It was the final study day of Fall 2013, but studying seemed pointless to Misha Kustin.
Kustin, then a freshman on the men’s gymnastics team, found out that day that his sport would be cut. Softball, baseball and men’s indoor and outdoor track & field were also set to be eliminated. Crew and rowing were also cut, but were later reinstated when an agreement was reached to renovate the East Park Canoe House along the Schuylkill River Trail at no cost to the university.
The men’s gymnastics team practiced in almost complete silence that day in Pearson 143, working to make the most of the time it had left.