Dear Friend of Track and Field:

Here is a link to the editorial I wrote for a recent issue of American Track & Field magazine:

The Title IX Crisis: Leadership Needed from Ueberroth and Masback.

If you haven't yet read it, you might want to do so before continuing with this message.

In my opinion, the only way to make progress in changing the bad aspects of Title IX (and to me Title IX is overwhelmingly a very good thing) is for the USOC to take the lead. It's the only entity important enough to go to the Congress and say, "You need to do somethng about this."

I don't know why the USOC hasn't said anything about Title IX, but my editorial is aimed at showing USOC why it should do something -- and do it now.

Me attacking Peter Ueberroth one-on-one is like a bee attacking an elephant. But if hundreds of bees attack, the elephant will start to realize he'd better do something.

So, if you want to help get the USOC involved in this issue, I suggest that you send a copy of the editorial, along with a brief message -- in your own words -- saying why the issue is important and urging USOC to take action.

If you do, I'd appreciate your sending a blind copy to me at jodunaway@earthlink.net to help me keep score with what's going on in this effort.

I also hope you'll want to pass this message on to as many people as possible.

Here are the appropriate addresses:
Mr. Peter V. Ueberroth
President, U.S. Olympic Committee
19600 Fairchild # 270
Irvine, CA 92612
peter.ueberroth@usoc.org
and
Mr. James Scherr
Secretary General
U.S. Olympic Committee
1 Olympic Plaza
Colorado Springs, CO 80909-5746
james.scherr@usoc.org or jim scherr@usoc.org

Sting 'em!

Sincerely,
Jim Dunaway
Editor, American Track & Field
President, Track and Field Writers of America