LAST WORDS

Due to recent insensitivity from Kansas State students, collectively as Black student athletes, we will NO LONGER accept these types of actions. If we do not see any change, we will not play or participate in any donor or recruiting events.”

A statement over the weekend from Kansas State athletes, saying they won’t compete unless the school takes swift and strong action against students who display racism. Specifically, athletes are asking the school to punish a student who posted a tweet mocking George Floyd’s death. KState student Jaden McNeil tweeted on Thursday that George Floyd was “drug free” for an entire month. A day after McNeil posted the tweet, the university tweeted a message from President Richard Myers, who wrote it was “launching an immediate review” of its options regarding McNeil.

Cole Sager, a six- time CrossFit Games competitor, reacting, according to morningchalkup. com, to the impending sale of CrossFit to tech entrepreneur Eric Roza, a former Oracle executive who is an owner of a gym in Boulder, Colorado. Founder Greg Glassman was forced out as CEO this month for a racist tweet and accusations of fostering a misogynistic culture at CrossFit headquarters. He retained ownership of the company but a release by CrossFit last week said he would sell. Several top athletes had said they were pulling out of the CrossFit Games set for August in reaction to Glassman, and hundreds of gyms said they would disassociate from the company. It’s not clear whether any of them will reconsider now that there is new ownership. Roza on Twitter last week said, “My view is simple: Racism and sexism are abhorrent and will not be tolerated in CrossFit.”

I am excited to see this change. I believe it has given a new, fresh spark of hope to the CrossFit community. Eric Roza sounds like a good guy, with good intentions, and I am eager to see how that manifests itself throughout the community.”