NORTHFIELD, Minn. – Due to growing concerns about the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), Carleton College has made the difficult decision to cancel the remainder of the spring sports season effective on Sunday, March 15.
 
The College recognizes this is a particularly painful disappointment to our student-athletes. However, it seems likely that actions by other schools and/or our athletic conference will confirm the necessity of this step.
 
Carleton's spring break was originally scheduled to run from Tuesday, March 17 through Sunday, March 29. The College is now extending that break by one week and will resume the Spring Term on Monday, April 6. However, classes will be delivered completely online for at least the first four weeks of the term. If possible, the College hopes that students can return to campus resume face-to-face classes after midterm break on Tuesday, May 5. The current expectation is that Spring Term will still conclude on June 8, including the final exam period.
 
Since the bulk of Carleton students will not be in residence for the next several weeks and because travel to various sporting venues might spread illness, all Carleton-sponsored spring sports seasons also need to stop beginning on Sunday.
 
Carleton's track & field athletes that are already in Winston-Salem, NC, were initially scheduled to compete at the NCAA Indoor Championships on March 13-14. However, this afternoon the NCAA announced that the competition is canceled, along with all other winter and spring championships.
 
The global coronavirus outbreak is a rapidly evolving situation. Visit Carleton's COVID-19 website ( https://www.carleton.edu/disease-updates/coronavirus/ ) for the most up-to-date information regarding the College's response.