Wed August 20, 2008
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Mike Izzi was named director of intercollegiate athletics at the University of California, Irvine in December 2007. Izzi, who oversees the overall management of UCI's 23-sport intercollegiate athletics program, came to the university after 16 years with the Stanford University athletics department. He most recently was Stanford's associate athletic director for sports administration and development. In his 16 years at Stanford, Izzi was the primary supervisor for several sports and developed and implemented fund-raising and annual giving strategies, including coordinating fundraising efforts for capital projects such as the $90 million renovation of Stanford Stadium. "I am privileged and honored to be named the new athletics director at UC Irvine and very excited about becoming part of the Irvine family," Izzi said in the release announcing his appointment. "I am very impressed by UC Irvine's support for its student-athletes - in both the academic and athletic arenas - and by the level of alumni and community participation, which I am eager to enhance." "I look forward to building upon the current foundation to attain the highest possible level of success." Izzi received his bachelor's in sociology from UCLA in 1984. He competed in track and field for the Bruins and ranks fifth all-time at UCLA in the javelin throw with a mark of 251-11 set in 1983. Izzi has two sons, Weston and Conrad, and a daughter, McKenna. "I am thrilled that we have recruited Mike Izzi to be our new athletics director," said UCI Chancellor Michael Drake. "The strengths of our campus and athletic programs are well suited to his abilities, and his experience at one of the premier academic athletics programs in the nation makes him an ideal choice to lead Anteater athletics forward. It's a great match." |
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