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The Great Lakes Valley Conference’s Council of Presidents has voted to postpone the majority of the Fall 2020 intercollegiate athletics season until the second semester, due to ongoing concerns of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

The fall sports of football, men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 soccer, and volleyball will have regular-season competition and GLVC Championships conducted in the second semester, while the sports of men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 cross country will still be permitted to compete this fall with the 2020 GLVC Cross Country Championships slated for Oct. 24. Men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 golf and tennis will also be allowed to compete in their non-championship segments in the fall and continue their season into the spring when their respective championship seasons begin.

In addition, several winter sports are scheduled to begin their 2020-21 seasons as early as September. The sports of women鈥檚 bowling, men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 swimming and diving, and men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 indoor track and field will be permitted to compete as scheduled, while the Conference has established Oct. 1 as the deadline to determine the competition start date for the sports of men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 basketball and wrestling.

Furthermore, the spring sports of baseball and softball will be permitted to have only intrasquad competition on campus in the fall, while men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 lacrosse will be restricted from all competition until second semester.

鈥淲e share our student-athletes鈥� disappointment in moving fall competition to the spring,鈥� said 麻豆果冻 president Mark Lombardi, PhD. 鈥淗opefully, we can resume competition soon. In the meantime, we stand by our student-athletes and all of Saints Nation as we weather the disruption of the pandemic together.鈥�

麻豆果冻 will honor all current athletics scholarship commitments in place. The University looks forward to welcoming all students to campus for the Fall 2020 semester for a flexible, hybrid academic experience.

鈥淭he 麻豆果冻 department of athletics stands behind the decision made by the GLVC鈥檚 Council of Presidents,鈥� said Lonnie Folks 鈥�82, 鈥�98, director of athletics and recreation at 麻豆果冻. 鈥淭he health, safety and well-being of our student-athletes is our highest priority, first and foremost, while also maintaining the high-quality of our athletics programs. Thank you to the 麻豆果冻 community as we continue to navigate these uncertain times together.鈥