Official Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association June 14, 1995, Volume 32, Number 24 New criteria for contest exemptions urged Dillon A special committee will propose to the NCAA Council that it span- events does not count against a Concerns about the growing num- legislation to change the cm-rent sor legislation at the 1996 NCAA team’s annually permissible con- ber of events seeking exemptions procedure for granting exceptions Convention to establish criteria for tests. Sometimes exempted events and a lack of criteria for considera- joins to limits on the number of contests exemptions and pdnt responsibil- are scheduled before or after tion of those requests prompted for- an NCAA team may play in a sea- ity for certification of exempted defined beginning and ending mation of the Special Commitlee to council son. events to the NCAA Special Events dates of playing seasons. Keview Contest Exemptions. Committee. The NCAA Special Committee to The number of events seeking Recommendations Timothy J. Dillon, director Review Contest Exemptions agreed Currently, exceptions to legisla- exemptions from contest-limit leg- of athletics at the University The special committee will ret- to recommend criteria for evalua- tion limiting contests in a season islation has grown in recent years, of Alaska Anchorage, has ommend that the proposed legisla- tion of events seeking such exemp- are considered on a case-by-case resulting in several votes by the been appointed to the N<XA tion: tions - including a certification basis at NC4A Conventions. Such membership on whether to grant Council as a Division II rep process - after meetings June 5-6 requests are considered by the exemptions. At the 1995 Conven- n Keestablish exemptions that resentative. in San Francisco with representa- membership as proposed amend- tion, one preseason basketball tour- already have been granted to exist- He re- tives of NCAA schools and other ments to legislation. nament was awarded such an ing events. Some of those events places entities that sponsor events hene- Events that obtain exemptions exemption by the membership, but would receive annual exemptions, Janet R fiting from such exceptions. from contest limits are attractive to another tournament’s bid for an Kittell, The committee will recommend teams because participation in such exemption was denied. See Exemptions, page 17 F who re- signed as director of ath- Posithe drugtest rate letics at California incrd d&g 1994 State Uni- Dillon versity, Chico, a Division II institu- Positive-ineligible still xnder one percent, tion, to become associate but marijuana use applears to be growing director of athletics at Syra- cuse University. The rate of student-athletes ruled 1994, compared with 0.7 percent in Dillon has been athletics ineligible for a positive drug test 1993. Of the 12 positive-ineligibles director at Alaska Anchorage increased substantially in 1994, for championships and bowl games, since 1992. He previously partly because of a lower threshold 10 wete for marijuana. served for two years as athler- for a positive marijuana test and A primary factor was a lower cut- its director at the University perhaps because of increased mar- off standard for the THC metabo- of North Carolina, Asheville. ijuana usage on campus. lite (from 25 nanograms/milliliter Dillon also has been assistant The NCAA Executive Committee to 15 ng/ml). The lower cutoff was commissioner of the Colonial accepted reports at its May 2-1 meet- approved in September 1994 to Athletic Association. ing on tests conducted fromJanuary bring the Association’s program in After arriving in Ancho- throughJune 1994 and from August conformity with recommended gov- rage, Dillon organized the through December 1994. ernment standards. school’s successll bid to serve In the January through June Another factor could be a recent as host of the 1999 NCAA period, only two student-athletes increase in the use of marijuana by Division I Men’s Ice Hockey tested positive for marijuana - the the overall student body. Ann K Championship. The champi- only positive-ineligible results at any Quinn Zobeck, drug-education onship’s semifinals and final NCAA winter or spring champi- coordinator at the University of will be staged in cooperation onship during the period. In the Northern Colorado and a member with several SporB organiza- fall testing period, however, 10 stu- of the NCAA Committee on Com- tions in Southern Califomia dent-athletes tested positive for petitive Safeguards and Medical at the Arrowhead Pond at marijuana. Overall, the positive- Aspects of Sports, said that reports Anaheim. He also serves as ineligible rate of the 4,784 student- of increased use are mostly anec- president of Alaska Special Rub ClarkodNcAA Photos athletes tested in fall 1994 was 0.8 dotal but that some evidence points Olympics. On he run percent, which was more than dou- to greater use. In