"I feel pretty betrayed by the university, especially since I feel like half of my competitive season is gone because of the pandemic," Brooklyn McCormick, who is entering her fourth year with the team said.
The resulting cuts mean the costs of training fees, meets, and other competitions could fall to the athletes, without added funding from the school. The decision to cut funding comes after a banner year in 2021 that saw the Gee-Gees set a new national record in the women’s 4x400 relay, and will see a number of the team’s athletes compete at the Canada Summer Games.
"They offered to possibly give us some funding back for a transition year, and some access to resources. It’s all been really vague, but if that’s the case it’s kind of like putting a Band-Aid on a bullet wound," Elizabeth Moreland, a third-year member of the team said.
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