Marco Born
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 11, 1983 Hannover Germany |
| Playing career | |
| 2004 | Tennessee Tech |
| 2005–2007 | Middle Tennessee State |
| Position(s) | Tennis |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2007–2011 | Middle Tennessee State (Group Sales and Marketing Representative) |
| 2011–2013 | Middle Tennessee State (Director of Ticketing) |
| 2013–2014 | Middle Tennessee State (Associate Athletics Director) |
| 2014–2017 | Louisiana Tech (Senior Associate Athletics Director for External Affairs) |
| 2017–2018 | Louisiana Tech (Executive Associate Athletic Director) |
| 2018–2022 | Lamar |
| 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) | |
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]
Athletic history
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Marco Born". Middle Tennessee State University Athletics. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ^ James Dixon (March 29, 2018). "Marco Born Named LU Athletics Director". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ "Marco Born". CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ^ "Marco Born Director of Athletics". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ^ "Lamar University". CollegeAD. March 29, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ^ Chad Cooper (March 29, 2018). "Marco Born named new Lamar Athletic Director". The Examiner Corporation. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Matt G. Faye. "New LU athletics director ready to wake "sleeping giant"". Hearst Newspapers II, LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ^ Thomas Scott (March 10, 2022). "Lamar athletic director resigns". Hearst Newspapers. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "Six greats to enter Blue Raider Sports Hall of Fame". Middle Tennessee State University Athletics. Retrieved March 30, 2018.