COLLEGE ATHLETICS: Dropping down a level

Vikings hope success of volleyball program is a good sign for rest of programs

  • St. Johns River State College baseball coach and athletic director seen here in a baseball game earlier this season, made the tough decision for his athletic program to drop down to Division II for the upcoming season. (MARK BLUMENTHAL/Palatka Daily News).
    St. Johns River State College baseball coach and athletic director seen here in a baseball game earlier this season, made the tough decision for his athletic program to drop down to Division II for the upcoming season. (MARK BLUMENTHAL/Palatka Daily News).
Ross Jones looked at his athletic budget at St. Johns River State College and came to a sobering conclusion earlier this year. “Over the past seven years, our athletic budget has decreased every…

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