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This spring Widerman will drop down to 114 or 115 lbs. to compete in men's open freestyle competitions against older and more experienced wrestlers. This will give him a chance to test himself before entering the National AAU meet which will be held in April at the University of Iowa...
...experience in this kind of championship meet from his background at a prep school (Lawrenceville) and AAU swimmer, and consequently knows what he needs to do when he gets up on the starting blocks," Bernal explained yesterday...
...last Thursday's pre-meet press conference that this was done at the request of the swimmers--although on Friday night Caulkins said that she, for one, had made no such request. So it remains unclear whether the request for secrecy was initiated by the swimmers or the AAU; Mike Troy, when pressed, would only state that it was done "with the approval" of those swimmers present at the hearing...
Despite its claims of propriety and complaints about "innacuracies" in the reporting of the incident, the AAU has remained particularly reticent about the suspension controversy. When asked about Caulkins' absence at the press conference, Essick stated simply that "She was not named to the national team." When reporters who were aware of the suspensions questioned him further, Essick stated flatly that "We will not discuss the individuals or the circumstances of the suspensions." "I guess they figured it would get out of hand," was Caulkins reaction to the AAU's closed door treatment of the issue. Some swimmers felt...
...AAU's silence points to a seeming contradiction in the way it handles public reaction to its vast authority. "We have nothing to hide," claimed a slightly annoyed Mike Troy in reference to the many questions raised about the AAU's decision to eschew disclosure of the full details. "I just think it's unfortunate," he added moments later, "that this thing got out in the press...