Derrin Hansen and men's basketball team UNO stand to benefit from the move to Division I, jumping 10 scholarships for 13.
There are a couple of obvious losers in UNO's plan to move to Division I — after all, football and wrestling teams are set to be eliminated.
But among the sports that would keep and skip some Division II volleyball are scheduled for more help while others as track female and female swimming could take hits.
University of Nebraska at Omaha Athletic Department projections include basketball growing levels of scholarship to the maximum of II Division 10 for men and women to the Division I limits on 13 and 15, respectively. The Summit League, UNO for target, requires schools to fully finance their basketball programs.
Volleyball UNO, which was funded with a maximum of eight Division II scholarship, jump to Division I limit of 12 under projections of the Department and may end up being the big winner in a shuffle of scholarship.
But women's track and cross-country would drop 10. 5 scholarships for 4. 5 in the UNO, and swimming would drop from 8. 1 to 3. 5.
The proposed amendments aim to focus on sports scholarships where ONE believes that he can be competitive in Division I and that also could generate revenue if one is able to build a facility on the campus, said Josh White, Director of the School Athletic associate for external operations.
White said that the projections are based on the formula of the League Summit on what he considers its "core" sports: men's and women's basketball, volleyball, men's and women's soccer, baseball and softball.
The scholarship allocations proposed are not set in stone, said White.
"But the hierarchical structure is sound," he said. "We can play with the allocations (scholarship) a little, but they are very close to being right."
Coach volleyball Rose Shires said that the proposal moves the split that has generated interest from recruits throughout the State and around the region. Players that she was trying to connect with months suddenly began to come into contact with it.
"After Nebraska and Iowa State getting that top-level players, many players will Creighton or Kansas or Kansas State because they are able to offer full tours," said Shires. "And even a lot of schools in South and East is taking children from Nebraska. So I'm glad potentially there is no other option in the Division I level in the State of Nebraska. "
Shires said the Mavs intend to compete aggressively with Creighton. "I think there are many similarities between the Summit and the Valley of the Missouri".
Although the proposed amendments would give their 12 scholarships instead of eight Shires could face some difficult choices. Many of its 21 players are on scholarships from 40% to 50%. Division I volleyball programs may allow only full scholarships.
"I'm hoping all my current team stays," said Shires. "I know how difficult the girls work and how each one adds something to our team."
At the Summit League basketball is fully funded and other sports core should be funded with at least 70 percent of Division I, White said.
White also said UNO projections were influenced by discussions Summit core sports league other than basketball at least 85% of funding. UNO projections call for 76% of the Division I baseball limited, softball and football, and 85 percent for the men's soccer team new proposals for funding.
Projects UNO de Cock level football scholarship of his wife 8.5 to 10. 71, 8 baseball move. 0 to 8. 95, and take 7 softball. 2 to 9.6. The Mavericks also plan to start the men's soccer scholarships 8.41 study and men's golf with 1. 5. these programmes would begin this fall: UNO has six men's sports to compete in Division I.
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents will consider the proposal of the UNO to jump to Division I-a special meeting for Friday.
Projections of the UNO scholarship were online at omavs.com, as part of the appendix to the viability of Alden & Associates study the consideration of the school's Division I.
But swimming coach Todd Samland said he wasn't aware of the reduced purse designed for your program to be reached by telephone Monday.
"Wow," said Mr Samland, who frequently put his team in the top 15 in the II Division, offering the maximum number of II Division of scholarships. "I'll have to wait and see what the Executive staff gives us. I know when South Dakota was the Division, its budget tripled and my hope is that we are competitive with South Dakota ".
Division I scholarship limits are considerably higher for women (18) and swimming (14).
Track coach Steve Smith said that UNO which has seen projections, but it has been said that is just a proposal at this time. Smith, who considers his level of scholarship closer to eight built his program in a solid candidate for the top five nationally in Division II, although offer less than the limit of the II Division of 12 scholarships. 6.
Competing at a high level in Division I would be extremely difficult with just 4. 5 scholarships, he said.
"Each time major Division I program has 18 pockets — which is an absolute given," he said. "We have to start slow and build, but I haven't said that with certainty."
Besides track and swimming, smaller reductions are scheduled in women's Golf (3.0 to 1.5), men's tennis (1-0) and tennis (2.0 to 1.0).
Including hockey and its 18 scholarships, UNO would offer 50.86 scholarships for sports men and 39 for women in their projections. That would more closely reflect the student population that 50 to 52% are female, said White. This would put UNO in accordance of gender equity.
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