Ian McCaw

Ian McCaw is a Canadian-American college athletics administrator who is the athletic director at Liberty University.

Ian McCaw
Current position
TitleAthletic director
TeamLiberty
ConferenceA-Sun
Biographical details
Alma materLaurentian University, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1996Tulane (interim AD)
1997–2002Northeastern
2002–2003UMass
2003–2016Baylor
2016–presentLiberty

Biography

McCaw was born in Canada, and graduated from Laurentian University in 1985.[1] After working for the front office of the National Hockey League's Hartford Whalers,[1] he entered college athletics administration, serving as athletic director at Northeastern University from 1997 to 2002,[1] and the University of Massachusetts Amherst from 2002 to 2003.[2]

In 2003, McCaw was named athletic director at Baylor University. Under McCaw's direction, Baylor saw great growth and success as an athletic department,[3] winning four team national championships and 56 Big 12 Conference championships. McCaw's hiring of Houston coach Art Briles in 2007, propelled the Bears football team to its greatest successes in program history, including Robert Griffin III's Heisman Trophy-winning season in 2011, and back-to-back 11–2 records and Big 12 conference titles in the 2013 and 2014 seasons, with appearances in the 2014 Fiesta Bowl and 2015 Cotton Bowl, respectively. McCaw was named the Waco Tribune-Herald Sportsman of the Year in 2010,[4] NACDA West Region Under Armour Athletic Director of the Year in 2012,[5][6] and the Under Armour Athletic Director of the Year in 2014.[7] McCaw resigned his position at Baylor on May 30, 2016 as a result of the Baylor University sexual assault scandal.[8]

McCaw was named athletic director at Liberty University on November 28, 2016.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

References
  1. "Q&A with Ian McCaw". momentummedia.com. 2001. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  2. "Ian McCaw Named Director of Athletics at UMass". University of Massachusetts Amherst. July 15, 2002. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  3. "Ian McCaw helped Baylor sports charge into new era of success". Waco Tribune-Herald. December 27, 2010. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  4. Werner, John (December 26, 2010). "SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR: McCaw guides Baylor through change to new heights". Waco Tribune-Herald. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  5. "Baylor's McCaw nominated as AD of the year". Waco Tribune-Herald. March 20, 2012. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  6. Werner, John (June 26, 2012). "Baylor AD McCaw wins award". Waco Tribune-Herald. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  7. "Ian McCaw honored as 2014 Under Armour AD of the Year". Waco Tribune-Herald. May 13, 2015. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  8. Ericksen, Phillip (May 30, 2016). "Baylor AD McCaw resigns amid sexual assault "scandal"". Waco Tribune-Herald. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  9. "Liberty names former Baylor AD Ian McCaw new athletic director". Sports Illustrated. November 28, 2016. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  10. "Ian McCaw hired as Liberty's athletic director". ESPN. December 9, 2016. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  11. O’Brien, Rebecca Davis (November 28, 2016). "Ex-Baylor AD Ian McCaw Gets Gig at Liberty". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  12. Sordelett, Damien (November 28, 2016). "Former Baylor AD McCaw hired as Liberty University's new athletics director". The News & Advance. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  13. Sordelett, Damien (December 18, 2016). "Moving forward: New Liberty AD excited for his opportunity". The News & Advance. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  14. Sordelett, Damien (December 18, 2016). "Vision: McCaw sees potential for growth in Liberty's future". The News & Advance. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  15. Sordelett, Damien (December 18, 2016). "First impressions: McCaw already in love with Lynchburg community". The News & Advance. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  16. "Former Baylor athletic director McCaw hired at Liberty". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 29, 2016. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
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