Official Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association June 9, 1993, Volume 30, Number 23 States growing more involved in gender equity By Ronald D. Mott duced hills that call for more strict up to the states to see that those California coordinator, said in the Hart, a Democrat from Santa Bar- THE NCAA NEWS STAFF oversight of institutions’ com- schools comply. publication American Volleyhall. bara, introduced Senate Bill 262 in pliance with Title IX and current “Just because it has been the prac- February. It would amend Califor- NOW filed suits In the belief that high schools state gender-equity laws. The bill tice in rhe past does not make it nia’s existing Education Code to and junior and senior colleges- in Florida, House Bill X99, was The National Organization for justifiable forever.” require that institutions in the including NCAA institutions-are signed into law last month. Women (NOW) demanded in two The lawsuits were filed in San California State IJniversity system not doing enough Lo comply with These legislative actions are lawsuits it filed against the Califor- Francisco Superior Court against achieve frmale/male intercollegi- Title IX, more and more state what many believe are only a pre- nia State University system thar the the entire system and in Santa ate athletics participation reflect- legislatures are beginning to insert lude to what will happen across the system spend equal funds on wom- (Iara Superior Courf against San ing the ratio of female to male themselves into the gender-equity country. Some state legislators es- en’s sports and men’s sports. -Jose State IJniversity. students on campus. As written, debate. sentially are saying that many in- “The status quo represents bla- the bill would require institutions Bill poses deadlines Two states in particular-Cali- stitutions have bren in violation tant discrimination against wo- fornia and Florida-have intro- of the Iaw for 20 years and that it is men:’ Linda Joplin, NOW’s California State Sen. Gary K See States, page 20 ) Williafns joins Council as III representative Robert E. Williams, chair of the and brad track and field and cross department of physical education country coach at Swarthmore in and athletics 1987. He also has served as chair at Swarthmore of physical education and head (:ollege, has track and cross country coach at been named Amherst College and as director to the NCAA of college and community rela- Council as a tions and head track coach at Division III Rutgers University, NeaIunswick representa- He is a former president of the tive. NCAA Division 111 Track Coaches He will Association and currently is a complete the member of the NCAA Men’s and unexpired Williams Women’s Track and Field Commit- term-of William E. Lide, who left ICC. the Council after being named director of athletics at West Chester Williams received his bachelor’s University of Pennsylvania, a Divi- degree in health and physical edu- sion 11 member. The term expires cation at Delaware State College, in January 1994. Williams is eligible cenification in special education for rrelection. at Trenton State College, and a The longrime track and field master’s degree in education at coach became athletics director Rutgers. Women’s postgraduate High time scholarships awarded Adam Smith, a sophomore at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, di$lays the pole-vaulting form that h.elped him place second at the NCAA Division I Men’s Outdoor Track and Field The NCAA has awarded 10 post- tunities for women in coaching, Championships June 2-5 in New Orleans. Smith vaulted 18 feet, 4 % inches, finishing second graduate scholarships through the athletics administration and off% behind Mark Bzlse of Indiana University, Bloomington. Th University of Arkansas, women’s enhancement program. ciating. Fayette&e, behind seven top-three jinishes, won the men’s team competition for th.e second The enhancement program, es- This year’s 10 postgraduate scho- consecutive year. Louisiana State University also was a repeat winner in the Divtiion I women 5 tablished in 1988 as a result of. a larships are being awarded to competition, winning the team title for the seventh consecutive time. See championships stories, recommendation from the NCAA women who have completed an page 6. Committee on Women’s Athledcs, is designed to create better oppor- See Scholarships, page 13 b N In the News N On deck News Digest Page 2 4 Southeastern Conference Commissioner Roy June 9 Executive Director Search Committee, F. Kramer