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Regis (Colorado) Director of Athletics Barbara Schroeder announced Monday that she will retire, effective June 1. A national search will begin immediately for her successor. Schroeder has been leading the Ranger athletics department since 1995, but she has an even longer history working with Regis athletics. She was the associate director of athletics from 1987-95 and head women’s basketball coach from 1981-89, compiling a 134-118 record in nine seasons. Schroeder most recently was the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators president. She has been involved with NACWAA for 20 years in a variety of capacities and was honored as Administrator of the Year in 1998. She also has been a member of the Division II Management Council.
Associate athletics directors – Erin McDermott, who came to Princeton in fall 2000 for a three-year position primarily in compliance, has been promoted to executive associate AD. McDermott replaces Michael Cross, who left Princeton last month to become the director of athletics at Bradley. McDermott is a 1994 graduate of Hofstra, where she played basketball and was named the school’s top female scholar-athlete her senior year. Before coming to Princeton, she spent three years working in the athletics department at Columbia.
Assistant athletics directors – Gallaudet promoted Jeb Barber to assistant athletics director. Barber is in the midst of his third season as the Gallaudet head men’s basketball coach. He has also served the athletics department as the university’s NCAA compliance officer for two years.
Coaches
Men’s and women’s soccer – Saint Louis head men’s soccer coach Dan Donigan announced his resignation January 22 to take the same position at Rutgers. Donigan was named head coach at Saint Louis in 2001 after serving four seasons as an assistant. During his nine-year head coaching tenure, the Billikens posted a 118-42-23 record and made seven NCAA tournament appearances.
Men’s and women’s tennis – Newberry hired Catherine Dunagan as head women’s tennis coach on Monday. Dunagan, who played at Presbyterian and also played professionally, most recently served as the director of tennis at a South Carolina country club.
Date: January 26, 2010
Categories: Coaches & Directors, General, NCAA News, Sports
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