ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Valley Conference formally announced Friday the postponement of its fall championship events and conference schedules.
The MVC cited continuing uncertainty around the ability to play full league schedules safely amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the lack of a fall NCAA championship opportunities in its Friday release that followed a morning meeting of the MVC President’s Council.
The decision impacts MVC sports that compete in their championship seasons in the fall (men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s soccer, and women’s volleyball). The Valley will continue to evaluate options for conducting MVC competition in these sports and potentially participating in MVC and NCAA championships during the spring of 2021.
During the fall months, MVC student-athletes in all sports will be allowed to participate in athletically-related activities, including non-conference competitions, practices, strength and conditioning sessions and team meetings, consistent with institutional policies, public health guidelines and NCAA and conference regulations.
Plans for MVC-sponsored winter sports (basketball, indoor track and women’s swimming) and spring sports (baseball, softball, golf, tennis, and outdoor track) are not impacted at this time. Likewise, the MVC action does not affect action previously taken by the Missouri Valley Football Conference.
The MVC COVID-19 Working Group — consisting of athletics administrators, faculty athletics representatives, sports medicine personnel and student-athletes — will continue to monitor the national and local landscapes and work diligently to develop protocols for a safe return to MVC regular-season and championship competition by the conference’s student-athletes.
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