HIGH POINT, N.C. — The NCAA Committee on Infractions released Friday (February 21) its findings and penalties associated with rules violations by the High Point University women's volleyball program.

The university discovered violations within the women's volleyball program when the head coach Ryan Meek engaged in impermissible countable athletically related activities, tryouts with prospects and enrolled student-athletes and provided impermissible benefits and recruiting inducements during the summers of 2021 and 2022. Upon discovery of the violations, High Point self-reported them to the NCAA and worked to rectify the process immediately with the NCAA Enforcement Staff to bring the matter to a conclusion.

The committee's report recognized multiple mitigating factors, including the university's prompt acknowledgment of the violations, acceptance of responsibility and affirmative steps to expedite final resolution of the violations.

The penalties associated include a two-year probation period from February 21, 2025 to February 20, 2027 and an one-time penalty of $5,000. Reduction of 20 volleyball evaluation days during 2022-23 and 2023-24 academic years. Suspension of seven total contests for Meek across the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons. Reduction of 24 volleyball CARA hours during the 2022 fall women's volleyball season and a reduction of 35 volleyball CARA hours during the 2023 fall women's volleyball season. Vacation of team wins and records over the course of the two seasons in which the ineligible players competed.

Of note, High Point requested an expedited hearing on penalties where it contested the vacation of team and individual wins and records. The panel declined to vacate the individual records of the student-athletes.

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