ATLANTA, Ga. (February 24, 2021) – Due to continued concerns with COVID19, the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) announced the cancellation of all conference scheduling and championship events for winter and spring sports. Impacted sports include men's and women's basketball, tennis, golf, track and field, baseball, and softball.
Each SIAC institution shall retain the autonomy to independently participate in non-conference competition and honor pre-existing contractual obligations. While current SIAC fan attendance restrictions will remain in force, team activities, practice and training opportunities against competition will be determined and defined by each member institution that will adhere and observe
Resocialization of Collegiate Sport: Developing Standards for Practice and Competition (Updated Second Edition), state, local, and CDC COVID-related public health protocols.
At this juncture, fans will not be permitted at any sporting competition taking place on SIAC campuses.
"Despite the recent downtick with respect to new COVID-19 infections and vaccine developments is encouraging, the stark reality is that new infections remain at levels that are many multiples greater than when our league suspended SIAC championship activities in the first instance last spring," said Gregory Moore, SIAC Commissioner. "As a result this decision seeks to balance the importance of providing our student-athletes with participation opportunities, while according such opportunities in manner that also protects their health and safety.”
The conference and its member institutions will continue to monitor updates related to COVID-19 and will provide further updates as the situation continues to unfold.
About the SIAC
The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of historically black colleges and universities with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 14 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous six-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors seven men's and six women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
www.thesiac.com.