BEREA, Ohio -- After a 10-month hiatus and continued uncertainty with the COVID-19 pandemic, Baldwin Wallace University varsity athletics returned to competition with the men's and women's basketball teams tipping off against the University of Mount Union on January 22. Joining the basketball teams in competition this winter will be the wrestling team on January 24 and the men's and women's indoor track and field. men's and women's swimming and diving and men's volleyball teams on January 30.
The Ohio Athletic Conference President's Council worked diligently alongside its athletics council, athletic directors, senior women administrators, athletic trainers and local, county, state and federal health advisors to come up with the best and safest protocols to return to competition.
All OAC sponsored sports, including a shortened spring schedule for its fall teams, will compete in a conference only schedule for the remainder of the 2021 academic year.
For the safety of our student-athletes and all involved in athletics, the OAC President's Council established protocols that each sport will need to follow to compete.
- Student-athletes, coaches and all involved with the program will be tested on a weekly basis in accordance with NCAA guidelines.
- Student-athletes must wear masks at all times except during actual competition.
- Team benches, scorers tables and other working areas have been set up to accommodate social distancing requirements.
- Spectators, including parents, will not be permitted for any winter sporting event and will be reevaluated for spring and fall sport competition.
- All spectators will be able to listen, follow or watch all winter events via live audio, statistics or video
Spring sports schedules are still being developed and should be released in the near future. Fall sports schedules for the spring have been released and can be found on each team's schedule page.
