Heather Lyke

Heather Lyke
Biographical details
Born Canton, Ohio
Playing career
1988–1992 Michigan
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1996–1998 Cincinnati (assistant AD)
1998–2013 Ohio State (assistant AD)
2013–2017 Eastern Michigan
2017–present Pittsburgh

Heather Lyke is the athletic director at the University of Pittsburgh. She was previously the athletic director and vice president at Eastern Michigan University, and has also served in administrative roles at Ohio State University and the University of Cincinnati.

Career

During her tenure at Eastern Michigan University, Lyke oversaw significant growth in EMU's athletic programs. In addition to winning seventeen MAC titles in various sports, the Eagles football team built a new football stadium and was invited to a bowl game, the first for the school in many years, under head coach Chris Creighton. She also increased athletic donations by 51 percent.[1]

She was announced as the new athletic director for the University of Pittsburgh in March 2017[2] following the departure of Scott Barnes.

References

  1. ↑ Press, Associated. "Pitt decides on Heather Lyke as first female athletic director".
  2. ↑ DiPaola, Jerry. "Pitt 1st-year athletic director Heather Lyke discusses her vision, recent challenges". TribLIVE.com.
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