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Dave Heeke

Dave Heeke

American university sports administrator

Dave Heeke (born October 8, 1963) is a former American university sports administrator who last served as athletic director at the University of Arizona.[1]

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College

Heeke earned a bachelor's degree in 1985 from Albion College, where he was a member of the club hockey team and co-captain of the baseball team, then earning a master's degree from Ohio State University in 1987.[2]

Career

Heeke served 18 years at the University of Oregon, initially holding a role boosting the program's support in Portland.[3][4] He became athletics director of Central Michigan University on January 16, 2006, and served 11 years in the role.[2] Heeke then became director of athletics at the University of Arizona on April 1, 2017.[4][5] His five-year contract began with a $500,000 annual salary plus incentives, escalating annually.[6] He received a new contract which extended his run as school athletic director through the 2024-25 season[7] but was replaced on February 2, 2024 by former Wildcats Softball coach Mike Candrea,[8] who served as interim athletic director until the hiring of Desireé Reed-Francois which was announced on February 19, 2024.[9]

Hires while at Arizona:

Family

Heeke and his wife, Liz, are parents to three boys, Ryan, Max and Zach.[2]

See also

List of NCAA Division I athletic directors

References

  1. [1]
    "Dave Heeke out as University of Arizona director of athletics".
  2. [2]
    "CMUCHIPPEWAS.COM Dave Heeke Bio – Official Athletic Site". www.cmuchippewas.com.
  3. [3]
    Bob Baum AP (March 2, 2017). "Arizona introduces new athletic director Dave Heeke". FOX Sports. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  4. [4]
    "New University of Arizona Athletic Director Dave Heeke to get $500K a year". Azcentral.com. February 28, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
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    Dave Heeke. "University of Arizona Athletics". ArizonaWildcats.com. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  6. [6]
    "New Arizona Wildcats athletic director Dave Heeke gets 5-year contract | Arizona Wildcats". tucson.com. February 28, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  7. [7]
    "Contract extension, raise approved for Arizona athletic director Dave Heeke". April 7, 2022.
  8. [8]
    Lev, Michael (January 22, 2024). "U of A athletic director Dave Heeke out; Mike Candrea to take over on interim basis". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  9. [9]
    "University of Arizona Appoints Desireé Reed-Francois as Director of Athletics". University of Arizona Athletics. February 19, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  10. [10]
    "Augie Busch was named Arizona head swimming and diving coach in July 2017".
  11. [11]
    "John Court Named Head Gymnastics Coach".
  12. [12]
    "Ryan Stotland was hired as head coach on June 9, 2018 by Director of Athletics Dave Heeke".
  13. [13]
    "Veteran NFL and college coach Jedd Fisch was hired as the head coach of Arizona Football on Dec. 23, 2020".
  14. [14]
    "Tommy Lloyd was named head coach at the University of Arizona on April 14, 2021".
  15. [15]
    "Four-time Wildcat All-American and Olympic silver medalist Caitlin Lowe was named Arizona's seventh head softball coach in June of 2021".
  16. [16]
    "Arizona names Bernard Lagat as cross country head coach". June 10, 2021.
  17. [17]
    "Becca Moros was announced as Arizona Soccer's head coach on June 16, 2021".
  18. [18]
    "Head Coach of Arizona Baseball by Vice President and Director of Athletics Dave Heeke on July 5, 2021".
  19. [19]
    "University of Arizona Vice President and Director of Athletics Dave Heeke announced the hiring of Wes Johnson as Arizona Triathlon's first-ever head coach in December of 2022".
  20. [20]
    "Charita Stubbs hired as U of A's first Black head volleyball coach". January 18, 2023.
  21. [21]
    "Arizona hires San Jose State's Brent Brennan as head football coach".
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