Shocked wrote:
I think my roommate is pregnant. Can she keep her full scholarship? Or can the coach take it? She is a sophomore and just hit a 1600m in 5:33 so she is still good. Her PR is around 5:05.
She made a comment about pregnancy and has been intermittently vomiting. I want her to stay on the team.
As others have said, she will keep her scholarship and automatically get another year of eligibility.
What is her local support system like though? As much as going through pregnancy and childbirth can be hard on the body, I think the bigger long term issue is who is going to watch the baby for her to go back to school.
Some schools have on campus childcare, but that typically isn't going to be available during practice and competitions.
If she has family willing to support her but they aren't local, she may be better off transferring to a school close to home. Someone mentioned Demi Payne above, and that's what Demi did, childcare-wise.