MIDWAY UNIVERSITY

Midway University announced today that Rusty Kennedy has joined its staff as athletic director. He comes to Midway with 18 years of experience as a coach, instructor and administrator at the NAIA, NCAA, and NJCAA levels. Most recently Kennedy was the Head Women’s Basketball Coach at NCAA Division II member Western New Mexico University in Silver City, NM. Prior to coaching, he was the Athletic Director at Clarendon College in Texas from 2004-2005, and 2007-2010. During his time in that role he supervised 13 sports and more than 280 student-athletes. He also chaired the Athletic Committee and sat on both the Faculty and Student Grievance Appeals Committees.  His start in Athletic Administration came at Central Baptist College during the 1999-2000 where he served as Athletic Director, leading a transition from junior college to four-year athletics. Kennedy holds a B.S. in Exercise Science from Oklahoma Wesleyan University and a M.S. in Management from Southern Nazarene University. Along with a new director, the university will also add new sports as tennis and cross country join its roster of varsity teams. Both teams will return from hiatus in fall 2016. –Read More