The board discussed eliminating four sports to help recover budget shortfalls and maintain compliance with Title IX regulations within the athletics department. Men’s gymnastics, indoor and outdoor track and field, and tennis may be eliminated following the end of their competitive seasons. Fifty-eight student-athletes would be impacted. “We recognize and deeply respect the disappointment among Gopher Athletics and beyond as a result of these recommendations,” University President Joan Gabel said. “It’s very painful.”
