College of Olivet Drops Swimming and Diving Packages
The College of Olivet introduced final week that it’s discontinuing its Division III swimming and diving applications.
The cuts are efficient instantly. They replicate what the Michigan establishment known as a, “multi-year assessment of program sustainability and participation.” To these ends, the cuts have an effect on simply seven pupil athletes, with whom the College says it’s going to work to assist through the transition to pursue swimming alternatives elsewhere.
“Olivet is dedicated to offering robust, sustainable athletic applications that serve our student-athletes nicely. After cautious analysis, it turned clear that persevering with to sponsor swimming and diving wouldn’t enable us to satisfy these requirements shifting ahead,” Vice President and COO Ryan Shockey stated in a press launch. “We’re grateful for the dedication of our student-athletes and coaches, and this choice doesn’t diminish the affect they’ve had on our program and campus group.”
Additionally from the discharge:
The choice displays ongoing challenges associated to roster sizes and ageing facility limitations which have impacted this system’s means to function at a degree in keeping with the College’s expectations for the student-athlete expertise.
