FOREST, Va. - The Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Presidents Council endorsed a conference policy that will prohibit spectators at any ODAC indoor athletic event for the upcoming spring campaign. Decision-making throughout the COVID-19 pandemic has focused on the health of the individuals within the ODAC's athletic arenas and a safe return to competition. Enacting this policy will allow campus administrations to control athletic environments as we collectively work towards a return to play.

This decision affects all conference indoor sports including basketball, indoor track & field, swimming, and volleyball. Although wrestling is not an ODAC-sponsored sport, Emory & Henry has also applied this policy to its home wrestling matches this winter.

ODAC leadership will continue to monitor the landscape surrounding the pandemic. Should any changes be made to the spectator policy, updates will be conveyed thru conference office and member institution communication channels.

For more information, be sure to check back to the ODAC website at www.odaconline.com and visit each of the conference members' athletics websites. Don't forget to follow the ODAC on Facebook and Twitter and become a fan of the league on Instagram.

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