KANSAS CITY – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced today that it is cancelling the spring 2020 sports season, effective immediately.

“All possible scenarios that would have supported a spring sports season were seriously considered by multiple NAIA governance groups,” said NAIA President and CEO Jim Carr. “However, the growing state of emergency due to COVID-19, as well as the Center for Disease Control’s recommendation yesterday to limit gatherings to fewer than 50 people for eight weeks, meant we could not in good conscience move forward with the spring sports season and championships.”

In an effort to provide relief, no spring sport student-athlete will be charged a season of competition. Any spring sport student-athlete who was enrolled full-time in 2020 will be awarded two additional semester terms of attendance or the equivalent.

The NAIA is continuing to address outstanding questions related to these unprecedented changes and will share new information as it becomes available.

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RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Great American Conference Council of Presidents announced an indefinite suspension of the conference’s sports activities – practices and competitions – for the remainder of the 2019-20 academic year effective immediately.

This decision follows the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s cancelation of all championships for the year.

The top priority for the Great American Conference and its membership is the health of student-athletes, staff, and our campus communities.  The conference office will work with the Council of Presidents to monitor all information impacting athletic departments during the remainder of the spring semester.

Additionally, the GAC will work with the NCAA to advocate for all affected conference student-athletes.

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