CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The Austin Peay State University Athletic Department announced Monday it would be suspending voluntary workouts due to what the university is calling a small cluster of positive COVID-19 tests among its student-athletes.
Eleven APSU student-athletes have tested positive for COVID-19.
The athletics department placed individuals in single-occupancy rooms once they were notified of the first positive test and individuals determined to be at risk through contact tracing were placed in self-quarantine.
They were then checked on daily by staff and given boxed meals so they wouldn't leave their room.
The university also announced they have closed their on-campus athletic facilities to allow them to be disinfected and cleaned.
"While these positive tests are regrettable, I am encouraged that the procedures we put in place prior to the return of our student-athletes worked as we expected," said Director of Athletics Gerald Harrison.
The school will additionally conduct online training sessions for its student-athletes reinforcing the guidelines that have been put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19.
"It is imperative that all members of our extended Governors family take steps to limit the spread of COVID-19," said Harrison. "It is only through the steps we take every day that we can ensure the start of athletics this fall."
