Th e NCAA ~. November 24,1986, Volume 23 Number 42 National Collegiate Athletic Association New NCAA officers, Council candidates announced The NCAA Nominating Commit- tee has announced its slate of candi- dates for four NCAA offices and to fill January 1987 vacancies on the NCAA Council. The committee’s slate appears in the Official Notice of the 1987 NCAA Convention, which was mailed No- vember 21 from the national office, and is concurrently announced in this issue of The NCAA News. Nominated by the committee to serve as officers of the Association in 1987 and 1988 are: l President: Wilford S. Bailey, cur- rent NCAA secretary-treasurer and faculty athletics representative at Au- burn University. l Secretary-Treasurer: Thomas J. Frericks, vice-president and director of athletics at the University of Day- ton. Frericks was a member of the NCAA Council from 1983 through Wivord S. Baiky l7toma.s J. Bericks Albert IU. Witte Howard Elwell 1985. l Division I vice-president: Albert at Cannon University and a Council as NCAA president at the conclusion Green are completing their terms on fied in the general business session. M. Witte, professor of law and faculty member for the past four years. of the 1987 Convention in San Diego. the Council. The Nominating Committee’s rec- athletics representative at the Univer- The fifth officer, Division III Vice- Frericks is nominated to replace Bai- Elections of the president and sec- ommendations to fill Council vacan- sity of Arkansas, Fayette&k. Witte President Judith M. Sweet, continues ley as secretary-treasurer. Witte and retaty-treasurer will occur during the cies also are voted upon in the has been the Southwest Athletic Con- her two-year term. She is director of Elwell would replace Lewis A. Cryer, Convention’s general business session respective division business sessions ference representative on the Council athletics at the University of Califor- commissioner of the Pacific Coast January 9-10, while the division vice- January 8. The committee’s nomina- for the past two years. nia, San Diego. Athletic Association, and Asa N. presidents will be elected during their tions for Council positions are as l Division II vice-president: How- Bailey is nominated to replace John Green, president of Livingston Uni- division business sessions January 8. follows, all to serve four-year terms ard “Bud” Elwell, director of athletics R. Davis of Oregon State University versity, respectively. Both Cryer and The vice-presidents then will be rati- See New, page 4 Five academic-reauirements issues set for roll-call votes (Editor S Note: 7%~ is the second in The academic:scction follows a submitted by the chief executive of- their votes publicly on an amendment whether the individual receives finan- a series of articles detailing the legirla- grouping of 18 amendments identified ficers of six member institutions to (No. 62) to modify and simplify the cial aid in the freshman year. tion to be considered at the 1987 by the Commission for early action in declare support in principle for fresh- academic-reporting requirements by Currently, the partial qualifier- NCAA Convention. This article re- the Convention agenda. Those were men being ineligible in Division I-A eliminating from the calculation of one who fails to meet the Bylaw 5-1- views the proposals dealing with aca- reviewed in the November 17 issue of football and Division I men’s basket- the graduation rate for students in (j) corecunicuium or test-score re- demic requirements.) The NCAA News. ball. general ail consideration of transfer quirement but who had a 2.000 overall There are 12 proposals in the %ca- Two of the proposals in the earlier Included among the 12 amend- students and of those students who grade-point average in high school- demics” grouping for the 1987 Con- grouping also dealt with academic ments in the academics grouping are left the institution in good academic can retain four years of collegiate vention in San Diego, and five of issues,directly or indirectly: an NCAA seven dealing with the initial+ligibility standing. eligibility if he or she does not receive them will be acted upon by roll-call Council proposal to strengthen the provisions of Bylaw S-l-@, three more Incoming transfer students would financial aid during the first year of votes as directed by the NCAA Pres- satisfactory-progress requirements in that would affect the satisfactory- be included only in the calculation of enrollment. idents Commission. Divisions I and II and a resolution progress requirements and two relat- the student-athlete graduation rate; Meanwhile, Division II members ing to the Division I academic-report- however, those who left in good stand- will be faced with the possibility of Division III agenda topics sought- ing legislation. ing and those who continue to be three rollcall votes, all on alternative Representatives of Division III members will enhance