KU KU names Sheahon Zenger new athletics director - Page 2

ArrowheadHawk · 04:37 PM

Kansas University has named Sheahon Zenger its next athletics director.

Zenger is currently the athletics director at Illinois State University and is Kansas native and KU graduate.

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“With his experience and leadership skills, Sheahon Zenger is the best choice to lead Kansas Athletics into the future. He is exactly who we need as athletics director, working to ensure that every Jayhawk team succeeds on the field and in the classroom, as well as making sure our programs operate with the utmost integrity,” said Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little in a statement.

Zenger will be officially introduced at a news conference at 1:30 p.m. Monday. He will start at KU on February 1, 2011.

Dr. Sheahon (pronounced SHAY-un) Zenger comes to KU after spending six years as athletic director for Illinois State.

A native of Hays, Zenger helped Illinois State capture the Missouri Valley’s All-Sports Trophy in both 2008 and 2010. ISU also has had a 65-percent growth in its scholarship fund memberships since his arrival, while the athletic department has posted record-high grade-point averages in each of the last four years.

Prior to joining ISU, Zenger was the associate athletics director for development at Kansas State from 2002-05. Before that, he spent two years as KSU’s assistant athletics director for major gifts and also spent a year with the KSU College of Business as director of development. He graduated from KSU in 1987 with a bachelor's degree in English and secondary education. He later earned his master’s in journalism and mass communication from KSU in 1992 before earning a Ph.D. in educational policy and leadership from KU in 1996.

Before moving to administration, Zenger was a football coach. His first coaching gig was with Manhattan High School in 1987, and he moved on to Drake as a graduate assistant for a year before accepting a football position with KSU in 1989.

At age 23, Zenger was one of the nation’s youngest full-time football staff members, serving as assistant recruiting coordinator and director of football operations for KSU coach Bill Snyder.

From 1993-95, Zenger was editor of American Football Quarterly — a magazine for football coaches. In 1996, he became recruiting coordinator for South Florida before accepting the same position with the University of Wyoming the following year.

In 1998, Zenger was promoted to assistant head coach at Wyoming.

At ISU, Zenger served on numerous NCAA committees, including the NCAA Div. I Committee on Student-Athlete Reinstatement.

Zenger and his wife, Pam, have three children: Luke, Abby and Jake.

http://www2.kusports.com/news/2011/j...tics-director/

kstater · 01-02-2011, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ArrowheadHawk

Who is betting on KU?

If the word you think was being used was actually used, it'd look more like bettors.

**DeezNutz** · 01-02-2011, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by ArrowheadHawk

Who is betting on KU?

Pardon me. I was taking a little bit of lexical freedom and creativity by using the adjective as a plural noun.

ArrowheadHawk · 01-02-2011, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by kstater

If the word you think was being used was actually used, it'd look more like bettors.

Sarcasm wasted.

WilliamTheIrish · 01-02-2011, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ArrowheadHawk

Sarcasm wasted.

It wasn't wasted on me.

Bambi · 01-02-2011, 07:56 PM

Great to have a Kansas graduate on board. Looking forward to the future.

Lew got KU it's titles now it's time to get back to what has made Kansas such a great place to play.

Here's to 2011!

Captain Obvious · 01-02-2011, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by DeezNutz

KSU fans' favorite beverage (grounding Jayhawks since 1896):

That was a real Zenger.

**Reaper16** · 01-02-2011, 08:11 PM

From Lew Perkins, to... this guy. Inspired choice.

**DeezNutz** · 01-02-2011, 08:14 PM

Further proving that KU's number one option was the Missouri Valley Conference.

Brock · 01-02-2011, 08:15 PM

Turner Gill: Whew!

kstater · 01-02-2011, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Reaper16

From Lew Perkins, to... this guy. Inspired choice.

They had plenty of options.

Bambi · 01-02-2011, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Reaper16

From Lew Perkins, to... this guy. Inspired choice.

Lew was a baller who went to the Super Bowls and sat with Peyton Manning types. KU used him as much as he used KU. That relationship has long been dead.

There's nothing wrong with the school pulling it back a bit and getting some things under control.

Extra Point · 01-02-2011, 08:21 PM

He's going to help Gill with his annunciation.

Bambi · 01-02-2011, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by kstater

They had plenty of options.

It's hard to replace an athletic director who presided over the most combined victories in one year between football and basketball in the history of collegiate sports.

WilliamTheIrish · 01-02-2011, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Wickedson

It's hard to replace an athletic director who presided over the most combined victories in one year between football and basketball in the history of collegiate sports.

"RAISE A BANNER"!111111111

Bambi · 01-02-2011, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish

"RAISE A BANNER"!111111111

Nah, they don't raise banners for those kinda things.

I'm not even sure they put up banners for conference championships anymore.

01-02-2011, 04:27 PM
ArrowheadHawk Rock Chalk! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Topeka, KS Casino cash: $7964961	KU names Sheahon Zenger new athletics director Kansas University has named Sheahon Zenger its next athletics director. Zenger is currently the athletics director at Illinois State University and is Kansas native and KU graduate. Advertisement “With his experience and leadership skills, Sheahon Zenger is the best choice to lead Kansas Athletics into the future. He is exactly who we need as athletics director, working to ensure that every Jayhawk team succeeds on the field and in the classroom, as well as making sure our programs operate with the utmost integrity,” said Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little in a statement. Zenger will be officially introduced at a news conference at 1:30 p.m. Monday. He will start at KU on February 1, 2011. Dr. Sheahon (pronounced SHAY-un) Zenger comes to KU after spending six years as athletic director for Illinois State. A native of Hays, Zenger helped Illinois State capture the Missouri Valley’s All-Sports Trophy in both 2008 and 2010. ISU also has had a 65-percent growth in its scholarship fund memberships since his arrival, while the athletic department has posted record-high grade-point averages in each of the last four years. Prior to joining ISU, Zenger was the associate athletics director for development at Kansas State from 2002-05. Before that, he spent two years as KSU’s assistant athletics director for major gifts and also spent a year with the KSU College of Business as director of development. He graduated from KSU in 1987 with a bachelor's degree in English and secondary education. He later earned his master’s in journalism and mass communication from KSU in 1992 before earning a Ph.D. in educational policy and leadership from KU in 1996. Before moving to administration, Zenger was a football coach. His first coaching gig was with Manhattan High School in 1987, and he moved on to Drake as a graduate assistant for a year before accepting a football position with KSU in 1989. At age 23, Zenger was one of the nation’s youngest full-time football staff members, serving as assistant recruiting coordinator and director of football operations for KSU coach Bill Snyder. From 1993-95, Zenger was editor of American Football Quarterly — a magazine for football coaches. In 1996, he became recruiting coordinator for South Florida before accepting the same position with the University of Wyoming the following year. In 1998, Zenger was promoted to assistant head coach at Wyoming. At ISU, Zenger served on numerous NCAA committees, including the NCAA Div. I Committee on Student-Athlete Reinstatement. Zenger and his wife, Pam, have three children: Luke, Abby and Jake. http://www2.kusports.com/news/2011/j...tics-director/ Last edited by ArrowheadHawk; 01-02-2011 at 04:37 PM..
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