Send emails to support this decision to Dr. Craig Coleman, director of athletics; and Dr. Gregory Dell'Omo, President of Robert Morris University.
To:
Dr. Craig Coleman, Director of Athletics at Robert Morris University, [email protected]
Dr. Gregory Dell’Omo, President of Robert Morris University, [email protected]
I just signed the following petition addressed to: Robert Morris University.
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Save RMU Men's Cross Country and Track & Field Program
Due to RMU's budget crisis, Craig Coleman announced to the entire track and field family that all three seasons of Men's running (XC, Indoor, and Outdoor Track and Field) are being recommended to be cut from the University Athletics. This team's history runs as deep as the university itself. The men’s program has always been a competitive team in the North East Conference. Javelin thrower Chris Carper qualified for the NCAA DI National Championships this past spring. He finished 19th in the nation and earned All-American Honorable Mention honors. Most recently, the men’s outdoor track team finished 2nd in the conference in 2010, and 3rd last year in 2013. The men’s cross country has just finished a very promising season. Preseason polls had the Colonials picked as the 6th ranked team in the conference. The men’s team proved many people wrong and shocked the conference by finishing 2nd this past season.
Furthermore, the men’s cross country team has won the NEC team GPA award this past season. Last year, they also earned the NEC honor with a team GPA of 3.467. The men’s indoor and outdoor track programs earned the NEC team GPA award last year as well with a team GPA of 3.299. Lastly, two RMU student-athletes last year earned U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic honors. Cutting our program would surely decrease the overall GSR (graduation success rate) for the athletic department.
The cross country and track and field programs here at Robert Morris are very unique; we truly are a family. Taking away the guys' side is like taking away our very brothers. Cutting entire sports teams, especially those which have won so many titles, is not the solution to the financial problem.
For the track community as a whole, who knows what slippery slope the loss of our program may entail. Robert Morris would be the only school in the NEC without a men’s XC/Track program pending these cuts. Considering the recent losses of men’s programs at schools such as JMU, Delaware, and Seton Hall, this decision could pave the way for even more schools to consider cutting track and field as a short-term solution to a long-term problem.
Time to rally, Colonials! Voice your support and help save the team!!
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Sincerely,
[Your name]
Updates
December 6, 2013
ONE THOUSAND SIGNATURES IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!! I AM BLOWN AWAY BY THE POWER OF THIS TRACK NATION AND WE ARE JUST GETTING STARTED!!
Reached 1,000 supporters
December 6, 2013
December 6, 2013
THE MOMENTUM BEHIND THIS MOVEMENT IS ABSOLUTELY ELECTRIC!! WITNESSING THIS LEVEL OF PASSION FOR OUR ATHLETES PROVES THAT THIS PROGRAM IS VITAL TO THE SPIRIT OF OUR UNIVERSITY!! WE ARE TURNING UP THE HEAT ON THE ADMINISTRATION RIGHT NOW AND THEY CANNOT IGNORE THIS ENERGY!!
Reached 100 supporters
December 5, 2013
December 2, 2013
WE ARE ALMOST AT ONE HUNDRED SIGNATURES AND I NEED EVERYONE TO PUSH HARD RIGHT NOW!! GRAB YOUR PHONES AND SEND THIS LINK TO FIVE PEOPLE IMMEDIATELY!!
460 Comments
Don't cut these programs! Many students find there paths through these sports. Cross country is not expensive at all. All you need is runners and shoes. As for track, if the university is short on the financial end. Allow them a chance to fund raise if anything.
The men's program has not only been a successful team but they are a family. Taking away this team will not only disconnect bonds but it also takes away academic oppritunities some young men might not ever be able to afford without their track scholarships.
I was a thrower for Penn State University, but had many friends on the RMU Track and Field team. I have fond memories of competing against and side by side with these athletes. It is a shame that athletes in the future will not get that opportunity through RMU.
I am a former Track Team Member, running and vaulting for RMU shaped my life. I would not be the person I am today without it, I would not have the friendships and relationships I have. I know many of my teammates would say the same thing! We need to save this program!
It would be a shame to see the 2nd best Men's XC team in the NEC no longer exist because of funding issues. They are well-rounded student athletes and deserve to be supported just like any other Division 1 athlete at RMU.
Don't cut it!
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Send emails to support this decision to Dr. Craig Coleman, director of athletics; and Dr. Gregory Dell'Omo, President of Robert Morris University.
