COLORADO SPRINGS - With further developments in the outbreak of COVID-19, effective immediately the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference has suspended all spring championships and non-championship competitions, as well as travel, through April 6th.
The Colorado Christian baseball, softball, men's and women's golf as well as the men's and women's track and field teams have suspended competition at this time.
Earlier today the
NCAA announced that it is canceling all NCAA Winter and Spring Championships across all three of its divisions.
Complete Statement from the RMAC:
The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) has announced the suspension of all spring championship and non-championship competitions and travel through April 6th as a result of the rapidly developing information and decisions related to COVID-19.
The decision made by the RMAC Presidents Council affects all spring sports including baseball, men's and women's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, softball, and men's and women's outdoor track & field. The suspension also limits the activity of fall sport programs engaged in spring competition or travel including football, men's and women's soccer and volleyball.
The action, also endorsed by league athletic administrators, was made with the well-being of student-athletes, institutional staff, fans and officials in mind while considering the recent decisions made by member institutions to extend spring break periods as they continue to assess the impact of COVID-19. This action was also informed by the developing National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) decision to cancel all spring sport championships and fellow NCAA Division II conference decisions to pause spring sports competition.
"This is an extraordinary period we are in," said RMAC Commissioner Chris Graham. "As a membership organization, we are guided by the decisions and actions of our members and always in the best interest of our students and student-athletes."
League administrators will continue to monitor developments to determine any further steps