Save the Minnesota State University-Mankato Men's Swimming & Diving Program
The Minnesota State Men's Swimming & Diving program is proposed to be cut at the conclusion of the 2010-2011 season due to budget cuts made by the university. We are trying to rally support to sho... continue reading »
"Save the boy's team!!"
"save"
"As a high school swim coach and former college swimmer, these student atheltes are one of the hardest working bunch around. High GPAs and dedication. College athletics is what made me stay focused in school, to learn the value of hardwork, develop leaders"
"Title 9 should not include football. Scolarships should be equal except for the sport that is providing the funds for any other sport to exist. If this happend men's sports wouldn't be on the chopping block and it would be fair for both men and women."
"Swimming can be a life long sport for all of us... give these kids a chance to compete during their college years. If you have to cut something... cut football or some other sport."
"good luck!"
"The loss of the Men's Swimming program will be a significant loss for the MSU athletic department and University as a whole."
"save the swimmers!"
"Save all swimming programs!!"
"Dont cut the MSU Men's SwimTeam"
"It is not fair to cut a team that has so much passion for the sport"
"I swam for MSU for 4 years can't imagine it going away, especially since the program has improved so dramatically."
"No kid should have their sport taken away!!"
"I swam for the Mavs 01-04, and would not have chosen that school/team if there was no mens team."
"save the swim team"
"you will lose all the men that want to swim in college!"
"i support MSU!"
"Men swimming is starting to become a rarity amongst colleges. Why would your school want to move backwards in the area of competitive sports? As a high school swimmer I came across some trouble in finding schools with mens swim teams. Dont get rid of a pr"
"Its hard enough for swimmers to get scholarships without programs falling off, we need all we can because this is a rising sport!"
"don't make the same mistake Nebraska made!"
"Helping out!"
"my daughter takes lessons with Swimming with the Mavs and she and other children would be greatly impacted if this program was cut!"
"It is not worth cutting, a lot of great men have come from that program"
"This program offers these boys another way to strengthen their character mentally and physically in a way which academics cannot. It simply would be a mistake to eliminate this part of their lives."
"Save Minnesota State Swimming"
