On July 19, 2019, the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions panel approved a negotiated resolution agreement, which found that the former University of Central Florida head women’s cross country/track and field coach (head coach) violated NCAA head coach control rules when she did not promote an atmosphere for compliance and failed to monitor a former assistant women’s cross country coach (assistant coach). The former assistant coach violated NCAA ethical conduct rules when he refused to participate in an interview with the NCAA enforcement staff after separating from the university.
Specifically, during the 2017 fall semester, the head coach and the assistant coach impermissibly permitted a prospective student-athlete (prospect) to engage in practice and other team activities with the women's cross country and women's track and field programs. Additionally, the assistant coach provided or arranged for the prospect to receive impermissible lodging and transportation.
The UCF Athletics Compliance office conducted an investigation and promptly self-reported violations after an athletics staff member notified the compliance staff that the prospect commented about practicing with the team. Following the self-report, the institution and enforcement staff conducted a collaborative investigation.
The committee approved UCF’s and the Enforcement Staff’s agreed-upon penalties, including a one-year probationary period from July 19, 2019 through July 18, 2020. Additional penalties can be found here: UCF Infractions Report