Earlier this summer, San Diego State women’s rowing head coach Bill Zack said the program is aiming for its best-ever finish in conference competition.
“We would like to target medals in all of our events, which would be the best conference finish we’ve ever had,” Zack told senior staff writer Breven Honda in a Q&A interview.
Now, the program will be discontinued following the 2020-21 academic year, according to an open letter penned by university President Adela de la Torre and athletic director JD Wicker on Nov. 20.
“The tremendous financial impacts of the current COVID-19 pandemic, as well as long-term financial planning have contributed to this outcome,” the letter stated.