Martin gave up four runs in six innings. He struck out six.
His most enduring legacy may be the role he played in creating television deals with ESPN and CBS that brought in $6.2 billion over an 11-year span.Dempsey charmed his way through it all with a smile and wit that was lauded throughout the headquarters and the college sports world.
“Twenty-one years ago, Cedric painted a picture for me that I could one day be an athletic director,” current Arizona athletic director Desireé Reed-Francois said in a statement. “His guidance helped me see a calling I never knew could be possible. I am forever grateful for the impact he had on the trajectory of my career and on my life as a whole. He will be deeply missed by our family and by everyone in the University of Arizona community.”Reed-Francois first met Dempsey when she was serving as an associate athletic director for Compliance and as the Senior Woman Administrator at Fresno State.Dempsey’s hires in Tucson included coaches such as Lute Olson and Dick Tomey, who became iconic figures for Wildcats fans. During his 11-year tenure, Arizona teams won five national team championships, 39 individual NCAA titles and 17 Pac-10 crowns.
He also served as the men’s basketball selection committee chairman in 1988-89.Dempsey grew up in Equality, Illinois, and went on to play football, basketball and baseball at Albion College in Michigan. From 1959-62, he served as the men’s basketball and cross country coach at his alma mater before stepping back in 1963 to become an assistant basketball coach.
In 1965, he started a 46-year career in administration by becoming an associate athletic director also at Albion. He left there to be the athletic director at Pacific in California, before stints at San Diego State and Houston before moving to Arizona in 1983.
Dempsey left Arizona in 1994 to become the sixth executive director/president in NCAA history, and it was there he became a national figure.Hernandez terminó el salto de altura con una marca de (1,70 metros), sin intentos fallidos. Las co-ganadoras Jillene Wetteland y Lelani Laruelle también superaron esa altura después de registrar cada una un intento fallido.
Las tres compartieron el primer lugar y sonrieron mientras subían juntas al podio.Hernandez concluyó la noche con un primer lugar en el salto triple, compartiendo la primera posición con Kira Gant Hatcher, quien quedó a poco más de medio metro. Más temprano en la tarde, Hernandez se ubicó en segundo lugar en el salto de longitud.
Las figuras olímpicas Marion Jones y Tara Davis-Woodhall establecieron previamente récords de campeonato estatal en el salto de longitud en 1993 y 2017, respectivamente, ambas superando los 6,7 metros. La ganadora de este año, Loren Webster, superó los 6,40 metros, mientras que Hernandez quedó a pocos centímetros.La Federación Interescolar de California anunció la nueva política a principios de esta semana en respuesta al éxito de Hernandez de cara a los campeonatos. Bajo la política, la federación permitió que una estudiante adicional compitiera y obtuviera medallas en los eventos donde Hernandez se clasificó.