Three Louisville men’s soccer players have been dismissed from the program and three others have been suspended after the school found out they held a party that led to a COVID-19 outbreak.
The party resulted in 29 positive tests for the coronavirus and caused four athletic programs to temporarily halt workouts.
Here are some comments from AD Vince Tyra:
“I’m extremely disappointed in these young men and particularly with the three that have been dismissed,” Cardinals soccer coach John Michael Hayden said in a statement. “They have demonstrated with their actions now and previously that they do not echo the culture of this program. Our student-athletes are held to a high standard of conduct as representatives of our program and university.”
Louisville said the three dismissed players had previously violated team rules. Athletics director Vince Tyra said the party represented a clear violation of the school’s code of conduct and he fully supported the decision to discipline all six.
“Ignoring the safety protocols issued by federal, state and local officials, as well as the athletic department, is unacceptable and dangerous,” Tyra said in a statement. “Their history of actions are not in alignment with the values of this university and athletics department.”
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