2023-24 Louisiana Tech Bowling Record Book

The 2023-24 Louisiana Tech bowling team information guide is a publication of the Athletics Communications Office. It has been designed as a source of information for the news media and Lady Techster bowling fans. Every effort has been made to include pertinent and timely information. Should you need additional information such as feature material and/ or statistics, please direct your inquiries to the media relations office.

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Editor: Kyle Kavanaugh, Kelsey Chanler, and Kevin Albarez

Contributors: Louisiana Tech News Bureau, Louisiana Tech Marketing and Public Relations Department

Covers, Layout and Design: Courtney PughDonnie Bell Design

Photography: Emerald McIntyre

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ATHLETIC VISION

Louisiana Tech University will be a conference leader in performance by investing strategically in student-athletes’ development, providing superior facilities and enhancing program support to achieve a local and national image of success and dominance.

ATHLETIC MISSION STATEMENT

Embody excellence in everything we do.

Develop student-athletes to maximize their potential in mind, body and spirit.

Bring pride, admiration, and loyalty to the University family, community and state.

Win with integrity.

2023-24

BOWLING QUICK FACTS

GENERAL INFORMATION

Location: Ruston, La.

Founded: 1894

Enrollment: 11,173

Affiliation: NCAA Division I

Nickname: Bulldogs

Colors: Blue and Red Conference: CUSA

President: Dr. Jim Henderson

Athletic Director/VP: Ryan Ivey

COACHING STAFF

Head Coach: Matt Nantais (7th Season) Alma Mater: Alabama, 1996

TEAM INFORMATION

Letterwinners R/L: 4/5

Newcomers: 3

LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (4)

Danielle Jedlicki

Allie Leiendecker

Patricia Rosales

Allyson Sand

LETTERWINNERS LOST (5)

Tara Spridco

Emma Koch

Averi Brown

Lindsay Manning

Baileigh Snow

NEWCOMERS (3)

Abbie Leiendecker

Jenna Stretch

Kylee Trexler

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS

Associate Director (Bowling): Kevin Albarez

Office: 318-257-5071

Email: kalbarez@latech.edu

Website: www.LATechSports.com

SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook: /LATechBowl

Twitter: @LATechBowl

Instagram: @LATechBowl

Arcadia, Ind. / Hamilton Heights

Wooster, Ohio / Wooster

Wooster, Ohio / Wooster

Mich. / L'Anse Creuse High School - North

MATT NANTAIS HEAD

COACH

@MattNantais

Matt Nantais enters his eighth year at the helm of the Louisiana Tech bowling team after leading the Lady Techsters to the six most successful seasons in program history.

During the 2021-22 season, Louisiana Tech matched their highest national ranking of fifth in the National Tenpin Coaches Association during the February poll. Tech then qualified for their second national championship appearances at the National Collegiate Women's Bowling Championship and the Intercollegiate Team Championship (ITC) after qualifying for both during the 2020-21 season.

Tech competed in 13 events during 2021-22 and placed inside the top-10 in 12 of those tournaments including two tournament titles at the SWIBC and ISTAP, four runner-up finishes, and seven top-five placements. Tech finished third at the Southland Championships, and second at the NCAA Arlington Regional reaching the Elite Eight. Allie Leiendecker was named to several post-season teams including NTCA First-Team All-Region, NTCA Second-Team All-American, Second-Team AllSouthland, and NSBCA All-American Honorable-Mention. Danielle Jedlicki also posted the first two perfect games in program history during the first half to the season schedule.

LA Tech competed in 14 events and placed in the top-five at nine tournaments during the 2020-21 season. Tech finished second at four tournaments, including the Southland Conference Championships. At the 2021 NCAA Tournament, the Lady Techsters registered the first perfect Baker game in program history after bowling a 300. Senior Kailtyn Eder and sophomomre Allie Leiendecker were named to the 2021 All-Southland Bowling League Third Team. Leiendecker was also named a NTCA All-American honorable mention.

