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University President [[Donna Shalala]] have been very supportive of achieving gender equity and complying with [[Title IX]]. Shalala wrote of her support in a ''Miami Herald'' column on the 30th anniversary of that law.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www6.miami.edu/UMH/CDA/UMH_Main/0,1770,8548-1;14076-3,00.html|title=30 years of leveling playing field|first=Donna|last=Shalala|date=June 23, 2002|accessdate=2009-09-05}}</ref> |
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Of the $46.8 million in annual athletic expenditures, $23.9 million were spent on men's team, $9.8 million were spent on women's teams, and $13 million can not be allocated based on gender. |
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Miami has notable differences between the graduation rates of male and female student athletes. {{as of|2002}}, UM graduation rates had 64.1% graduating within 4 years, 75.1% graduating within 5 years, and 76.8% graduating within 6 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www6.miami.edu/UMH/CDA/UMH_Main/0,1770,2409-1;44530-2;4829-3,00.html|title=Graduation and Retention Rates|accessdate=2009-09-11}}</ref> Male student athletes have a 52% 4 year graduation rate, and 72% of female student athletes graduate within 4 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/inst2007/415.pdf|title=University of Miami (Florida) Cohort Graduation Rates|accessdate=2009-09-11.}}</ref> |
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==Women's Swimming Team== |
==Women's Swimming Team== |
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In 2009, the team finished 8th (219 pts.) at the ACC Championships and 24th (25 pts.) at the [[NCAA]] Championships.<ref name=sd/> UM does not have a varsity men's swimming team. |
In 2009, the team finished 8th (219 pts.) at the ACC Championships and 24th (25 pts.) at the [[NCAA]] Championships.<ref name=sd/> UM does not have a varsity men's swimming team. |
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University | University of Miami |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Division | Division I |
Athletic director | Kirby Hocutt |
Location | Coral Gables, Florida |
Football stadium | Miami Orange Bowl (1937-2007) Land Shark Stadium (2008-present) |
Arena | BankUnited Center |
Baseball stadium | Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field |
Mascot | Sebastian the Ibis |
Nickname | Hurricanes |
Fight song | Miami U How-Dee-Do[1] |
Colors | Green, Orange, and White |
Website | www |
The Miami Hurricanes are the varsity sports teams of the University of Miami. They compete in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Their traditional athletic rivals include the Seminoles of Florida State University[2] and the Gators of the University of Florida.[3] However, since 1987, the Hurricanes have only played the Gators in football five times (three times during the regular season and twice for bowl games in the 2001 Sugar Bowl and the 2004 Chick-fil-A Bowl). The Hurricanes and the Gators have only played twice since UM began ACC play in the 2004 season, but the rivalry was renewed in 2008 when UM met the Gators in Gainesville.
In order to comply with Title IX equality requirements, the university only fields 15 athletic teams. Men's teams compete in football, baseball, basketball, cross-country, tennis, and track and field. Women's teams compete in basketball, cross-country, swimming and diving, golf, rowing, soccer, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. Notably, the university does not field a men's soccer team and had to cut its men's rowing team and men's diving team (which had produced a number of Olympic medalists, including Greg Louganis), in order to comply with Title IX.[4] Miami's 7 men's teams are 1 more than the minimum for NCAA certification.[4]
Team colors are green, orange, and white. The school mascot is 'Sebastian the Ibis'. The ibis was selected as the school's mascot because, according to university legend, it is the last animal to flee an approaching hurricane and the first to reappear after the storm, making it a symbol of leadership and courage. The school's athletics logo is a simple green and orange, color of an orange tree, letter "U." Nike is the official supplier of uniforms, apparel, and various athletic equipment to all University of Miami sports teams.
Baseball
UM has won four national championships (1982, 1985, 1999 and 2001) and reached the College World Series 22 times in the 34 seasons since 1974. Five UM graduates are currently active on MLB teams.[citation needed]
The team is currently coached by Jim Morris, the former head coach of the Georgia Tech baseball team. Former coach Ron Fraser was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in July 2006. The team plays its games on the UM campus, in Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field. Morris' contract as coach has been extended through 2015. Morris established a record of 733-278-3 (.724) at Miami and set an NCAA record in guiding his teams to the College World Series in each of his first six seasons at UM.[5]
Men's basketball
UM's men's basketball team has produced three players who are currently on NBA rosters. Rick Barry, who played his collegiate basketball at UM, is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame. Barry is the Hurricanes' only consensus All-American in basketball and led the nation in scoring his senior year with a 37.4 average during the 1964–65 campaign.
