MISHAWAKA, Ind. (WNDU) – Mishawaka High School football coach Keith Kinder tested positive for COVID-19.
The women’s volleyball team is also in quarantine after the exposure of an individual who had been attending training.
The volleyball team is temporarily suspended.
From Mishawaka High School:
Today we were informed of two separate COVID-19 related incidents involving Mishawaka Athletics:
MHS Boys Football
On Tuesday, July 14, 2020, Keith Kinder, the college football head coach of Mishawaka High School, reported that he had been exposed to an individual with COVID-19. Coach Kinder immediately notified SCM administration and was directed to quarantine at home. You were tested for COVID-19 the next day and notified of a positive result today. In accordance with the HEALTHY ACTIVITIES and HEALTHY POLICIES outlined in the Mishawaka School City: Roadmap for Reopening 2020, officials at the St. Joseph County Health Department were contacted immediately to begin the search process for contacts. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines “close contact” as anyone within 6 feet of a confirmed case for more than 15 minutes. After our evaluation, we can confidently say that there were no close contacts involved with the Mishawaka High School men’s soccer program.
As a result, the St. Joseph County Health Department is confident that the pre-season conditioning and training program already in place can continue as planned; however, as an added safety precaution, all training personnel have been evaluated for COVID-19 and the team’s training schedule will be adjusted for next week.
Coach Kinder said: “I am sure that I have followed the SCM protocols and that I was not in close contact with any of my players before, during or after a workout that minimized the risk of exposure.” I will continue to make the safety of our players our top priority as we prepare for the 2020 soccer season. ”
Girls MHS Volleyball
On Friday, July 17, 2020, the City of Mishawaka was notified of a person involved in the Mishawaka High School Women’s Volleyball program who had been attending training with a positive result for COVID-19. Per the order of the St. Joseph County Health Department, all MHS volleyball players and coaches must be quarantined until Wednesday, July 29, 2020. As such, every conditioning day and preseason activity for the MHS women’s volleyball program will be temporarily suspended for at least the duration of the isolation period.
SCM Director of Athletics, Dean Huppert, will communicate directly with the families of student athletes with additional information and guidance. Contact us at [email protected] or (574) 254-7719 if you have any questions.
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