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Show Sports & Outd SOUTHERN UTAH STATE COLLEGE, CEDAR CITY THE THUNDERBIRD THURi SUSC offers explanation for cuts for night games, storage facilities, added bleachers BY BRENT RICHEY SUSC put its athletic department on the chopping block two weeks ago, trimming sports in the name of conformity: legal conformity to Title IX restrictions. Title IX is a federal civil rights statute which prohibits sexual discrimination in any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. If SUSC were in violation of Title IX, federal aid could be cancelled. The SUSC athletic department currently meets the standards of Title IX by offering women the same number of sports as men, but is not in compliance in the level of financial assistance being offered to women athletes in comparison to that of men, said SUSC President Gerald R. Sherratt. He said that SUSC needed to reduce the level of financial aid to male athletes andor increase the level for female athletes. Since there is limited funding for athletic programs, SUSC had to reduce money for the mens sports and increase the allocation to womens sports. to Sherratt said is would be the support level of all mens sports. Some sporty, are funded at a minimum level and couldnt afford cuts, and to cut the two revenue sports (football and basketball) could have reduced their ability to compete at a competitive level. The solution was to eliminate an entire sport, he said. Baseball was chosen after budget discussions with Coach Bill Groves who said that baseball needed a substantial funding increase to be competitive, said Sherratt. He wanted an assistant coach, an almost doubling of the level of scholarships, almost twice as much money for travel expenses, a more than doubling of funds for current expenses, and an added recruitment budget, he said. Then, too, he has requested some capital improvements on the baseball field, said Sherratt. Those improvements include restroom facilities, lights redu. J Cedar 0) Dermatology and an indoor practice facility. Sherratt said, Not only do we not have the funds to meet all his requests, what money we might have should be put into our womens sports. Sherratt said other reasons for cutting baseball include team members missing too many classes. No other sport takes its participants off campus as much as baseball, he said, adding that though baskeball was off campus a lot, it was a one-yea-r predicament that will not continue. Sherratt also said the unpredictability of Utah spring weather made it difficult to practice and play. Why, then, was not womens softball eliminated instead of volleyball? Our womens softball team experiences some of the same problems, but they play only 27 games, do not have a fall season, and generally start their spring season much later than mens baseball, said Sherratt. Since the volleyball coach resigned, an extensive recruitment campaign was not undertaken. Also, without a conference affiliation, the sport has had problems scheduling home games. But, Sherratt said, If SUSC were to switch to a semester system, or to obtain conference affiliation, we would entertain reestablishing the sport. Most Division I schools do not fund each of their sports equally, dividing them into levels. At SUSC, level 1 sports are mens basketball and gymnastics. Level 2 sports are football, womens basketball and softball, and level 3 sports are golf, track and field. Level 1 sports are ones the institution wants to emphasize, to be able to compete at a national level. Athletes generally receive a tuition, fees, room and board, and books. Level 2 sports receive a percentage of that top level which might be 50 to 70 percent. These are sports the college wants to be competitive, but not necessarily a national challenger. Level 3 sports are simply those sponsored to give students an opportunity to compete, but there are no illusions about the sport being a national contender. BY MICHELLE HARRISON With all the rain Monday and Tuesday at the Boise State Invitational golf tournament, the SUSC squad just wanted to get out of the cold and into the clubhouse, said Coach Tom Kingsford. Despite the bad weather and inexperienced team, the field behind top 'Birds finished 7th of the finishers Washington State and Columbia Basin. Ken Thomock led the Birds shooting a second round total 229 which boosted him to eighth 72 and a place in the final standings. Kingsford said star golfer Will Healy was not up to par due to a recent hand injury, though he shot 246 for the tournament. The Bird golfers travel to Phoenix, Ariz. 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