Goshen College has posted on its social media sites and online that COVID-19 has sidelined athletic activity at the college through Oct. 19.
(You can read more from the posting on Goshen College's website below.)
GOSHEN, Ind. — Goshen College has announced a one-week pause on all athletic activities as one of several measures to curb a recent uptick in COVID-19 cases at the college. The pause extends through Monday, Oct. 19, when this decision will be reassessed.
The Roman Gingerich Recreation-Fitness Center will also be closed during this time, except for academic purposes.
This week's remaining sporting events — women's volleyball at Indiana Wesleyan, men's soccer at Saint Francis and men's soccer at Bethel — will be rescheduled.
Student-athletes were notified of the decision in a letter from Dr. Erica Albertin, interim athletic director, and Dr. Gilberto Perez Jr., vice president for student life and dean of students, on October 12.
"While we understand this isn't what any of us want, it is necessary to keep all of our student-athletes and our campus as safe as possible," wrote Albertin and Perez. "Your health is our guiding concern, and our thoughts and prayers are with those who are in isolation or quarantine."
The Goshen College Pandemic Task Force, which includes two student-athletes, sent several updates and new actions to the campus community on October 13.
"Our recent contact tracing provides good evidence to inform our actions," the task force wrote. "The primary way that COVID-19 is spreading in our community is observed to be through social interactions and gatherings, and not in classrooms or other academic settings."
"We have the knowledge and resources we need to halt this surge in new cases," they continued. "We don't want you to be frightened, we want you to be determined. With discipline and vigilance by all of us, we will get this under control."
