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“We were so ready:” App State field hockey deals with postponement of their season

Courtesy App State Athletics/Tim Cowie

The Mid-American Conference announced the postponement of all fall sports on Aug. 8 due to the pandemic. While most teams at App State are part of the Sun Belt Conference, field hockey is a member of the MAC. Postponed sports are planning for spring competition, but with the ever-changing status of the pandemic, nothing is certain.

“It was a tough day for sure,” senior midfielder/forward and team captain Meghan Smart said. “Everyone that I was with called their parents right away. A lot of us cried. We didn’t do anything for the rest of the day, just trying to process what was happening.