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Seton Hall University sacrifices Track and Field on the altar of Title IX

Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ announced a "strategic restructuring" of their athletic programs this week, cutting their Track & Field programs in an effort to save $1.5 million dollars per year.

Sure, times are tough, and it's a blow to the 24 student athletes who train under legendary coach John Moon. Coach Moon was unceremoniously notified of the school's decision only moments prior to a mandatory team meeting called by the athletic director. He's coached there for 38 years, produced 19 Olympians, 71 All-Americans, and is slated to coach the 2012 U.S. Olympic team.

Adding insult to injury, just 2 days earlier the track team was honored by the school for their win at the Big East Indoor Championships. So it doesn't make much sense for them to just dump track & field.

But as the saying goes, there's more to the story.

Title IX compliance requires that Seton Hall add Women's Golf to their lineup starting this year. Ah yes, Title IX, the "you gotta have one female athlete for every male athlete" quota requirement. Even if they have to drag some women kicking and screaming into signing up for golf; it's necessary to maintain equality and balance in sports.

It's not enough to offer women's sports; the participant count must be equalized. Feminuts demand equality of outcome even when women who are given the opportunity to participate choose not to do so. And so more often than not, men's sports are curtailed or cut completely to achieve compliance with Title IX.

Political Correctness Uber Alles. Olympic dreams can't compete with feminism.

Posted at 18:44 by Chris Wysocki   [/rants]   Comments | Archived | Perm Link |
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