Central Michigan University’s men’s track and field program has been discontinued, according the the university’s Athletic Director Michael Alford Tuesday.
The decision to end the program, effective immediately, was difficult, Alford said, and was made amid looming university-wide budget cuts.
“We did not make this decision lightly, but we are facing a new financial reality due to enrollment challenges and now COVID-19,” Alford said in a press release.
“Hundreds of students have participated in this longstanding, successful program at Central Michigan, and we know this will impact them — and supporters of this program — greatly.”
The end of the program directly impacts 36 student-athletes along with two students that ran cross country. Two full-time assistant positions also are being eliminated, the press release explained.
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