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The Mountain West released the following statement at 5 p.m. PT on Thursday, March 12:

Mountain West Officially Cancels Spring Sports Competitions & MW Championships
The Mountain West Board of Directors has now officially canceled all remaining spring sports competitions and MW championships. This decision follows the recent announcement from the NCAA to cancel all of its winter and spring championships. The MW Board had previously placed an indefinite suspension on these events.
 
The MW Board has also established a moratorium on all on-campus and off-campus in-person recruiting activities for the foreseeable future. 

These changes are based on the evolving COVID-19 public health threat and the ability to ensure the events do not contribute to the spread of the pandemic. The health and well-being of student-athletes, as well as the campus and general communities, is of utmost priority. 


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The Mountain West released the following statement at 11 a.m. PT on Thursday, March 12:

Mountain West Suspends Spring Sports Competitions
Given the current status of COVID-19, the Mountain West Board of Directors has suspended all spring sport competitions indefinitely.  The health and well-being of student-athletes, as well as the campus and general communities, is of utmost priority.  Therefore, the Board has determined the most prudent course of action is to align with the recommendations of public health care and government officials to help limit the spread of the virus.
 
Those teams currently on the road competing may complete those events and then return to campus.  Those teams that have not yet departed shall suspend travel immediately.
 
Decisions with regard to the continuation of local practice activities in various sports (e.g., spring football) are a matter of institutional discretion depending upon local conditions.
 
Those teams that have qualified for an NCAA Championship event may participate at institutional discretion, subject to the status of those events as determined by the NCAA.
Decisions regarding prospective student-athlete recruitment shall be made at institutional discretion on a case-by-case basis.
 
The status of sport programs which compete in other conferences shall be determined by the respective institutions and those conferences.


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The following joint statement was released from the athletics departments of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the University of Nevada, Reno, at 5 p.m. PT on Wednesday, March 11. Any further updates will be posted here.