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CBU Discontinues Men's Volleyball
5/8/2017 12:00:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – California Baptist University is discontinuing its men's volleyball program, effective immediately, as CBU prepares for a previously announced move to the Western Athletic Conference and NCAA Division I status, university officials announced Monday.
Director of Athletics Dr. Micah Parker also announced plans to add women's beach volleyball as an intercollegiate sport in the near future.
"Decisions to discontinue a program are never easy," Parker stated. "As we look at the long-term future of our athletics department, however, we feel this decision is needed based on budgetary and competitive factors as CBU moves toward D-I status."
Parker said CBU will honor scholarships for student-athletes affected by the decision. Current players with scholarships will have the option of receiving their scholarships until their eligibility would have elapsed. Incoming recruits have the option of accepting their scholarship offer for one year. CBU also is honoring official summer school scholarship offers for this summer.
Men's volleyball student-athletes who choose to remain students at CBU will continue to have access to current Academic and Sports Medicine facilities, Parker said. Otherwise, CBU will release current men's volleyball student-athletes who choose to transfer to other schools.
"We want to do whatever we can do to help our men's volleyball student-athletes continue their athletic and academic careers, whether that be finishing their academic degrees at CBU or at another institution," he added.
Parker said no schedule has been set for CBU to begin women's beach volleyball, which he described as an emerging NCAA sport that is growing in popularity.
Director of Athletics Dr. Micah Parker also announced plans to add women's beach volleyball as an intercollegiate sport in the near future.
"Decisions to discontinue a program are never easy," Parker stated. "As we look at the long-term future of our athletics department, however, we feel this decision is needed based on budgetary and competitive factors as CBU moves toward D-I status."
Parker said CBU will honor scholarships for student-athletes affected by the decision. Current players with scholarships will have the option of receiving their scholarships until their eligibility would have elapsed. Incoming recruits have the option of accepting their scholarship offer for one year. CBU also is honoring official summer school scholarship offers for this summer.
Men's volleyball student-athletes who choose to remain students at CBU will continue to have access to current Academic and Sports Medicine facilities, Parker said. Otherwise, CBU will release current men's volleyball student-athletes who choose to transfer to other schools.
"We want to do whatever we can do to help our men's volleyball student-athletes continue their athletic and academic careers, whether that be finishing their academic degrees at CBU or at another institution," he added.
Parker said no schedule has been set for CBU to begin women's beach volleyball, which he described as an emerging NCAA sport that is growing in popularity.
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