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The University of Nebraska, Lincoln, announced that men's swimming and diving would be discontinued as an intercollegiate sport at the school, effective with the 2001-02 season. Women's swimming and diving will continue as an intercollegiate sport. The school cited budgetary concerns as reason for the move, stating that eliminating the men's program will save about $500,000 annually. Nebraska officials said scholarships of swimming and diving athletes will continue to be honored. The move decreases the number of Big 12 Conference schools with intercollegiate men's swimming and diving programs to four.Conferences: Youngstown State University has announced it will move from the Mid-Continent Conference to the Midwestern Collegiate Conference. The move will not include Youngstown State's Division I-AA football team, which competes in the Gateway Conference. "As a result of this action, we will begin formal discussions with the Mid-Continent Conference about an amicable withdrawal and schedule for that withdrawal, as well as work with the Midwestern Collegiate Conference," said Youngstown State President David C. Sweet. The Penguins have been members of the Mid-Con since the 1992-93 season. A definite arrival date for Youngstown State into the Midwestern Collegiate Conference has not been determined. "I can say the time frame is bounded by July 1, 2001, to July 1, 2002. It will occur sometime within," Sweet said. Youngstown State will be the ninth team in the Midwestern Collegiate Conference. The others are Butler University; Cleveland State University; the University of Detroit Mercy; the University of Illinois at Chicago; Loyola University (Illinois); the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay; the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; and Wright State University. Youngstown State is the 12th team to leave the Mid-Continent Conference since the 1992-93 season.
Milestones:
University of Akron head men's basketball coach Dan Hipsher tallied his 200th career win when his Zips defeated Miami University (Ohio), 58-55, February 17. In 11 seasons (six at Akron), Hipsher is now 201-132. He previously coached at Wittenberg College for four years (1990-93) and at Stetson University for two (1994-95) ... St. Cloud State University men's hockey coach Craig Dahl won his 250th game at the schoo February 9 with a 2-0 win at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Dahl is in his 14th season as head coach for the Huskies and is the only coach that St. Cloud State has had since moving to Division I in 1987-88. Dahl has a career record of 260-243-38 at St. Cloud State and a 20-year career coaching mark of 336-330-40.Miscellaneous:
Host Communications, Inc., and the University of Michigan have announced a five-year agreement that will give Host exclusive radio network advertising sales and marketing rights for Michigan football and men's basketball. WJR 760 AM will remain the Detroit affiliate and the flagship station of the network for both football and basketball. WJR has been the flagship station for the Wolverines since 1978. Host Communications entered into the sports marketing business in 1974 when it first contracted the University of Kentucky radio network. Currently, the company holds multimedia rights at 11 other institutions including the University of Notre Dame; Florida State University; the University of Texas at Austin; and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville ... Michigan State University has announced it will convert the turf at Spartan Stadium from artificial turf to natural grass for the 2002 football season. The university has selected a natural turf system similar to those used at Giants Stadium in the Meadowlands and at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.-- Compiled by Gary Brown
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