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#10: Pittsburg State hires Nebraska (DI) Director of Football Operations Anthony Crespino as Assoc. AD for Operations and Special Projects. (link) |
#9: The RMAC Athletics Administrators Council has approved the new hoops schedule, which will see the 15 basketball members split into three-team pods with each member playing 20 conference contests. The schedule will see teams play Thursday and Saturday, allowing for a day in between games. Also of note, the RMAC will require two cameras for Volleyball challenge reviews, extend its partnership with WeCOACH and will see San Francisco State withdraw as a Men’s Wrestling associate member. (link)
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#8: Sioux Falls started its Football season by knocking off DI member St. Thomas who had not lost a home game in 31 contests. (link)
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#7: The MIAA headquarters will stay in Hy-Vee Arena in Kansas City through 2029. (link)
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#6: Cal State San Bernardino unveils a new Taraflex volleyball surface at Coussoulis Arena officially named Kim Cherniss Court in honor of the program’s longtime HC. (link)
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#5: Dominican (CA) will join the MEC as Women’s Lacrosse associate members. (link) |
#4: Central Missouri AD Matt Howdeshell, Colorado School of Mines AD David Hansburg, Kutztown AD Renee Hellert and Lenoir-Rhyne AD Kim Pate chat with D2.ticker about how their departments and institutions are leveraging on-field football success. Following last year’s national semifinal appearance, Hellert notes Kutztown’s brand and exposure for the Bears and university grew, along with an increase of ticket sales. Sticking with Bears, Pate states LR, in addition to their sustained success over the last decade, received exposure “unlike anything we’d expected” after the New England Patriots drafted Kyle Dugger in 2020. The impact in Hickory includes more than $30M in facility upgrades; annual giving, corporate sponsorship and ticket revenue nearly tripling; and growing attendance which finished last year 10th in average attendance. Hansburg details how Mines positioned itself for success, which included media and local TV relationships, an improved booster club, elevated game day experience and more. Hansburg: “Once football went from good to great, we were really positioned well. Our games started selling out and local media stories became national media stories. We were ready because our whole athletics staff was bought into the idea of producing a top-notch, high-quality event BEFORE we were national contenders on the field. We are definitely seeing more applications nationally instead of just regionally. […] More importantly than increasing attendance, which was already good, we were able to raise ticket prices. No one balked, and our ticket revenue doubled. […] The overall revenue from our local sponsors has also grown by almost 300%. It is hard to not love a bunch of nerdy students who win. People want to be part of our Oredigger football success.” For Howdeshell and UCM, last year’s record year on the field also saw a 34% increase in football attendance, 22% jump in all sports attendance and 26% bump in ticket revenue. To capitalize on those successes, UCM restructured its annual fund, which led membership growing by 22% and overall revenue increasing 36% in FY24; put season tickets on sale for the earliest they have ever been, with a renewal rate near 100% and a record number of new season tickets; updated its suite pricing strategy and more. Check out all of their thoughts on how they spend game day, relationships with their coaches and more on BOSCA. (link)
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#3: Ferris State unveils plans for a new 300-bed, $38M residence hall in the north endzone of Top Taggart Field. The hall will include community spaces open to the stadium. President Bill Pink: “This new living space puts students right in the heart of the action at Ferris State University. We are creating an unmatched student experience in our residence halls to accompany the work we’ve done in our classrooms. This will be a state-of-the-art facility with all the modern conveniences students today are looking for, with the added benefit of being attached to an entertainment complex that will host events throughout the year. These students will truly have the best seat in the house.” (link)
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#2: New St. Edward’s AD Jim Sarrá sits down with the HIlltop Views student newspaper’s Anna Pratts about his goals for SEU, on which he says: “When you look at the integrity, honesty, work ethic and everything that this institution is about;, transforming people, helping them grow, that is really how I want our athletics department to be viewed. I want us to contribute and collaborate with the rest of the university as much as possible. It is really about one goal, and that is to advance St. Edward’s.” On the impact he wants to have with the Hilltoppers: “There are some really good things that are starting to happen, that have always been happening. Debbie (Taylor) set the table, she pretty much built the house, and it’s now my turn to add a second story to it, maybe even a third.” (link)
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#1: Texas Permian Basin announces West Texas A&M Deputy AD/Director of Athletic Performance Sarah Ramey as its new Deputy AD/SWA. (link)
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