NCAA DIII fall championships canceled

The NCAA Division III Presidents Council officially canceled all fall championships today due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Slightly more than two hours earlier, the NCAA Board of Directors gave each of the three divisions until Aug. 21 to make a decision whether the proceed with, cancel or postpone its fall championships.

“Looking at the health and safety challenges we face this fall during this unprecedented time, we had to make this tough decision to cancel championships for fall sports this academic year in the best interest of our student-athlete and member institutions,” said Tori Murden McClure, chair of the Presidents Council and president at Spalding. “Our Championships Committee reviewed the financial and logistical ramifications if Division III fall sports championships were conducted in the spring and found it was logistically untenable and financially prohibitive. Our Management Council reached the same conclusion. Moving forward, we will try to maximize the championships experience for our winter and spring sport student-athletes, who unfortunately were short-changed last academic year.”

See you next year, DIII volleyball community.

-Ricky Nelson