National Collegiate Athletic Association

The NCAA News - Digest

September 16, 1996

STATISTICS

Weekly statistical reports available through NCAA Online

Complete football and women's volleyball statistics now are available through NCAA Online, the Association's site on the World Wide Web.

Division I women's volleyball statistics were posted on NCAA Online for the first time September 11. From now until the end of the season, Division I women's volleyball statistics will be available every Wednesday; Divisions II and III volleyball statistics will be provided on alternating Thursdays (Division III figures were posted for the first time September 12).

For football, Division I-A and I-AA statistics are available on Sundays, while figures for Divisions II and III will be provided every Tuesday.

Staff contact: Jim E. Wright.

WOMAN OF THE YEAR

10 finalists selected; winner to be announced

The NCAA Woman of the Year will be announced October 6 at a banquet in Kansas City, Missouri.

The winner will be selected from 10 finalists who recently were selected by a special committee of administrators from the membership. The award recognizes young women in intercollegiate athletics for their outstanding achievements in athletics, academics and community leadership.

The finalists are Mary Alice Brady, track and field, Boston College; Amy S. DeVasher, swimming, University of Alabama, Tusca-loosa; Kristi Kloster, cross country and track and field, University of Kansas; Marya Morusiewicz, volleyball, Barry University; Kathleen Nichole (Nikki) Nicholson, volleyball, University of Georgia; Jenni Rademach-er, basketball, North Dakota State University; Annette Salmeen, swimming, University of California, Los Angeles; Samantha Salvia, field hockey, Old Dominion University; Katie Smith, basketball and track and field, Ohio State University; and Billie Winsett, volleyball, University of Nebraska, Lincoln.

The NCAA Committee on Women's Athlet-ics will select the 1996 Woman of the Year from among the finalists.

Staff contact: Kathryn M. Reith.

INITIAL ELIGIBILITY

NCAA distributes 250,000 copies of informational brochure

More than 250,000 copies of the new NCAA brochure, "Wanna Play? Know the Rules," have been distributed.

A total of 90,000 copies were provided to the National Federation of State High School Associations for distribution to high schools across the country. Also, 250 copies were mailed to compliance coordinators at all Division I and II institutions.

The brochure, created to make high-school and junior high-school students aware of NCAA eligibility standards, is available to other interested parties at a cost of $5 for 100 copies. Those interested in more information may call 913/339-1900. Staff contact: Kathryn M. Reith.

MEMBERSHIP

Number of NCAA members reaches all-time high of 1,203

Total Association membership has reached an all-time high of 1,203.

The growth was due entirely to small in-creases in the affiliated-organizations and corresponding-membership categories. Aff-iliated organizations increased by a total of three in the last year, and corresponding mem-bers went up by a total of five.

Conference and active membership actually have decreased since last September, from 109 to 108 conferences and from 903 to 902 active members.

Staff contact: Donna M. Mabry.