From the moment he stepped on the UNI campus as a prospective student in the late 1990s, Adrien Harraway knew he had found the right fit. A former Panther football player, Harraway turned his passion for sports into a career as an athletic administrator, and now as a leader for one of college sports' biggest professional organizations and scholarship opportunities.
A native of Columbus, Ohio, Harraway experienced a highly active upbringing in sports, particularly in football. His skills on the gridiron were enough to garner attention from the offensive coordinator at the University of Toledo, Mike Dunbar, who a few short years later would go on to become UNI's head football coach in 1997.