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WICHITA, Kan. – Wichita State Athletics, over the last several months, has undergone an administrative staff reorganization including a new organizational structure, several staff/title promotions and new day-to-day sport administrator assignments. These changes better support the holistic development of 250+ student-athletes, facilitation of ICAA’s mission and achievement of numerous short- and long-term strategic objectives, as announced by Director of Athletics Kevin Saal.
“Our mission is to develop young people and programs,” Saal said. “We do that, ‘The Shocker Way’, through first-class service to our student-athletes, coaches and Shocker Nation. To accomplish our strategic objectives and better meet the needs of all our constituents – primarily the student-athletes – our staff composition, roles and responsibilities must adapt, especially in this fluid intercollegiate athletics environment.”
The new organizational structure features an executive leadership staff of six, with clearly defined roles, responsibilities, and divisional areas of oversight. This structure will promote effective collaboration, operational efficiency and accountability for desired results.
New team members on the ICAA Executive Staff include Madison Stein-Mason (formerly Associate AD for Development & Administration at Arkansas State), Scott Barnhart (formerly Senior Associate AD for Business & Resource Operations at Murray State) and Kent Hegenauer (formerly Senior Associate AD at the University of Nevada-Reno). General Executive Staff areas of oversight are summarized below:
- Madison Stein-Mason (hired July 2023) – Deputy AD/Senior Woman Administrator
- Academics
- Compliance
- Title IX/Gender Equity
- Performance & Mental Health
- Shocker Life – career and professional development
- Sports Medicine
- Track/Field/Cross-Country Sport Administrator
- Scott Barnhart (hired October 2022) – Senior Associate AD/Chief Resource Officer
- Branding/Licensing
- Broadcasting
- Communications/Public Relations
- Creative/Content/Social Media
- Development/SASO
- Marketing/Fan Engagement
- Multi-Media Rights
- Revenue Generation
- Ticketing
- Women’s Basketball, Men’s Golf & Women’s Golf Sport Administrator
• Tami Cutler – Associate AD/Strategic Communications
- Branding/Licensing
- Communications/Public Relations/Hall of Fame
- Creative/Content/Social Media
- Marketing/Fan Engagement
- Spirit (cheer, dance & band) Advisor/Administrator
• Alex Johnson – Associate AD/Development & Revenue Generation
- Development/SASO
- Revenue Generation
- Volleyball Sport Administrator
- Kent Hegenauer (hired January 2023) – Senior Associate AD/Chief Financial Officer
- Business Operations
- Human Resources
- Personnel & Third Party Contracts
- Baseball Sport Administrator
- Brad Pittman – Senior Associate AD/Operations & Capital Projects
- Equipment Services
- Event/Facility Operations
- Facilities Planning/Capital Projects
- Strength & Conditioning
- Women’s Tennis & Men’s Tennis Sport Administrator
Additional day-to-day sport administrators include Korey Torgerson (Softball) and Kevin Saal (Men’s Basketball).
Additionally, full-time administrative team members either new (within the last 12 months) or with enhanced roles/responsibilities are as follows:
- Alex Dee – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
- Alyssa Finke – Assistant Athletic Trainer
- Mallie Hall – Mental Health Counselor
- Kayln Helm – Compliance Coordinator
- Katrina Hickman – Assistant Athletic Trainer
- Kaylee Huecker – Account Executive (SSP)
- Kayla Jost – Assistant Director/Facilities & Events
- D’Anthony Knight – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
- Faith Kunjachan – Academic Coordinator
- Ashtin Meerpohl – Head Strength/Conditioning Coach & Director of Sports Performance Unit
- Lexie Mikesell – Assistant Athletic Trainer
- Connor Phelps – Director of Marketing and Fan Engagement
- Weston Pletcher – Director of Communications
- Andrea Roth – Assistant Athletic Trainer
- Eileen Russell – Patient Care Coordinator
- Lucy Schneider – Academic Coordinator
- Brooke Schultz – Student-Athlete Experience Coordinator
- Chris Spall – Director of Development
- Ryann Stearns – Account Executive (SSP)
- Amelia Timothy – Senior Accountant
- Faith Weekley – Administrative Assistant
- Steph Wright – Assistant Director of Communications
To meet the needs of the student-athletes more directly and specifically, ICAA has hired additional full-time personnel in the areas of Performance and Mental Health, Student-Athlete Experience and Strength & Conditioning.
“These additions are critically important as it relates to our department’s ability to establish, and continue improving upon, a first-class student-athlete experience that not only allows us to recruit, but retain, elite level talent,” Saal said.
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