Nantais led the Techsters to new heights in 2019-20, coaching a team without a senior to Louisiana Tech's first appearance in a USBC Sectional. Tech ranked no. 11 in the NTCA Coaches Poll throughout the season and notched a 64-34 record despite competing against the toughest schedule in Nantais' tenure.

The Lady Techsters won the JSU Sonic Boom Invitational for the third year in a row and finished in the top-ten in every tournament they competed in. Tech also set a school record with 10 consecutive wins at the Northeast Invitational and 3 straight matches over 1,000 at the Music City Classic.

In 2018-19, Louisiana Tech ranked in the Top 25 throughout the season, going 64-41 and winning two tournaments: the JSU Sonic Boom Invitational and Allstate Sugar Bowl. The Lady Techsters also earned acknowledgement from the NTCA for their work in the classroom with five student-athletes earning NTCA All-Academic Honors.

On the lanes, Nantais coached Kaitlyn Eder to a spot on the Southland Conference first team and NTCA All-America honors. The sophomore led Tech in strikes (323), strike percentage (46.9%), spare conversion percentage (73.5%) and average per frame (20.01). Eder and Ashley Channell also earned Southland Conference All-Academic honors.

In 2017-18, the Lady Techsters had an unparalleled year, notching 55 victories, and earning national rankings in the NTCA poll for the first time in school history. Nantais paced Tech to a program-best six top-10 finishes, including a tournament championship at the Jackson State Sonic Boom Invitational.

Nantais saw impressive play from up and down his lineup in his second season, bolstered by the play of freshman Kaitlyn Eder. The rookie was named the National Rookie of the Year and an All-America Honorable Mention from the NTCA. She also earned a spot on Junior Team USA after a solid finish at the United States Bowling Congress Team USA Trials.

The Lady Techsters defeated the no. 1 team in the nation and Nebraska, and throughout the course of the season, earned at least one triumph over every top-10 team in the nation. Tech finished the year ranked 20th among 80 D1 programs.

In his first year in 2016-17, Tech made significant progress, earning a top-10 victory over Maryland Eastern Shore. The team also saw success outside the lanes, as Shelby Smith and Sarah McComic both earned all-academic recognition from the NTCA.

Nantais was announced as the new head coach for the Louisiana Tech Bowling program on September 21, 2016.

Nantais joined the program after spending the previous five seasons at Valparaiso. Nantais led Valparaiso over 300 victories in his five years at Valparaiso. That total includes a program-record 84 wins in his first season (2011-12), a season

where the Crusaders ascended as high as #1 in the NTCA coaches poll and advanced to the 2012 NCAA Women's Bowling Championship, where the team finished in the final six.

Nantais guided the Crusaders to 60 victories in 2012-13 and 59 wins in 201314, while last season saw the Crusaders earn 50 wins. Each of the last two seasons, Nantais has lined up a schedule for Valpo which ranks among the nation's toughest - slates which featured opponents among the top-ten in the nation for nearly half the team's matches. The Crusaders ended the 2014-15 campaign ranked 16th nationally, continuing the program's streak of being ranked in every single NTCA coaches poll since the program's inception.

Under Nantais, the Valparaiso bowling program became a member of the Southland Bowling League during the 2014-15 campaign, a newly formed league of eight of the nation's top programs. The Crusaders finished in third place at the inaugural Southland Bowling League Championship in March of 2015.

Over his four seasons, Nantais has seen nine bowlers earn All-Tournament Team honors, including Natalie Cortese at the NCAA Championship in 2012. He also coached Cortese as she earned NTCA Honorable Mention All-American status following her senior season, while Torrie Decker became the second bowler in program history to be named an Honorable Mention All-American for her work during the 2014-15 campaign.

Nantais' bowlers have enjoyed success in the classroom as well over his three years at the helm. Cortese was an NTCA All-Academic Third Team selection in 2012,

TV/RADIO ROSTER

LEIENDECKER GR./4L WOOSTER, OHIO.

LEIENDECKER FR./HS WOOSTER, OHIO

PATRICIA ROSALES GR./2L ORLANDO, FLA.

