<p>From: Quinnipiac</a> cuts sports - NCAA.org</p>
<p>Another sign of hard times. (Feel free to move to Athletic Recruits forum if more appropriate)</p>
<p>March 10, 2009 </p>
<p>The NCAA News </p>
<p>Quinnipiac will cut golf, men’s outdoor track and volleyball at the end of 2008-09 due to economic challenges.</p>
<p>In a memo to staff, Athletics Director Jack McDonald said the decision was “extremely difficult.”</p>
<p>“A variety of scenarios were explored to continue to provide gender-equitable and competitive opportunities for the greatest number of male and female student-athletes in these fiscally challenging times,” McDonald wrote in the memo. “The student-athletes, coaches and staff associated with all of the affected programs have continually represented Quinnipiac in the highest manner possible, both on and off the field of competition.”</p>
<p>The school elevated cheerleading to varsity status.</p>