WAC removals overturned

Friday, Sept. 11, 1998 | 11:31 a.m.

The Western Athletic Conference's board of directors has overturned the removal of New Mexico athletic director Rudy Davalos and Lobos baseball coach Rich Alday from their NCAA committee positions.

The ruling Thursday came in response to an appeal UNM had filed after the decision was announced last month that Davalos, Alday and others from the eight schools leaving the WAC were being removed by the conference from NCAA committee posts.

"We've always understood that our representation was based on our individual abilities and not on our affiliation with any individual school or conference," Davalos said Thursday. "The WAC presidents weren't properly informed. Once they had time to study the situation, they made the right decision."

Davalos serves on the NCAA's men's basketball committee; Alday on the baseball committee. Committee members aren't paid, but they do select teams and locations for championship games in their respective sports.

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