DANIELLE JEDLICKI SO./1L MURFREESBORO, TENN.

JENNA STRETCH SO./TR AUBURN TOWNSHIP, OHIO

KYLEE TREXLER FR./HS ARCADIA, IND.

ALLIE

ABBIE

ALLYSON SAND JR./2L CHESTERFIELD, MICH.

MATT NANTAIS HEAD COACH

LA TECH TOURNAMENT RESULTS

Oct. 2-3, 2022 | Dallas, Texas

Oct. 14-16, 2022 | Harahan, La

Hosted by Tulane

Oct. 28-30 | Coram, New York Hosted by Adelphi

LADY

Feb.18-20, 2022 | Dallas, Texas

MID-WINTER INVITATIONAL

Feb. 17-19, 2023 | Nashville, Tenn.

Hosted

USBC SECTIONALS

March 10-12, 2023 | Addison, Ill.

Total Pinfall Place 12,489 3rd

COLUMBIA 300 MUSIC CITY CLASSIC

March 17-29, 2023 | Nashville, Tenn.

Hosted by Vanderbilt

Nov.

SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP

March 24-26, 2023 | Rowlett, Texas

W-L Place 3-2 3rd

Opponent Round

SFA 1st L, 2-0 Tulane 2nd W, 2-0 SFA 3rd W, 2-0

Youngstown QF W, 2-0

Sam Houston SF L, 2-1

NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

April 7-8, 2023 | Arlington, Texas

W-L 2-2

Opponent Round Result

Sam Houston 1st W, 2-0

McKendree 2nd L, 0-2

Sam Houston SF L, 2-1

USBC NATIONALS

May 18-22, 2023 | Las Vegas, Nev.

W-L Place 0-2 T-6th

Opponent Round Result

Maryville 1st L, 2-4 (Baker) St. Francis (IL) 2nd L, 1-4 (Baker)

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

2022-23 TEAM STATISTICS

LETTERWINNERS HONORS & AWARDS

Browder, Victoria 2015-16

Brown, Averi 2021-2023

Calzaretta, Kelsey 2014-18

Channell, Ashley 2018-21

Clark, Miranda 2011-12

Collins, Latoya 2007-08

Craighead, Caitlin 2009-13

Day, Amy 2008-12

Dekeyzer, Harley 2013-16

Eder, Kaitlyn 2018-21

Eldredge, Elizabeth 2009-13

Ghersini, Kayla 2009-13

Granger, Houston 2008-12

Hall, Morgan 2016-18

Hickman, Kendall 2015-19

Hinz, Stephanie 2007-10

Howell-Floyd, Sara 2019-2022

Jedlicki, Danielle 2020-pres.

Koch, Emma 2020-2023

Leiendecker, Abbie 2023-pres.

Leiendecker, Allie 2020-pres.

Manning, Lindsay 2019-2023

McAda, Jessica 2013-14

McComic, Sarah 2014-18

McCusker, Jessica 2010-13

Miles, Toria 2007-09

Patterson, Kalia 2019-2022

Porter, Kristin 2007-10

Rawls, Kay 2011-14

Rettig, Emily 2019-2022

Rosales, Patricia 2021-pres. Rosen, Lindsey 2014-17

Sand, Allyson 2021-pres.

Smith, Lakeya 2007-08

Smith, Shelby 2013-17

Snow, Baileigh 2020-2023

Spridco, Tara 2020-2023

Stretch, Jenna 2023-pres.

Thompson, Morgan 2007-09

Trexler, Kylee 2023-pres.

