GNAC Statement on Spring Sport Seasons

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WINTHROP, Mass. – With the health and well-being of student-athletes and campus communities remaining the top priority, the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Presidents' Council has voted to authorize limited conference play for spring sports.

Due to varying state-by-state guidelines and because the GNAC's 13 core members represent all six New England states, schools shall retain the autonomy to opt out altogether or schedule local non-conference competition as they see fit. Finalized schedules are not yet public and opportunities for postseason play will be evaluated by league administrators throughout the season. 

The GNAC will sponsor conference play in baseball, men's lacrosse, women's lacrosse, and softball, with an intended start date for mid-March. All testing and safety procedures for conference play will meet or exceed NCAA recommendations as outlined by the NCAA Sport Science Institute. Games will be conducted under an agreed-upon set of protocols including the stipulation that spectators will not be allowed.

GNAC Presidents' Council
Dr. Marc M. Camille, Albertus Magnus College
Mary Lou Retelle, Anna Maria College
Dr. Susan D. Stuebner, Colby-Sawyer College
Dr. Paula M. Rooney, Dean College
Sister Janet Eisner, Emmanuel College
Dr. Marie Bernardo-Sousa, Johnson & Wales University (RI)
Michael B. Alexander, Lasell University
Col. Mark C. Anarumo, Col., USAF, (Ret), Norwich University 
Dr. Antoinette Hays, Regis College
Sister Paula Marie Buley, IHM, Rivier University
Dr. Rhona C. Free, University of Saint Joseph (CT)
Dr. James Dlugos, Saint Joseph's College of Maine
Dr. Lynn Perry Wooten, Simmons University

The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is an NCAA Division III association made up of 13 member institutions and over 3,000 student-athletes across the New England region. Founded in 1995, the GNAC annually sponsors and administers 22 championships, while balancing academic integrity, athletic opportunity and community involvement in an effort to enhance the student-athlete experience. 

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