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An investigation into the University of Iowa's field hockey program that led to the firing of coach Tracey Griesbaum cited potential NCAA rules violations and raised questions about the relationship between Griesbaum and Iowa's senior women's athletics administrator.
Possible NCAA infractions are mentioned in an internal report, dated Aug. 1 and obtained by The Des Moines Register. The report concluded that although no university policies were violated, interviews raised concerns about "a team environment of fear, intimidation and/or mistreatment" and players who "felt pressured to play injured."
It was not immediately clear whether the university addressed the alleged infractions. Griesbaum, meanwhile, told the Register on Thursday that no one approached her about potential NCAA recruiting violations.
Iowa athletic director Gary Barta and Gene Taylor, the university's deputy athletic director in charge of field hockey, through a spokesman declined to comment Thursday on specifics related to handling of NCAA violation questions.
No specifics about possible NCAA violations were outlined in the report, conducted by Iowa's human-resources department and its Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity. However, former faculty athletic representative Betsy Altmaier said in an interview that emails from a player showed contact with a recruit deemed too young by NCAA rules and during a "no contact" period.
Continue reading: http://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sp...ential-ncaa-violations-cited-report/18216461/
Possible NCAA infractions are mentioned in an internal report, dated Aug. 1 and obtained by The Des Moines Register. The report concluded that although no university policies were violated, interviews raised concerns about "a team environment of fear, intimidation and/or mistreatment" and players who "felt pressured to play injured."
It was not immediately clear whether the university addressed the alleged infractions. Griesbaum, meanwhile, told the Register on Thursday that no one approached her about potential NCAA recruiting violations.
Iowa athletic director Gary Barta and Gene Taylor, the university's deputy athletic director in charge of field hockey, through a spokesman declined to comment Thursday on specifics related to handling of NCAA violation questions.
No specifics about possible NCAA violations were outlined in the report, conducted by Iowa's human-resources department and its Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity. However, former faculty athletic representative Betsy Altmaier said in an interview that emails from a player showed contact with a recruit deemed too young by NCAA rules and during a "no contact" period.
Continue reading: http://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sp...ential-ncaa-violations-cited-report/18216461/
