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Who Is New Washington State Athletic Director Anne McCoy?

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Jan 13, 2024; Pullman, Washington, USA; Washington State Cougars mascot looks on before a game against the Arizona Wildcats at Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: James Snook-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 13, 2024; Pullman, Washington, USA; Washington State Cougars mascot looks on before a game against the Arizona Wildcats at Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: James Snook-USA TODAY Sports / James Snook-USA TODAY Sports

After serving as Washington State's Interim Athletics Director for three months following the departure of Pat Chung, Anne McCoy was officially promoted to Director of Athletics on Tuesday, WSU announced.

WSU President Kirk Schulz noted "Anne's experience within college athletics, her reputation among her peers, and most importantly, her passion and commitment to WSU, make her the perfect fit to move Cougar Athletics forward as our next director of athletics."

McCoy's first official media availability will be July 16 at the Alger Family Club Room at Gesa Field.

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Experience: First joined WSU staff in 2001 as Associate Director of Athletics for Internal Operations. Served as senior deputy director of athletics and senior woman administrator (SWA) before assuming the interim director of athletics. Also previously served as VP of the Pac-12 Executive Committee, on Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Tournament and Nominating Committees, Pac-12 Diversity Leadership Initiative, Pac-10 Senior Woman Administrator and Television committees, Pac-10 Budget, Finance, Compliance and Enforcement committee. Previous chair of the NCAA Division I Women’s Rowing Committee.

Other stops along the way included Portland State, Maine, Saint Louis University, UConn, and the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Quote: "Washington State University is an amazing and special place that has been a huge part of our family for over 23 years. It is home. Serving this institution with its tremendous history is an honor and one I don't take lightly. I'd like to thank President Schulz and the Board of Regents for entrusting me to lead this talented group of coaches, staff and student-athletes. It is an opportunity unmatched anywhere in the country and there is no place I would rather be than WSU."

Misc: First woman to hold the AD position at WSU. 15th WSU AD, overall. Hired three new coaches (men's basketball, swimming, women's golf) as the interim AD.

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Joe Londergan
JOE LONDERGAN

Joe Londergan joined the SI brand in 2023 with G5 Football Daily. With over 15 years of experience in covering and working directly in college and pro sports, Joe's expertise has been featured in Front Office Sports, SB Nation, and XRAY.FM. He is a member of both the Football Writers' Association of America and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers' Association. Joe holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Louisville and a master's degree in sports administration from Seattle University. Outside of his writing career, Joe enjoys golfing, although he admits that while he hits driver decently, his short game is a liability.

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