Milestones: University of San Diego baseball coach Rich Hill recorded his 400th career victory with his team's 14-2 victory over the University of Oklahoma February 17 at the San Diego Baseball Classic. Hill, who is in his third year at San Diego and 14th as a collegiate head coach, now owns a career mark of 400-279-2. The 38-year-old Hill becomes one of the youngest coaches in NCAA history to reach the 400-victory milestone. He collected No. 300 in January 1998. "I consider myself an educator first, but a significant part of what we do is to win," said Hill. "I'm proud of the milestone and a lot of people have been a part of that." Before taking the San Diego helm, Hill coached at the University of San Francisco for five years at California Lutheran University for six ... University of Notre Dame women's basketball coach Muffet McGraw earned her 400th career win in an 81-43 victory over the University of Miami (Florida) February 20. McGraw has won 312 games at Notre Dame ... Ohio University men's basketball coach Larry Hunter, fresh from his 500th career victory, earned his 200th victory at Ohio February 24 with an 86-76 win over the State University of New York at Buffalo. Hunter, who is in his 12th season at Ohio and 25th overall, posted his 500th career victory in January.

Miscellaneous: John York and Denise DeBartolo York have established an endowment for the enrichment of women's athletics programs at Youngstown State University. The $500,000 gift will allow the university to enrich the lives of Youngstown State female student-athletes by providing ongoing support and enhancing current varsity programs within the athletics department. "Athletics competition is an intrinsic part of the students' experiences," said Youngstown State President David Sweet. "This generous contribution, which is the single-largest gift to Youngstown State intercollegiate athletics, will greatly benefit our women student-athletes."

-- Compiled by Gary T. Brown