COVID Medical Advisory Group Update

 

written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III     >> Good Friday Morning! Good luck to all that are participating in Conference championship events this weekend. >> Today's Word Count: 1,115. >> Thanks for reading. Remember to follow us on Twitter @D3Playbook for the latest news and transactions   Sign Up for Free: D3Playbook TOP STORY 1. COVID Medical Advisory Group Update by Connor Bran, NCAA "The NCAA COVID-19 Medical Advisory Group has updated its recommendations for COVID-19 testing for college sports, noting fully vaccinated student-athletes and other Tier 1 individuals with no COVID-19-like symptoms may be exempt from routine testing. Tier 1 individuals are those with the highest risk of exposure at championships and include team travel parties and officials. Student-athletes and other Tier 1 participants who are not vaccinated must continue to undergo testing at NCAA championships. This new policy will be effective starting May 1 for NCAA Championships that have not started, or the next round of competition for those championships that are already underway. If there is evidence of substantial or high transmission in the community, or if there are COVID-19 variants that escape the effect of the vaccine, then testing may need to resume for fully vaccinated individuals. Such decisions will be made in conjunction with local public health authorities and/or federal guidance." >> The Big Picture: "Further, fully vaccinated student-athletes and other Tier 1 individuals with no COVID-19-like symptoms do not need to quarantine, be restricted from work or get tested after exposure to someone with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. The updated testing guidance also applies to Tier 2 and 3 individuals who may be subject to testing protocols at member schools and championships. Tier 2 individuals are considered at moderate risk to exposure and may include administrators, security, event staff and league staff. Tier 3 individuals make up the lowest tier of risk to exposure and may include housekeeping, catering, sanitation, transportation, media and broadcast workers." >> Reality Check: "As the logistics of differentiating vaccinated from nonvaccinated individuals at events remains challenging, the NCAA will continue its policy of universal masking and physical distancing for championships with the exception of student-athletes and officials during competition or practice." >> Continue Reading   BASKETBALL 2. All-America The WBCA and D3hoops.com have released their 2021 All-America women's basketball teams. WBCA First Team F-Shannon Devitt, TCNJ G-Kiera Downey, Rhodes G/F-Nicole Heffington, John Carroll F-Kaylee Otlowski, Salisbury G-Leah Porath, UW-Oshkosh G-Kenedy Schoonveld, Hope G-Kendall Sosa, Illinois Wesleyan F-Leah Springer, Messiah F-Jenna Taylor, Simpson F/C-Olivia Voskuil, Hope Player of the Year: Kendall Sosa, Illinois Wesleyan Coach of the Year: Brian Morehouse, Hope >> Complete Release D3hoops.com First Team G-Kendall Sosa, Illinois Wesleyan G-Leah Porath, UW-Oshkosh G-Kiera Downey, Rhodes F-Jenna Taylor, Simpson F-Nicole Heffington, John Carroll >> Complete Team   NCAA 3.  Selection Monday     The championship fields for women's lacrosse and men's and women's golf will be announced on Monday. Here is what to you need to know. Lacrosse (W) Field Size (37 teams) - 33 AQ, 1 Pool B, 3 Pool C Who's In: Notre Dame, Md. (CSAC), George Fox (NWC), Rhodes (SAA) Championship Games Atlantic East: Cabrini vs. Marymount Centennial: #1 F&M vs. #5 Gettysburg C2C: #4 Salisbury vs. #20 Christopher Newport CCIW: Carroll vs. Chicago CCC: Endicott vs. Roger Williams GNAC: Emmanuel vs. Johnson and Wales HCAC: Hanover vs. Transylvania Landmark: #6 Catholic vs. Scranton Liberty: #7 Ithaca vs. #19 William Smith Little East: Plymouth State vs. Western Connecticut MAC Commonwealth: #12 Messiah vs. #13 York MAC Freedom: FDU Florham vs. Stevens MASCAC: Framingham vs. Westfield Michigan: Saint Mary's vs. Hope MWLC: Hamline vs. Northwestern NECC: Becker vs. Elms NESCAC: #3 Tufts vs. #11 Wesleyan NEWMAC: Babson vs. Springfield NJAC: #15 TCNJ vs. #23 Montclair State NAC: Cazenovia vs. Husson