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.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Athletic director |
| Team | Utah |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Biographical details | |
| Alma mater | University of Arizona |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2002-2004 | Arizona (Assistant AD) |
| 2004-2005 | Northern Colorado (Assoc. AD) |
| 2005-2006 | San Jose State (Assoc. AD) |
| 2006-2010 | Arizona (SVP for Central Development) |
| 2010-2013 | UCLA (Sr. Assoc. AD) |
| 2013–2018 | South Florida |
| 2018– | Utah |
College
editHarlan 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
editHarlan is the athletics director at the University of Utah. In his first five years leading the Utes' athletics department, Utah won four national championships and 24 conference championships. The Utes earned their highest finish in the LEARFIELD Director's Cup in 2022-23 and won a school-record 10 conference championships, while Harlan was named Cushman & Wakefield A.D. of the Year by NACDA. He received a contract extension in June 2023, through 2028.[2] Harlan has held sports administration positions at the University of South Florida, San Jose State, Northern Colorado, UCLA, and the University of Arizona.[3] He spent five years as athletic director at the University of South Florida. Harlan left USF to become the athletic director of the University of Utah in June 2018.[4][5][6]
On November 10, 2024, the Big 12 Conference fined Utah athletic director Mark Harlan $40,000 and issued a public reprimand in the wake of his disparaging comments about officiating and statement, “We were excited about being in the Big 12, but tonight I am not,” after Utah's home loss to BYU on November 9, 2024.
Family
editHarlan and his wife, Carolyn, have two children, Savannah and Austin.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mark Harlan - Staff Directory - Utah Athletics". utahutes.com.
- ^ "Utah announces contract extension for Athletics Director Mark Harlan".
- ^ "Mark Harlan - Staff Directory - University of South Florida". gousfbulls.com.
- ^ "Utah hires South Florida athletic director Mark Harlan as its new AD as Chris Hill says goodbye".
- ^ "Univ. Of Utah Hires USF AD Mark Harlan To Replace Chris Hill". www.sportsbusinessdaily.com.
- ^ "AD Harlan leaves South Florida for Utah job". June 2018.
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