BETHANY COLLEGE UPDATES ATHLETIC SPECTATOR POLICY
February 17, 2021
LINDSBORG, KAN., February, 17 2021 - Effective immediately and until further notice, Bethany College has announced new spectator policies. Based on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it is in the best interest of the safety of our students, faculty, and staff to have a significantly reduced number of spectators at this time. McPherson County Health Department (MCHD) and the McPherson County Board of County Commissioners/Board of Health announced February 10, 2020 that they were moving McPherson County to Phase 3 of the COVID-19 Reopening Plan. Phase 3 Limits gatherings to 45 individuals when 6-foot distance is not maintained.
For the KCAC Cheer Championships and Dance Invitational hosted at Bethany College on February 19, 2021: Due to the high number of participants and limited seating space, there will be NO spectators allowed for the KCAC Cheer Championships and Dance Invitational.
For volleyball and basketball events in Hahn Gym at Bethany College: Due to limited seating space, no visiting fans are permitted. Bethany College will allow a home team pass list of two family members per Bethany student-athlete that is suiting for the game. Bethany student-athletes will communicate their family member names for the pass list to their coach, who will communicate the pass list with the Department of Athletics Administration prior to the event. In addition, 30 tickets for Bethany students/faculty/staff will be available to reserve at bethanyswedes.com
All Bethany students, faculty, and staff must provide a current Bethany ID along with their reserved ticket at the gate. Masks and proper social distancing are required.
For football and soccer events in Anderson Stadium at Bethany College: 200 General Admission tickets and150 student/faculty/staff tickets will be available at bethanyswedes.com. Masks and proper social distancing are required.
For Baseball/Softball/Tennis events at Bethany College: Spectators are allowed at the Baseball and Softball fields. Bethany College encourages spectators to bring their own seating and practice social distancing. Masks and proper social distancing are required.
Bethany College understands that immediate family members, or "pods," represent a significant portion of the spectators attending athletic events. As there is typically no social distancing among members of a pod, all spectators are asked to be vigilant of social distancing and maintain at least six feet between themselves and other individuals or those outside of their pod. The College would also like to remind those sitting together in a pod to limit close interactions with individuals outside of their immediate family members.
Tickets for all home events are available at bethanyswedes.com. No tickets will be available at the gate, tickets must be pre-reserved
Home athletic events are available to watch online
at no cost. Most visiting athletic events also have live video available. Links for those events will be posted on bethanyswedes.com.
If you have any questions, please contact Laura Moreno, Dean of Athletics, at (785) 227-3380, ext. 8369, or Brad Yoder, Sports Information Director, at (785) 227-3380, ext. 8178.
As more information becomes available and circumstances regarding COVID-19 in McPherson County change, Bethany College will continually re-evaluate the spectator policy. Continue to check www.bethanyswedes.com regularly for further updates.
Bethany College, established by Swedish Lutheran immigrants in 1881, is a college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The mission of Bethany College is to educate, develop, and challenge individuals to reach for truth and excellence as they lead lives of faith, learning, and service. Bethany connects its past, present, and future with distinctive initiatives like the Good Life Scholarship, presenting all local high school graduates with a four-year, full-tuition scholarship to the college. Bethany College is located in Lindsborg, Kansas, the fine arts and crafts capital of the state. Find us online at www.bethanylb.edu.
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