BELÉN, Pa. – Recognizing that the global pandemic of COVID-19 continues to present significant challenges to our campuses and communities, the Patriot League Council of Presidents announces the following decisions regarding Patriot League competition:
- Patriot League teams will not participate in the competition in the fall season (championship and non-championship);
- Decisions surrounding winter and spring sports competitions will be made at a later date; and,
- Opportunity for conditioning, strength training, and other practice opportunities will be permitted in all sports, provided that health and safety conditions support such activities.
Because the United States Military Academy and the United States Naval Academy are unique in their settings and their missions within higher education, the Council of Presidents agrees that academies can continue to participate in competitive opportunities as they deem appropriate. their respective Superintendents.
College track and field experience at all Patriot League institutions is valuable in fulfilling our educational and developmental missions, and the League recognizes that any degree of non-competition this fall is deeply disappointing for our student athletes, coaches, and fans. However, the health and safety of our campuses and communities must be our top priority.
The League is committed to exploring creative and alternative approaches to provide future competitive experiences for our student fall sports athletes, including the ability to hold fall sports competitions and championships in the second semester.
Patriot League Council of Presidents
Sylvia Mathews Burwell, American University
Robert A. Brown, Boston University
John Bravman, Bucknell University
Philip Boroughs, SJ, College of the Holy Cross
Brian W. Casey, Colgate University
Alison R. Byerly, Lafayette College
John D. Simon, Lehigh University
Brian Linnane, SJ, University of Loyola Maryland
Lt. Gen. Darryl A. Williams, United States Military Academy
Vice Admiral Sean Buck, United States Naval Academy
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The Patriot League is in its fourth decade of academic and athletic achievement, continually demonstrating that student athletes can excel both academically and athletically without sacrificing high standards. The Patriot League’s athletic success is achieved while its member institutions remain committed to its fundamental principle of admitting and graduating student athletes who are academically representative of their class. Participation in athletics at Patriot League institutions is considered an important component of a comprehensive education.
