The NCAA Council Coordination Committee has agreed it will be granting an extra year of eligibility to all spring sport athletes that have been impacted due to COVID-19 cancellations, which will impact the Washington Huskies in a big way. Below is a list of sports where the athletics department will be directly impacted:
Baseball
Softball
Men’s rowing
Women’s rowing
Beach volleyball
Men’s tennis
Women’s tennis
Track and field
Men’s golf
Women’s golf
From what has been released so far, all spring sports athletes across all levels of NCAA sponsored college athletics will be receiving this extra year, and for the Huskies, the program most impacted will be the softball team, who is currently ranked #2 in the country, will now be able to get one more year from their senior leaders, shortstop Sis Bates, catcher Morganne Flores, and utility player Kaija Gibson.