NJCAA addresses gender inequality in awards
By MONTY GANTT
On April 5, Pima Community College Women’s basketball coach Todd Holthaus sent a mass email to various members of the NJCAA. The email raised a question that was on the minds of coach Holthaus and his players: Why were they simply gifted a game ball for fifth place while the men’s team were gifted with medals and a plaque for seventh place in their respective tournament?
Rod Lovett, Director of Championships for the NJCAA, responded with a further explanation as to why the women’s teams below third place received essentially nothing.
“The awards provided at the Men's Tournament were purchased by the host school.” Lovette said in an email to coach Holthaus.
The host school for the men’s tournament was Danville Area Community College in Danville, Illinois. The hosts fo...