Former William & Mary Gymnast Max Sabert Explains School’s Decision to Drop Men’s Gymnastics
Three NCAA Division 1 men's gymnastics programs have been unceremoniously dropped in the month of September -- William & Mary, Iowa and Minnesota. The timing of these announcements was not only cruel, but also most certainly unnecessary. The pandemic has wreaked havoc on the sports world. All collegiate spring sports were canceled amid the abrupt premature ending to the winter sports season. There was no NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships, no March Madness... No nothing. The decision to drop William & Mary's men's gymnastics program was not even a financial one. The program enjoys an endowment, [...more]