Clemson to drop Men's Track and Field programs
by tsl4264 (2020-11-05 15:42:13)
Edited on 2020-11-05 15:42:29

The Clemson AD announced today that Clemson will stop sponsoring the Men's Track and Field program (indoor and outdoor track and field, and cross country) effective June 2021. This was done to save and reallocate approximately $2+ million annually to other Clemson sports programs. This action was part of Clemson's efforts to address an expected $25 million revenue shortfall this year. Affected student-athletes who choose to remain at Clemson will keep their scholarships.

Faced with a similar anticipated $25 million deficit, this past July Stanford became the first known Power Five school to eliminate athletic programs because of financial impacts caused by the pandemic. Stanford will discontinue men’s and women’s fencing, field hockey, lightweight rowing, men’s rowing, co-ed and women’s sailing, squash, synchronized swimming, men’s volleyball and wrestling after the 2020-21 academic year.

How many other Power 5 schools will take similar action in the next few months?




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