San Diego State Athletics Announces Cancellation Of Several Events This Week

Oct. 29, 2003

SAN DIEGO - The San Diego State Department of Athletics has announced the cancellation of several home events this week due to the recent fires and poor air quality in the San Diego area.

The women's soccer game (Oct. 31), the Mountain West Conference men's and women's cross country meet (Nov. 1), the women's softball games (Nov. 1), the women's swimming meet (Nov.1) and the men's and women's basketball open house (Nov. 1) have all been cancelled. The Aztec women's volleyball matches with Colorado State (Oct. 30) and Wyoming (Nov. 1) will be played as scheduled.

The 2003 Mountain West Conference Men's and Women's Cross Country Championships, originally slated for Sat., Nov. 1 at Morley Field, have been moved to Albuquerque, N.M. The University of New Mexico will play host to the meet at the UNM North Golf Course, with the men's 8K race slated to begin at 10 a.m. MST and the women's 6K race set for 11 a.m. MST.

The Aztec women's soccer game with non-conference foe Gonzaga, the SDSU softball game with Loyola Marymount, as well as the men's and women's basketball open house will not be rescheduled. The make-up dates for the swimming meet against the University of San Diego and the softball game with Point Loma Nazarene are still to be determined.

SDSU Athletics Home Events Scheduled For Oct. 30 - Nov. 1:

Events CanceledDateEventMake-Up Date
Oct. 31Women's Soccer vs. GonzagaWill not be rescheduled
Nov. 1Mountain West Conf. Cross Country Champs.Moved to New Mexico (Nov. 1)
Nov. 1Women's Swimming vs. USDTBD
Nov. 1Women's Softball vs. Point Loma NazareneTBD 
Nov. 1Women's Softball vs. Loyola MarymountWill not be rescheduled
Nov. 1Basketball Open HouseWill not be rescheduled

Events Still Scheduled To Be Played
DateEventTime/Place
Oct. 30Women's Volleyball vs. Colorado State7 p.m./Peterson Gym
Nov. 1Women's Volleyball vs. Wyoming7 p.m./Peterson Gym