Liberty League commissioner Tracy King has announced that the league’s Presidents Council has unanimously agreed on a plan for a return to athletics competition this spring. Under the plan, Liberty League competition will begin no earlier than the weekend of March 26 with competition predominantly against league member institutions. Student-athletes and team personnel will adhere to a rigorous COVID-19 testing protocol in order to ensure a healthy and safe environment for competition.

Liberty League spring sports include baseball, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s rowing, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, and men’s and women’s outdoor track and field.

“I am grateful for the support and endorsement of our presidents for the league’s return-to-play plan,” said King. “The Liberty League will move forward with cautious optimism as we look to provide competitive opportunities for our student-athletes. The health and safety of our student-athletes will remain our top priority as we resume Liberty League athletics competition across our campuses.

“We also recognize the autonomy of our institutions to make decisions that are in the best interests of their campus communities, including decisions on spring athletics participation,” King added. “While we plan to move forward with Liberty League spring competition and championships, we respect and support those decisions and understand that institutional policies and circumstances may dictate that schools opt out or suspend spring athletics competition.”

Liberty League institutions are permitted to engage in competition against non-league opponents as long as they adhere to the league’s COVID-19 return-to-play protocols. League schedules will be posted online in the coming weeks but are subject to change due to the changing COVID landscape.

Liberty League Presidents Council

Leon Botstein, Bard College
Anthony G. Collins, Clarkson University
Joyce P. Jacobsen, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Shirley M. Collado, Ithaca College
Shirley Ann Jackson, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
David C. Munson, Rochester Institute of Technology
Marc C. Conner, Skidmore College
William L. Fox, St. Lawrence University
David R. Harris, Union College
Sarah C. Mangelsdorf, University of Rochester
Elizabeth H. Bradley, Vassar College