Court Turns Away Student Athlete and his Breach of Contract Claim Against College

A federal judge from the District of Vermont has granted summary judgment and delivered a victory to Middlebury College and the school’s athletic director, which were named in a lawsuit by a former student athlete, who alleged that he was unfairly dismissed from the school’s hockey team and was not given a legally sufficient opportunity to appeal that decision.   In 2009, plaintiff James "Jak" Knelman applied for admission at Middlebury College, a Division III school in the NCAA, and si