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...announcement Tuesday that Southern Illinois coach Ray Essick will take over the reins of Harvard's stellar swimming team has been dampened by widespread discontent among team members that they were not consulted during the selection process...
Sophomore swimmer Rich Baughman said yesterday that most of the team members felt they had not been given enough voice in selecting Essick, although co-captains Fred Mitchell and Phil Jonckheer were members of the committee that screened applicants for the coaching job. The actual selection of Essick was made by athletic director Robert B. Watson...
Jonckheer said yesterday that while most of the team approved of Essick, he felt they should have nevertheless have had more involvement in his selection...
...Essick's appointment now goes to the Harvard Corporation and the Board of Overseers for final approval, but these groups traditionally go along with the decision of the screening committee automatically...
...Essick, who will turn in his resignation at Southern Illinois this morning, expressed confidence about his new job at Harvard. "I think I have the experience and ability to coach on a national level and with the athletes we'll have next year," he predicted, "I think that's where...