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THE March 6, 1990 Vol. 88, No. 40
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Matmen win No. 2 spot By Bill Kramer
Sports Editor Three Central State University wrestlers were crowned national champions Saturday at the NCAA II championship tournament in Kenosha, Wis., but the Bronchos were edged out for the team title by defending champ Portland State. The Vikings, ranked third most of the year behind CSU and Nebraska-Omaha University, sent five wrestlers into the championship finals and crowned four champions, outlasting the Bronchos in the team standings, 100 3/4-96. Broncho Head Coach David James was named NCAA II Coach of the Year for his efforts with the Broncho wrestling program this season. James said he was pleased with his team, despite not winning the championship. "We did as much as we could, but you've got to give credit to Portland State," he said. "I'm awful, awful proud of our guys. "I'm not disappointed, because we battled our hearts out. We had seven All-Americans and three national champions, so it's hard to feel too bad." National champions for CSU are Johnny Nimmo, 150 pounds, Howard Moore, 167, and Greg Oplotnik, 190.
Four other Bronchos were named All-America including Jeff Gowens, third at 134, Jimmy Filippo fourth at 142, Andy Howington sixth at 158, and Brett Beams, fifth at 177. Nimmo, a senior from Del City, ended a phenominal career winning his fourth national championship, a feat matched by only four other wrestlers in collegiate history. Nimmo scored a near-fall with under 10 seconds remaining in his championship final, giving him a 9-6 decision over PSU's 1989 142-pound NCAA II champion Travis West. Moore, a sophomore from Coweta, defeated the man who beat him in the Midwest Regional finals Feb. 16, defending national champion Ted Price of Wisconsin-Parkside University. Price won the previous encounter, 8-4, in Edwardsville, hid., but Moore won the rematch for the 1990 national title with a narrow 3-2 victory. In the 190-pound championship final, Oplotnik knocked off North Dakota University's Dale Herbst, 6-4. Oplotnik, who finished fifth last year in NAIA, was ranked second behind Herbst in Wrestling U.S.A.'s NCAA II preview. The Moore junior had by far the best year for CSU with a 36-7 record prior to the national tournament. The Bronchos' three national champions are the second most in school history and best since 1981.
Low-income and nontraditional Oklahoma students are concerned that many public colleges and universities, including Central State University, are pricing them out of higher education through tuition and fee increases, according to media and research reports. Research by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education showed tuition has increased 132 percent from 1980-81 to 1989-90, or an average of 13 percent per year. In dollars, tuition has jumped from $14.50 per credit hour to $41.30 per hour, or an average of $25.80 per year. Nationwide, 1990-91 will be the 10th year in a row in which average tuition rates rise faster than the rate of inflation. Tuition rates are expected to increase an average of six to seven percent this year, compared to the inflation rate of 4.1 percent, as measured by the Consumer Price Index. The national average for tuition
at public colleges and universities rose 23 percent above the inflation rate in the last 11 years. During the 1980s, tuition rose 31 percent at public institutions, while median income rose just six percent, Money magazine reported in its special report on investing and paying for college. College costs are expected to climb faster than six percent a year until the mid-1990s as unit costs rise for a shrinking pool of students, then taper off as enrollments pick up again, according to Changing Times, the personal finance magazine. Families will be financially burdened to pay for their children's education. The weight falls heaviest on low-income and nontraditional students going to college. In Oklahoma, the state regents February postponed 1990-91 tuition increases for state colleges and universities until the state legislature passes higher education appropriations. The regents are asking for $73.6 million in new state money. The regents had previously apPlease see TUITION on page 8.
NCAA drug tests target of controversy By Mark Schlachtenhaufen
Guest Writer First of two parts Year-round drug testing set for members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, including Central State University, could be scrapped before it begins this August. Some athletes feel drug testing is a violation of their right to privacy; NCAA officials view the policy as a deterrent against drug use. Any ruling in favor of plaintiffs could result in a court-ordered in-
junction and an end to testing college athletes. Plaintiffs in these cases, such as one involving an athlete versus the University of Colorado, say their rights have been violated by drug testing. Keith Traylor, CSU junior linebacker, and Junior Dash, sophomore flanker, could be tested for drug use before their eligibility is completed. Both agree that the NCAA policy will benefit collegiate athletics. Dash said testing will produce an overall athletic equality. Please see NCAA on page 8.