Mark Harlan

Mark Harlan is the athletic director at the University of Utah. Prior to taking the position at Utah, he was the athletic director at the University of South Florida.

Mark Harlan
Current position
TitleAthletic director
TeamUtah
ConferencePac-12
Biographical details
Alma materUniversity of Arizona
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2002-2004Arizona (Assistant AD)
2004-2005Northern Colorado (Assoc. AD)
2005-2006San Jose State (Assoc. AD)
2006-2010Arizona (SVP for Central Development)
2010-2013UCLA (Sr. Assoc. AD)
2013–2018South Florida
2018–Utah

College

Harlan is a graduate of the University of Arizona, where he earned a bachelor's degree in political science and a master's degree in education.[1]

Career

Harlan has held sports administration positions at the University of South Florida, San Jose State, Northern Colorado, UCLA, and the University of Arizona.[1] Spent five years as athletic director at the University of South Florida. In 2015-2016 USF men's basketball was in an academic scandal. USF released a statement that in part read they and the NCAA “are working together to investigate and resolve an inquiry into potential violations of NCAA bylaws and university standards….” Harlan was criticized for his ethical character and mismanagement.[2] In 2016, he was also publicly criticized for his debacle of handling USF’s pitch to join the Big 12 conference. In their presentation they misspelled the word “research” as “reasearch”.[3] Harlan left USF to become the athletic director of the University of Utah in June 2018.[4][5][6]

Family

Harlan and his wife, Carolyn, have two children, Savannah and Austin.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Mark Harlan - Staff Directory - University of South Florida". gousfbulls.com.
  2. "The troubling state of USF men's basketball amid an academic scandal". baynews9.
  3. "USF's Big 12 pitch touted its academics by misspelling 'research' right up top". Sbnation.com.
  4. "Utah hires South Florida athletic director Mark Harlan as its new AD as Chris Hill says goodbye".
  5. "Univ. Of Utah Hires USF AD Mark Harlan To Replace Chris Hill". www.sportsbusinessdaily.com.
  6. "AD Harlan leaves South Florida for Utah job". June 2018.


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