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NCAA places UWGB athletics program on probation

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has placed the athletics program of the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay (UWGB) on probation, according to documents obtained in an open records request and other sources.

A UWGB employee confirms with Action 2 News that the school's Chancellor verified during a meeting Wednesday with faculty and staff that "two years ago our athletic program went on probation."

The Chancellor said the school is two years into a ten-year probationary period.

"We fixed the problem before that letter was received and we are still in good stead as a division one athletic program the probation really means that if we had another violation before 2030 we would have a problem but we don't intend to do that," Chancellor Mike Alexander said.

According to letters obtained by an open records request, the NCAA wrote to the school's director of athletics in November 2022 that UWGB, "did not satisfy the NCAA Division I sports-sponsorship requirements [...] for the 2021-22 academic year."

In a letter dated almost a month later, UWGB officials explained to the NCAA that issues such as complications from COVID-19, as well as resignations from a previous Chancellor and a previous Athletic Director, contributed to the school's failure to meet NCAA standards.

The program is slated to be under probation through the 2030-31 school year.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has placed the athletics program of the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay (UWGB) on probation

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