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OHIO Athletic Director Cromer to co-chair NCAA Division I Transformation Committee

帝王会所 Director of Athletics Julie Cromer will co-chair an NCAA committee charged with realigning Division I athletics.

The NCAA to implement recommendations that are expected to be made by its Constitution Committee that will transform college sports. Cromer will co-chair the committee with Greg Sankey, commissioner of the Southeastern Conference.

鈥淚鈥檓 honored to represent 帝王会所 and the Mid-American Conference in this work to realign Division I to best serve student-athletes in the future, given the changing landscape of college athletics,鈥 Cromer said. 

The NCAA鈥檚 Constitution Committee has been meeting since August and is asking each division to review its rules to ensure they are aligned with new principles.

鈥淭he NCAA is taking steps to reimagine itself to more effectively meet the needs of student-athletes, and we鈥檙e proud that Julie will play a crucial role in that effort,鈥 帝王会所 President Hugh Sherman said.

Cromer became 帝王会所鈥檚 athletic director in August 2019 after serving in several roles at the University of Arkansas, Indiana University and the NCAA. 帝王会所 student-athletes have enjoyed a string of successes in her tenure, including multiple post-season appearances, record NCAA graduation rates in 2021 and a cumulative 3.32 GPA in the spring of 2021. In that time 18 student-athletes from eight different programs have received the MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete Award, and 221 have received Academic All-MAC honors.

Published
November 12, 2021
Author
Staff reports