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More than 1,200 National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) members gathered in Salt Lake City June 11-14 for the association's 36th annual convention.
Highlights of the convention included a Division I Town Hall, where leaders in athletics discussed financial concerns, basketball and football issues, and student-athlete welfare. The panel included David Berst, NCAA chief of staff for Division I; John Genzale, editor of the Street & Smith SportsBusiness Journal; Bob Minnix, associate athletics director at Florida State University; and Chris Plonsky, senior associate director of athletics at the University of Texas at Austin. Joe Castiglione, NACDA second vice-president and director of athletics at the University of Oklahoma, served as moderator.
Convention attendees also were treated to a keynote address from former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda, who told the crowd, "The most important part of your job is to make sure youngsters get a good education."
Also during the convention, NACDA's executive committee expressed strong philosophical concerns with recent NCAA legislation that lifts restrictions on televising college football games on Friday night, and issued the following statement:
"The collegiate athletics programs appreciate the long and mutually supportive relationship with high-school programs. These programs depend upon the ticket revenue generated from attendance at Friday night games to sustain their athletics programs.
"NACDA encourages all football-playing member institutions to consider the unintended consequences in scheduling Friday night football games."
In addition to the statement, NACDA Executive Director Mike Cleary said, "If colleges do not protect high-school football now, there would be little the collegiate community could say in protest if the NFL decided to play any of its games on Fridays or Saturdays."
And NACDA President Deborah Yow, director of athletics at the University of Maryland, College Park, said, "NACDA recognizes the financial issues facing a number of its member institutions, which can be partially alleviated by playing Friday night televised football games. However, it is the position of this organization's executive committee that these issues should not serve as the rationale for this fundamental change in the relationships with our high-school football programs across the country."
Sears Directors' Cups
The convention's awards luncheon included the presentation of Sears Directors' Cup trophies to Stanford University; the University of California, Davis; and Williams College, winners in Divisions I, II and III, respectively.
The Sears Directors' Cups, presented annually by Sears, Roebuck and Co. and NACDA, are awarded to the nation's top collegiate athletics programs based on schools' finishes in various NCAA sports.
In Division I, Stanford increased its record winning streak to seven on the strength of a national championship in women's tennis, and a total of 13 teams finishing among the top five in national competition and 15 teams placing in the top 10.
In Division II, the University of California, Davis, claimed its fourth Sears Directors' Cup, continuing its string of having placed either first or second in all six years the Division II Cup has been awarded. Although UC Davis did not win any national championships during the 2000-01 season, the Aggies sealed the Cup with nine top-10 finishes.
Williams successfully defended its Division III title, winning its fifth Sears Directors' Cup in the last six years. Williams won national championships in women's and men's tennis and posted seven additional top-10 finishes.
Other awards
The convention's awards luncheon featured the presentation of the James J. Corbett Memorial Award, NACDA's highest honor for athletics administration, to Jack Lengyel, director of athletics at the U.S. Naval Academy and NACDA's president in 1989-90.
In accepting, Lengyel said, "Nothing is more certain than change. However, nothing is also more certain than the fact that the critical elements of success are the loyalty, dedication and commitment of those you serve."
He also reflected on his time as head football coach at Marshall University, where he revived the program after a tragic plane crash killed many of the team, administrators, coaches, staff, boosters and community members. "Winning in life requires a greater degree of perseverance and hard work than does winning on the playing field," Lengyel said.
Also presented at the luncheon was the NACDA/NIT Athletics Directors Award, which went to Arnie Ferrin, retired director of athletics at the University of Utah.
In addition, the NACDA/Continental Airlines AD of the Year Awards honored the following 16 regional winners:
* Division I-A -- Gene DeFilippo, Boston College; Vince Dooley, University of Georgia; Ron Guenther, University of Illinois, Champaign; Ted Leland, Stanford University.
* Division I-AA/I-AAA -- William Cleary, Harvard University; John Johnson, Weber State University; Judy Rose, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Bill Rowe, Southwest Missouri State University.
* Division II -- Pete Chapman, Missouri Western State College; Carol Dunn, California State University, Los Angeles; Mary Gardner, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania; Jim Harris, University of Alabama, Huntsville.
* Division III -- Paul Hoseth, Pacific Lutheran University; Walter Johnson, North Central College; Don Tencher, Rhode Island College; Michael Walsh, Washington and Lee University.
Sears Directors' Cup standings
Final standings in the Divisions I, II and III Sears Directors' Cups, presented annually by Sears, Roebuck and Co., and the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics:
Division I
1. Stanford 1,359
2. UCLA 1,138
3. Georgia 890.5
4. Michigan 864.5
5. Arizona 863
6. Ohio State 862
7. Florida 847
8. Southern California 817.5
9. Arizona State 801
10. Penn State 775.5
11. Notre Dame 764.5
12. California 761
13. Nebraska 753
14. Washington 748
15. North Carolina 729.5
16. Duke 722
17. Brigham Young 708
18. Oklahoma 698.5
19. Texas 672
20. Wisconsin 671.5
21. Tennessee 661.5
22. LSU 653.5
23. Minnesota 639
24. Princeton 569.5
25. South Carolina 539
Division II
1. UC Davis 703
2. North Dakota 539
3. Cal State Bakersfield 536
4. UC San Diego 524
5. Western State 500
6. Abilene Christian 461.5
7. Central Missouri State 447.5
8. Indianapolis 438
9. Truman 422
10. Lewis 396
11. Delta State 395
12. Adams State 394.5
13. Bloomsburg 391
14. North Dakota State 383
14. Northern Colorado 383
16. Ashland 376
17. South Dakota State 373.5
18. Rollins 360
19. Barry 355
20. Nebraska-Omaha 352
21. North Florida 347
22. Tampa 345
23. St. Cloud State 337.5
24. Drury 334
25. Central Washington 326.5
Division III
1. Williams 897.5
2. Middlebury 728.5
3. College of New Jersey 713.5
4. Emory 633
5. Ithaca 584
6. Wisconsin-Stevens Point 538
7. Wisconsin-Oshkosh 529
8. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 476.5
9. Calvin 474
10. Wartburg 473
11. Trinity (Texas) 463
12. Central (Iowa) 459
13. Cortland State 453.5
14. Amherst 451
15. Salisbury State 435
16. Washington (Missouri) 430.5
17. Wisconsin-La Crosse 426
18. Gustavus Adolphus 407.5
19. Denison 404
20. Nebraska Wesleyan 402
21. Wisconsin-Whitewater 384.5
22. Ohio Wesleyan 368
23. Wheaton (Massachusetts) 356.5
24. Tufts 354.5
25. St. Thomas (Minnesota) 353.5
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