Cleveland State's Kielsmeier tests positive for COVID-19

Chris Kielsmeier, the head coach of Cleveland State's women's basketball team, tested positive for COVID-19, the school announced Saturday.

"It has been a very challenging couple of days," Kielsmeier said in a statement. "I am beginning to feel better and look forward to getting back to 100%."

The school says Kielsmeier's diagnosis is the first confirmed case on campus.

"We appreciate Chris doing the right thing by staying home and alerting us as soon as he started feeling ill," Cleveland State president Harlan Sands said. "His actions were helpful in limiting exposure to the CSU community."

The school is now working with authorities to identify anyone who has had close contact with Kielsmeier recently. It also shut down all "non-essential on-campus operations" in response to his diagnosis.

Kielsmeier is coming off his second season in charge of the Vikings.