University Daily Kansan
Monday, September 15, 1975
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Women's athletic scholarships grow
By KELLY SCOTT
Sports Writer
Although the Kansas University Women's Intercollegiate Athletics program offered 28 scholarships this year, other schools will surpass KU since if few new sources of funding appear, Marion women's athletic director, said last week.
This is the first year scholarships have been offered, she said.
According to the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW), 12 scholarships can be offered in major sport, eight in minor sports.
Major sports are basketball, volleyball, track and softball. Minor sports are swimming, golf, tennis, field hockey and gymnastics. AIAW also limits women's scholarships to tuition, fees, room and board.
KU OFFERS ONE-YEAR, said
scholarships, Washington said.
Instead of giving a few full-time scholarships in one or two sports, Washington decided to divide the money among several players in all sports, she said. "We divided it by one scholarship which coach Jane Markert split between two players.
"It's in keeping with the philosophy of the program at KU." Washington said.
KU strives for a well-rounded program, she said, rather than emphasizing one sport or technique.
Washington said the purposes of scholarships were to attract good athletes to
KU and to help athletes who were already there.
"IHAD ONE GIRL on the volleyball team who worked two jobs, played volleyball and was one of us up her studies," Washington said. "Definitely, we want to help people like that."
Washington said she had had no choice in schools or programs when she was going to college. She thus encourages students to attend at all schools offering them scholarships.
"To be honest, I tell them to consider all schools," she said, "and I may lose half of the
The image of the woman athlete pondering exorbitant scholarship offers and then going to the highest bidder is a false one, according to Washington.
"It's not dog eat dog yet," she said.
"It's not to say dlg yet," she said. Washington said AIAW rules requiring that students in grades 9 through 12 be a volunteer basis deterred the development of recruiting wars in women' s athletics.
SHE DOES PAY ATTENTION to women other teams are interested in, however.
"It's my job to keep abreast of who other teams are recruiting and let the girls know."
She said she had made it clear to the coaches that they would have to share the fund-raising responsibilities if they wanted more scholarship offered in their sport.
Between coaching duties and teaching loads, though, the coaches simply don't have much time to aggressively recruit, she said.
Sports Shorts
ROYALS RIP ANGELS—The Kansas City Royals routed the California Angels, 10-4 in Kansas City yesterday to pull within seven games of the Western division-leading Oakland Athletics, who lost to the San Francisco Kings runs from Harmon Killebrew and Frank White—knew the Athletics pennant-winning magic kept at nine.
From the Associated Press
FOOTBALL STRIKE POSSIBLE - a strike by members of the National Football League leamed yesterday, after the New England Patriots forced cancellation of their regular season batting voting not to play until a collective bargaining agreement is signed by NFL owners and the players. No other team, however, joined the Patriots' strike. And owners said striking teams couldn't be or be paid until a labor pact was signed.
NICKLAUS WINS CASPER—AGAIN Jack Nicklaus beat Billy Casper in a sudden foul. The Knicks won Tournament title yesterday in Pinehurst, N.C. It was Nicklaus' fifth win this year and
was worth $40,000. That pushed his season's earnings mark to a tour-leading $293,849. Nicklaua shot a four-under-par 280 in regular play, then beat Casper on the playoff first hole. Tom Weiskoft lost his oakoke lead over NICKlaua and finished third.
WHAT ELSE IS NEW? -Yes, Oklahoma is just as awesome as expected. The top-ranked Sooners proved it Saturday, whipping Oregon, 62-7. That was one of five teams by Big Eight schools that day. Missouri had stunned Alabama last month, 20-7.
Women indicating they will attend KU on scholarship must sign a letter of intent, Washington said. AIAW is in the process of standard, legally binding form for recruits.
In other games involved league schools, Oklahoma State downed Wichita State; 34:0; Kansas state nipped Tulsa, 17:16; six-ranked Nebraska held on to edge LSU, 10:7; Colorado outgunned California, 34:27; Iowa state fell to 16:1ranked UCLA, 37:21; and KU was beaten by Washington State. 18:14. Games this week match Pittsburgh at Arkansas; Washington at Colorado; Arkansas at Oklahoma State; Wichita State at Kansas State; Air Force at Iowa State; Kansas at Kentucky; and Missouri at Illinois.
Scholarships are disbursed through the Bath Hoover Scholarship Fund and the Dundee University Scholarship Fund.
HOOVER BECAME DIRECTOR of the women's physical education department in 1926 and was active in field hockey, synchronized swimming and officiating.
to having a scholarship fund named for a man, because she had found that people would rather contribute to a fund named for a man than for a woman.
Norris, a Wichita businessman, began contributing to the women's program when his daughter, Stephanie, played on the band at her school teams. She graduated from KU last May.
Private contributions from parents, KU alumni and former women athletes are another way Washington collects money to fund scholarships.
Washington said there was an advantage
Washington said one week summer camps in gymnastics and volleyball and a two week basetball camp were tentatively planned for the summer of 1876.
Washington said the Women's Booster Club, which was formed last spring to organize support of the program, would also provide and ways to raise money for scholarships.
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