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Fresno State Athletics is cutting three programs by end of the academic year

Fresno State will be cutting its women’s lacrosse, men’s tennis and wrestling program by the end of the academic year.

In a press release, Fresno State Athletics said that in response to the ongoing financial challenges that the organization has faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, these three programs will be discontinued.

The move is to “ensure long-term financial sustainability of its athletic programs.”

Fresno State Athletics expects an overall annual budget savings of approximately $2.5 million once all scholarships and other contractual obligations have been fulfilled.

With the cuts on Friday, Fresno State will have a total of 18 NCAA Division I programs with six of them being men’s programs and 12 being women’s programs.