Iowa State women's gymnasticsseason has come to an abrupt end.
The Cyclonesathletic departmentannounced on Sunday, Feb. 8that it has canceled the remainder of the women's gymnastics season due to not having "enough student-athletes available to safely compete" in the team's final five meets before the Big 12 championship.
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"After a careful and thoughtful review of the program over the last week, it became apparent that we do not have enough student-athletes available to safely compete, and thus have made the painful decision to cancel the remainder of our gymnastics season," Iowa State senior associate athletics director for student services Shamaree Brownsaid in a statement."
"The health, safety and overall welfare of our student-athletes is paramount, and it is our responsibility to ensure that they are able to safely train and compete at the highest level."
The news of the Cyclones' season being canceled comes two days after Iowa State had to cancel its home meet against West Virginia on Friday, Feb. 6.
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"At this time, we do not have enough student-athletes available to safely field a team against West Virginia, and regrettably must cancel this competition," Iowa State gymnastics coach Ashley Miles Greig said in astatement on Feb. 5.
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The Cyclones finish the season with a 2-8 record, with those wins coming against Illinois State and Bridgeport. Iowa State had meets scheduled against Western Michigan, Arizona State, Arizona, BYU and Iowa remaining on its schedule before heading to Utah for the Big 12 championship.
Iowa State has now finished with an under-.500 overall record in each of the last five seasons, going 38-65 combined overall in that stretch.
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