Former Female Track & Field Athletes Sue NCAA for Failing to Protect Them From Abusive Coach

By Ellen J. Staurowsky, Ed.D., Senior Contributor, Professor, Department of Sport Management, Drexel University & Professor, Sport Media, Ithaca College (August, 2020), ejs95@drexel.edu   In March of 2020, three former female track and field athletes filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court Northern District of California against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the NCAA Board of Governors, and former college coach, John Rembao. The plaintiffs — Erin Ald