The NAIA office contacted us this morning to confirm that Zachary has been granted his final year of eligibility. We are currently finalizing the formal reinstatement paperwork with the university registrar to ensure he is cleared for the upcoming season.
July 28, 2020
Final supporters
Please assist us in potentially getting Zachary's senior year cross country season back.
The NAIA stripped Zach of his 11th and final year of cross country due to an administrative error at the university level. It was absolutely no fault of his.
Zach's on the Dean's List semester after semester.
The advisor who placed Zachary in the duplicate courses also taught both, is the head of Zach's Sports Management program, and signed off on his eligibility.
Note, in between when these two courses were taken - the name of course changed, curriculum changed, and the material, projects, assignments, quizzes were also all different.
Please sign this Petition to advocate that the NAIA reconsider the facts and reinstates Zach.
By signing this Petition it can possibly assist with Zach completing his senior year cross country!
Thank you.
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Updates
Reached 500 supporters
July 20, 2020
July 20, 2020
We have submitted a formal request for an appeal to the NAIA compliance department based on the documentation provided by the university department chair. Our next step is to secure a meeting with the conference commissioner to present the inconsistencies in the eligibility ruling.
Reached 100 supporters
July 16, 2020
158 Comments
As a college coach I have found it so hard for professors and counselors to know the NCAA guidelines back and forth. Most are not aware of all of the criteria and are not asked to learn. Let alone a situation like this when the curriculum changes. Let this kid run. It’s not like he was trying to cheat the system
Undeniably great student and athlete! I had the pleasure of running with him at USF before I graduated and he has always been a very hard and passionate worker. He ABSOLUTELY deserves NAIA to reconsider their decision as i believe the situation was not fully looked at and understood correctly.
Please help Zachary, students should not be penalized for administration errors ! Administration needs to own up and correct their mistakes . If it can't be managed correctly at the school Admin level than an outside party should be hired to manage submissions. Cindy Foos
Additionally, Zach took the required class over Christmas break online and aced it. What is being done about the advisor and school staff that guided him wrong?
Zack was my neighbor for many years, I watched him grow up. He has a passion for cross country and running. It d be a great loss to the team if he was not allowed to run. Especially when he was only following the advice of his advisor. Who’s responsibility was to make sure he was in compliance.
What message does it send to hard working kids like this?? Do what is right and let him run.
NAIA, I ask that you reconsider and overturn your original decision to let this young man run cross country his senior year. He is a wonderful young man, an accomplished athlete, and has worked hard academically every semester by being on the deans list. Clearly this error was made by his advisor/school and not by the student. It seems that the discipline should be toward the school and not the student. Again, I boldly ask you to let this young man run cross country his senior year.
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The NAIA office contacted us this morning to confirm that Zachary has been granted his final year of eligibility. We are currently finalizing the formal reinstatement paperwork with the university registrar to ensure he is cleared for the upcoming season.
July 28, 2020
Final supporters
Please assist us in potentially getting Zachary's senior year cross country season back.
The NAIA stripped Zach of his 11th and final year of cross country due to an administrative error at the university level. It was absolutely no fault of his.
Zach's on the Dean's List semester after semester.
The advisor who placed Zachary in the duplicate courses also taught both, is the head of Zach's Sports Management program, and signed off on his eligibility.
Note, in between when these two courses were taken - the name of course changed, curriculum changed, and the material, projects, assignments, quizzes were also all different.
Please sign this Petition to advocate that the NAIA reconsider the facts and reinstates Zach.
By signing this Petition it can possibly assist with Zach completing his senior year cross country!
Thank you.
****We are asking to sign/comment on the above ipetition, no need to donate to ipetition, we will provide a donation to ipetition when we have gathered the final signatures.***
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
July 20, 2020
July 20, 2020
We have submitted a formal request for an appeal to the NAIA compliance department based on the documentation provided by the university department chair. Our next step is to secure a meeting with the conference commissioner to present the inconsistencies in the eligibility ruling.
Reached 100 supporters
July 16, 2020
158 Comments
I do not think this is fair. I go to college and i am not allowed to register my own classes. My counselor must do it. This is not Zachs fault. He is doing what his trusted advisor told him to do
As a college coach I have found it so hard for professors and counselors to know the NCAA guidelines back and forth. Most are not aware of all of the criteria and are not asked to learn. Let alone a situation like this when the curriculum changes. Let this kid run. It’s not like he was trying to cheat the system
Undeniably great student and athlete! I had the pleasure of running with him at USF before I graduated and he has always been a very hard and passionate worker. He ABSOLUTELY deserves NAIA to reconsider their decision as i believe the situation was not fully looked at and understood correctly.
Please help Zachary, students should not be penalized for administration errors ! Administration needs to own up and correct their mistakes . If it can't be managed correctly at the school Admin level than an outside party should be hired to manage submissions. Cindy Foos
Additionally, Zach took the required class over Christmas break online and aced it. What is being done about the advisor and school staff that guided him wrong?
Zack was my neighbor for many years, I watched him grow up. He has a passion for cross country and running. It d be a great loss to the team if he was not allowed to run. Especially when he was only following the advice of his advisor. Who’s responsibility was to make sure he was in compliance.
What message does it send to hard working kids like this?? Do what is right and let him run.
NAIA, I ask that you reconsider and overturn your original decision to let this young man run cross country his senior year. He is a wonderful young man, an accomplished athlete, and has worked hard academically every semester by being on the deans list. Clearly this error was made by his advisor/school and not by the student. It seems that the discipline should be toward the school and not the student. Again, I boldly ask you to let this young man run cross country his senior year.
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I do not think this is fair. I go to college and i am not allowed to register my own classes. My counselor must do it. This is not Zachs fault. He is doing what his trusted advisor told him to do