HHP's Dan Matheson publishes article in Sports Litigation Alert

Saturday, October 1, 2016

Dan Matheson
Dan Matheson

University of Iowa Health & Human Physiology Lecturer Dan Matheson has published an article, “NCAA Amateurism Rules May Be Under Review Following Olympics,” in Sports Litigation Alert.

The article discusses several NCAA student-athletes receiving over $100,000 for their Olympic medal wins. Although NCAA amateurism rules normally disallow such payment, there are currently bylaws that permit some exceptions for the Olympic games. Due to the high amount earned by some student-athletes, those exceptions might now be under review. In the article, Matheson asserts that if the NCAA does review these bylaws, collegiate Olympians should be allowed to retain the prize money they earn for a medal.

Matheson is a lecturer and the director of the Sport & Recreation Management program in the Department of Health & Human Physiology, part of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.

The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences offers about 70 majors across the humanities; fine, performing and literary arts; natural and mathematical sciences; social and behavioral sciences; and communication disciplines. About 15,000 undergraduate and nearly 2,000 graduate students study each year in the college’s 37 departments, led by faculty at the forefront of teaching and research in their disciplines. The college teaches all Iowa undergraduates through the college's general education program, CLAS CORE. About 80 percent of all Iowa undergraduates begin their academic journey in CLAS. The college confers about 60 percent of the university's bachelor's degrees each academic year.