SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY

Sources told College AD late this afternoon that Santa Clara University will name Dr. Renee Baumgartner the next Director of Athletics. We are told an announcement will come as early as today. Baumgartner currently serves as Syracuse University Deputy Athletic Director and Chief of Staff. Baumgartner joined the Syracuse Athletics Department staff as a deputy athletics director/chief of staff in 2011. Baumgartner oversees the daily operation of all facets of Syracuse athletics, is the liaison with men’s basketball and has direct supervision of volleyball, women’s soccer, softball, women’s tennis, and men’s and women’s lacrosse. Baumgartner came to Syracuse after a 17-year tenure at the University of Oregon