In addition to getting rid of the men's and women's wrestling teams, the men's baseball program will also vanish effectively immediately, and the men's soccer will be put "on pause" - to use the phrase featured in the official announcement -- for the 2017-18 season.
The school is keeping the basketball, volleyball and women's soccer teams.
"We can no longer afford to maintain those teams," U of W's senior executive officer Chris Minaker told the Winnipeg Free Press. "There's a lot of expenses associated with away games, travelling and all that kind of stuff, so those are the teams, unfortunately, that we're not able to fund next year. We recognize that that has an impact on players as well as staff."
"UWinnipeg receives a much smaller annual operating grant per student from the province than any other Manitoba university," according to the school's official announcement. "The University of Manitoba and Brandon University receive operating grants almost double that received by UWinnipeg."
The announcement goes on to say, "The considerable gap between revenues and expenses necessitates tough choices. In order to preserve academic excellence and front-line student services to the best of our ability, UWinnipeg has elected not to reduce expenses across the board, but rather, to take a targeted approach that aligns with its Strategic Directions and priorities as approved by the Board of Regents."
The University of Winnipeg received its charter in 1967 but its roots date back more than 145 years. The founding colleges were Manitoba College (1871), and Wesley College (1888), which merged to form United College in 1938. The four-year public university located in the capital city of the province of Manitoba has an enrollment of approximately 9,300 students.
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