August 21st: Alumni Games

Ocean State University (Division I) and James River Institute (Division II) have both scheduled alumni games for their respective men’s soccer programs.  If a student-athlete competes in this alumni game and does NOT compete at all for the remainder of the season, does he utilize a season of competition?

No for both Division I and II.

Division I NCAA Bylaw 12.8.3.1.5 states that a student-athlete may engage in outside competition in either one alumni game, one fundraising activity or one celebrity sports activity during a season without counting such competition as a season of competition, provided the event is exempted from the institution’s maximum number of contests or dates of competition as permitted in the particular sport per Bylaw 17. (Adopted: 1/16/10 effective 8/1/10, Revised: 7/31/14)

Division II NCAA Bylaw 14.2.4.1.4 states that a student-athlete may engage in outside competition in either one alumni game, one fundraising activity or one celebrity sports activity during a season without counting such competition as a season of competition, provided the event is exempted from the institution’s maximum number of contests or dates of competition as permitted in the particular sport per Bylaw 17. (Adopted: 1/15/11 effective 8/1/11)