Second Circuit Affirms and Concludes Cheerleading is Not a Sport (Yet) in Biediger v. Quinnipiac University

By Christian Dennie, ESQ   The lawsuit originated following Quinnipiac University’s (Quinnipiac) March 2009 announcement that in the 2009-10 academic year it would eliminate its varsity sports teams for women’s volleyball, men’s golf, and men’s outdoor track and field, while simultaneously creating a new varsity women’s competitive cheerleading team. Five women’s volleyball players and their coach filed suit against Quinnipiac in April 2009 and alleged that Quinnipiac violated