NCAA urged to beef up testing
By Chuck Schoffner
Associated Press
I)KS M(JINKS, Iowa |AP)
The NCAA must begin year
round drug testing of athletes
because only the "dumb ones"
are being caught now, NCAA
exei utive direc tor Dick Si hull/
said Thursday.
Schultz also told newspaper
editors that it takes more than
investigations and sanctions by
the NCAA to prevent cheating
in college athletics. He said
university presidents must
make it clear to their coaches
that cheating will not be toler
ated.
"We've been spending a lot
of time with college presidents
to make that point, that if we re
going to have real integrity, it
starts at home," Schultz said
during a panel discussion .it
The Associated Press Managing
Kditors convention.
Robert Helmick. president of
the U.S Olympic Committee,
said drugs "could destroy the
very foundation of amateur
sport" and agreed with Schultz
that testing will be effective
only if it is done randomly
throughout the year
The only athletes tested by
the NCAA are those who play
in championship events or
bowl games
Schultz, said those proce
dures are inadequate because
the drugs most likely to be
used, steroids, usually are lak
en months before the games
and an- out of an athlete's sys
tem by the time he or she is
tested
Last year, the NCAA i becked
:i.7(t(t athletes and only 0 K per
cent tested positive for drugs.
Schultz, said Of those who test
ed positive, tit) percent had
used steroids.
Schultz said he was encour
aged by (lie small percentage
but said not all drug users are
lining caught
"That eight-tenths of one
percent sounds exciting,
sounds groat, like we’ve done a
terrific job." he said "Hut un
fortunately. I think we only
i ate h the dumb ones
"There is so much sophisti
i ation. so many gurus out there
that .ire trying to stay one step
ahead ol the testing ter hniques
that if a person wants to take
anabolii steroids today, they
can cycle those if they know
they are going to he tested and
probably pass that test
Schultz and Helmick said
subjecting athletes to random
tests is the only yvay to make
testing effective
"'l ou do your random testing
in May." Helmick said "It s
got to he completely out of sea
son That’s when steroids are
used
Several of the national gov
ernmg hoards in Olympic
sports have begun random test
ing Schultz said legislation to
implement random testing will
he disi ussed at the NCAA con
vention in januarv
I lelmii k said it will take a
cooperation by all i ountries to
rui international sports of
drugs Hr said the l'S( K' lias
reai hod agreement with thf So
vu't I 'moo \vhereby ti'i him ians
from cine country oversee drug
trsts ot athlotfs from thf other
"You're not going to gft our
athlotfs off stfroiils until wf
tan assurf thfm th.it thf world
is ofl steroids " Hflrnii k said
"Our athletes usn steroids
It s not a (Canadian problem,
it s not a llfn Johnson problem
It s a world problem." Ilelmu k
said.
In response to a question.
I If him k said drug testing
should start at the junior high
si hoot level Schultz said he
expec Is to see widespread test
mg of high si bool athletes
w ithin a few wars
"When it comes right down
to it. athletic s ol all size, shape
or form has probably done as
good a job in dealing with that
problem as am segment ot so
cietv." Schultz said "We've
worked hard, but were’ tar
from conquering that dial
lenge "
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it's something that vvt“ re.ills
earned anil deserved
"I krnnv that we re really
a focused team, and when
things don't go our uav
we're doing a lot better at re
focusing.'' Snyder added I
think we learned .1 lot about
not letting things get us
down and not worrying
about tbe past and just going
on from there.''
Sophomore middle him k
er Iluwiin Charroin is enoth
er one of those players that
is constantly contributing as
she lead the Ducks in kills
their first eight mail lies this
year
"Dawnu has always
worked hard I think she's
more poised than she was
last year," Gregory said
The i >ii< ks are ranked No
I'l in thi' nation in the
AVI A 1.11 hikar.i poll, hut
were loft out of thi' \( A Vs
top Jtl poll I Ilf 14 < 1 Inc ks
travel to Corvallis tonight to
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sipiad in (Iregon Stale
' t )regon State is prohahh
the top defensive learn in the
I’ai ill They may he the
hest defensive team in tile
i ountry(ire gory said
"(Oregon State) is a good
team." Snyder said
"They're kind of in the same
position we are They've
i nine real close to heating
some good teams I know
that they're going to In
fighting espei ially when it's
Oregon They want to heat
us so had It's going to he a
tough matt h
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