The university actually dropped the program after the 1972 season, with the Board of Trustees citing inadequate facilities, sagging attendance, and serious financial losses as the reasons for the decision.[6] The program was revived before the 1985–86 season, though UM would be minimally competitive over the next several years.[citation needed] The program's fortunes turned around in 1990 when Miami hired Leonard Hamilton as head basketball coach and accepted an invitation to join the Big East. By the end of the decade, Hamilton had turned UM into one of the better basketball programs in the Big East[citation needed] and had guided UM to three straight NCAA tournament appearances (1998–2000), including a #2 seed in the 1999 tournament and a Sweet 16 appearance in 2000. The 1998 tournament appearance was UM's first since 1960.[citation needed]
Hamilton left at the end of the 2000 season to become head coach of the NBA's Washington Wizards and was replaced by Perry Clark. During Clark's second season (2001–02) the team won 24 games and a #5 seed in the NCAA tournament. The 2002–03 season saw Miami move into its newly completed on-campus arena, the Convocation Center. Despite a win over powerhouse North Carolina to christen the new arena, Clark's teams performed woefully over the next two seasons, leading[how?] to his dismissal following the 2003–04 season (UM's last season in the Big East). Clark was replaced by Frank Haith, whose teams have proven competitive[how?] in UM's first two seasons as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In the 2007/2008 after being picked to finish last in the Atlantic Coast Conference by many experts[citation needed] the Hurricanes proved competitive and started off the season 12-0. They eventually finished the year 23-11(8-8 in the ACC) and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament before falling to the second seeded University of Texas. This was the team's first tournament bid since the 2001-2002 season.[citation needed]
Women's basketball
UM forward Shenise Johnson, during the summer of 2009, competed on the gold medal-winning USA Team at the 2009 U19 World Championships.[7]
Cross country
In the 2008 ACC Cross Country Championships, UM's men finished 12th out of 12 teams,[8] and UM's women finished also finished last out of 12.[9]
Diving
UM has both men's and women's diving teams. In 2008, the men's team finished 11th (57 pts.) at the ACC Championships and finished 18th (40 pts.) at the NCAA Championships.[10]
Football
The University of Miami is the most successful Division I collegiate football program in the last quarter of the 20th century, winning more national championships than any other Division I collegiate football program in that time frame.[citation needed] During this era, the University of Miami has won five Division I national football championships (1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, and 2001); the University of Florida and the University of Nebraska are tied for second during this period with three.
As of 2009, UM has produced two Heisman Trophy winners, Vinny Testaverde (in 1986) and Gino Torretta (in 1992). Four former UM football players—Ted Hendricks, Michael Irvin, Jim Kelly, and Jim Otto—have been voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame following their NFL careers. Two other former UM players, Ottis Anderson and Ray Lewis, have been named Super Bowl MVPs (Super Bowl XXV and Super Bowl XXXV respectively).
Gender equity
University President Donna Shalala have been very supportive of achieving gender equity and complying with Title IX. Shalala wrote of her support in a Miami Herald column on the 30th anniversary of that law.[11]
Women's Swimming Team
In 2009, the team finished 8th (219 pts.) at the ACC Championships and 24th (25 pts.) at the NCAA Championships.[10] UM does not have a varsity men's swimming team.
Sports Hall of Fame
The University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame is located next to the Hecht Athletic Center on campus. It houses many artifacts and memorabilia from the Hurricanes' athletic teams over the last 80 years. Each year, the Hall of Fame inducts former athletes who have been out of school at least 10 years, or coaches and administrators, in an annual banquet. In 2009, it inducted football's Edgerrin James and Mike Sullivan, basketball's Tim James, baseball's Aubrey Huff and Warren Bogle, track's Davian Clarke, and women's golf's Cathy Morse.[12]
Track and Field
In July 2008, Mike Ward, who served for 5 years as an assistant and 11 years as head coach in the University of Miami’s track and cross country programs, retired.[13] Amy Deem, who had been the women's coach for 17 years became the Director of Track and Field/Cross Country.[14] Perhaps UM's most notable athlete is Lauryn Williams '04, who earned nine All-American honors and finished 5th in the 2009 World Championships in Athletics 100m dash.[15]
References
- ^ "Sounds of the "U"". Miami.edu. University of Miami. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
- ^ "Hurricanes Vs. Seminoles Will Maintain Usual Intensity - Miami Beach 411". 2009-09-03. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ^ "Florida Gators, Miami Hurricanes bring football rivalry to basketball court". 2009-03-19. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ^ a b "Miami Drops Swimming for Men". New York Times. 2000-02-29. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
- ^ "Morris Signs Contract Extension at Miami Through 2015". September 20, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
- ^ "2006 University of Miami Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). HurricaneSports.com. Retrieved 2006-11-11.
- ^ http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/080209aaa.html Retrieved 2009-09-21.
- ^ http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/c-xc/stats/2008-2009/accxc-men.html Retrieved 2009-09-21
- ^ http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/c-xc/stats/2008-2009/accxc-women.html Retrieved 2009-09-21
- ^ a b "Quick Facts" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-09-21.
- ^ Shalala, Donna (June 23, 2002). "30 years of leveling playing field". Retrieved 2009-09-05.
- ^ University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame web site
- ^ http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/m-track/spec-rel/071108aaa.html Retrieved 2009-09-25.
- ^ http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/m-track/spec-rel/072208aaa.html Retrieved 2009-09-25.
- ^ http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/c-track/spec-rel/081709aab.html Retrieved 2009-09-25.