ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Tuesday, January 16, 1996 TAG: 9601160065
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-3 EDITION: METRO
TYPE: IN THE REGION
SOURCE: FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
Prize basketball recruit Melvin Whitaker was in his hometown of Garner, N.C., as second-semester classes began Monday at the University of Virginia.
Whitaker, who signed a letter-of-intent with the Cavaliers in November, has not received approval from the NCAA Clearinghouse to start receiving aid.
Melvin Whitaker Sr. said his son was trying to obtain information from Garner High School, which he attended through the 11th grade, and Oak Hill Academy, from which he graduated in May.
The more class time Whitaker misses, the less likely it is that UVa's admissions office will allow him to enroll for the second semester.
In other sports in the region:
April Heinrichs, the women's soccer coach at Maryland for the past five years and a former U.S. national team standout, has been hired to guide the University of Virginia program.
Heinrichs, 31, will assume the position Feb.1. She replaces Lauren Gregg, who resigned Dec.6 to focus on her duties as an assistant with the U.S. Olympic team. Heinrichs, who began coaching at Princeton in 1990, was 56-40-7 at Maryland and was named the ACC's coach of the year in 1995.
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