| Marco Born | |
| Birth Date: | February 11, 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Hannover Germany |
| Player Years1: | 2004 |
| Player Team1: | Tennessee Tech |
| Player Years2: | 2005–2007 |
| Player Team2: | Middle Tennessee State |
| Player Positions: | Tennis |
| Admin Years1: | 2007–2011 |
| Admin Team1: | Middle Tennessee State (Group Sales and Marketing Representative) |
| Admin Years2: | 2011–2013 |
| Admin Team2: | Middle Tennessee State (Director of Ticketing) |
| Admin Years3: | 2013–2014 |
| Admin Team3: | Middle Tennessee State (Associate Athletics Director) |
| Admin Years4: | 2014–2017 |
| Admin Team4: | Louisiana Tech (Senior Associate Athletics Director for External Affairs) |
| Admin Years5: | 2017–2018 |
| Admin Team5: | Louisiana Tech (Executive Associate Athletic Director) |
| Admin Years6: | 2018–2022 |
| Admin Team6: | Lamar |
| Championships: | National Championship, Tennis doubles, 2007; All-American Doubles National Championship, 2005 |
| Awards: | Middle Tennessee State University Hall of Fame (Class of 2017) |
Marco Born (born February 11, 1983),[1] the former director of athletics for Lamar University, was named to the position on March 29, 2018.[2] He previously served in several positions of increasing responsibility at the Louisiana Tech University and Middle Tennessee State University athletic departments.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] He graduated with his bachelor's and master's degrees from Middle Tennessee State University where he lettered in tennis. Born resigned his position on March 10, 2022 after a leave of absence for personal reasons beginning on January 13, 2022.[9]
Born and teammate, Andreas Siljeström, won the 2007 NCAA Division I Tennis doubles championship. He and Siljeström also won the 2005 All-American Doubles National Championship. The two were two-time ITA all-Americans (2006, 2007). The two were named to the Middle Tennessee State Athletic Hall of Fame (Class of 2017) on September 23, 2017.[10]