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The men's and women's track and field teams are unhappy with the lack of a championship in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference and may jump to the Collegiate Track Conference in order to compete for one.

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Cabrini's championship ch nces in the spring outdoor track seasor(§yJiot in their runners' feet or throwers' arms, but in the hands of the administration.

In the past, Cabrini's men's track team has not participated in a spring championship.

As members of the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference, there is no East Coast Athletic Conference championship at the end of the season.

According to team members, there is some anger and confusion surrounding these circumstances.

John Dzik, athletic director, says that there is currently an option under consideration which could open up post-season op- portunities for the team.

According to Dzik, the Collegiate Track Conference, an organization which is open to track and field, is being considered as an the first time since he heard about it two "At a cursory glance, it looks like a good years ago that the men's and women's track opportunity," Dzik said of the CTC. coach has approached him the possibility of However, he stresses that the budget may leaving the PAC. not be able to sustain the costs of the CTC

James Williams, a former member of the mary commitment is to the PAC, and its team, says of the CTC, "I've been here secondary commitment is to the ECAC. three and a half years and I know we've However, since the PAC does not offer been asked to join." enough opportunities for track programs, Dzik agrees that there has always been serious consideration will be given to the the option to join the CTC, but that this is CTC.

There are obvious concerns, which Dzik in addi_!io_!_l !.Q.the.PAGand ECAC. will address with the adrninistrationaTiliey--The PAC and ECAC are all-inclusive orreview the CTC guidelines. ganizations in that they support all college alternative conference for outdoor track competition. Should Cabrini's men's and women's track and field teams choose to leave the PAC in favor of the CTC, they will be offered greater post-season opportunities.

The matter that will receive the most sports, while the CTC is exclusively track careful consideration is the monetary re- and field. sponsibilities the college will shoulder with Although it is too late in the year for a dethe CTC. cision to be made, any decision made over "I think themain consideration would not the summer will effect winter and spring only be the budget, but also what other Di- track teams in the 1999-2000 winter and vision III schools are involved," Dzik said. spring track seasons.

At this time, Dzik feels that Cabrini's pri-