Former MU golfers sue NCAA for fifth year of eligibility

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Two members of last year’s University of Missouri women’s golf team have filed a lawsuit against the NCAA in Boone County for another year of eligibility.

Addie Dobson and Melanie Walker are asking a Boone County judge to grant them another year of eligibility after the NCAA passed its “five seasons in five years” rule this summer. Lawyers for the pair filed the lawsuit on Monday.

Several athletes, most notably in football and basketball, have made headlines asking for an extra year after the rule went into effect. Defensive lineman Sterling Webb is listed on the school’s football roster after filing a lawsuit in August for the same reason.

This week’s lawsuit describes Dobson as a graduate student and Walker as an undergraduate student who are both enrolled at the university. Both started competing for MU as freshmen in 2022.

The lawsuit claims the two are still practicing with the women’s golf team and are seeking to be eligible to compete by their next tournament on Sept. 21.

A summons was issued for the NCAA on Tuesday.