Jamestown  (UJ)   – The NAIA announced Thursday that effective immediately, it will be cancelling all remaining winter championship events, including those that are currently underway.

University of Jamestown Athletics Director Sean Johnson said the event will not be made up.

The health and safety of our student-athletes, as well as all involved in our championship events, is the NAIA’s highest priority. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 developments and NAIA leadership will work closely with our member institutions to determine the best path forward for future NAIA events, including all spring 2020 championships.

 

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Jamestown  (UJ)  The University of Jamestown has announced  on Thursday Morning  that  due to ongoing developments, the NAIA has decided to cancel Thursday’s pre-tournament public events – the NAIA Champions of Character event and Kickoff Banquet – and there will be attendance restrictions this weekend, but the tournament will go on, to begin at 10 a.m. this Friday at Harold Newman Arena.  

Public attendance is limited to persons listed on a student-athlete pass list.

If they are not on a pass list, they will not be admitted into the arena. Persons on the pass list must produce a photo identification to gain admittance.

Both Thursday’s NAIA Champions of Character event and kickoff banquet for the women’s wrestling tournament in Jamestown had already been canceled out of precaution.

All coaches and organizational meetings will go on as scheduled Thursday.

Officals are taking  precautions to help curb the spread of coronavirus.   NAIA President and CEO Jim Carr released a letter stating that the NAIA plans to limit fan attendance at all remaining winter championships — including the men’s and women’s Division I basketball championships — due to the outbreak of COVID-19.