Former Maryland women's basketball player Tara Heiss was one of 12 players named to the Atlantic Coast Conference's sixth annual class of Women's Basketball Legends to be honored at the ACC tournament March 4-7 in Greensboro, N.C. Heiss played for the Terps from 1974 to 1978. Her 504 career assists rank third all-time at Maryland, and her scoring average of 14.2 points ranks eighth. Heiss also set a school single-game record, which has since been broken, by scoring 34 points against Delaware in 1976. As a junior and senior, Heiss led the Terps in both scoring and assists. In her senior season, Maryland won its first ACC tournament. Heiss was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. After her college career, Heiss played in the World University Games in 1979 and was named to the 1980 U.S. Olympic team. She was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003.
Men's lacrosse: Six of Navy's games this season will be televised nationally. CBS College Sports will carry the Midshipmen's games Feb. 25 against visiting North Carolina (7 p.m.), March 6 against visiting Bucknell (3 p.m.), April 2 against visiting Georgetown (7 p.m.) and April 24 against visiting Johns Hopkins (noon). ESPNU will broadcast Navy's game at host Maryland on April 10 (noon) as well as the April 17 Army-Navy game (4 p.m.) that is part of the Smartlink Day of Rivals at M&T Bank Stadium.
Volleyball: Maryland hired Mitch Kallick as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, coach Tim Horsmon announced. Kallick spent the past two years as the primary recruiting coordinator for Cal State-Fullerton's team and a member of the Titans' coaching staff, working with outside hitters and defensive specialists.
Water polo: Johns Hopkins senior Kyle Gertridge was selected to the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches All-America first team. Junior Jeremy Selbst and freshman Alex Whittam were named to the second team.
Competitive cheerleading: Maryland is one of eight universities joining to form the National Competitive Stunts and Tumbling Association, which will act as the governing body and coaches association for competitive cheerleading. The current members include the head coaches and administrators from Azusa Pacific, Baylor, Fairmont State, Fort Valley State, Oregon and Quinnipiac as well as the club team head coach at Ohio State. The goal of the NCSTA is to usher competitive cheer into NCAA emerging sports status and, eventually, a fully sanctioned varsity sport with an NCAA-sponsored national championship.
- From Sun staff and news services
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