Wilson, Nichole 2010-14

NTCA ALL-AMERICAN

2022-23

Allie Leiendecker - 2nd Team

Danielle Jedlicki - Honorable Mention

Lindsay Manning - Honorable Mention 2021-22

Allie Leiendecker - 2nd Team 2020-21

Allie Leiendecker - Honorable Mention 2019-20

Allie Leiendecker - 2nd Team 2018-19

Kaitlyn Eder - 1st Team

2017-18

Kaitlyn Eder - Honorable Mention

NTCA ALL-REGION

2022-23

Allie Leiendecker - 1st Team

2021-22

Allie Leiendecker - 1st Team

NTCA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

2019-20

Allie Leiendecker

2017-18

Kaitlyn Eder

NCBCA ALL-AMERICAN

2021-22

Allie Leiendecker - Honorable Mention

SOUTHLAND NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR

2019-20

Allie Leiendecker

ALL-SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE

2022-23

Allie Leiendecker - 1st Team

Lindsay Manning - 3rd Team

2021-22

Allie Leiendecker - 2nd Team

2020-21

Kaitlyn Eder - 3rd Team

Allie Leiendecker - 3rd Team

2019-20

Allie Leiendecker - 2nd Team 2018-19

Kaitlyn Eder - 1st Team

SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE ALL-ACADEMIC 2022-23

Averi Brown

Danielle Jedlicki

Emma Koch

Allie Leiendecker

Lindsay Manning

Baileigh Snow

Tara Sspridco

2021-22

Sara Howell

Danielle Jedlicki

Emma Koch

Allie Leinendecker

Lindsay Manning

Kalia Patterson

Emily Rettig

Patricia Rosales

Allyson Sand

Baileigh Snow

Tara Spridco

C-USA COMMISIONER'S ACADEMIC MEDAL

2020-21

Sara Howell-Floyd

Lindsay Manning

Emily Rettig

Tara Spridco

2020-21

Kaitlyn Eder

Sara Howell-Floyd

Lindsay Manning

Emily Rettig

Tara Spridco

2019-20

Kaitlyn Eder

Sara Howell

Lindsay Manning

Emily Rettig

Tara Spridco

2018-19

Kaitlyn Eder

Ashley Channell

2020-21

Ashley Channell

Kaitlyn Eder

Sara Howell

Danielle Jedlicki

Emma Koch

Allie Leinendecker

Lindsay Manning

Kalia Patterson

Emily Rettig

Baileigh Snow

Tara Spridco

2019-20

Ashley Channell

Kaitlyn Eder

Sara Howell

Danielle Jedlicki

Emma Koch

Allie Leinendecker

Lindsay Manning

Kalia Patterson

Emily Rettig

Tara Spridco

2016-17

Shelby Smith

Sarah McComic

2022-23 SEASON IN REVIEW

LA Tech Repeats NCAA Selection for Third Year

LA Tech qualified for the Arlington, Texas regional for the third year in a row, after finishing third at the Southland Bowling Championships.

Tech finished with season 80-47 record.

Tech made its second national championship appearances at both the 2021 National Collegiate Women's Bowling Championship and the Intercollegiate Team Championship (ITC).

For the first time in school history, all five starters (Patricia Rosales, 213.40; Allie Leiendecker, 205.0, Danielle Jedlicki, 203.8; Averi Brown, 203.2, Lindsay Manning, 200.6) finished with over a 200 average.

LA Tech competed in 14 events and placed in the top-five at 10 tournaments during the 2022-23 season. Tech finished first at three tournaments.

Senior, Allie Leiendecker and Graduate Student, Lindsay Manning were named to the 2023 All-Southland Bowling League Team. Leiendecker was named to first-team and Manning was named to third-team.

Leiendecker and Manning Earn Multiple Post-Season Honors Louisiana Tech junior bowler Allie Leiendecker and Lindsay

Manning earned several conference, regional, and national post-season awards for her performances during the 2022-23 season.

Leiendecker was named NTCA first-team All-American for the first time in her career. Leiendecker was named to the first-team all-region from NTCA.

She was also named to the United States Bowling Congress AllTournament Team as well as the Southland Bowling League's Academic Honor Roll, Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.

Leiendecker served as anchor bowling for the Lady Techsters in the 2022-23 season. She was named to the Southland AllConference first team while also being on the National Tenpin Coaches Association All-American second team.

Manning was named third-team Southland All-Conference Team. Manning adds these honors alongside being named to the All-American honorable mention team in the 2022-23 season.

