Big news surfaces for NAIA student athletes around the nation.

NAIA released a statement stating that they will not charge fall and winter student athletes a year of competition.

The NAIA Council of Presidents Committee met Wednesday and voted not to charge athletes a year of eligibility for the fall and winter. This decision was based on a survey of conferences, and of the 19 conferences, 12 of them approved this statement. COVID continues to have a big impact on the NAIA, and the committee was focused on finding a way to allow the student-athletes to finish their season no matter what condition it is in.

This article is news worthy because it relates to Morningside athletics because they are a NAIA school. This also is big news because it allows the players a free year, if nothing is ruined by Covid.

https://www.naia.org/general/2020-21/releases/Winter_Spring_SOC