AD Greg Byrne discusses Arizona’s new sand volleyball team
by Christopher C. Wuensch on Jan. 16, 2013, under SportsThe University of Arizona announced on Tuesday that Sand Volleyball will become the school’s 20th varsity sport starting with the 2014 season. Naturally, this raised many questions in Wildcat Nation. UA Athletic Director Greg Byrne took to Twitter to address a few of these queries:
“@jerzydevil: @greg_byrne why the inequality in # of sports4 each gender?T. IX meant to level field, not tilt it.” participants not sports
— Greg Byrne (@Greg_Byrne) January 16, 2013
“@uofajohn: @greg_byrne @azathletics why did we add this sport ?” New opportunities & part of Title IX plan
— Greg Byrne (@Greg_Byrne) January 16, 2013
“@richman43: @brettfera & GB u really think cost of travel salaries & tuition will b covered by tix sales & donors?” No but only 2 sports do
— Greg Byrne (@Greg_Byrne) January 16, 2013
“@johnjj1212: @greg_byrne @azathletics does Sand Volleyball mean more scholarships for baseball?” No effect on scholarships for other sports
— Greg Byrne (@Greg_Byrne) January 16, 2013
“@savychick93: @greg_byrne when would the sand vb season start?” Spring of 2014
— Greg Byrne (@Greg_Byrne) January 16, 2013
“@ksears47: @greg_byrne Will sand volleyball matches most likely be played at the rec?” Probably not, still finalizing
— Greg Byrne (@Greg_Byrne) January 16, 2013
“@richman43: @greg_byrne @azathletics another waste of funds!” Disagree.
— Greg Byrne (@Greg_Byrne) January 16, 2013
“@tucsonsco: @greg_byrne Where will they be playing these Sand Voleyballgames? SANDset field? #PunIntended” Funny.
— Greg Byrne (@Greg_Byrne) January 16, 2013
“@mhart92: @greg_byrne that’s great!Are we going to move up Ice Hockey soon?” No sir.
— Greg Byrne (@Greg_Byrne) January 16, 2013
“@ryubeta06: @greg_byrne awesome does this mean we get wrestling? #titleIX” No.
— Greg Byrne (@Greg_Byrne) January 15, 2013
