KERRVILLE, TX: On Thursday, July 16th the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Presidents Council announced that NCAA intercollegiate competition will not occur during the Fall 2020 season due to health and safety concerns stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The SCAC Presidents Council is comprised of the presidents from all SCAC member institution, including Schreiner University President Dr. McCormick. In their meeting they discussed the NCAA Core Principles of Resocialization of Collegiate Sport and the group unanimously agreed that conference teams in the sports of cross country, soccer and volleyball will not engage in competition (conference or non-conference). This is decision includes sports such as golf and tennis that utilize the fall for non-traditional activities. 

"Not unlike the decision we had to make this past spring, today's decision was difficult and not taken lightly," said SCAC Commissioner Dwayne Hanberry in a statement released by the conference. "At the very least, it is extremely frustrating to find ourselves seemingly right back where we were in March."

This decision came after several Division III schools and other conferences in the NCAA across the country announced they would not be fielding team this fall. 

"Schreiner University is committed to providing an athletic experience this fall for our athletes through practice and intra-squad competition, and we hope to provide an intercollegiate competitive athletic experience for our fall athletes and all our student-athletes as soon as the circumstances allow," said Bill Raleigh, Schreiner University Athletic Director.

"We all feel for the student-athletes, especially our seniors, who are being impacted by this decision," Raleigh went on to say. "Under the present conditions, we support the decision, but we will be ready to return to a full intercollegiate athletic competition as soon as circumstances allow."

The non-NCAA programs (Wrestling, Shotgun, Rifle, Bass Fishing, Cycling and Equestrian) are not affected by this decision at this time. The University will make individual decisions regarding those programs using the guidelines of each sports' governing body with an emphasis on outside competition in the semester that their national championship is decided.

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