The University of Mary invites all Marauders fans, boosters, faculty and staff and media to attend the introductory press conference for Cooper Jones, our new executive director of intercollegiate athletics. The event is slated for Monday, March 13, at 1 pm in Butler Auditorium of the Gary Tharaldson School of Business on the University of Mary campus.

The press conference will also be streamed live at https://nsicnetwork.com/
 
Announced to the post on February 24, 2023, Jones becomes only the fourth person to lead Marauders athletics following in the footsteps of highly revered North Dakota legends Al Bortke, Roger Thomas and Dale Lennon.   
 
Jones comes to the University of Mary in Bismarck, ND, with nearly 25 years of leadership experience, with stops at NCAA Division I Power 5 conference schools Arizona State University (executive associate athletic director), University of Louisville (assistant athletic director for development), University of Maryland (director of major gifts), and Georgia Tech (development officer). His other Division I administrative posts include senior associate athletic director (University of North Texas), and assistant vice president and chief of staff for institutional advancement (Tarleton State University). He is currently the executive director of intercollegiate athletics and campus recreation at NCAA Division II Cal Poly Humboldt.
 
We are excited to have Cooper join our UMary family and encourage you to come out and help welcome him to campus!
 
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