INDIANAPOLIS (August 5, 2020) -- Today, the NCAA DII Presidents Council ruled that championships in fall sports for the 2020-21 academic year have been canceled due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and the related administrative and financial challenges of hosting the fall championships at any point in the upcoming academic year. 

This Presidents Council decision impacts the division's fall championships: men's and women's cross country, field hockey, football, men's and women's soccer, and women's volleyball. 

"Today, the NCAA DII Presidents Council announced fall championships have been canceled. We are saddened by this news as it will be disappointing to our student-athletes, coaches, recruits, fans and friends of USF," said USF Director of Athletics Pam Gohl. "We are a family and will, therefore, move forward with the health and well-being of our student-athletes, faculty, and staff and communities always as our highest priority."

To read more about the NCAA DII decision made about the fall sports championships, click here. 

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