Will Title IX Ruling Impact UO Gymnastics Team?

7/22 A recent ruling in Connecticut deems a university's cheer squad not a sport

The 'Hartford Courant' reported Wednesday the decision by U.S. District Judge Stefan Underhill who ruled Quinnipiac University had discriminated against female student athletes by underfunding campus athletic programs.

Last year, the school announced it was cutting women's volleyball, men's golf and men's outdoor track and replacing them with varsity cheerleading as a new sport. The school made the move to meet gender-equity requirements.

As for cheerleading as a sport, his honor said the activity is 'too underdeveloped and disorganized' to qualify as a varsity sport, at least right now.

The judge gave the campus 60 days to offer a plan showing how it intends to comply with Title 9, a law requiring colleges to maintain equal athletic opportunities for men and women.

The ruling sets a potentially messy precedent for other schools around the country, including the University of Oregon.

Register Guard associate editor Paul Neville discussed the issue with KUGN Thursday afternoon.

Are there differences between the Quinnapiac program and the UO's?

UO senior associate athletic director Renee Baumgartner told the Register Guard after hearing about the ruling that the future of the Ducks’ stunts and gymnastics team will remain unchanged. Does the University of Oregon have anything to worry about?

So when will we know if the UO will be impacted by the ruling?