Facilities: Augsburg College is receiving a $1 million gift from Alan Rice, a two-time Big Ten Conference wrestling titlist at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, to help fund the $5 million expansion of Si Melby Hall and to support the creation of a Greco-Roman wrestling training center as part of the project. Rice, a National Wrestling Hall of Fame member who competed in the 1956 Olympic Games and coached the U.S. Greco-Roman team at the 1972 Olympics, is making the donation in memory of his wife Gloria, who died in September 2001. "This is a wonderful way for Alan to honor wrestling and his wife's memory," said William V. Frame, Augsburg president. "Gloria shared Alan's life-long appreciation for wrestling, and this philanthropic investment will generate significant benefits." The gift is the largest Augsburg has received for an athletics project, and is expected to attract world-class Greco-Roman wrestlers to train in the new facility. Augsburg currently has a successful varsity wrestling program that has claimed eight Division III Wrestling Championships team titles in the past 14 years. The expansion project also will add classrooms, expand locker-room facilities for varsity teams, and add a cardiovascular fitness area, aerobics/multipurpose studio and a general student locker room to an expanded fitness center. Improvements of meeting facilities, laboratories, faculty/staff locker rooms also are planned, along with creation of a new hospitality area.

Milestones: Rick Dell notched his 600th career baseball coaching victory April 30 when The College of New Jersey defeated Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference contest. The win also ensured Dell's 20th 20-victory season as a baseball coach at the school, where he also has coached men's soccer, compiling an 182-60-23 mark before relinquishing that position. Dell has coached baseball at the school for 23 years ... Dirk Baker earned his 200th coaching victory April 19 when his Worcester State College baseball team defeated Salem State College, 3-1. Baker has coached the team for nine seasons ... Gina Loudenburg collected her 400th victory as softball coach at Wheaton College (Massachusetts) this season. She has coached the team for 15 years, leading two teams to third-place finishes in the Division III Softball Championship and seven appearances overall in the tournament, and a winning record in each of those 15 seasons ... Virginia Wesleyan College baseball coach Nick Boothe earned his 400th career win March 28 in a 6-5 victory over Tufts University in the first game of a doubleheader. The host Marlins also gave Boothe his 401st victory in the second game. Boothe has completed his 18th season at Virginia Wesleyan and now has a 417-270-5 career record.