PAC Releases Update On Winter Sports Planning

November 22, 2020 3:59 am

The Presidents’ Athletic Conference has announced its tentative plan for a return to intercollegiate athletic competition during the Spring 2021 semester. The PAC Presidents’ Council, in consultation with the conference-wide working groups (Health and Safety, Scheduling and Financial Considerations), the PAC Athletic Administrators’ Council and sport-specific coaching groups, continues its ongoing review and planning for a return to competition in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Spring 2021 competition in the sports of men’s and women’s basketball and men’s and women’s swimming and diving is scheduled to commence no earlier than Saturday, January 23. The modified scheduling models and postseason championship opportunities will be announced at a later date, and will be subject to further revision as circumstances require. The PAC Presidents’ Council also affirmed a recommendation of the PAC Athletic Administrators’ Council to cancel the league’s indoor track and field championships, which were tentatively scheduled for the end of February. The PAC Presidents’ Council endorsed member schools sponsoring men’s and women’s indoor track and field to pursue opportunities for non-conference competition consistent with local, state and federal public health authorities, the NCAA Sport Science Institute (SSI) and institutional policies and guidelines. Discussions related to men’s wrestling are ongoing with details to be announced at a later date. Additionally, the league intends to support modified scheduling models and championship opportunities for the sports of men’s and women’s cross country during the months of February and March.