“It’s a beautiful day and the sun is shining on Navy athletics. We’re thrilled to be back in action,” Navy athletic director Chet Gladchuk said. “It’s great news that after this lengthy reprieve we can now reengage.”
Gladchuk said practices for all varsity sports competing during the spring semester would commence this afternoon with the most immediate focus on conditioning. Navy announced a pause of all athletic activities beginning March 1 and athletes have been forced to stay in shape individually ever since.
“Every program is evaluating the ability to recondition its athletes. You can’t come off sitting for three weeks then put it into high gear,” Gladchuk said.