General | 07/17/20 | 1:02 PM

CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference announced today the Council of President's decision to delay the start of all conference fall sports with the hopes of conducting seasons in the winter/spring of 2021. Additionally, intercollegiate competition in all CCC sports is suspended until at least November 1 and will be reevaluated at that time.

Carroll College is an associate member of the Cascade Collegiate Conference, competing within the conference in men's and women's soccer and softball. Friday's announcement affects men's and women's soccer, while softball's spring schedule is currently unaffected.

The decision does not alter sports within the Frontier Conference, in which the Saints are full-time members. The Frontier's fall schedule is currently still intact. 

Programs affected by the CCC's decision will have autonomy to conduct practices, weight training, conditioning and other team activities in accordance with campus, local and state policies, as well as, the NAIA approved 24-week period.

"The on-going issues with COVID-19 and the surge in cases, in particular in the geographical regions of our members schools, has made the prospect of properly conducting a fall season with the confidence we need to ensure the health and safety of our student-athletes during this pandemic unrealistic," stated commissioner Robert Cashell."

CCC committees made up of sport coaches and administrators throughout the league will begin working on what the revised schedules will look like, as well as, setting standard start dates for each sport to begin practices.

If the NAIA were to make the decision to move fall sport championships to the spring, the CCC will have the ability to reengage with the NAIA revised structure and will adjust schedules accordingly.