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The sports impacted by the decision are men's
and women's basketball, men's and women's swimming and diving,
men's and women's indoor track and field, men's and women's ice
hockey and wrestling.
The NCAA's review showed that participation "well below the
established threshold to provide a national championships
experience."
The participation level for men's and women's basketball this
season is around 47 percent, men's and women's swimming and
diving around 43 percent, men's and women's indoor track and
field around 49 percent, men's and women's ice hockey around 52
percent and wrestling around 62 percent.
The NCAA planned to cancel championships if levels fell below 60
percent for most of the winter sports, or below 70 percent for
hockey or wrestling.
Fayneese Miller, chair of the Presidents Council and president
at Hamline, said in a statement, "Today, we made the difficult
decision to cancel our Division III winter championships. While
some institutions have been able to safely return to sport, the
recent declaration form data show that more than half of our
division has not returned to winter sport practice and
competition to be in a position for NCAA national championship
participation.
"This was a very difficult decision to make, and we are saddened
to do so. However, none of our winter sports meet the
Championships Committee's established thresholds of
participation to hold a championship. We are committed to
ensuring that our student-athletes have the best possible
experience, and, for us, this means having a meaningful number
of competitions. We hope this is possible for our spring
championship."
--Field Level Media
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