WSU's new athletic director, Pat Chun, 43, is the first Asian-American Athletic Director to head a Power Five Athletic Department.
Patrick Chun’s first action in his introductory speech as Washington State’s 14th athletic director was to take a moment to recognize Tyler Hilinski, who died last Tuesday – the day before Chun was originally scheduled to be introduced as WSU’s new A.D.
Chun, formerly the athletic director at Florida Atlantic, comes to WSU at a tough time, as the Cougars grieve the loss of a popular quarterback who tragically took his own life.
In his opening remarks, Chun lauded the WSU community for how it rallied around the Hilinski family and the football program.