Bill GautierThe University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has announced that it will cut its indoor and outdoor men’s track programs effective at the end of season.
Athletics director David Blackburn said he made the decision to help UTC in its five-year Title IX recovery process.
By cutting the men’s teams, UTC athletics will will more closely mirror the percentage of males to females on campus, which is one section of Title IX.
“Why men’s track?” Blackburn said. “It affected the fewest number of individuals, but maximized the discrepency because track counts three ways – indoor, outdoor and cross country.”
All of the current indoor and outdoor men’s track athletes will be allowed to keep their current aid packages through graduation, or have the opportunity to transfer to another Division I program and be eligible in the fall.