the steering All but two of the proposals will be enrolled as full-time students and approaches to adoption of require- member institutions are invited to committee’s planning for the session, acted upon during the division busi- who are maintaining progress toward ments for initial athletics eligibility in submit suggested topics for a “round- so the membership is encouraged to ness sessions January 8, rather than in a specific degree would not be in- that division. table” session that will be held in contact Sweet by mid- to late Decem- the general Convention business ses- cluded. Included is the only proposal being conjunction with the Division III ber with ideas and suggested topics. sion beginning the following day. The proposal, sponsored by the sponsored directly by the Presidents business session at the 1987 NCAA The Division III business session is Only two of the satisfactory-progress Council, is intended to reduce the Commission at this year’s Convention. Convention in San Diego. scheduled for Thursday, January 8, topics-involving both Divisions I confusion that reportedly has existed That proposal (No. 64) would have Correspondence should be directed and the Division III Steering Com- and 11~ will be on the agenda for the in determining graduation rates dur- Division II adopt the provisions of to Judith M. Sweet, NCAA Division mittee will finalize arrangements for general session. ing the first year of the requirement. Bylaw S-l+) exactly as they currently III vice-president and chair of the the round table during its January 5 The other Division I roll-call vote apply to Division I, including the Division 111 Steering Committee, meeting. Roll calls will be on an amendment to Bylaw 5- Division I test-score and corecurric- which is making plans for the round Correspondence concerning the Two of the roll-call votes will occur l-(j)-(2) submitted by six member ulum requirements and the eligibility table. The group intends to address round table should be directed to in the Division I business session, institutions, proposing that the partial index to be used in 1987-88. topics that are of interest to a cross Sweet, Director of Athletics, Univer- with three in the separate Division II qualifier under that legislation is en- That proposal also was submitted section of the division. sity of California, San Diego, SM)S, business session. titled to only three seasons of eligibility by all members of three Division II Information from Division III La Jolla, California 92093. In Division I, the voters will record after the freshman year, regardless of See Five, page 4 Some women’s leagues to use three-point shot In the News By Timothy J. Lilley data from conferences for the com- Country Conference, Gulf Star Con- siastic interest in a women’s three- Legal issue Managing Editor, The NCAA News mittee. “I believe we will receive ex- ference, Atlantic 10 Conference, West point field goal is the fact that only The attitude of the press toward Two dozen women’s basketball con- cellent information, since the Coast Athletic Conference, South- eight men’s conferences experimented gambling is not a matter of serving ferences have received approval from conferences represent all parts of the western Athletic Conference, South- with the long-range shot during the its readers; it’s a matter of breaking the NCAA Women’s Basketball Rules country and a cross section of NCAA west Conference, Midwestern two seasons immediately preceding the law. Page 3. Committee to experiment with a membership divisions.” Collegiate Conference, Mountain its adoption for use in all men’s inter- three-point field goal this season- Permission to use a three-pointer West Conference, Mid American Con- collegiate competition, beginning this Notes, stats three times the number of men’s has been granted to 14 conferences in ference, Southland Conference and season. Football notes and statistics for conferences that experimented with Division I, six in Division II and four New South Conference. Three Division I leagues - the At- Divisions I-A and I-AA. Pages 5- 7. the three-pointer in 1985 and 1986. in Division III. All leagues will use a Division II-Northeast-8 Confer- lantic 10, the Big Sky and the Pacific “If interest in experimentation is three-point line that is 19 feet, nine ence, Sunshine State Conference, Coast Athletic Association-used a Finalists any indication, the three-point goal inches from the center of the basket ~ Great Lakes Valley Conference, Great three-pointer during 1984-85. Last Finalists are announced for the appears to have a great deal of support the same dimensions for the three- Lakes Conference, Gulf South Con- season, the Big Sky and PCAA exper- Broderick Cup, which is awarded in women’s basketball,” said Dianne point goal that were adopted by the ference and Northern California Ath- imented in Division I; the Central to the country’s top female college C.