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Division III cancels 2021 winter championships
Read full article: Division III cancels 2021 winter championships(Photo by G Fiume/Maryland Terrapins/Getty Images)Due to low participation numbers among member schools, NCAA Division III winter championships are canceled for the 2020-21 academic year. The Division III Administrative Committee, acting on behalf of the Division III Management and Presidents Council, approved the recommendation from the Division III Championships Committee to cancel all winter championships. The declaration form was sent to Division III athletics directors Jan. 19 and completed by 98% of the membership. AdThe national championships affected are menโs and womenโs basketball, menโs and womenโs swimming and diving, menโs and womenโs indoor track and field, menโs and womenโs ice hockey, and wrestling. โToday, we made the difficult decision to cancel our Division III winter championships.
NCAA Division II and III Fall Championships Canceled
Read full article: NCAA Division II and III Fall Championships CanceledSalem, Va. The Division III Presidents Council has cancelled all fall sports championships, and the D-2 council quickly followed suit. The decision wipes out the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl that decides the Division III national champion in football,as well as volleyball, mens and womens soccer and cross country and mens water polo. Salem and the Roanoke Valley have been home to a number of D-3 title games in addition to the Stagg bowl in recent history. That list includes mens and womens basketball, wrestling, softball and lacrosse. Salem is scheduled to hold the division III womens basketball championship at the Cregger Center in March of 2021,and division III womens softball and lacrosse in 2021 and 2022 in Salem.