sports
Creighton Seminar
Title IX effects discussed
By Becky Morgan
Title IX of the 1972 Education Act, which
seeks equal opportunity for women in education
programs, may have the same affect on women's
athletics.
The possible effects, though not yet clearly
defined, were the main topics of discussion at
Creighton University's first Women in Sports
seminar last Saturday.
Guidelines to implement Title IX have not
been set, said Gail Whitaker, UNL physical
education teacher and intercollegiate athletic
coordinator for women's sports.
The U.S. Dept. of Health Education and
Welfare (HEW), requested suggestions from
qualified women last summer. By October HEW
had received 9,700 comments.
In effect next fall
According to HEW official Gwen Gregory, the
guidelines for women's sports under Title IX will
be done by spring and put into effect next fall.
Gregory said there have been many cases of
discrimination against women concerning
equipment and practice space.
She cited one case where women divers were
forced to practice in a nine-foot deep pool while
their male counterparts were using a 12-foot
pool.
Women dive just a deep as men, Gregory
commented. "We won't try to please everybody,
but we'll try to come up with the enforcement
mechanism that will work."
Won't be overnight equals
Margaret Penney, assistant professor of
Physical Education and Recreation at UNL, said
that women's athletic programs can't expect to
become "overnight equals" of men's programs.
Penney stressed that secondary schools must
begin athletic programs for girls so they can learn
the basic skills that can be developed in college.
Terry Baumback, UNL women's Softball
coach said the seminar allowed people to see
different viewpoints concerning the trends of
acceptance and improvement in women's sports.
Growing pains
Whitaker said more people are becoming
aware of what she called the growing pains of
women's athletic programs. "We are constantly
being asked to speak to organizations about
women in sports. We are reaching the media and
people of financial position. Parents are
becoming interested and want to become
involved."
Other speakers at the program were Dr. Laurie
Mabry, president of the Association of
Intercollegiate Athletics for Women and Louis
Spry, controller for the National Collegiate
Activities Assocation.
UNLweightlifting club
regaining strength
While the names Hannan, Bliss, Benjamin and Arthur aren't
quite as familiar to Husker fans as those of Tagge, Glover, Jacobson
and Rodgers; they all have something in common.
When the Husker football team, with the likes of Tagge, Glover
and company, was winning the national championship in 1971,
Hannan, Bliss, Benjamin and Arthur were also leading a Nebraska
team to a high national ranking.
The four were members of the University of Nebraska
weightlifting club and part of the club's weightlifting team, which
finished fourth at the NCAA finals that year.
The club has done little since 1971 but is being rejuvenated this
year. Under the direction of Boyd Epley and coach Russ
Schneemeyer, the club has 32 members and has a goal of 50.
Best equipment
Club members pay $10 annual dues, which entitles them to use
some of the best collegiate weightlifting equipment in the nation,
Schneemeyer said. The club's equipment is located m the
Fieldhouse north of Memorial Stadium. m
"Our club is organized for people to come over and work out,
Schneemeyer said. The club, open to full-time students only,
encourages students to use the equipment once or twice before
joining, Schneemeyer said.
Nebraska's weightlifting club is young, composed mostly of
freshmen and sophomores. According to Schneemeyer, youth is
the key to a strong weightlifting program.
"Good weightlifters can't be developed in one year," he said.
"If we get some dedicated young guys, Nebraska could become a
national weightlifting power again."
Intramural meet
The club will participate in one meet this year, an intramural
meet March 15 at the Fieldhouse. The Department of Recreation
will administer the meet but it will be sponsored by the
weightlifting club. Any full-time Nebraska students will be eligible
to participate, said Schneemeyer.
Weightlifters are divided into nine classes based on weight,
ranging from 123 lbs. through a super heavyweight division. Each
lifter must make three kinds of lifts at a meet: dead lift, squat and
bench press.
Winners in each class are then determined by the total poundage
lifted by each weightlifter in all three events.
Schneemeyer, a senior agronomy major, said he will graduate
before the club develops a team like that of 1971 but added that
he enjoys helping lay the groundwork tor the tuture.
spores snores
Entries are due Friday for
competition .in the UNL
intramural handball doubles
tournament. Play will begin
Tuesday. For further
information contact the
intramural office, 1740 Vine
St., or call 472-3467.
Junior Center Larry Cox is
among. the statistical leaders
in the Big 8 basketball statistics
released Tuesday. Cox leads
the conference in field goal
percentage with a .618 mark.
As a team, the Maskers lead
the league in defense, allowing
an average 65.4 points per
game, but are seventh in
offense with a 74.8 scoring
average. The team is last in
rebounding and free throw
percentage, but lead in field
goal shooting with a 52 per
cent success average.