particular, an Dillon has served as a increase has been noted in the ble the fall 1993 rate of 0.3 percent. member of the NCAA Men’s Joe Fraser of G@brniu State University, Fullerton, spintr to number of campus disciplinary cas Primarily because of marijuana Committee on Committees. f’irxt during the NCAA LX&ion I Baseball Championship. usage, the percentage of positive- es related to marijuana. Fraw singled and scoreda run during the Etans’ 1l-5 title- ineligibles from fall championships Zobeck pointed to a part of the Dillon is a graduate of Slip and football bowl games was espe- 1993 National Survey on the Results pery Rock University of Penn- game victory over the University of l&n&3-n Gd$rniu. The sylvania and holds a master’s Stuns dominated the tournument, hitting a nxord -372 as a cially higher than during the cor- of Drug Use in which possible responding period in 1993. A total trends were examined. In that sec- degree in athletics adminis- team and blasting 11 home runs. Seechampionship story, of 2.2 percent of tested student-ath- tion, she noted that although mar- tration from Eastern Kent- Page6. letes at championships and bowl ucky University. games were ruled ineligible in fall See Drug-test rak, page 16 b L n In lime News I H On deck I News Digest Page 2 n In a guest editorial, Betty F. Jaynes of the Women’s June 14 Committee on Women’s Athletics, Basketball Coaches Association says it is time Ito Gleneden Beach, Oregon Briefly 3 encourage each other to abide by Title IX: Page 4. June 18-20 Eligibility Committee, Coeur D’Alene, Idaho Comment 4 n Women’s crew was sponsored by 71 institutions dos June 18-22 Men’s Lacrosse Committee, State legislation 5 of October 1994 - enough for establishment of a Coronado, California The NCAA News index 8 National Collegiate Championship in the sport: Page June 19-20 Presidents Commission, Kansas City, Missouri 5. Interpretations June 20-23 Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Committee minutes 15 n The NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Com- Committee, Whitefish, Montana NCAA Record 18 mittee plans for a new championship format: Page The Market 19 Jaynes 14. Page 2 The NCAA News June 14,1995 TheNCAAN ews A weekly summary of major activities within the 4ssociation must be submitted to Vaughan and are due July 14. Special committee plans Under the terms of a new policy adopted to propose legislation 4Chd”k Ofkey daks fOr by the NCAA Council, committees may not June and July 1995 add to the nominations received from the membership. If the members of a committee A special committee will propose legisla- tion to change the current procedure for want to consider certain individuals, they granting exceptions to limits on the number should make certain that someone in the of contests an NCAA team may play in a sea- membership sends a nomination letter to son. Vaughan by the deadlines. The NCAA Special Committee to Review For more inh-mation, see the April 12 and Contest Exemptions agreed to recommend April 5 issues of The NCAA News. criteria for evaluation of events seeking such St&contact: Fannie B. Vaughan. exemptions - including a certification process - after recent meetings with repre- sentatives of NCAA schools and other entities that sponsor events benefiting from such ex- Man’s Division II basketball ceptions. JUNE Rate of positives up l-3 1 ____________________..............Evaluation period. RECRUrnNG in 1994 testing periods The committee will recommend to the k’s Division I bask&all Women’s Division II basketball’ NCAA Council that it sponsor legislation at l-30 . Quiet period. l-3 1 . .._..__._.__.__________________Evaluation period. the 1996 NCAA Convention to establish cri- women’s Division I bask&all’ Divisioll I football The rate of student-athletes ruled ineligi- l-30 . Quiet period. teria for exemptions and grant responsibility l-3 1 ____.___________________________________Quiet period. Mal’s Diviskn II baskdball ble for a positive drug test increased substan- for certification of exempted events to the l-l 4 . Quiet period. Division II foobll tially in 1994, partly because of a lower thresh- NCAA Special Events Committee. 1530 ._.___._________________________Evaluation period. June 1 through the beginning of the prospect’s high-school or tweyeor college football season: old for a positive marijuana test and perhaps For more inhmation, see page 1. Woman’s Division II basketball’ 1-14 . Quiet period. Quiet period. because of increased marijuana usage on Stnff contact: Robert A Oliver. 15-30 . .._._._______________________Evaluation period. DEADUNES campus. Division I football 1: Honors program nominations for winter and In the January through June 1994 period, l-30 ____________________....................Quiet period. spring sports candidates due. only two student-athletes tested positive for Dlvislon II foolball 11: Nominations due for vacancies on the NCAA l-30 .