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Marco Born (born (1983-02-11)February 11, 1983),[1] the former director of athletics for Lamar University, was named to the position on March 29, 2018.[2] He previously served in several positions of increasing responsibility at the Louisiana Tech University and Middle Tennessee State University athletic departments.[3][4][5][6][7][8] He graduated with his bachelor's and master's degrees from Middle Tennessee State University where he lettered in tennis. Born resigned his position on March 10, 2022 after a leave of absence for personal reasons beginning on January 13, 2022.[9]

Athletic history

Born and teammate, Andreas Siljeström, won the 2007 NCAA Division I Tennis doubles championship. He and Siljeström also won the 2005 All-American Doubles National Championship. The two were two-time ITA all-Americans (2006, 2007). The two were named to the Middle Tennessee State Athletic Hall of Fame (Class of 2017) on September 23, 2017.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Marco Born". Middle Tennessee State University Athletics. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  2. ^ James Dixon (March 29, 2018). "Marco Born Named LU Athletics Director". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  3. ^ "Marco Born". CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  4. ^ "Marco Born Director of Athletics". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  5. ^ "Lamar University". CollegeAD. March 29, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  6. ^ Chad Cooper (March 29, 2018). "Marco Born named new Lamar Athletic Director". The Examiner Corporation. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  7. ^ I. C. Murrell (March 29, 2018). "New AD is Born: Former LaTech official takes helm of Lamar athletics". Port Arthur News. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  8. ^ Matt G. Faye. "New LU athletics director ready to wake "sleeping giant"". Hearst Newspapers II, LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  9. ^ Thomas Scott (March 10, 2022). "Lamar athletic director resigns". Hearst Newspapers. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  10. ^ "Six greats to enter Blue Raider Sports Hall of Fame". Middle Tennessee State University Athletics. Retrieved March 30, 2018.

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