Morehouse – the famed, historically Black college in Atlanta – recently announced that it is canceling its fall sports, including its 2020 football season, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

“At the beginning, I was very frustrated when I found out that they had cancelled the fall sports because running is a really important part of my life and it really affects everything I do,” said Hogue who runs both track and cross country and is on scholarship at Morehouse.

Morehouse president David A. Thomas revealed the decision to cancel fall sports in an open letter posted to the school’s website.

Here is the letter in its entirety:

I write to inform you that due to the COVID-19 virus, Morehouse College will not participate in intercollegiate athletic competition sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) this upcoming Fall.

Morehouse has not announced its plans for students to return to campus in August, but both Hogue and Council remain optimistic.