calls the league’s new gender-based San Diego Briefly 3 sports-sponsorship requirements an “equitable June 13-16 Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee, Comment 4 and positive way” to expand women’s sports: Hilton Head, South Carolina State legislation 5 Page 3. June 14-16 Committee on Women’s Athletics, Big n In o guest editorial, two NCAA committee Summer leagues 10 Fork, Montana chairs laud Major League Baseball’s decision to Institutional bon tobacco products in the minor leagues: Page June U-18 Men’s and Women’s Track and Field secondary infractions 11-12 4. Committee, Jackson Hole, Wyoming n Only 0.2 percent of student-athletes partici- NCAA Record 15 June 1518 Women’s Lacrosse Committee, Seattle pating in fall 1992 drug testing were ruled inelig- The Market 16-19 ible OS a result of a positive test: Page 9. Page 2 The NCAA News June 9, 1993 TheNCAAN ews p)@J@T A weekly summary of major activities within the Assoc i ation The first ir~slallnicril of the rrvrnur-tiis- IritJLJtioli 1>1iLll W;Ls p;Licl April 23 wtlt.11 rhrrks flm(~lll 111~ t>ilskctt)itll f‘llll(l WC’I’C Schedule of key dates ni;Lilcd to r)ivisioiJ I rucrubms. Committee initiates Followirig ;LlK tlLc rcnl;Liliiiix CliLtCS 011 search process for June and July 1993 which cheeks for the rcvc1JLJc~distJi~,utior~ plan will be inailed: Ac;Ltklnlc -rnhanc YIIJ~~I fund -Junc~ 2.5. spc’< iill-;lSSiS(;llltC’ fLJll(l -.]lJly :$f). June July Sports~sl,oiisoL-sliil, f~tnd ~ AtJgLJst 13. 1 2 31 41 5 <~1-;L1its~iii~~Litl lid ~ August 27. 6 71 8 9 10 11 12 Staff contact: KcitlL E. ,M;Litin. / 13 141 15 161 17 18 19 201 211 22 23 24! 251 26 i 271 281 29 30, ; ! / 1 I Scheduling subcommittee plans June 20-21 meeting JUNE Women’s Division I basketball’ RECRUITING l-7 .._._._._..._._._..._._._.......... Quiet period. 8-3 1 Evaluation period Men’s Division I basketball ‘l‘hr ‘i( ht-tilJlillg ~lJh(.CJI11111111f~~~ Of lllC 1-30 _.__. ._._._.. ._.. .._. ._._.. Quiet period. Men’s, women’s Division II basketball’ (~cminiltrc~ 011 ALhldLc-s (:c-rrJfic~:LlioJi will Women’s Division I basketball’ l-3 1 __. _.___ __.._. ._ Evaluation period Division I football nLrr~ JLJIL~. 20-t, i in (Zhic;Lyo IO disc-11s~ mat- l-30 _._._._._._._._____._._._._._._._._.Quiet period. l-3 1 _._____._._._._._._.___.___._._.__._Quiet period. Men’s, women’s Division II basketball* ters rclatecf 10 thr timing of’ lhc ;LIhletics Division II football 1-l 4 _._.__.__._._._._._._..____._._._.__Quiet period. certific-:Ltion plan. l-3 1 .._. ..__..._.__..__.._..__.._... .._. Quiet period. The sclictluliii~ subcwiiinittcc is ii1 llic 1530 ___.._..._._.. .._... ._.__.__Evaluation period. DEADLINES Division I foohall 1 - 1994 NCAA Convention proposals due process of‘ dcvclopiiig ;I single. fivcmyc;ii l-30 _. _. __ _. __.___ _. __ Quiet period. from the membership. ccrlific.;Jtioii sc~.llcciLJlc fi,l~ iL11 I)ivisioll I iii- Division II football 1 - Deadline for forms to determlne the In- stitLJtio1Js. ‘llial SChchlc is cxpc~ lrci IO bt l-30 Quiet period terest of chief executive officers in chairing ;rppi~ov~d ;~ii(l tlisliilJLitrci in ,Scpl<7rilJc.r. at least one peer-review team durmg the five- MAILING (:otiftmm t-s IlLal want 10 sugg~sr the11 25 -Checks to be mailed to Division I insti- year certification cycle own sclicdulc have been suit iii;l1ci~i;iI to tutions for the academic+nhancement fund of 23 - Final deadline for information on the aid tlicin iii the pi’oress. the 1992-93 NCAA revenue-distribution plan. specialussistance fund of the revenuwziistril, DEADLINE ution plan. (kmrniller rffrms 10 srlrct pc’r review 30 -Checks to be mailed for the specialas- Task force to submit 15 - Enrollment and persistence-rates dis- rrs~i1iclLJtling chief‘ cxccLJtivc offircimsp sistance fund of the 1992-93 NCAA revenue closure form for Divisions II and HI institutions also coiLtinLLr. report to presidents distribution plan. due at notional office. For more detail, sw 111,. M:I~ IL’, /It” il 7 31 - End of 1992-93 coaches certification period :unci Marcli 24 issues of”i’llc 1\i(221\ Ncwh. JULY Staff contact: John H. Lcavr~ls. ‘l‘hr NCAA <;rlldrr-Equity ‘Task Force RECRUITING “See page 1 11 of the 1993-94 NCAA Mon- Next meeting: July 22 ill Dallas. will silblnil its prt:liriiiilary rt-port lo the Men’s Division I basketball ual for exceptions. Also, see pages 1 14-l 15 NCAA I’rcsidcnts <:orruJLission for its :JUW l-4 .__.._._._.. .._.__._._._._.___._..__._Quiet period. for dead periods in other Divisions I and II :‘!L30 meeting in K;UKIS City, Missoun.