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The school&#8217;s contact tracing system triggered the majority of the men\u2019s and women\u2019s swim teams quarantining after possibly practicing with the infected team member. The swim team will take at least a two-week hiatus from practices and team activities.<\/p>\n<p>The swimming case is one of 15 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the university\u2019s tally since classes resumed Monday. Since Missouri State started testing athletes in late May, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ozarksfirst.com\/sports\/missouri-state-swimmers-in-self-quarantine-following-positive-covid-19-test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according to local CBS affiliate KOLR<\/a>, 60 of 837 tests have returned positive.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the Missouri Valley Conference, of which Missouri State is a member, <a href=\"https:\/\/missouristatebears.com\/news\/2020\/8\/14\/general-mvc-postpones-fall-conference-schedules.aspx?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">postponed fall conference schedules and championships<\/a>. That decision doesn\u2019t directly affect swimming, as winter sports in the MVC (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2020-mvc-championships-day-1-missouri-state-takes-early-lead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">women\u2019s swimming only<\/a>) are not affected by the postponement. Athletes in fall sports can participate in non-conference competitions, within public healthy and institutional\/NCAA guidelines, which marks a departure from many leagues that are going conference-only.<\/p>\n<p>Missouri State is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/chapel-hill-and-notre-dame-are-just-the-beginning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one of several colleges<\/a> to have operations, athletic and otherwise, severely tested by rising COVID-19 cases as students move back in for the fall semester. The University of North Carolina <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/sports\/college\/acc\/unc\/article245124495.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">extended an original 24-hour pause<\/a> on all athletics for another day through Friday. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wndu.com\/2020\/08\/20\/notre-dame-reports-75-new-cases-of-coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">In-person classes have been halted<\/a> at Notre Dame as the campus has accrued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/8-days-semester-notre-dame-halts-person-classes-146-students-n1237195\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">more than 300 confirmed cases<\/a> in its first week back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A positive test for COVID-19 has Missouri State\u2019s swimming team self-quarantining for precautionary reasons, the university confirmed Thursday. 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