whats the deal. archery has been bringing in more national championships than any other varsity sport at A&M. what could they do to keep it around?

where did you hear this? I've seen nothing about it.

The following is a message from head coach Kathy Eissinger that was sent to all the archers who participated in either the Indoor Nationals or the Texas Shootout.


Hello,
We would like to dispel some rumors that are out there about Texas A&M archery and make sure people have the facts. The athletic department here has opted to discontinue funding the women's varsity archery program at Texas A&M due to the fact that there has been no growth in the college program for the past 5 years. Archery was originally added as a varsity sport here at A&M 5 years ago with the plan that the sport would grow and move towards having a NCAA championship. There were 3 varsity programs 5 years ago and there are still only 3 now with no signs of growth in the near future at the college level. Therefore, they have decided to move in another direction. If private monies can be found to fund the team, they will keep it as a varsity sport. If no funding becomes available, archery WILL continue at Texas A&M but as a club sport. We had a strong archery program before the women became a varsity team and plan to continue that tradition regardless of whether the program is a varsity or club program. If you would like to voice an opinion to the athletic department or university on this matter, you can contact the following people:

Bill Byrne - Athletic Director
Athletic Department
Texas A&M University
P.O. Box 30017
College Station, TX 77842-3017
BByrne@athletics.tamu.edu


Robert Gates - President
Texas A&M University
1246 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-1246
RGates@tamu.edu

Sincerely,
Kathy Eissinger
Head Women's Coach
Texas A&M University

It makes sense; unfortunately for the Arhcers it is not a good thing..

There are only 3 NCAA schools with varsity archery teams?

that sucks. it makes sense, though.

gymnastics anyone?

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There are only 3 NCAA schools with varsity archery teams?

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Yes -- the key word is "varsity". There are many NCAA schools with both men's and women's archery teams, and they all compete for the same national team and individual titles. It is a common misconception that we only compete against 2 other schools. Unfortunately, until more of them start supporting their teams with scholarships, archery will never be an officially recognized NCAA title sport.

can someone explain to me how we are planning on turing archery back into a club team and still obeying the title 9 stuff, because club teams don't count in the ratio of student and athletes.