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Carnegie Mellon cancels winter sports due to pandemic

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Carnegie Mellon cancels winter sports due to pandemic

Carnegie Mellon announced Thursday that it has canceled winter sports competitions this season and will not resume play before March 1, 2021.

“It is with a heavy heart that I write to share that Carnegie Mellon will cancel its winter sports season due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” athletic director Josh Centor said in an email to athletes, according to the school’s website. “While we will not compete in those sports this winter, we will not shut the door on competitive opportunities this academic year.”

Cantor said the school’s return to play task force will explore options for fall sports that were postponed to potentially compete in the spring.

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CMU competes in Division III of the NCAA as part of the University Athletic Association. Winter sports include men’s and women’s basketball, swimming and diving and indoor track and field. 

Also this week:

• Robert Morris men’s basketball on Thursday paused team activities because of positive virus test results among personnel. Its scheduled season opener Nov. 25 against Point Park has been postponed, while two more games (vs. Central Michigan on Nov .28 and Florida Gulf Coast on Dec. 2) have been rescheduled for the 2021-22 season.

• The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference announced that its winter sports seasons and championships have been canceled because of the pandemic. The cancellation comes following a vote of the league’s board of directors. Teams in the PSAC include California (Pa.), IUP, Slippery Rock, Clarion, Pitt-Johnstown, Edinboro, Mercyhurst, Gannon, Lock Haven, Seton Hill, Mansfield, Kutztown, Bloomsburg, West Chester, Shippensburg, Millersville, East Stroudsburg and Shepherd.

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First Published: November 19, 2020, 2:18 p.m.

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