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North Idaho College considers new gym, new sports

COEUR d’ALENE — North Idaho College is considering adding at least two new sports, said vice president for student services Graydon Stanley on Wednesday. If approved, the programs would begin no earlier than fall 2020.
Stanley is heading up a committee to look into whether NIC and the community would benefit from adding more sports to its repertoire.  NIC President Rick MacLennan commissioned the committee after the board of trustees broached the topic at its June 27 meeting, said Stanley.  At that meeting, board members singled out men’s baseball and women’s wrestling as possible new athletic programs for NIC, Stanley said.

Because of Title IX requirements which require NIC to “maintain participation numbers, financial support, and opportunity in equitable ratios that are reflective of our current campus makeup,” Stanley said there won’t be a recommendation to only add men’s baseball, for example. NIC is about evenly split between male and female students.  The committee had its first meeting on Monday, will meet every other week, and will issue a report to MacLennan no later than March 1, 2019, Stanley said.  Its work will revolve around three issues: community interest, financial viability, and the impact to enrollment. Stanley said the committee will survey superintendents, principals, and families in the five northern counties on sports they would be interested in supporting. He said the committee will also investigate whether adding new sports would make sense for NIC financially. Costs for current athletic programs will be compared to anticipated revenue from additional students who may enroll at NIC to participate in the new sports, Stanley said.  Rest of the story at https://www.cdapress.com/local_news/20180927/nic_considers_new_gym_new_sports?mc_cid=b7ac0e5e57&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

September 29, 2018 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized