Katrina Sommer thought she found a community when she committed to the Boston College swim and dive program for her fifth year of eligibility. That is, until her swim career was effectively canceled in an eight-minute meeting with Athletics Director Blake James, she said.
Thirty-seven members of the Boston College swim and dive program dropped their lawsuit against university trustees and two athletic administrators on Friday.
A judge denied a request for temporary reinstatement on Thursday by 37 members of the BC swim and dive program suspended indefinitely last month for hazing.
Judge Diane Freniere denied a motion for an emergency injunction that would have reinstated Boston College’s swim and dive program in a ruling on Thursday.