For all other sports, student athletes are required to sign a drug testing consent form as a condition to eligibility to compete in NCAA sponsored competition. This helps the NCAA avoid privacy issues of drug testing. The idea is simple, either the student athlete signs the sheet so they can be tested for drugs, or they are ineligible to participate in college athletics. Level Playing Field -Steph Nunnink Drug testing is an issue being looked at on every campus. Athletes understand that there is a fair amount of competition and if we can become better, this will help our chances against this competition.
Drug testing is something that athletes believe is a serious matter.
On the other hand, some athletes believe that this is getting in the way with a level playing field. When one athlete is on steroids, they obviously have an advantage over the non-using athlete, so in this regard some athletes believe there should be drug testing. We, as the Concordia Cobber Athlete Group, don t believe it is right to target athletes for drug testing. This is a Division III college we are talking about. A Division III college where we are playing because we love the game, not because we are getting paid to play.