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.
Current position | |
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Title | Athletic director |
Team | Utah |
Conference | Pac-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
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 is the athletics director at the University of Utah. In his five years leading the Utes' athletics department, Utah has 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 earned a contract extension in June 2023, through 2028.[2] Harlan was A.D. at the University of South Florida from 2014-18, and previously held administrative positions at San Jose State, Northern Colorado, UCLA, and the University of Arizona.[3] Harlan left USF to become the athletics 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]
References
- "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.