While most of us were preparing for the three-day Labor Day holiday weekend, efforts to overturn Eastern Michigan University's decision to eliminate its wrestling program and three other sports last spring were dismissed on Friday, Aug. 31.
The lawsuit -- brought by EMU alums Douglas and Mary Willer in May -- sought to negate the university's elimination of women's tennis, softball, men's wrestling and swimming and diving, claiming the move was made in violation of the Michigan Open Meetings Act.
Michigan Court of Claims Judge Stephen Borrello ruled that even if there was a violation of the OMA, the court would not invalidate the Board of Regents' decision to eliminate the sports.
"On the allegations made in plaintiffs' complaint, the decision to eliminate the four varsity sports, even if made in a secret meeting and in a manner that was contrary to the OMA, was re-approved at a public meeting in April 2018," Borrello wrote.
As InterMat reported back in May, the lawsuit had been filed by the Willers, both EMU graduates. Douglas Willer was a two-time All-American wrestler and member of the EMU Athletic Hall of Fame.
Eastern Michigan had announced its decision to cut wrestling and the three other sports back in March, immediately after the conclusion of the 2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
The school issued a press release calling for any victims of Anderson's alleged misconduct -- including sexual abuse, as well as unneeded or unwanted exams -- to contact the university.