Heather Lyke Explained

Heather Lyke
Current Title:Athletic director
Current Team:Pittsburgh
Current Conference:ACC
Birth Date:19 October 1970
Birth Place:Canton, Ohio, U.S.
Player Years1:1988–1992
Player Team1:Michigan
Admin Years1:1996–1998
Admin Team1:Cincinnati (assistant AD)
Admin Years2:1998–2013
Admin Team2:Ohio State (assistant AD)
Admin Years3:2013–2017
Admin Team3:Eastern Michigan
Admin Years4:2017–present
Admin Team4:Pittsburgh

Heather Lyke is the athletic director at the University of Pittsburgh. She was previously the athletic director and vice president at Eastern Michigan University, and has also served in administrative roles at Ohio State University and the University of Cincinnati.

Career

During her tenure at Eastern Michigan University, Lyke oversaw significant growth in the school's athletic programs thanks to a 51% increase in athletic donations. This increased funding was used for capital upgrades to athletic facilities. The school won seventeen MAC titles during her tenure. The football team made its first bowl appearance since 1987, with a 20–24 loss to Old Dominion in the 2019 Bahamas Bowl under head coach Chris Creighton.[1]

She was announced as the athletic director for the University of Pittsburgh in March 2017[2] following the departure of Scott Barnes.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Steiner . Greg . Lyke had led Eastern Michigan's athletic department since 2013 .
  2. Web site: Pitt 1st-year athletic director Heather Lyke discusses her vision, recent challenges. Jerry. DiPaola. TribLIVE.com.