Cal State Fullerton today announced that its intercollegiate wrestling and women’s gymnastics programs will be terminated.
The action was considered at the end of the 2009-10 academic year, but the programs were given the opportunity to continue operating if they could fund their own annual budgets. Extensive fund-raising campaigns enabled them to compete in 2010-11 but came up short of a subsequent goal of a two-year funding commitment by a Mar. 1 deadline given to them.
All pre-existing scholarships will be honored until the student-athletes’ eligibility has expired. Wrestlers and gymnasts who wish to transfer to other schools will be given blanket releases. …
read more – Cal State Fullerton University Wrestling
A sad day. My home club has had a number of girls go to this storied program.
I’m trying to contact one of the current gymnasts for comment. …
(via Greg Marsden on Facebook)
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There is some good NCAA news, however, relayed by Ono:
Baseball program will continue at UC Berkeley
Baseball has raised $9 million of the $10 million demanded by Chancellor Robert Birgeneau.
…. Our men’s gymnastics community has taken the same “never say die” approach as our baseball community. They are hard at work on raising the funds needed to support the team’s continuation or eventual reinstatement.
To date, philanthropic pledges gathered by “Cal Gymnastics Forever” amount to just under half of the $4 million that would be required to support the team’s net expenses over the next 7-10 years. However, here too we will continue to do everything in our power to support the fundraising activities in support of men’s gymnastics. I believe that baseball’s success will add new momentum to the efforts and I am hopeful of a successful outcome for men’s gymnastics.”
Gymnastics Coaching.com 