Taqiy Abdullah-Simmons hosts today’s show and interviews members of the University of Illinois at Chicago men’s gymnastics team. James Marden, Wes Diveney, Satchel Hudson, and Asad Jooma. UIC has decided to discontinue both its men’s and women’s gymnastics teams. The men celebrated their 70th year as a program last season and hosted the NCAA national championship in front of nearly 5,000 fans at the UIC Pavilion in May. Rising costs of funding collegiate athletics was a reason cited by UIC Chancellor Michael Amiridis for the decision.
For more information on ways to #saveuicgym and #flipthedecision contact UIC Gymnastics head coach Charley Nelson cnelso4@uic.edu
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