Show The Utah Statesman Wednesday March 31 1982 11 designations plague USU women's athletics jjihloort athletic former USU women the set out to make Weiss jjnKn of excellent e in women's sports Weiss tmcessful coaches in their in five of the most UU 1 na-mod- el fields and Monday only Rav Corn (gymnastics) Lfcnf Scarle (softball) remained from a group national tournaments and atsert Ag athletes to women's sports for the on map goi Loon was lra‘ k ClM h L lr Knudson first to g° TV 23 Adding lio penned his departure notice March Lrtumcitothr resignation list were volleyball tudet Marilyn McReavy and Mary Jo Peppier Coath Cynthia Perkins Ameriran en-- I one of the na- rat foremost authorities on women’s track and kid died a number of reasons for hts resignation "The greatest reason was the administration's liteg with basketball staff memln-- r of several ILmdson no to the Pan American Games and women’s athletics” said iKaudsoo “From talks with Ladell Andersen (USU I silenc director) and Kaye Hart (current women's I athletic director) track would not be treated as a 1 I 4asn to stjor tport” I apparently stemmed from a budget that brought efforts to from limited amounts The new of this problem dgbened USU athletic Most p the best results ENGLISH During his stay in Logan Knudson at times was forced to pay for his program out of his own budget “At times I put $5000-S600- 0 out of my own pocket to pay for uniforms and other necessary things to run meets” From one of the smallest budgets at USU Knud-so- n managed to bring respectability to the Aggie track program He wouldn’t say when he could have brought a national title to Logan but noted the progress had been visible He felt the Aggies could compete with all but the country’s top five track programs Knudson’s resignation is effective June 5 when be will take a job at the University of Florida where Weiss presently is athletic director ”A school’s administration has the responsibility to make these kinds of decisions” he said ”If they want to set priorities — that’s their business If they don’t want to bend over backwards to have quality national class sports in all of its sports that’s what Track Coach Lyle Knudson last week resigned his post they get paid to decide” Three other Aggie women's coaches have resigned in McReavy Peppier and Perkins submitted their i th past two days Dave Chambers pholo director determined that sports would receive money on a priority basis and listed track and basketball on a lower priority “The general feel was that spreading the budget out evenly would result in five average sports programs” said Knudson “Track would be budgeted to be able to compete on a region HIDING CLASSES Offered again in jumping and i scale” onpectlD r dressage THE CONTACT Dr Slade resignations Monday McReavy and Peppier indicated they would direct their attention to vo&eytc3 camps and coaching clinics and Perkins would cosci in the Houston area None of the trio was availaL’r for comment Hart said she was given the instructions to 1 75(1-215- 2 OH Jerry Uranseninb 753-ti2M- 4 (jonvocalion berieg v £ IM 6 John Dunlop Convocaiion SerieS Professor zt Ikircrd Thursdig April 12:30 pn I fAC MUi$r fckrutstmtnt response t Prediiftlvitg (l wWe Build Sandwiches You SeaK I2S0 £ 7T"N (Campus Only J name i (Jell moose Ham if TurKcyppercni Pasrami Mushrooms Picules Peppers Cheese Onions Tomatoes Sprouts SPRING FEVER DAYS Happy Hour evervjmyht-fr- ce 6-- 8 (7up CoKCRootbccrjOran)! Mon £ Ucd - cpb free addit? -- second Sandwich (Ji— n dri: t |