Big 8 letters of intent for
football are being signed by
high school athletes across the
nation this week. So far 23
athletes have signed, including
13 from Nebraska.
Bluejays successful despite loss of Mike Heck
By Jim Zalewski
Many of those who attended the
Nebraska-Colorado game might have dreamed of the
glories of playing basketball in the Big 8. Two of the
8,500 in attendance had the chance and passed it up.
Rick Apke, a 6 ft. 7 in. freshman forward from
Cincinnati and Randy Eccker, a 6 ft. guard from
Denver, play basketball for the Creighton Bluejays.
They both express satisfaction with the school they
chose and the results of the season so far.
"I've been real happy with the team's success,"
Apke said. "A lot of people were down on us at the
start of the season. After the death of Mike Heck,
people expected us to fall apart."
Grew closer
Instead of folding, the team grew closer together
and learned to play a new style of basketball, Apke
said.
"We had to change as a ball team," he said. "Mike
was an easy target to hit in the middle. We had to
adjust to Doug Brookins playing the post."
Apke, who said he received "just a letter" from
UNL, said the position adjustment has been the
hardest for him to make.
Moving from the pivot, where he played on a
two-time state championship team at Elder High
School, to the more mobile forward position has been
an adjustment process, he said. The defense played by
college teams is also harder to pick up because of the
physical contact involved, he said.
Eccker, who said he was recruited by Colorado,
agreed to the increased physical contact in college
basketball and also cited the consistency of talented
players in college.
The season has been great for the 154 Bluejays so
far, Eccker said.
"I jirst wish I was playing more, but everyone else
is playing so well that I can't complain " he said.
The use of the 30-second clock by the Big 8 is one
issue on which the two disagree.
"I think the 30-second clock would be good for all
of college basketball, but right now it hampers the
Big 8," Eccker said. "In a national tournament, a Big
8 team might have trouble at the end of the game
trying to stall because they wouldn't have had a lot of
practice at it."
'Stall a part'
"I've always thought the stall was part of
basketball," Apke said. "But it h?s been good for the
Big 8 because the games have become more exciting."
Playing under his brother, Head Coach Tom Apke,
has not created any problems so far, he said.
Apke said teammates have shown no signs of
resentment with regard to his brother being the
coach.
The number one ranked team in the nation,
Indiana University, drew the praise of both Apke and
Eccker.
"Indiana is definitely the best I've seen," Apke
said. "They play an NBA type defense. They use their
hands and push a lot. We had to play them on their
court in their tourney. I don't know if they could
have gotten away with all they did somewhere else."
"Indiana is so physical it's unbelievable," Eccker
said.
Apke, who was recruited by most of the Big 10
schools, except Indiana, said he chose Creighton over
the numerous other schools that offered him
scholarships because of its medical school and highly
competitive basketball schedule.
Eccker cited the prestige of Creighton and the
friendliness of the people as factors in his decision.
"The people here are really nice," he said. "It's
kind of like a big family. Everyone cares about each
other. It's a real good atmosphere."
Attendance
Though the atmosphere is friendly, both
complained about the attendance at home games.
"We have as many students go as other schools,
but that's about it," Eccker said. "It's kind of
disappointing when the other people don't show up."
"The attendance hasn't exactly been great," Apke
said. "We weren't expected to be winning, but we
have been. I don't know what it takes to get people
there."
Both said thy think a Nebraska-Creighton series
would be a natural drawing card.
"I'd reaiiy like to play UNL," Eccker said. "The
feeling around Creighton is that UNL and Coach
Cipriano don't want to play us."
"I'd really like to play in a Nebraska-Creighton
series," Apke said.
After viewing the Colorado game, Apke said he
thought Nebraska looked good.
"It was a case of Nebraska having some good
talent, and Colorado not having much at all," he said.
The possibility remains that the two teams could
meet in the NCAA Mid-West regionals at the end of
regular season play. Creighton may qualify for an
at-large berth, while the Huskers would qualify if
they won the Big 8.
Good shape for tourney
"We're in good shape for a tourney," Apke said.
"We still have to win five or six more games. We can't
afford to get complacent. The game with Oral
Roberts University last Saturday was a big one for us
if we are going to a tournament."
"I think we could go a long way in the NCAA
tournament," Eccker said. "Right now, Louisville
would have to be the favorite in this region."
Eccker said his goal for the season was to make the
travel squad and to play as much as possible, while
Apke cited the team's over-all success as fulfilling bus
goal.
"I'm real satisfied with the season so far," Apke
said. "We have overcome a lot together and really
matured as a basketball team."
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daily nebraskan
thursday, february 6, 1975
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