A United States District Judge, Stefan Underhill ruled that Quinnipiac University was in violation of Title IX with the cutting of the women's volleyball team as a varsity sport and introducing a competitive cheer team. Underhill said that, "a competitive cheerleading team does not qualify as a varsity sport for the purposes of Title IX."
The Judge ordered Quinnipiac to issue a compliance plan within 60 days, which will request to continue the women's volleyball team during the 2010-11 season.
In the future, competitive cheer has the potential to qualify as a sport under Title IX. However, cheer is still too underdeveloped and disorganized to be considered as offering athletic opportunities for students.
Additionally, Underhill took issue with other Quinnipiac varsity roster numbers. In particular, he found that certain athletes were counted three times for cross-country, indoor track, and outdoor track. The University is working on decreasing the size of its men's rosters and increasing the size of its women's rosters.
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