Massari hired as new UCSB AD

UC Santa Barbara announced its new Director of Athletics on Monday, naming Mark Massari, formerly of Oregon State, to succeed Gary Cunningham.

Massari has been at Oregon State since 2002, most recently serving as the Senior Associate Athletic Director for External Affairs, directing all revenue-generating, external marketing and communications activities. Cunningham has served as the Athletics Director since 1995 and announced in January that he would be stepping down from the position.

Here's the official press release:

http://ucsbgauchos.cstv.com/genrel/081808aaa.html

This is a great hire, and good luck Mark.