Dear Aggie Family,

First and foremost, I hope this message finds you and your family safe and healthy. As you know, the impact of COVID-19 has been universal and extraordinary. It has significantly affected daily life at UC Davis Athletics as well. A few short weeks ago, our women's basketball team cut down the nets at the Pavilion after capturing its fourth consecutive Big West regular season championship. Instead of cheering them on in the NCAA Tournament this week, we find ourselves managing cancellations and unique challenges.

Last week the NCAA and Big West Conference announced that competition would be canceled for the remainder of the academic year. Spring quarter academic instruction will shift online for all students, and team practice and training activities are suspended for an indefinite period of time. Sports medicine, sports psychology, and academic support services for our student-athletes remain ongoing and will continue throughout the spring quarter.

Our top priority during this period of uncertainty is the continued health, safety, and well-being of our student-athletes. This priority has shaped all of our decisions about COVID-19 and will continue guide us in the coming weeks and months.

As we move forward, I want to reassure all members of the Aggie family that we are committed to working our way through the short-term challenges created by COVID-19 and continuing the positive trajectory of our athletics program. Your support has enabled significant success and progress over the past several years on a variety of fronts, and we are grateful for everything that you do for us. We will continue working hard to make you proud to be supportive of UC Davis Athletics.

We are thinking about all of you during this time. Please be safe and feel free to reach out if there is anything we can do to support you.

Go Ags!

Sincerely,
Kevin Blue
Director of Athletics - UC Davis Intercollegiate Athletics