Ramapo College Fall Sports Canceled As NJAC Postpones Season

MAHWAH, NJ — The New Jersey Athletic Conference announced Tuesday that it would suspend all fall sports contests for the upcoming semester.

That means fall sports at Ramapo College will be put on hold indefinitely.

"With the rise in COVID-19 cases across the country, and the financial impact of competing safely, the tough decision was made for the health and safety of our student-athletes and staff," the school said in a statement.

"Our student-athletes remain our top priority and we hope to get everyone back on the field safely in the near future."

According to the NJAC, there's a possibility that these sports could see a return to the field in the spring of 2021.

"The NJAC will pursue every avenue within the NCAA governance structure to explore the provision of a competitive season for the fall sport student-athletes during the spring 2021 semester and allow them to engage in practice and training opportunities during the fall 2020 semester," the conference said, in a statement.

The NCAA recently announced if the Divison III season was cancelled, student-athletes will not lose a year of eligibility as a result.

Institutions will be allowed to apply for these waivers if the following criteria is met:

• The student-athlete was unable to participate in their sport during the 2020-21 academic year due to the impact of COVID-19, or the student-athlete’s teams completed 50 percent or less of the sport’s maximum contests/dates of competition during the 2020-21 season due to COVID-19
• The student-athlete was otherwise eligible for competition during the 2020-21 academic year

Ramapo College recently released their plans for the 2020 fall academic semester. Read more here: Ramapo College Restart Will Go As The State Does

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