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UTEP reacts to NCAA ruling on eligibility of spring athletes

UTEP sprinter Sean Bailey ready for senior season Wochit

The NCAA's decision to give an extra year of eligibility to spring athletes didn't greatly impact UTEP, but spring coaches were glad to see the governing body show some leniency.

"In this world with student-athletes, I don't think they had any choice, there is no way they could have just voided the year," track coach Mika Laaksonen said. "It was the right thing to do."