BY KATHERINE BAUER AND JOSH COOK
After nearly three months without one, Drake University has a new athletic director. The announcement came at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
Brian Hardin is a Des Moines native and will be moving into the position on Dec. 11, according to a Drake press release. He will be Drake’s 17th athletic director.
“After a robust, national search with a deep pool of highly qualified prospects, it became clear that Brian was the right fit for Drake,” Drake President Marty Martin said in the press release. “His reputation for success and integrity in all facets of athletics administration at Division I institutions immediately attracted us to him.