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# NameComments
51 Samantha Ullum
52 Jennifer Korn
53 Lisa Minken
54 Lindsey AllenMy hope is that you make the decision to keep women's lacrosse at Ohio University. Lacrosse is a sport that draws in students from states outside of our region. OU should keep lacrosse for the sake of diversifying the university.
55 AnonymousThis was a poor way to handle this situation, and an even worse time to decide to tell the once future players that they have lost what you have given them. Now you have left all the players you recruited in a tough situation to deal with, especially the seniors.
56 Lawrence T ConnorAs a member of the Women's Swim Team Committe I oppose the terrible mistake OU has made to cut the men's swimming program, as well as track and lacrosse. We intend to petition the President, Board of Directors, and the AD to reinstate these programs.
57 Jenna
58 Drew Frum
59 Marlo Capuano
60 Rachel Yanow
61 Tracy Leestma
62 Karen Burton
63 jeremy wolfe
64 Molly Kravitz
65 joe gansThis news fall on a heavy heart to hear about the cancellation of Women's Lacrosse. I believe this is a huge step backward for Ohio University and their reputation. I disagree 100% on this decision.
66 Beth Ullum
67 Amy WulfMy daughter is a freshman on the varsity swim team. We live in California. When researching colleges, she only considered colleges with a men's and women's team. She would never have considered Ohio University. I believe by cutting the men's team, the future of the women's team will be in jeapardy.
68 Gerard MoserI support Ohio teams - all of them.
69 Gwen MoserBe transparent.
70 Paul DembinskiI feel your pain. Remember Providence College Men's Baseball 1999...
71 karen & john narwiczHow can the fastest growing sport in the nation be eliminated from a university???
72 Alison Cheetham
73 ryan schaadMaybe McDavis could use some of that $300,000 self appointed bonus to help fund OHIO sports. What an inconsiderate president.
74 ryan shadMaybe McDavis could use some of that $300,000 self appointed bonus to help fund OHIO sports. What an inconsiderate president.
75 Elizabeth Durell
76 Kristin Sanders
77 Jenny BelskyOhio Lacrosse is one of the most well-known, well talked about sports in ohio and taking away such a legacy would be a complete waste on the universities part. As a fellow D-1 athelete, the way that this situation was went about is completely rediculous and unprofessional. Reinstate these sports, or lose some incredibly valuble athletes, students, and overall GOOD people.
78 John Schaefer
79 Melissa Murray
80 Anonymous
81 Bryn Sanders
82 Kathy Crosby
83 Kirsten Leestma
84 Terra Teague
85 Philip Wight
86 Anonymoushaving a son on the mens swim team, most people dont understand that most swimmers training started at very early age, (grade school). These young men and women are not just friends, they have become FAMILY from the moment they made the decision to come to O.U. and compete, whether on the track or in the water, or on a field. We need to stand united for our children and remember that there is power in our unity.
87 Tom BrennanWe supported OU Lax and other OU sports actively during the four years our daughter attended OU. We looked forward to doing so for the rest of our lives, attending OU Lax games and returning to OU for alumni games. The decision by OU's administration blindsided us. We had no/no advance warning that Lax and other sports might be dropped. Had we known, we and others interested in OU sports might have been able to help but we were not given that option by a secretive OU decision process. Why would OU's administration undertake this decision in a way that completely eliminated opportunities for active participation from those who might have been able to help? They are certainly not shy about asking for donations and other forms of help when they want to raise money for other sports needs. The apparent message is that they didn't want to find solutions and wanted to present the dropped teams with a final decision, timed to fall well into the school year, just before mid-term exams, for which there would be little time to react. This is unprofessional and a poorly thought out process. This contemptuous attitude has only served to anger us and we are mobilizing. Keep the faith. We will not let this drop.
88 linda marcinik
89 Jackie Dysert
90 Fran PellizziAlison is a great coachand an even nicer person. My daughter played them last year and they are a nice bunch of girls. I know the friendships that grow on a team. My daughter would be devastated. It is a big decision to pick your college, don't do this to them.
91 Walter Schein
92 robert a dubansky
93 Elizabeth RobertshawI think the Ohio University Women's Lacrosse program, a program giving opportunity to women to play collegiate athletics and bring an athletics department into Title IX compliance, should not be cut due to an Athletic Director's inability to curb spending across the board!
94 Barbara HunterHaving a daughter who is actively looking at universities in Ohio who have D1 lacrosse programs, it troubles me greatly that OU decided to let women's lacrosse go. It is a hit to the sport and to Ohio's ability to draw capable atheletes to solid academic programs.
95 Kelly Boylan
96 Jaime Bauer
97 bobgood luck!
98 Rick Terrio
99 Janice T. HubbardAll our thoughts are with the wemen's lacrosse team as well as all other athletes affected...Hang in there Anne Arundel lax alumni!!!
100 Beth Armstrong

 

Signatures | Total: 2,694