American Athletic Conference Delays Start
7/22/2020 1:40:00 PM | Cross Country, General, Soccer, Volleyball
Fall Olympic sports competition pushed back to at least Sept. 1
IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference announced Wednesday that it will delay the start of 2020 Fall Olympic sports competition until at least September 1.
The decision allows member institutions additional time to implement protocols for a safe return to competition for student-athletes, coaches, and staff members.
The delay in competition includes exhibition and non-conference competition in the sports of men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer and volleyball.
The rescheduling of nonconference contests due to these adjustments will be determined by each member institution.
The American's presidents, athletic directors and senior woman administrators continue to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic. With guidance from its Medical Advisory Group, the conference has established aggressive and proactive testing protocols and guidelines that will ensure the health and well-being of student-athletes during fall sports competition. A safe and healthy return to fall competition remains the highest priority.
THE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
The decision allows member institutions additional time to implement protocols for a safe return to competition for student-athletes, coaches, and staff members.
The delay in competition includes exhibition and non-conference competition in the sports of men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer and volleyball.
The rescheduling of nonconference contests due to these adjustments will be determined by each member institution.
The American's presidents, athletic directors and senior woman administrators continue to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic. With guidance from its Medical Advisory Group, the conference has established aggressive and proactive testing protocols and guidelines that will ensure the health and well-being of student-athletes during fall sports competition. A safe and healthy return to fall competition remains the highest priority.
THE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
The American Athletic Conference (The American), a member of the NCAA, was reconstituted in 2013. With the conference office in Irving, Texas, The American is comprised of the following institutions: UCF, Cincinnati, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, Navy (in football only), USF, SMU, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa and Wichita State (basketball and Olympic sports). Under the leadership of Commissioner Mike Aresco, The American sponsors 22 championships – 10 for men and 12 for women; is a member of the College Football Playoff; has television partnerships with ESPN and CBS Sports; in the spring of 2019, signed a landmark television agreement with ESPN that commences in 2020-21; and has a marketing partnership with Learfield. For more information, please visit TheAmerican.org.
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