Manning has been LA Tech's leadoff bowling throughout the 2022-23 season while being named to the Southland All-Conference third team and the National Tenpin Coaches Association All-American honorable mention team, as well as College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.

TEAM & INDIVIDUAL RECORDS

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS

2022-23

Record 80-47

Southland Finish 3rd

PROGRAM HISTORY

NCAA Regional Finish 4th Tournament Wins 3 (SWIBC, Dezy Strong, Sonic Boom Invitational,)

2021-22

Record 75-26

Southland Finish 3rd

NCAA Regional Finish 2nd Tournament Wins 2 (SWIBC, ISTAP)

2020-21

Record 49-31

Southland Finish 2nd Tournament Wins 1 (Lady Techsters Invitational - First Event)

2019-20

Record 64-36

Southland Finish N/A Tournament Wins 1 (Jackson State)

2018-19

Record 64-41

Southland Finish 2nd Elimination Round Tournament Wins 2 (Jackson State, Tulane)

2017-18

Record 55-50

Southland Finish 2nd Elimination Round Tournament Wins 2 (JSU, Tulane)

2016-17

Record 46-57

Southland Finish 1st Elimination Round Best Finish 3rd (JSU Sonic Boom, Hornet Classic)

2015-16

Record 43-55

Southland Finish 1st Elimination Round Best Finish 2nd (Thrashing Tiger Invitational)

2014-15

Record 38-53

Best Finish 2nd (Jackson State)

2013-14

Record 20-18 Best Finish 3rd (Hornet Classic)

2012-13

Record N/A

Best Finish 8th (Tulane Invitational)

2011-12

Record 5-57

Tournament Wins 1 (Southern Classic)

2010-11

Record 31-27

Tournament Wins 1 (Texas Southern)

2009-10

Record 44-34

Tournament Wins 1 (Bossier City Classic)

2008-09

Record 29-40

Best Finish 3rd (SWAC Round-Up)

2007-08

Record 12-12

Best Finish 4th (NCAA Invite)

DR. JIM HENDERSON

UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT

@DrJBHenderson

Dr. Jim Henderson became the 15th president of Louisiana Tech University on Jan. 1, 2024. His ties to the institution go back more than 80 years when his father, Clem Henderson, was recruited to play for famed Louisiana Tech football coach, Joe Aillet. His mom, Martha, was a two-time Tech grad.

Henderson previously served as the president and CEO of the University of Louisiana System, one of the nation’s largest University systems. As the longestserving UL System president, he led the Universities of Louisiana in the creation of a strategic framework that charged its member institutions to produce the most educated generation in Louisiana’s history. Through various Systemic initiatives such as Compete LA, the Reginald F. Lewis Scholars, and the challenges associated with a global pandemic and fiscal uncertainty, he developed a notion of System that will continue to benefit each of the nine institutions for decades to come.

Henderson also served as president of his alma mater, Northwestern State University, where he reinvigorated student life and campus culture leading to the highest enrollment in the school’s 135-year history. Before taking the helm of NSU, Henderson served as chancellor of Bossier Parish Community College. During his tenure, the institution ranked among the five fastest growing colleges in the nation for five consecutive years.

In 2012, Henderson was named a Northwest Louisiana Business Hall of Fame Laureate and in 2017 he was inducted into Northwestern State University’s hall of honor, the Long Purple Line. Henderson holds a master of science in administration from University of West Florida and a doctor of management from University of Maryland—University College. In 2010, he completed the Institute of Educational Management at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He currently serves as the Chair of the Board of Visitors of the Marine Corps University.

The smartest decision Henderson has made is marrying his college sweetheart,

Tonia who founded her own media company after a successful career in advertising. The Hendersons have three children, Reagan, Nicholas, and Alexander who is majoring in chemical engineering at Louisiana Tech; and four grandchildren, Zachary, Miguel, Maria, and Lucille.

