Tompkins Cortland Community College has cancelled all its intercollegiate athletics program for the Spring 2020 seasons. The move follows the announcement today that the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) was cancelling all spring competitions due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The College and the NJCAA had originally suspended athletics with the hope of being able to resume games later this season. Developments of the past few days made it clear that would not be feasible.  

"We did our best to keep the dreams of our spring student-athletes alive for this year, but our focus must be on keeping our entire community safe," said Mick McDaniel, Director of Athletics at Tompkins Cortland and NJCAA Board Chairman. "We are all disappointed, but it's the right move at this time. This is a step we need to take, both at the College and nationally with the NJCAA, so we can look forward to taking to the fields another day."

Statement from the NJCAA (3/16/20)

Following the recent recommendations from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the NJCAA has made the difficult decision to cancel all upcoming basketball championships as well as spring competition, effective immediately.

"In light of the progressive evolvement of the COVID-19 situation, the NJCAA has decided to end all competition for the remainder of the academic year," stated Dr. Christopher Parker, NJCAA President & CEO. "As an association, the NJCAA exhausted all possible avenues to potentially postpone competition for both upcoming basketball championships and spring sport competition. We believe following the recommendations of the CDC is in the best interest of our member colleges and our student-athletes."

Spring competition includes all practices, regular season, postseason, and national championship play.