NCAC: #9 Denison vs. Wooster NEAC: Lancaster Bible vs. Morrisville State NACC: Aurora vs. Concordia Chicago Ohio: John Carroll vs. Mount Union Presidents: Thiel vs. Washington & Jefferson Skyline: Farmingdale State vs Merchant Marine SUNYAC: #14 Brockport vs. #17 Cortland USA South: Meredith vs. Piedmont Semifinals (Fri.), Final (Sun.) - Empire 8, ODAC Golf (W) Field Size (25 teams) - 22 AQ, 1 Pool B, 2 Pool C, 6 individuals Who's In: Dubuque (American Rivers), #8 Texas-Dallas (ASC), Marymount (Centennial), #16 Illinois Wesleyan (CCIW), Rose-Hulman (HCAC), Catholic (Landmark), #25 Saint Mary's (Michigan), #5 George Fox (Northwest), #12 W&L (ODAC), Westminster (Presidents), #3 Centre (SAA), #1 Redlands (SCIAC) Ranked Teams Looking for Pool B Bid: #2 Methodist, #4 Carnegie Mellon, #9 UC Santa Cruz, #10 Emory Ranked Teams Looking for Pool C Bid: #7 Mary Hardin-Baylor, #14 Rhodes, #15 Cal Lutheran, #17 Berry, #18 Chapman Golf (M) Field Size (37 teams) - 31 AQ, 3 Pool B, 3 Pool C Who's In: PSU Behrend (AMCC), #18 Mary Hardin-Baylor (ASC), F&M (Centennial), Rosemont (CSAC), Western New England (CCC), Utica (Empire 8), Albertus Magnus (GNAC), York (MAC Commonwealth), Stevens (MAC Freedom), #25 Aurora (NACC), Penn College (NEAC), Whitworth (NWC), #1 Guilford (ODAC), Westminster (Presidents), Sewanee (SAA), Chapman (SCIAC), Webster (SLIAC), #6 Piedmont (USA South) Ranked Teams Looking for Pool B Bid: #4 Emory, #7 Carnegie Mellon, #8 Trinity (Texas), #16 Christopher Newport Ranked Teams Looking for Pool C Bid: #2 Methodist, #3 Huntingdon, #9 W&L, #10 Pfeiffer, #11 Greensboro, #13 McMurry, #14 Averett, #15 LaGrange   TENNIS 4.  Regional Rankings   Women Atlantic South 1-Emory, 2-Mary Washington, 3-Johns Hopkins S: 1-Gonzalez-Rico, Emory. D: 1-Gonzalez-Rico/Chang, Emory Central 1-Kenyon, 2-Washington U., 3-Case Western S: 1-Paolucci, Case Western. D: Beshentseva/Oku, Kenyon Northeast 1-Wesleyan, 2-Tufts, 3-Middlebury S: 1-Bukzin, Amherst. D: Dorr/Garrido, Tufts West 1-Southwestern, 2-Trinity, 3-Texas-Dallas S: 1-Mitrofanova, Southwestern. D: 1-Joseph/Wong, Texas-Dallas >> Complete Rankings Men Atlantic South 1-Emory, 2-N.C. Wesleyan, 3-Carnegie Mellon S: 1-Cassone, Emory. D: 1-Dias/Blonquist, Southern Virginia Central 1-Case Western, 2-Washington U., 3-Chicago S: 1-Hopper, Case Western. D: Hopper/Chen, Case Western Northeast 1-Williams, 2-Brandeis, 3-Tufts S: 1-Sorkin, Tufts. D: Kam/Chung, Williams West 1-Trinity, 2- Southwestern, 3-George Fox S: 1-Krimbill, Trinity. D: 1-Martinez/Daniell, McMurry   >> Complete Rankings   COVID 5.  Vaccine Update As colleges look toward the fall-2021 semester, they’re grappling with whether to require — or just strongly encourage — students to be vaccinated against Covid-19. Here’s a chart of institutions that have decided to issue blanket vaccination requirements of all students, students living on campus, and/or employees. California: Caltech, Claremont-M-S, Pomona-Pitzer Colorado: Colorado College Connecticut: Wesleyan DC: Trinity Washington Georgia: Emory Indiana: DePauw, Saint Mary's Iowa: Grinnell Massachusetts: Amherst, Brandeis, Bridgewater State, Emerson, Fitchburg State, Framingham State, Lasell, MCLA, Massachusetts Maritime, Mount Holyoke, Salem State, Smith, Tufts, Westfield State, Williams, Worcester State Maine: Bowdoin Maryland: Johns Hopkins, Salisbury Minnesota: Carleton, Macalester Missouri: Washington U. New Jersey: Drew, Fairleigh Dickinson, Montclair Sate, NJCU, Rutgers, Stevens New York: Hamilton, Ithaca, Manhattanville, NYU, Rensselaer, Rochester, Sarah Lawrence, Vassar North Carolina: Brevard Ohio: Kenyon Oregon: Lewis & Clark, Willamette Pennsylvania: Bryn Mawr, Haverford Rhode Island: Roger Williams Tennessee: Maryville Virginia: Mary Baldwin, Virginia Wesleyan Washington: Whitman Wisconsin: Lawrence >> Complete List   TRANSACTIONS 6. Comings and Goings   ALBERTUS MAGNUS - Bruce Weckworth named coordinator for student-athlete success DEFIANCE - Josh Gibson named head men's basketball coach      Thanks for starting your day with us and enjoy your weekend. Please invite your friends to sign up for D3Playbook.    Sign Up for Free: D3Playbook

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