The Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) announced today the cancellation of its four 2020 Fall National Championships.
The 2020 CCAA Golf, Men’s Soccer, Women’s Soccer and Cross-Country Running National Championships will not be held this upcoming season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The CCAA Task Force, with representation from all six CCAA member conferences, has made the difficult decision while considering the health and safety of our student-athletes, coaches and administration.
Because CCAA Championships will not be offered for fall sports, these student-athletes will not consume a year of eligibility for the 2020-21 season.
“Our guiding principles throughout this process have been the safety of our student-athletes, the student-athlete experience as well as fiscal responsibility,” said Vince Amato, CCAA President. “We are unable to meet certain conditions that we set as a board, and unfortunately we had to make this difficult decision.”
A decision regarding CCAA Winter Championships will be made in the fall.
OTHER AGM HIGHLIGHTS
Fort the first time in the history of the CCAA, the annual general meeting was held virtually. The four days of meetings took place online on Zoom from June 8-11. Here are highlights from the conference:
NEW EXECUTIVE
President: Vince Amato, Champlain College Saint-Lambert (RSEQ)
VP Governance: Alan Rogan, Lakeland College (ACAC)
NEW DIRECTORS
Jim Knight, Keyano College (ACAC)
NEW CONVENORS
Golf: Bob Murray, SAIT (ACAC)
Women’s Volleyball: Nathalie Blanchette, Collège Lionel-Groulx (RSEQ)
HONOURED
Alan Rogan, Lakeland College (ACAC). Rogan served as CCAA President for the last two seasons. Full story here.
Fred Batley, Fleming College (OCAA). Batley served as the CCAA Women’s Volleyball Convenor for the past eight seasons. Full story here.
Jim Knight, Keyano College (ACAC). Knight served as the CCAA Golf Convenor for the past two seasons.
STRATEGIC PLAN
The CCAA has unveiled its 2021-25 Strategic Plan. It can be viewed here.
NEW MEMBERS
Cégep de Baie-Comeau (RSEQ) in Baie-Comeau, QC. The Trappeurs will compete in CCAA Cross-Country Running.
Prairie College (ACAC) in Three Hills, Alberta. The Pilots will compete in CCAA Cross-Country Running.
OUTGOING MEMBERS
The University of the Fraser Valley (PACWEST), MacEwan University (ACAC) and Cégep Rimouski (RSEQ) are no longer members of the CCAA.
MEMBER AWARDS
Medicine Hat College (ACAC) won the Community Service Award for its ‘Celebration of Women and Girls in Sport’ initiative. Full story here.
SAIT (ACAC) won the CCAA Innovation Award for the Trojans’ Athletic Awards Online Gala. Full story here.
Duane John of Collège Montmorency (RSEQ) was named CCAA Athletic Director of the Year. Full story here.
Lakeland College (ACAC) won the Marketing Incentive Program Elite award for the third straight season.
2021 AGM
The 2021 annual general meeting will be hosted by the Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA) in Halifax, NS, from June 7-10, 2021.
