SUNY Corning Community College Announces Fall Athletic Plan
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SUNY Corning Community College has announced that the Red Barons will not be competing
in the sports of volleyball, men's soccer, and women's soccer for the Fall of 2020.
SUNY CCC will be competing in men's and women's cross country. No decisions have
been made on the winter sports of men's and women's basketball and men's and women's
bowling, at this time. Fall teams will be allowed to practice in small groups, while
following social-distancing and all necessary health and safety protocols as advised
by national and local health departments and agencies.
“Although this is a difficult decision to make, the health and safety of our athletes is our first priority,” states SUNY CCC Director of Athletics Isaac Bushey; “We will still allow our student athletes to work out in smaller groups as a form of engagement and development during this time, but what we are eliminating is the large group activities that are deemed as high risk interactions and the travel and intra-campus exposures. Moving forward, we will continue to monitor things as they develop and continue to make decisions based on student athlete's health and safety as priority number one.” SUNY CCC is pleased to safely compete in men's and women's cross country. The decision comes on the heels of announcements by Onondaga CC, Monroe CC, Adirondack CC, and Erie CC that they have cancelled their fall seasons in their entirety. |