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In a small ski town in Austria, Hopfgartens fan club will be hoping the horse who shares his name with their home can do them proud in the Villiers Stakes.Rob Heathcote named the gelding after the town where he ran a resort while working for Contiki Tours, his job before becoming one of Brisbanes most successful trainers.Hes a legend in the little Austrian ski town, they love him, Heathcote said.I still know a few people who live there so they follow him.There could hardly be a more different setting from Hopfgarten in Tirol, one of Austrias most prominent ski regions, to Randwick where the temperature is expected to push into the low 30s for Saturdays Group Two race over 1600m.Hopfgarten ran second to the Desleigh Forster-trained Cylinder Beach in the Listed Recognition Stakes (1400m) at Eagle Farm on November 26, giving up 6 kilograms.I dont care how good they are, weight stops them, Heathcote said.His last run was a cracker.Cylinder Beach is likely to stay in Brisbane for a Listed 1600m race and Hopfgarten drops from 60kg to 57.5kg in the Villiers.Hopfgarten, a multiple stakes winner, went back to Group One company at Flemington on October 31, running sixth in the Cantala Stakes.He beat four or five really good Group One horses that day, Heathcote said.He was 2-1/2 lengths behind some of the best milers in the spring carnival.I was proud of his run.While he emerged winless from the Melbourne spring carnival, Heathcote said a combination of bad luck and Hopfgartens preference for clockwise racing hindered the horse.Early favourite Fabrizio has been supported from $4.60 to $3.20 with Hopfgarten at $15.Other moves in the TABs all-in market include the Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Pajaro who has come in from $26 to $15 and the Mike Moroney-trainer Loyalty Man who has shortened from $51 to $26 after being assured of a start.Im under no illusions about how hard it is, Heathcote said.Tye Angland gets the ride on Hopfgarten while Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Kerrin McEvoy has been booked for the Lee and Anthony-trained Sarrasin, a stakes winner in France set to make his Australian debut on Saturday.If Hopfgarten can win the Villiers, a $100,000 bonus will be up for grabs in the Bernborough Handicap in Brisbane on New Years Eve. 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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart wants the school to play a leading role in addressing sexual assault after the recent settlement of a Title IX lawsuit filed against the university.The school agreed last month to pay $2.48 million to settle a lawsuit filed in February by eight unidentified women who said the university created a hostile sexual environment through a policy of indifference toward assault complaints against athletes.As part of the settlement, Tennessee is announcing a series of initiatives to improve its Title IX efforts and is appointing an independent commission to review the schools existing programs and make recommendations regarding sexual assault and misconduct.It only enhanced and increased our collective desire to be a national leader in that regard, Hart said while discussing the schools educational and training efforts in an interview with The Associated Press.Hart added that its a national issue and weve taken a collective posture that we think we can make a difference.Under the terms of the settlement, Tennessee agreed to change its rules regarding student disciplinary hearings and use its best efforts to enforce mandatory sexual assault training for school employees reasonably likely to be among the first to learn about potential cases.The school also is adding seven employees to the two offices that deal with sexual assault investigations and support for victims of sexual misconduct and stalking. That includes two wellness coordinators who will work with athletes on sexual assault awareness and other issues such as drugs, alcohol and stress management.The lawsuit was part of a turbulent year for Tennessee that also included the death of former womens basketball coach Pat Summitt and the announcement that chancellor Jimmy Cheek is stepping down to return to a teaching role. Those changes overshadowed the athletic departments improvements in fundraising and academic performance.It was an emotional year, Hart said. I love this university dearly. It was a tough year for everybody.The toughest moment came June 28 with the death of Summitt, who won eight national title and 1,098 games at Tennessee. Summitt had stepped down as Tennessees coach in 2012, one year after announcing she had early-onset dementia, Alzheimers type.The passing of Pat was one of the most emotional moments for me in my career, Hart said. You just dont have many icons. Ive had the pleasure of working with other icons, (and) what separated Pat from the others is what she did noot only for her sport -- she put her sport of womens basketball literally on the map at a very high level -- but what she did for womens athletics and what she did for people young and old.ddddddddddddThere will never be another one like Pat Summitt.Hart, who took over as Tennessees athletic director in 2011, helped get a statue of Summitt built on campus in 2013. The plaza that includes the statue was the site of a candlelight vigil the night after Summitts death.I can look out my window at the Pat Summitt Plaza every day, Hart said. Thank goodness we got that in place. We made that a real priority and I personally wanted it to be done while Pat was very cognizant of it and could appreciate what was happening there and that transpired.Plenty of intrigue surrounds Tennessee as it heads into the 2016-17 school year.On the field, Tennessee is the preseason favorite to capture the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division football title after ending the 2015 season on a six-game winning streak. Off the field, Tennessee has launched a search for its next chancellor after Cheek announced in June he would return to a teaching role. Hart said he has thoroughly enjoyed working with Cheek and acknowledged the uncertainty that comes with a change in chancellors.I think everyones impacted by that certainly, just as you would be in a corporation or business, Hart said. Youre basically getting another CEO.Tennessee has made progress in various aspects since Harts arrival.Football season ticket sales for 2016 already are at their highest level since 2008. Greg Hulen, the athletic departments chief development officer, said the department received $163 million in gifts and pledges during a campaign that ran from July 2013 to June 2016. Hulen said in terms of overall support, that is right up there with the best three-year run weve had.In the classroom, Tennessees Academic Progress Rate for football was low enough in 2013 that it faced the likelihood of penalties if it didnt improve. Tennessee has since upgraded its APR dramatically, and student-athletes overall have posted grade point averages of 3.0 or better for five consecutive semesters.Now that Tennessee has started making those kinds of strides, the 67-year-old Hart says he has no interest in stepping down anytime soon.I still have the same level of energy and work ethic that Ive always had, Hart said. I still love what I do. ' ' '