Boise State University was cited for multiple violations in various sports, according to findings announced today by the Division I Committee on Infractions. The case included numerous major violations involving more than 75 prospects and student-athletes in five sports over the course five years. The involved sports included football, men’s and women’s cross country and track and field, and men’s and women’s tennis. The vast majority of the violations found by the committee were agreed upon by the university. A former assistant track coach was found for unethical conduct.A former assistant track coach was cited for unethical conduct in the recruitment of a prospective student-athlete. After an unofficial visit by the prospective student-athlete, the former coach provided the prospect with a check to partially reimburse travel expenses in relation to the trip. During the formal investigation by the university, the former track coach provided false or misleading information on three occasions. The penalties, some of which were self-imposed by the university and adopted by the committee, include
- Two-year show-cause order for the former assistant track coach. The public report details these conditions.
- Reduction of men’s and women’s track and field scholarships by 1.5 equivalencies from the average annual amount awarded the past four years during the 2011-12 and 2012-13 academic years (self-imposed by the university).
Out on the far west side of Rio de Janeiro, in a zone where a host of Summer Olympics events will take place five years from now, stands a great example of how to plan for a major sporting event. And how not to. On one hand, there is the Athletes’ Park, an $18 million 1.3 million-sq.-ft. (123,000 sq m) space for competitors’ relaxation between events. Formally opened in July, the park was delivered early, on budget and will be a “legacy venue” that the general public can use before and after the 2016 Olympics. But just a few miles away is the 970,000-sq.-ft. (90,000 sq m) Pan village, built to house athletes during the 2007 Pan American Games. Today, almost four years after the athletes moved out and Brazilian residents moved in, part of the village and the roads around it have caved in, sunk by the effects of haphazard, last-minute construction.
Doha have all the infrastructure in place to successfully host the 2017 world athletics championships, the president of the Qatar bid committee said here on Friday ahead of the final Diamond league meet of 2011.
DANVILLE — The weight room is the lifeline for all sports. Getting bigger and stronger is vital to all athletes and it proved to be the difference in being a starter and bench warmer for Cirron Clark.
San Diego, CA –It’s time to get back to basics and break those bad habits! Come join me at the Olympic Training Center for the “Gobbling up the Vault” Clinic. This two day clinic will teach you drills and proper running mechanics needed to improve your vault and personal bests. I will teach you my sequence of creating a more powerful, efficient run that will translate into jumping higher bars. The clinic will conclude on the afternoon of November 22nd and will consist of a pole vault competition. This will be a great chance to implement what you have learned into your jump. I am excited about this get back to the basics camp and build on the fundamentals of pole vaulting. So come on out, meet new friends, and start your pre-season off with a bang!