To:
Dr. Craig Coleman, Director of Athletics at Robert Morris University, [email protected]
Dr. Gregory Dell’Omo, President of Robert Morris University, [email protected]
I just signed the following petition addressed to: Robert Morris University.
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Save RMU Men's Cross Country and Track & Field Program
Due to RMU's budget crisis, Craig Coleman announced to the entire track and field family that all three seasons of Men's running (XC, Indoor, and Outdoor Track and Field) are being recommended to be cut from the University Athletics. This team's history runs as deep as the university itself. The men’s program has always been a competitive team in the North East Conference. Javelin thrower Chris Carper qualified for the NCAA DI National Championships this past spring. He finished 19th in the nation and earned All-American Honorable Mention honors. Most recently, the men’s outdoor track team finished 2nd in the conference in 2010, and 3rd last year in 2013. The men’s cross country has just finished a very promising season. Preseason polls had the Colonials picked as the 6th ranked team in the conference. The men’s team proved many people wrong and shocked the conference by finishing 2nd this past season.
Furthermore, the men’s cross country team has won the NEC team GPA award this past season. Last year, they also earned the NEC honor with a team GPA of 3.467. The men’s indoor and outdoor track programs earned the NEC team GPA award last year as well with a team GPA of 3.299. Lastly, two RMU student-athletes last year earned U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic honors. Cutting our program would surely decrease the overall GSR (graduation success rate) for the athletic department.
The cross country and track and field programs here at Robert Morris are very unique; we truly are a family. Taking away the guys' side is like taking away our very brothers. Cutting entire sports teams, especially those which have won so many titles, is not the solution to the financial problem.
For the track community as a whole, who knows what slippery slope the loss of our program may entail. Robert Morris would be the only school in the NEC without a men’s XC/Track program pending these cuts. Considering the recent losses of men’s programs at schools such as JMU, Delaware, and Seton Hall, this decision could pave the way for even more schools to consider cutting track and field as a short-term solution to a long-term problem.
Time to rally, Colonials! Voice your support and help save the team!!
----------------
Sincerely,
[Your name]
Updates
December 6, 2013
ONE THOUSAND SIGNATURES IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!! I AM BLOWN AWAY BY THE POWER OF THIS TRACK NATION AND WE ARE JUST GETTING STARTED!!
Reached 1,000 supporters
December 6, 2013
December 6, 2013
THE MOMENTUM BEHIND THIS MOVEMENT IS ABSOLUTELY ELECTRIC!! WITNESSING THIS LEVEL OF PASSION FOR OUR ATHLETES PROVES THAT THIS PROGRAM IS VITAL TO THE SPIRIT OF OUR UNIVERSITY!! WE ARE TURNING UP THE HEAT ON THE ADMINISTRATION RIGHT NOW AND THEY CANNOT IGNORE THIS ENERGY!!
Reached 100 supporters
December 5, 2013
December 2, 2013
WE ARE ALMOST AT ONE HUNDRED SIGNATURES AND I NEED EVERYONE TO PUSH HARD RIGHT NOW!! GRAB YOUR PHONES AND SEND THIS LINK TO FIVE PEOPLE IMMEDIATELY!!
460 Comments
You will be doing a disservice to your student athletes by following through with this decision! As a university and educators it's your job to find a way to make it work! After all, isn't that what we teach our future leaders. To never quit and always find a way.
Don't cut these programs! Many students find there paths through these sports. Cross country is not expensive at all. All you need is runners and shoes. As for track, if the university is short on the financial end. Allow them a chance to fund raise if anything.
The men's program has not only been a successful team but they are a family. Taking away this team will not only disconnect bonds but it also takes away academic oppritunities some young men might not ever be able to afford without their track scholarships.
I was a thrower for Penn State University, but had many friends on the RMU Track and Field team. I have fond memories of competing against and side by side with these athletes. It is a shame that athletes in the future will not get that opportunity through RMU.
I am a former Track Team Member, running and vaulting for RMU shaped my life. I would not be the person I am today without it, I would not have the friendships and relationships I have. I know many of my teammates would say the same thing! We need to save this program!
It would be a shame to see the 2nd best Men's XC team in the NEC no longer exist because of funding issues. They are well-rounded student athletes and deserve to be supported just like any other Division 1 athlete at RMU.
Don't cut it!
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You will be doing a disservice to your student athletes by following through with this decision! As a university and educators it's your job to find a way to make it work! After all, isn't that what we teach our future leaders. To never quit and always find a way.