No new teams in lineupfor Cabrini

by Matthew Tholey staff writer

Baseball, football, hockey and even swimming are all sports common to many colleges. So, why does Cabrini College not offer the following activities to students as part of their athletic program?

Many find themselves asking this question continuously, wondering if they will ever play these sports at a collegiate level.

According to John Dzik, athletic director and head coach of the men's basketball team, Cabrini College has a lot of progress to make with its current sports teams, before the thought of even adding a new sport is considered.

"Every sport that Cabrini College has at the present time is in the framework of both the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference and the National Collegiate Athletic Association," Dzik said.

The only two sports teams that Dzik said he would even consider adding at the present time to Cabrini Colleges sports program are swimming and baseball. But there are still several reasons why each of these sports teams will not be offered within the next year or so.

Looking to the fume of swimming, Dzik said. "I am not ready to jump into the water with a swim team until the other programs get what they need." He does not feel that the college is ready for a swim team. "We still have some things to nail down and bring up to speed in our current program," Dzik said. As far as a baseball team, it would affect several things such as the budget, gender equity, sponsorship, overall involvement and enhancement for Cabrini, and most importantly, a location at which the games would be played.

According to Dzik, it is hard enough trying to locate a softball field let alone start a baseball team. Plus, putting in a softball field would add to the budget that the Cabrini sports programs has to follow.

"Adding programs is great but it is the quality programs that help define a school.and its sports program," Dzik said.

Overall, Dzik feels that the sports offered at Cabrini at the present time are the only sports that make sense to both the students and the institution "I do not see the program changing for quite a while," Dzik said. He feels that no other sports would mesh well with the college and its environment. teams are being neglected. Dean feels that although the cross country team works just as hard as Cabrini's other teams, they must support themselves and very often pay for their own equipment and supplies. Dean simply wants to feel involved with the a'ihletic program.

Overall, if someone wanted to start a new sport here at Cabrini in the near future, being the next year or so, their investigation would come to a quick end. So the future of Cabrini's sports program liesin the hands (and feet) of the present sports teams presently offered at Cabrini.

So all aspiring swimmers, baseball players and other athletes who need to develop their talents in other sports besides those offered by Cabrini can come to the conclusion and summary that their collegiate dreams have ended here at Cabrini.

Schedule of Men's and Women's Cross-Country

Oct. 3 Cabrini College Invitational at Belmont Plateau

Nov. 6 Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Championships

Nov. 13-20 NCAA Regionals and Nationals