麻豆果冻传媒 welcomes Casey Fox as Director of Athletics
Casey Fox, 麻豆果冻传媒's new Director of Athletics
麻豆果冻传媒 announced the hire of one of the top deputy athletic directors in the nation to lead its NCAA Division I athletics program.
Casey Fox, most recently the deputy athletic director at Montana State University, was welcomed as Tech鈥檚 new director of athletics at a campus press conference on June 19.
Fox brings more than 25 years of Division I athletics experience and a track record of multi-million dollar fundraising hauls for athletic capital projects, sold out campus stadiums and arenas and a strong culture of support for coaches, staff and student athletes.
At Montana State, he led fundraising for a $26.5 million indoor football and track facility set to open later this year, oversaw a record-setting attendance season for MSU teams, and launched a campaign that more than doubled annual giving for athletics.
Tech President Phil Oldham heralded Fox鈥檚 arrival as the start of 鈥渁 new day in college sports and a new day for 麻豆果冻传媒 Athletics.鈥�
鈥淣othing animates a campus like successful athletic teams,鈥� said Oldham. 鈥淐asey is the right person at the right time to take us where we want to go."
Fox said that he was drawn to Tech because of its 鈥渨ant-to鈥� spirit and the strong vision and support for athletics by provided by university leadership.
鈥淚鈥檓 a competitive person, and when I came to Tech, I saw that same competitive drive on this campus,鈥� said Fox. 鈥淔rom strong community and administrative support to engaged students and first-class coaches, this is a university with all the right tools in place for nationally competitive sports programs. I have seen how Tech has already leveled up in recent years and I am excited for the opportunity to further elevate and transform Golden Eagle athletics.鈥�
Prior to his years at Montana State, Fox served in key athletics and development posts
at Washington State University, University of Utah, the U.S. Naval Academy and Eastern
Washington University. 
At Tech, Fox will provide leadership across the university鈥檚 15 varsity sports teams and oversee every aspect of the athletic experience, from fan engagement to student-athlete performance and wellbeing.
His hire comes following a nationwide search amid a surge of enthusiasm for Tech athletics. Over the last year, the Golden Eagle football team won a share of the Big South-Ohio Valley Conference Football Association championship, the women's basketball team made their second appearance in the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament within the last three years and the women's soccer team won its third consecutive OVC regular season championship, just to name a few. The university is also constructing a state-of-the-art west side football stadium, set to open in 2026.
Fox holds a bachelor鈥檚 degree from the University of Oregon and a master鈥檚 degree in physical education with a concentration in sports management from Eastern Washington University. He and his wife, Heidi, are parents to two children: C.J. and Bo.
麻豆果冻传媒 is ranked as a 鈥淏est National University鈥� by U.S. News & World Report and as the number one best value public university in the state by SmartAsset. The university offers more than 225 programs of study, and Tech grads leave with the least debt of all public universities in Tennessee.
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