Runge
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action to develop a comprehensive
strategy to repair the damage that my
actions had produced. I presented
this plan to Bill Moos. ... Unfortu
nately, my efforts at mediation were
rebuffed at each turn.”
One day after she resigned, Runge
said that the report had nothing to
do with her decision.
“After 60 days, it became appar
ent to me that this was a mess that I
couldn’t clean up,” she said May 1.
All but three of the players from
the 2000-01 team were interviewed
by Bond, Schoeneck & King. The
players’ desire for new leadership
was “virtually unanimous,” with
the most common reasons being the
players’ description of Runge’s inef
fective communication methods,
“constant negative and hurtful com
ments made by the head coach to
and/or about players • and a lack of
respect for Runge as well as what
players’ said was Runge’s lack of re
spect for them
The report also noted that a ma
jority of still-eligible players said
they were unsure if they would play
for Runge next year.
Two of the three assistant coach
es, according to the report, said
they would not return if Runge
continued to coach. Kirsten McK
night, a player under Runge from
1994-98 who became an assistant
in 1999, announced last week that
she accepted a position with the
California women’s basketball
team.
Several community members
who supported Runge said in the re
port that the Athletic Department
was out to “get rid of” Runge and
that administrators “orchestrated”
the actions of the players.
Runge told the consultants,
headed by Michael Glazier, that
she was aware of the communica
tions problems between her and
the team, but she said much of that
had to do with her demanding
coaching style.
In her letter, though, Runge said
she was “unaware of the depth of
the player’s issues until they were
reported in the press.”
Runge also expressed her distrust
of Moos and Vice President Dan
Williams, noting that they had both
made “disparaging” comments
about her to donors and other ad
ministrators.
Moos did not return messages left
at his office Tuesday.
“I have learned much during this
time of great pain and uncertainty
within the women’s basketball pro
gram,” Runge wrote. “I’ve learned
that relationships and communica
tion count a great deal. ”
In exchange for her resignation,
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$520,010, to be paid over a period
of 30 months.
Since she arrived in Eugene eight
years ago, Runge took the Ducks to
the NCAA Tournament every year
and won two Pacific-10 Conference
titles while compiling a 167-73
record. Her .687 winning percentage
was the best of any basketball coach
— man or woman—in school histo
ry." As the lone female head coach of
a major sport at the University of
Oregon, I realize that my efforts to
promote equity within the Athletic
Department were frequently misin
terpreted,” Runge wrote. “My efforts
to secure additional academic sup
port for the players, to provide quali
ty facilities, to pursue equity in pub
licity and gain financial resources
for my assistant coaches were
viewed as ‘selfish and self serving’
on the part of others in the Athletic
Department. I do not apologize for
the strength of my advocacy for
women’s athletics.”
The University paid Bond,
Schoeneck & King $24,500 for its
evaluation.
Although she was rumored to be a
candidate for the head coaching va
cancy at Minnesota, Runge said she
plans to spend some time with family
and friends and “rekindle” her spirit.
Moos is expected to announced
Runge’s successor sometime this
week. Former Oregon star Bev Smith
and Utah head coach Elaine Elliott
are the supposed front-runners. Moos
also interviewed Melaine Balcomb of
Xavier and Oregon assistant coach
Fred Litzenberger.
Cheryl Burnett, who led South
west Missouri State to the 2001 Fi
nal Four, withdrew her name from
consideration last week.
Editor’s note: Runge’s letter, in its entirety,
is available at www.dailyemerald.com.
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