freshman eligibility if grant lim- Clendon said. “Not letting freshmen Southeastern, Pacific-10 and Metro Confcrcncss and with Notre Dame and effect since the 1977-78 academic its were increased. However, MC- play puts the problem on the head DePaul. year. Clendon also said that eliminating coach.” Beginning next season, CBS will have first pick of four Big East games and five nonconference games. The Big Ten contract calls for CBS to have first choice on seven appearances, and the ACC deal provides CBS with five noncon- Valvano ference games. NBC and the ACC last year signed a contract for conference games. Continuedfrom page 4 quintet of young 1983 Final Four punctuate her reaction. “That was her coaches. All of the coaches of this Big East, Metrosports sign pact neck,” Sharp says with a smile. year’s teams are less than 40 years old. The Big East Conference has reached a three-year agreement with Metro- The Final Four’s ‘glamour team’ Making history sports, a division of Metro Communications, Inc., to serve as the conference’s Miller and teammates Pam and Head coach Andy Landers’ Lady exclusive basketball television syndicator. Paula McGee, junior twins, added to Bulldogs join men’s head coach Hugh Metrosports will hold rights to 66 Big East regular-season games and the con- Southern California’s location in Los Durham and his Bulldogs in making ference’s postseason tournament. The Saturday afternoon and Monday night Angeles and the team’s fast-break history. Georgia is the first Division I games will be distributed to local markets in the Big East area. The conference style of play contribute to its glamour- institution to place men’s and worn- and Metrosports also arc negotiating with cable networks. ous image. Miller and the McGees’ en’s teams in the NCAA Final Four. stature (Miller is 6-2 and the McGees Perhaps one or both coaches had a pre- USFL ratings show decrease arc 6-3). looks and intensity draw monition about pulling off this historic double when each team won its first Rainy weather probably was a major reason for disappointing crowds at United attention. Another impressive fresh- Southeastern Conference tournament States Football League games during the weekend of March 26-27, but dwindling man, Rhonda Windham, is only 5-5 title. Prior to beginning NCAA touma- tclcvision ratings may be harder to explain. but as the spark that initiates the fast ment competition, the coaches and On the league’s first Sunday (March 6). when most of the nation received the break is contributing to the tourna- teams held a joint press conference and game featuring Herschel Walker’s professional debut, the overnight numbers in ment effort as well. Sharp is happy talked about their expectations. “I New York were a 16.6 rating (the percentage of the total number of sets tuned to with the mesh of personalities and think Georgia has made great strides the game) and a 34 share (the number of turned-on sets tuned to the game). On abilities of her charges. “I think this this year in women’s basketball,” said March 27, the New Yorkratings for the Tampa Bay-Philadelphia game carried on team pretty well lived up to what I the 30-year-old Landers. “Last year in ABC-TV were at 6.4 and the share fell to 13. expected of it and what the players the NCAAs, we were whipped preny Ratings also have fallen in Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit, San Francisco and cxpcctcd of thcmsclvcs,” she says. Hugh Durham soundly in our first game. We want to Los Angeles. “Cheryl is the type of player whose court when she was younger, she make up for that this time.” One television executive cited competitive programmmg, including the enthusiasm rubs off on other players. I learned to adjust. “It’s somethmg I’ve The Georgia women’s program is in NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, as one reason for the low fig- believe that this is one reason this team always been forced to deal with; some- its 10th season of intercollegiate play ures March 27. is having fun playmg together. We’ve been very successful this season, with thing that will never go away,” she and its fourth under Landers. The team Cable operation scaled down a lot of different people making that explained. “I know all of the old won only 37 games in its first six sea- happen.” Southern California has lost jokes. But whether or not people say sons but has made steady progress Eddie Einhomrco-owner of the Chicago White Sox, has told Advertising Age only twice this season, to Long Beach it, I know what thcy’rc thinking. It’s with guidance from the youthful that a national cable television sports network will not debut until late June at the State and Louislana Tech, and has since now second nature to me.” The young- coach. This has been the best season earliest and on a less ambitious scale than originally planned. repaid Long Beach State by handing it cst of tight children, who range from ever for the Lady Bulldogs, who have .SportsVision (owned by the Chicago White Sox, Bulls, Black Hawks and a defeat in the West regional final. 