Julie Cromer
Julie Cromer is the athletic director at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio and is currently serving as a co-chair of the NCAA Division I Transformation Committee.[1] She is the first female athletic director at Ohio.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Athletic director |
| Team | Ohio |
| Conference | MAC |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2019–present | Ohio |
Early years edit
Julie Cromer grew up in Southern Missouri.[2] She received her Bachelor's degree from Missouri State University. She earned a Master's degree in Policy Analysis from Indiana University[3]
Career edit
She began her career in athletics working for the Midwestern Collegiate Conference. She later served as assistant athletic director at Wright State University. She left Wright State to begin a ten-year duration at the NCAA where she served as director of academic and membership affairs. She then served as executive associate athletics director and SWA at Indiana University for four years and the senior deputy athletics director at the University of Arkansas for six years.[3]
Ohio edit
On August 31, 2019, she was hired by Ohio University to become the schools athletic director following Jim Schaus who left to become the Commissioner of the Southern Conference.[4][5] During her first year, the Ohio Football Team won the Idaho Potato Bowl.[6] The following year the Ohio Men's Basketball Team won the 2020 MAC men's basketball tournament[7] and upset ACC regular season champion Virginia Cavaliers in the first round of the NCAA tournament.[8] This was the school's first tournament win since a sweet sixteen appearance in 2012.[9]
On July 14, Cromer promoted long time offensive coordinator Tim Albin to head football coach at Ohio following the unexpected retirement of Solich prior to the 2021 season.[10] After struggling to a 3–9 record in 2021, Albin led the Bobcats to a 7–1 mark in the MAC in 2022 as Ohio won the MAC East for the first time since 2016.[11] They lost to Toledo in the MAC Championship Game.[12][13] Ohio defeated Wyoming in the Arizona Bowl[14][15]
On August 15, 2023 she was named NCAA Division I FBS Nike Executive of the Year.[16]
References edit
- ^ "NCAA sets stage for transformation". Arkansas Online. November 9, 2021.
- ^ "Julie Cromer named Director of Athletics for Ohio University". The Pike County News Watchman. August 15, 2019.
- ^ a b "Julie Cromer Peoples". Arkansas Razorbacks. May 10, 2015.
- ^ "Julie Cromer - Director of Athletics - Staff Directory". Ohio University.
- ^ Burton, Rick (November 10, 2021). "Transformers? NCAA's Optimus Committee Is Hardly Prime".
- ^ "Ohio beats Nevada 30-21 in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl". ESPN.
- ^ "Ohio Bobcats down Buffalo to win MAC Tournament, earn NCAA Tournament bid". Cincinnati Enquirer.
- ^ "Ohio vs. Virginia - Game Recap - March 20, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
- ^ "Ohio Men's Basketball: Bobcats Win First MAC Tournament Championship Since 2012". WOUB.
- ^ Jack Gleckler (July 14, 2021), "Football: Frank Solich announces his retirement after 16 seasons with Ohio", The Post Athens, retrieved July 16, 2021
- ^ Gregorski, Keith (November 22, 2022). "2022 MAC Football Week 13 Game Recap: Ohio Bobcats 38, Bowling Green Falcons 14". Hustlebelt.com. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
- ^ Conn, Adam (November 23, 2022). "Bobcats clinch MAC East title with backup QB". NBC4i.com. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
- ^ "Toledo 17, Ohio 7". ESPN. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
- ^ "University of Wyoming and Ohio University to square off in the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl". KOLD. December 4, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
- ^ "Ohio 30, Wyoming 27". ESPN. December 30, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ "OU's Julie Cromer named FBS Nike Executive of the Year". Highland County Press. August 15, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
External links edit
- Ohio Bobcats Athletics bio