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4 Sports To Be Cut At UC Davis - KCRA 3 Sports News Story - KCRA Sacramento

4 Sports To Be Cut At UC Davis - KCRA 3 Sports News Story - KCRA Sacramento

4 Sports To Be Cut At UC Davis

Dozens Of Students Affected By Athletic Department Cuts

POSTED: 11:28 am PDT April 16, 2010
UPDATED: 11:37 am PDT April 16, 2010



KCRA File
Four sports programs will be shut down at the University of California, Davis starting this summer.
Women's rowing, men's wrestling, men's swimming and diving, and men's indoor track and field are being cut, affecting 73 female athletes and 80 men.
It's unclear how many staff members will be affected by the cuts.
July 1 is the last day for the four sports.
The university is looking at slashing about $2 million out of the $20 million athletics budget.
Greg Warzecka, the university's director of athletics, said last week that