Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles announced it will be cutting six varsity sports programs at the end of the 2023-24 season. In a Wednesday announcement, the university explained the cuts were in response to the changing landscape of the NCAA and would allow the school to allocate more resources to the remaining athletic programs. LMU currently has 20 intercollegiate athletics programs with more than 400 student-athletes, which school officials said was the most in the West Coast Conference. The six sports that will be discontinued are Men’s cross-country, Men’s rowing, Men’s track and field, Women’s rowing, Women’s swimming and Women’s track and field. KTLA's Rachel Menitoff reports on Jan. 25, 2024 KTLA 5 News - Keeping Southern Californians informed since 1947.

On Jan. 23, LMU Athletics announced the discontinuation of six Division I sports following the 2023-24 season. This decision affected the careers of 115 student-athletes. Shaken by this news, seven impacted student-athletes voice their frustrations and reflect on their future careers.

Thousands of former and current Loyola Marymount University athletes have signed an online petition to reinstate several sports programs that will be cut by the end of the school year.