Lehigh hires new AD from...Merrimack?

[Bill]

https://news.lehigh.edu/jeremy-l-gibson-appointed-new-murray-h-goodman-dean-of-athletics-at-lehigh-university?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ucpa-social&utm_content=feed

I know he was an assistant at Harvard, but this seems a bit strange in my opinion.

[Libertine]

This seems mostly like Lehigh is getting a guy from Harvard that they can pay like a guy from Merrimack.

[Lehigh Football Nation]

I'm heard a lot of good praise about the guy from both Merrimack and Harvard circles FWIW. Everything about Merrimack's move to D-I was orderly and they seem to have done it well.

[NY Crusader 2010]

I'm heard a lot of good praise about the guy from both Merrimack and Harvard circles FWIW. Everything about Merrimack's move to D-I was orderly and they seem to have done it well.

They have. Another thing about Merrimack -- they're very competitive in athletics across the board. Very well rounded athletic dept. when they were in DII and through the transition. Plus they've always had major DI hockey, although I've known them more to be a bottom feeder in Hockey East.

Merrimack is also one of just three non-Ivies to sponsor baseball, lacrosse, FCS football and DI hockey. The other two are Sacred Heart and Holy Cross.

[aceinthehole]

They have. Another thing about Merrimack -- they're very competitive in athletics across the board. Very well rounded athletic dept. when they were in DII and through the transition. Plus they've always had major DI hockey, although I've known them more to be a bottom feeder in Hockey East.

Merrimack is also one of just three non-Ivies to sponsor baseball, lacrosse, FCS football and DI hockey. The other two are Sacred Heart and Holy Cross.

And Long Island University. LIU now sponsors football, men's and women's teams for Lax and Ice Hockey, plus baseball, softball, soccer, tennis, swimming, volleyball.

https://www.liuathletics.com/

[crusader11]

Merrimack is also one of just three non-Ivies to sponsor baseball, lacrosse, FCS football and DI hockey. The other two are Sacred Heart and Holy Cross.


+ Mercyhurst and LIU.

[DFW HOYA]

Merrimack is also one of just three non-Ivies to sponsor baseball, lacrosse, FCS football and DI hockey. The other two are Sacred Heart and Holy Cross.

The southernmost hockey program in the Northeast is Princeton.

[aceinthehole]

That's an interesting group of Northeastern non-Ivys schools:

College of the Holy Cross (Patriot/Atlantic Hockey)
Long Island University (NEC/Independent*)
Merrimack College (MAAC/FCS Independent/Hockey East)
Mercyhurst University (NEC/Atlantic Hockey)
Sacred Heart University (MAAC/FCS Independent/Atlantic Hockey)

4 of the 5 are Catholic; 4 of the 5 are current/former NEC schools; 4 of the 5 are in Atlantic Hockey.

*LIU men's ice hockey is independent, but has a scheduling agreement with Atlantic Hockey

[KnightoftheRedFlash]

Merrimack has been ambitious and forward-thinking (unlike my Red Flash). Lehigh hired a good one.

Congratulations, Mountain Hawks!

[mainejeff]

They have. Another thing about Merrimack -- they're very competitive in athletics across the board. Very well rounded athletic dept. when they were in DII and through the transition. Plus they've always had major DI hockey, although I've known them more to be a bottom feeder in Hockey East.

Merrimack is also one of just three non-Ivies to sponsor baseball, lacrosse, FCS football and DI hockey. The other two are Sacred Heart and Holy Cross.

Maine and North Dakota are the only 2 FCS publics that sponsor football, basketball, baseball and hockey.

[POD Knows]

Maine and North Dakota are the only 2 FCS publics that sponsor football, basketball, baseball and hockey.
North Dakota doesn't have baseball. They dropped it a few years ago as a part of their exiting from women's hockey I believe. Title IX you know.

[mainejeff]

North Dakota doesn't have baseball. They dropped it a few years ago as a part of their exiting from women's hockey I believe. Title IX you know.

Cool....Maine is the only one then.

[ngineer]

From what I read, the new Dean of Athletics seems like a very good hire. Long history at like minded school, undertook a significant project in taking Merrimack to D-1, and has a view that should work well with with fellow PL AD’s. Sterrett has left a solid overall athletic structure for further building. Also, with the significant change in collegiate athletics, having an experienced fresh face should be timely.

[Go Green]

They have. Another thing about Merrimack -- they're very competitive in athletics across the board..

They gave Dartmouth all we could handle this past fall.