COVID-19\nhas ended a plethora of activities earlier than anticipated, including classes,\nsocial events, and one of the hardest to let go, spring semester sports. On March\n13, the American Southwest Conference Council of Presidents made the decision\nto immediately cancel athletic events and competitions. This followed the\nNCAA\u2019s, decision to suspend all tournaments and competitions a day prior. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
McMurry athletes were hit\nhard with the news. Senior baseball player Kyle Keever got the news on the way\nto a tournament. \u201cIt was heart wrenching,\u201d said the first baseman, \u201cto have\nworked so hard for something all year and get it taken away ten minutes out from\nan away series. We were literally preparing for a game mentally on the bus one\nminute, and then we\u2019re turning around the next.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although his senior\nseason was brought to a sad end, Keever maintains humility above all, \u201cIt\u2019s\nwhat we had to do. If I have to stop playing ball so that someone can spend more\ntime with their grandparents, or a lifetime with their baby, then I will, as\nwell as my teammates.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the senior first\nbaseman is optimistic about the next year, \u201cI think every senior is coming back\nwith the hope that the NCAA will honor their statement of replenishing an extra\nyear. We have a lot to build on; we definitely need to look into the summer and\nfall as a place to grow a lot. We want our fans to know that we\u2019re upset about\nthe instant closure of the season, but we will work and we will be back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While many athletes are\ngoing to be able to use the blanket waiver provided by the NCAA allowing all\nspring athletes another year of eligibility, it is just not an option for many.\nTrack and Field champion Sean Germany is one of those students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhile my athletic\neligibility still labels me as a junior, especially with the cancellation of\nthis sports year, I will be moving onto graduate school after this semester,\u201d\ncommented Germany. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Germany was in North\nCarolina for the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships when\nthe decision was made to cease all athletic competition. Germany was slated to\novertake the top spot in the triple jump. \u201cIt was a very disappointing\nconclusion, just because of all the hard work that was put in leading up to the\nchampionships,\u201d mentioned Germany upon hearing the news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m sure that not just\nme, but all athletes that were going to compete were very sad to have to come\nto a rather quick understanding that the NCAA\u2019s decision for cancelling was not\na light one,\u201d concluded Germany. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
War Hawks in all spring\nsemester sports have a big decision to make: stay another year and take\nadvantage of their extra season of eligibility, or, graduate, ultimately\nleaving behind unfinished business. War Hawk athletics will return in September\nwith a football opener against Trinity University at Wilford Moore Stadium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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