Vandals athletes sought transfer, reported a rape. They say U of I and Rob Spear failed them.

....She graduated in 3 1/2 years with a 3.9 GPA.

She wanted to spend her last semester of competition at Washington State, training with the head coach who had left Idaho. Because of NCAA transfer rules, she needed Idaho Athletic Director Rob Spear’s approval to go....

....“I feel very passionately about Idaho — I loved my time there — but I don’t feel like I can be an advocate for that because of what happened to me,” Kiser told the Statesman this week, her voice cracking with emotion. “I feel like I’m a Vandal at heart. Rob Spear is not a Vandal. Something needs to be done and things need to be changed for it to get back to making Vandals proud again.

“You should be proud of the choices your athletic department makes. Now, I feel like by coming out with my story and getting things changed, we can make the Vandal community strong and not be embarrassed. That’s what the Vandal community deserves.”....

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Bethany`s Notes: A very strong read about the desires of a student to achieve their best and stopped by someone in her path. I use this as a story to help others understand how collegiate athletics can become mentally drained fighting a system. The transfer rules have changed but this is a tough story to read.