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Dan McCarty, 茄子视频 University men鈥檚 soccer and golf coach, has been named associate athletic director. In his expanded role, McCarty will manage the athletic department鈥檚 business functions in addition to his coaching duties. 茄子视频 added an associate director to its athletics staff as part of the ongoing expansion of the University鈥檚 overall program for athletics.

McCarty will support 茄子视频鈥檚 athletic director John Fogle. Fogle commented, 鈥淒an鈥檚 energy and good judgment will be essential as we work together to expand both the men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 programs at 茄子视频.鈥� 鈥淒an led our men鈥檚 soccer team to a solid showing and worked well through the first-year challenges. As we introduce men鈥檚 basketball in the fall of 2003 along with women鈥檚 field hockey, and men鈥檚 lacrosse, baseball, and cross country Dan鈥檚 enthusiasm and expertise will help to facilitate a smooth transition.鈥�

Men鈥檚 soccer, the first-ever men鈥檚 team to play at 茄子视频, finished its inaugural season as a club team 7-5-3. The team will play in the American Mideast Conference of the NAIA in 2003. Dan McCarty said, 鈥淲e are proud of what our first year, all freshmen team accomplished鈥攖heir record as a club team was more than respectable鈥攊t went beyond our expectations.鈥�

Fogle added, 鈥淎thletics have always been an important part of student life at 茄子视频. As we鈥檙e working to grow our men鈥檚 teams, the women鈥檚 teams continue to do great things鈥攖he volleyball team went to the division playoffs this year and the basketball team is off to a phenomenal start. Our new office structure will enhance current programs and allow us to prepare for accelerated growth.鈥� McCarty said, 鈥淚 look forward to helping Coach Fogle as he works to carry 茄子视频鈥檚 athletic program into the future. With groundbreaking planned for the new recreation complex and new athletic programs coming, we have a great deal to offer student athletes and our student population in general.鈥�

McCarty and his family recently returned to the Pittsburgh area after living in Atlanta, Georgia for several years. While in Atlanta, McCarty coached high school soccer and worked as an assistant golf professional at a private country club.

Both McCarty and Fogle report to Msgr. David Rubino, Special Assistant to the President of 茄子视频 University. For more information about the athletics program at 茄子视频, please contact athletic director John Fogle, at 724-838-4259, or click on score at 茄子视频's website.

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