On Dec. 10, the Sunshine State Conference Presidents Council decided to cancel conference competitions and championships for soccer and volleyball in the fall and swimming in the winter of the 2020-2021 academic year.
The council declared that cross country, originally held in the fall, could conduct a conference championship season during the spring 2021 semester as it is considered a low COVID-19 transmission risk sport by the NCAA.
The council also decided to further postpone the start of the basketball season until at least Feb. 15. This confirms that the 11 colleges in the Sunshine State Conference, including NSU, will not be able to participate in the 2021 NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships.
For NSU athletes coming into the Winter 2021 semester, these decisions meant important decisions needed to be made to protect athletes from the potential risk of COVID-19. It was also essential to find ways that allowed student-athletes to continue practicing and conditioning themselves for a future season if they are found unable to compete in this 2020-2021 season.
As of now, here is the breakdown as to how each of the 16 NSU sports teams will proceed this semester with each team’s specific NCAA classified COVID-19 transmission risk alongside a general timeline and update from the NSU Athletics department.
