The NCAA moments ago cancelled all remaining championships; the full release is below:
Today, NCAA President Mark Emmert and the Board of Governors canceled the Division I men's and women's 2020 basketball tournaments, as well as all remaining winter and spring NCAA championships. This decision is based on the evolving COVID-19 public health threat, our ability to ensure the events do not contribute to spread of the pandemic, and the impracticality of hosting such events at any time during this academic year given ongoing decisions by other entities.
On Friday, March 13th, the NCAA enacted several "Actions Related to Regulations and Policies Impacted by COVID-19;" the new rules will:
See our previous coverage here, but this supercedes pretty much everything that has come before this announcement. With the Ivy and Pac-12 conferences discontinuing, the IRA is clearly also at risk of cancellation; there should be more information from the IRA Regatta and Stewards tomorrow.
rowk2 joins the rowing community in expressing our regrets and sadness about the season, especially for the seniors in the ranks; thank you for everything!!
Note: As of Thursday, March 12, row2k set an internal policy not to send staff to any events requiring anything but short drives; the policy was created ahead of the Olympic Trials I, where we felt that taking a flight into an environment where Olympic hopefuls were congregated was irresponsible at best. The policy has obviously evolved to include more than just the Olympic Trials, and will remain in place until further notice.