Fall sports canceled in WIAC

The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has canceled several sports seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference seasons and championships in the sports of football, women’s soccer, women’s volleyball and men’s and women’s cross country were canceled for the 2020-21 academic year. The WIAC seasons and championships in the sports of women’s tennis and women’s golf were moved to the 2020-21 spring term. These sports will still be able to have practice opportunities within the limitations stipulated by the NCAA during the fall term. This marks the first time since 1945 that the WIAC won’t have a football season. The league didn’t have football then due to World War II. The WIAC becomes one of the many division three conferences throughout the country to cancel sports seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The CCIW, the MWC and the NACC — which include Wisconsin-based programs — also postponed conference play. The decision on winter sports will be determined on a later date. Wisconsin Heights athletes playing in the WIAC affected by the news include: • Megan Hering, cross country, UW-Whitewater • Mackenzie Parrell, cross country, UW-Platteville