Sam Seemes

CEO of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. You can stand me up at the gates of hell, but I won't back down.

[Clemson Track & Field/XC 🐾 @ClemsonTrackXC]

Clemson announced today that our men’s program will continue in full beyond the 2020-21 season!

https://t.co/1wqrGGwRSh

[Sam Seemes @SamSeemes]

By eliminating men’s T&F and its educational opportunities for Black males, Clemson President & AD ensure there’ll be no “future Ralph Metcalf” coming out of their barely segregated athletic department & university.

https://t.co/B9oGXE6XbC

[#SaveClemsonXCTF @SaveClemsonXCTF]

When you cut Clemson Track you lose legacy, unity, opportunities, and diversity. All of which the University works to pursue in their mission and vision.
Only to move in the opposite direction with this decision. @ClemsonDRad @ClemsonPrez #SaveClemsonXCTF

[Sam Seemes @SamSeemes]

.@ClemsonDRad tells @SInow: "Football allows us to have these other sports."

He fails to tell @RossDellenger that FB allows him to have his job, his exuberant salary & benefits package. Outside of his own, he doesn't appear to believe in opportunities.

https://t.co/VWKq1k7VjH

[Sam Seemes @SamSeemes]

What is the purpose of https://t.co/HNmHOxU1LI? This weekend saw 5 collegiate records set in T&F & 20 collegiate men run under 4 minutes in the mile, yet the sport doesn't get 1 mention on the website. The @NCAA should be supporting ALL of their student-athletes & sports.

[Sam Seemes @SamSeemes]

So, @ClemsonUniv can pay two football coordinators a total of $4.16 million per year, but can’t afford to have a men’s T&F/XC team. I call BS. Clemson President & AD should be barred from the college educational system.

https://t.co/sJzSaTEbsF

[Sam Seemes @SamSeemes]

The attached passage is from Walt Murphy's wonderful collection of "This Day In Track & Field"

[Sam Seemes @SamSeemes]

We should all be thankful the Naval Academy understands the purpose of education, opportunity & college athletics, otherwise there would have been no Commander Willie McCool. Too bad Clemson President and AD don’t understand the purpose.

[Sam Seemes @SamSeemes]

Clemson gets an A+ for being able to talk out of both sides of their mouth. I doubt Dr. King would believe you are honoring him by eliminating over 20% of educational & athletic opportunities for black males in your athletic department.

[Clemson University @ClemsonUniv]

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave our students hope and inspired them to dream. For his inestimable contributions to equality and justice, we will always honor him. #MLKDay

[Sam Seemes @SamSeemes]

It refreshing to see that South Carolina’s elected officials, like @KimpsonForSC, are now questioning the decision by Clemson’s President to eliminate educational & athletic opportunities for male T&F athletes, that also eliminated over 20% of Clemson’s black male athletes.

[Sam Seemes @SamSeemes]

The best holiday gift male T&F/CC athletes at @ClemsonTigers & @CMUAthletics could receive would be to have their educational & athletic opportunities restored by the universities that took them away.

[Sam Seemes @SamSeemes]

You would think the federal government would shut off any federal funding to a university, like @ClemsonUniv, that eliminates educational opportunities for Black males. @SaveClemsonXCTF

[Sam Seemes @SamSeemes]

Clemson President Jim Clements (@ClemsonPrez) oversees the elimination of educational & athletic opportunities for more than 20% of Black male athletes & then is awarded a 𝒏𝒆𝒘 contract by the Board of Trustees. How can the state of South Carolina let this go on? @KimpsonForSC

[Sam Seemes @SamSeemes]

Why has it become an acceptable practice to eliminate opportunities for student-athletes to make up for mismanagement by Athletic Directors & universities? This should be an unacceptable solution and the responsible people held accountable.

[#SaveClemsonXCTF @SaveClemsonXCTF]

Cutting Men's XC/Track & Field should concern everyone. @ClemsonDRad is setting a dangerous tone for the rest of college athletics to follow. This goes beyond any rivalry. Thanks @GamecockTrack for your support. We wish we could say the same for @ClemsonPrez
#saveclemsonxctf

[Sam Seemes @SamSeemes]

In addition to eliminating academic & athletic opportunities for black males, apparently the white President & Athletic Director at Clemson don’t really care about women either if you listen to the video from female athletes at Clemson. #SaveClemsonXCTF

[#SaveClemsonXCTF @SaveClemsonXCTF]

.@ClemsonUniv the decision to cut the Men’s XC/Track & Field program cuts just as deep into the Women’s program. @ClemsonDRad is setting up to destroy XC/TF as we know it. Clemson family speak up! #MyBrothersKeeper #SaveClemsonXCTF

@ClemsonPrez @ClemsonTigers @ClemsonAlumni

[Sam Seemes @SamSeemes]

Clemson President James Clements informs Clemson Board he wants to stay as President rather than be the new ACC Commissioner. I guess he found out the ACC didn’t want a commissioner that eliminates opportunities for black male athletes.

[Sam Seemes @SamSeemes]

No college president or athletic director would every drop a track & field program if they had met or spent time with Rafer Johnson. One of the most special people I’ve ever had the pleasure of spending time with.

[Sam Seemes @SamSeemes]

Student-Athlete Advisory Committees on each campus athletic department exist to be the voice of & to represent student-athletes. Why is the @ClemsonSAAC silent on lost opportunities for black male athletes? Have they been silenced?

[#SaveClemsonXCTF @SaveClemsonXCTF]

.@ClemsonUniv has a history of exploiting black labor for profit. The recent decision made by @ClemsonDRad @ClemsonTigers & @ClemsonPrez to cut men’s XC/Track & Field only aligns with this tradition, let us explain...

stand with us go to https://t.co/1ctqWaE0Sd

[Sam Seemes @SamSeemes]

#SaveClemsonXCTF

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[Sam Seemes @SamSeemes]

Support today's #SaveClemsonXCTF protest, as their athletes, alumni & supporters understand what unity, opportunity & racial equality mean. Actions by Clemson President & AD show they don’t understand or care about unity, opportunity or racial equality

[Sam Seemes @SamSeemes]

#SaveClemsonXCTF

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