Virginia wrestling coach Lenny Bernstein announced yesterday that former Cavalier standout Jim Harshaw will join his coaching staff as an assistant. Harshaw takes over for Brendan Buckley, who was recently named the head wrestling coach at Columbia.
One of only seven Cavalier wrestlers ever to be named All-American, Harshaw brings a vast amount of college wrestling knowledge as well as a great work ethic which Bernstein thinks will be beneficial.
"Jim was one of the hardest workers I ever coached at U.Va.," Bernstein said. "He has all the tools needed to be an outstanding wrestling coach."
From 1995-1999, Harshaw won three ACC championships, qualified for the NCAA championship four times and was named an National Collegiate Wrestling Association academic All-American.
Tennis coach wins U.S. Open
Men's tennis coach Dick Stockton won his second consecutive U.S. Open championship Sunday, teaming with Tom Gullikson to win the 45s Doubles division. The two needed a third-set tiebreaker in the final to defeat Sandy Mayer and Hank Pfister, 6-1, 5-7, 7-6 (4).
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Stockton enters his third season at Virginia with a coaching record of 30-20. The Cavaliers begin the 2000 fall season Sept. 21 with the National Clay Court Championships in Baltimore, Md.
Softball adds two coaches
Virginia softball coach Cheryl Sprangel announced yesterday that Cathy Johnson and Tiffany Redding will join her coaching staff. Johnson was added as an assistant coach and Redding as a graduate assistant.
Johnson coached one season at Skagit Valley College in Mount Vernon, Wash. Her collegiate career at Western Washington University included a trip to the NCAA Division II 1998 national championship.
Redding comes to Virginia from the Tulsa, where she graduated in May 2000 with a B.A. in psychology.
Smith fights gambling
Former North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith addressed Congress Tuesday, supporting an effort to outlaw gambling on collegiate sports. His appearance came on the heels of testimony before the House Judiciary Committee by Kentucky basketball coach Tubby Smith and South Carolina football coach Lou Holtz. Both said collegiate sports gambling, allowed only in Nevada, puts college athletes under pressure to lose games and shave points.
"We're talking about something that can taint young people," Smith said.
Sen. Richard Bryan (D-Nev.) said if the ban gets to the floor of the Senate, it likely would pass by a veto-proof majority.
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