University of California Riverside Athletics Director Stan Morrison will answer selected questions from our online readers throughout the school year. To submit a question to "Ask Stan Morrison", click here.

Question:

"Dear Stan,
Why doesn't UCR have a Men's volleyball team? I have seen that many of
the other school's in the Big West have a men's volleyball team. Is there
any plan to have one in the coming years?"
Submitted by Azher Khan.

Stan's Reply :

"Dear Azher,
Thanks for your email regarding your interest in Men's Volleyball and a possible team in Intercollegiate Athletics. Last year we added 6 sports to our department offering: Men's and Women's Golf, Men's and Women's Soccer, and Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field. That brought our total to 17 sports here at UCR. I mandated a 5 year moratorium on waiting until we add any more sports so we can well demonstrate that we can financially support the 17 we have. We are now in balance with respect to our adherence to Title IX and gender equity. To add Men's Volleyball would require adding another Women's sport of equal numbers of participants. We are going to wait due to our limited funding.

I have received similar messages of interest in Men's Volleyball and encourage them to visit or contact Lindy Fenex, the Director of the Student Recreation Center, to start a Club Team. I believe that process may be under way right now. Thanks again for your interest in our Intercollegiate Athletics programs. I hope you will come to see our other teams play. "

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