Athletes shocked by California university’s sudden closure: ‘We were blindsided, basically’

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Athletes shocked by California university’s sudden closure: ‘We were blindsided, basically’
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Citing deep financial losses and plans to file for bankruptcy, the 14-year-old private university in San Marcos was ceasing operations. immediately.

San Marcos, CA - NOVEMBER 14: The University of Saint Katherine men's volleyball team practices at the school's gym on Monday, November 14, 2022.

Mayfield’s parents had made the trip to Tennessee. She’s generally not an emotional person, so they knew something had happened when she collapsed in their arms, tears streaming down her face. Men’s basketball coach Kevin Williamson was on the phone Thursday afternoon with a recruit from Houston, booking him a flight for a campus visit, when he heard a ruckus from the locker room as his players were preparing for open gym.

The flagship program, though, was men’s basketball, which immeasurably lifted the school’s profile from four games against San Diego State at Viejas Arena since 2013, including one last December just eight months after the Aztecs played for the NCAA Division I national championship. In a 2021 preseason exhibition, the Firebirds

Captain David Odinigwe, a 6-foot-9 senior forward from Victorville, was recently named valedictorian for the Class of 2024. Back in the northeast corner of Tennessee, the women’s beach volleyball team was coming to terms with playing for a university that no longer exists.

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