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Jeff Mitchell announced as new Ball State athletic director

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MUNCIE, Ind. — The five-month search is finally over.

Ball State University President Geoffrey Mearns on Friday announced Jeff Mitchell as the Cardinals new athletic director. Mitchell will be officially introduced on Monday, Feb. 6, at 1:30 p.m. at the Ball State Alumni Center, an event open to the public and to be livestreamed at bsu.edu/live.

“After conducting a thorough national search, what impressed me about Jeff, in addition to his extensive professional executive experience in intercollegiate athletics, is his character — a values-based approach to leadership that embodies our enduring values,” Mearns said in a press release.