MUW begins athletic director search
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) – The Mississippi University for Women has started its first step toward a potential rebirth of its athletics program.
The Commercial Dispatch reports university President Jim Borsig announced MUW will start the search for an athletic director during a convocation on Monday.
Borsig, in a news release, said Professor Emerita of Philosophy Rita Hinton will serve as the interim faculty athletics representative during the organization stage. Hinton filled the same role when MUW ended its intercollegiate athletics programs in 2002 after a tornado destroyed a primary sports venue.
At the time, MUW was a member of the Gulf South Conference and competed in basketball, softball, volleyball, track and field, gymnastics, swimming, tennis and badminton.
Monday’s announcement comes after recommendations of a study by a consulting firm.
