(ESU Athletics) Hornet football players will be the first group of Emporia State students to make a return to campus when a controlled group of 60 players prepare to begin summer workouts on Monday.
This is in line with Emporia State’s overall policy for a phased return to campus that seeks to mitigate the risks of spread of COVID-19 as staff, faculty and certain students start returning in selected areas and repopulating the campus by steps. It is based upon standards established by the State of Kansas, Lyon County, the NCAA and Emporia State University.
Players will report to the Student Health Centre by assigned cohorts for testing. Once results are received, likely within 2-5 days, the student-athletes that test negative will be released for participation. If someone tests positive they will be placed in isolation, with contact tracing and quarantine of close contacts being primarily a public health function facilitated by Emporia State Athletics.