5-l I to 7-2 in height, Donovan has only six lossesdne to UCLA and Sting), Wisconsin All-Sports (a coventure of the Milwaukee Brewers and Bucks) reached a point where she enjoys being five to foes in the SEC, which has been and Pro-Am Sports (owned by the Detroit Tigers) wdl continue as the general Sorry to see it end tall. That characteristic has certainly a powerhouse conference in women’s partners and initial participants in the Super Sports Network, which was to have The semifinal and final games of the served her well under the net-she is basketball as it has in men’s. begun programming April I However, it now 1s uncertain how much financial tournament possibly will be the last the most prolific shot blocker among The youth brigade and programming support each partner can provide. organized basketball competition for men and women in this year’s NCAA Georgia is a very young team, Land- Einhom said he hopes teams in other areas of the country WIII partlclpatc, cna- most of the seniors on the Final Four tournaments (Houston’s Akccm Ola- ers included. Only one squad member, bling the network to provide a minimum of six hours of baseball programming teams. Donovan is acutely aware of juwon ib second with 16; no other team Cynthia Collins, is a senior. The floor per day by the end of the summer. that possibility. “I think about it has as many as either Donovan or Ola- leaders, Janet Harris and Wanda HoI- before very ball game now,” she says. juwon). loway. are a sophomore and junior, “I think about it after every ball game, Subscribers cut after rate hike Playing with a vengeance respectively. Landers generally is not really during the game, but it’s A multi million-dollar rate hike for carrying supcrstations and imported sig- The Old Dominion-LouIslana Tech pleased with his star player, Ha&, something that’s constantly on my nals went into effect March I6 and forced cable operators across the country to matchup will be a hotly contested though he admits they have had some mind. I never thought it would end. pull the plug on these signals. game. Both teams have a great deal of difficulties. “I’m not going to say it’s For women basketball players, it’s The cause of the rate hike is a new copyright-payment rule still awaiting a U.S. pride at stake-pride rooted in games easy to coach Janet,” he confesses. something people accept. When Circuit Court of Appeals decision. In 1982, cable operators pald an estimated $30 played against one another during the “She’s like most outstanding players. you’re a high school athlete, you never million in copyright fees for carrying superstations and imported signals. Under past few seasons, particularly the last She’s got a lot of pride, and sometimes think beyond college years. You think the new formula, that figure would have been in the neighborhood of $50 million. two. The Lady Monarchs snapped that slows down the (coaching) proc- four years of college are going to last The switchouts affected distant broadcast signals more than the three supcrsta- Tech’s 54-game win streak in January ess. Janet knows she’s good and can forever.” tions, rcportcd Advertising Age. However, Chicago-based WGN lost an csti- 1982, but lost this season’s game at the get bcttcr, but she doesn’t always mated one million of its IO million subscribers; WOR (New York) lost 500,000 Though her 80-inch height caused Lady Tcchstcr’s new Thomas Assem- understand it.” He tempers his analysis of its five million subscribers, and WTBS in Atlanta lost 350,000 of its 25 million the 2 I -year-old some problems off the bly Center. The Lady Monarchs also of her weaknesses, though. “I’ve subscribers. WIII be looking to win the national never had a really good player who Date clarified championship on their home court in was easy to coach. Janet works hard the Norfolk Scope. They lost an oppor- The provisions of Bylaw 6-6-(c), and she listens. She is a super person tunity to take the first-ever NCAA adopted by the membership at the 1983 who has none of the ego problems Division I crown last year when they Calendar NCAA Convention, are applicable some great players have.” Holloway’s were upset In the East regional semifi- / only to those women student-athletes contributions haven’t attracted much nals by Kansas State. April I, 3 Division I Women’s Basketball Championship, Norfolk, Vir- who first enter member institutions attention-until the game is over and ginia after August I, 1983 Leading the ‘kiddie corps’ won as a result of her effort. She April 2, 4 Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, Albuqucrquc, That clarification is the result of Old Dominion’s Marianne Stanley, scored the game-winning basket in a New Mexico adoption of an amendment to the with a 1X1-24 won-lost record at the first-round victory over North Carom April 2-4 Football Television Committee, Albuquerque, New Mexico amendment (Proposal No. 45-l) by ripe old age of 28, is the youngest of a lina. April 3 Postgraduate Scholarship Committee, Albuquerque, New Divisions 1 and II members at the Con- Mexico vention. Next in the News April 4-6 Men’s Basketball Rules Committee, Albuquerque, New Mex- Bylaw 6-6-(c) specifies that women ico student&athletes who are countable Results from the Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships. April 5-6 Select Committee on Athletic Problems and Concerns in toward the financial aid limits set forth A story on the Volunreers for Youth Committee meeting. Higher Education, Atlanta, Georgia in Bylaw 6 and who compete in volley- Kodak all-America basketball teams announced. April 5-7 Division II Women’s Volleyball Committee, Amelia Island, ball and one or more other sports (other Site, additional plans announced for the summer meeting of the Division I Florida than basketball) must be counted membership. April 6-7 Volunteers for Youth Committee, Kansas City, Missouri against the volleyball limit, effective A story on the recent meeting of the Insurance Committee. April 6-7 Drug Education Committee, Kansas City, Missouri August 1, 1983.