Gallaudet Gets 2-Year Probation
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Saturday, August 4, 2007; Page E06
Gallaudet University athletics are on probation for the next two years, according to school officials, because of an ineligible student-athlete who competed in the 2005-06 volleyball season.
The NCAA ruled that the volleyball team's performance in the 2005 NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Championship and its place in the final standings be deleted, according to Rosalyn Prickett, the acting director of public relations for the school for the deaf. The NCAA recognized the decision by the Capitol Athletic Conference to place Gallaudet on probation for two years, meaning that they will be under greater scrutiny by the conference.
The CAC also ruled that the 2005 and 2006 volleyball championships, and the 2005 coach of the year award, were invalid, according to a memo from former provost Michael Moore.
The new provost, Stephen Weiner, will follow up with a two-year review of all sports at Gallaudet.
Gallaudet teams will continue to play in conference games.
President Robert Davila recently told the campus community that "the situation with our volleyball team, which resulted in sanctions imposed by the NCAA on Gallaudet's athletic programs, is indeed something that we take very seriously. It has however, created an opportunity for us to take a closer look at our entire athletic program. I am deeply committed to strengthening these programs, to ensure the best for our students."
An interim athletic director, Michael Weinstock, has taken over for former athletic director Jimmy DeStefano. DeStefano is still employed at Gallaudet, said Prickett, but she declined to comment on his new role at the school.
