Marco Born

Marco Born (born (1983-02-11)February 11, 1983),[1] the current 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.

Marco Born
Current position
TitleAthletic director
TeamLamar
ConferenceSouthland
Biographical details
Born (1983-02-11) February 11, 1983
Hannover Germany
Playing career
2004Tennessee Tech
2005–2007Middle Tennessee State
Position(s)Tennis
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2007–2011Middle Tennessee State (Group Sales and Marketing Representative)
2011–2013Middle Tennessee State (Director of Ticketing)
2013–2014Middle Tennessee State (Associate Athletics Director)
2014–2017Louisiana Tech (Senior Associate Athletics Director for External Affairs)
2017–2018Louisiana Tech (Executive Associate Athletic Director)
2018–presentLamar
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
National Championship, Tennis doubles, 2007; All-American Doubles National Championship, 2005
Awards
Middle Tennessee State University Hall of Fame (Class of 2017)

Athletic history

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.[9]

References
  1. "Marco Born". Middle Tennessee State University Athletics. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  2. James Dixon (March 29, 2018). "Marco Born Named LU Athletics Director". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  3. "Marco Born". CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  4. "Marco Born Director of Athletics". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  5. "Lamar University". CollegeAD. March 29, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  6. Chad Cooper (March 29, 2018). "Marco Born named new Lamar Athletic Director". The Examiner Corporation. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  7. I. C. Murrell (March 29, 2018). "New AD is Born: Former LaTech official takes helm of Lamar athletics". Port Arthur News. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  8. Matt G. Faye. "New LU athletics director ready to wake "sleeping giant"". Hearst Newspapers II, LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  9. "Six greats to enter Blue Raider Sports Hall of Fame". Middle Tennessee State University Athletics. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
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