A former player has filed a lawsuit alleging hazing in the Northwestern University women’s volleyball team – the latest accusation against the school’s athletic programs
According to the lawsuit, filed Monday, a person who was listed as “Jane Doe” experienced “hazing, harassment, bullying and retaliation” as a member of the team, and sustained an injury while running suicides – an exercise where an athlete runs to every line on the court and back in quick succession – as punishment for allegedly breaking the team’s Covid-19 protocols.
“This includes the engagement of a firm to evaluate the sufficiency of our accountability mechanism and to detect threats to the welfare of our student-athletes,” Yates said. Doe is seeking at least $50,000 in damages and a jury trial. Attorneys representing the unnamed plaintiff say a petition to continue the lawsuit without naming her is still pending.
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