RYAN IVEY

VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

@rivey35

Louisiana Tech University President Dr. Jim Henderson introduced Ryan Ivey as Vice President and Director of Athletics in front of a packed Club Level at the Davison Athletics Complex.

Ivey comes to Ruston with more than 18+ years of experience in intercollegiate athletics with the past 11 as an athletics director at Stephen F. Austin, Austin Peay, and Texas A&M-Commerce.

“The Louisiana Tech athletics brand is synonymous with excellence. When you think about the student-athletes, coaches, administrators, and teams that have called this University home, it is really astounding. We have an opportunity to build upon, grow and establish future success,” Ivey said. “Our goal will be to build a nationally prominent athletics department with individuals that excel in everything that we do. We will be relentless in our pursuit of excellence, respecting those that have come before us, but building and charting our own path and successes. Now is the time to be part of this amazing University and department!”

He spent more than five years in Nacogdoches, Texas at SFA, leading the department through a conference transition from the Southland Conference to the Western Athletic Conference, raising private support that included the launch of the Purple Lights Fund that helped secure the four largest single gifts in the department’s history, and increasing ticket sales by 189 percent.

He also helped complete more than $30 million in facility improvements including the Loddie Naymola Basketball Performance Center, a 42,000-square foot building that houses offices, locker rooms, weight room, training room, and practice courts for the SFA basketball programs. Other construction improvements included a baseball indoor pitching facility, beach volleyball competition facility, indoor golf practice facility, soccer locker room renovations, and more.

Under his leadership, the Lumberjacks celebrated 18 conference championships, three NCAA Tournament appearances, and the 2019 Bowling National Championship won by the Ladyjacks after going a perfect 4-0, defeating top-ranked Vanderbilt in the title match.

Prior to joining SFA, Ivey spent three years (2015-18) at Austin Peay in Clarksville, Tennessee, overseeing the department of athletics and its 16 sponsored sports.

While at the helm of the Governors, he helped raise $6.5 million in gifts which were funneled into facility improvements and the athletic departments budget on top of increase football and basketball ticket revenue a combined 39 percent.

While at Austin Peay, the Governors posted several accomplishments on the court/field including two postseason appearances by men’s basketball in 2016 and 2018, an eight-win season by football in 2017 that tied the program record for singleseason victories reached some 40 years prior in 1977, and a volleyball program that claimed both the Ohio Valley Conference regular season and tournament titles.

His first Director of Athletics position came at NCAA Division II Texas A&M-Commerce. During his two-year stint with the Lions, the athletic programs experienced new heights by winning six team Lone Star Conference championships in the 2014-15 season, the most ever in Lion Athletics history.

In particular, the football program secured back-to-back winning seasons and postseason appearances for the first time since 1990, seeing a 160 percent increase in attendance and a record number of season tickets sold.

Along the way, he helped drive in more than $2.8 million in facility enhancements, including a $1.4 million softball field that saw a first-year program in 2015 finish with a winning record and gain a spot in the Lone Star Conference tournament. He also created the Lions Athletic Club, the fundraising arm of Texas A&M-Commerce Athletics.

Ivey’s first work experience in the state of Louisiana came at McNeese where he assumed the role of assistant athletic director for internal affairs with his efforts primarily focused on growing corporate sponsorship revenue for the Cowboys and Cowgirls.

He spent six years in Lake Charles, the last three of which were as associate director of athletics where he continued his work in revenue generation while overseeing operations for all 16 of the institution’s athletic programs.

Under his guidance, corporate sponsorship yield over $750,000 before accepting his first athletic director position at Texas A&M-Commerce.

Prior to breaking into athletic administration, Ivey served as the director of basketball operations for the Memphis women’s basketball team from 2005-07, which followed a short stint as an athletics marketing coordinator at the University of South Dakota.

Following his graduation from Memphis in 2004, Ivey secured a position with the Memphis Redbirds – the triple-A affiliate of the MLB’s St. Louis Cardinals – as a stadium operations assistant.

A student-athlete at Memphis, Ivey suited up for the Tigers’ football team for four years as the squad’s punter and holder. Most notable, Ivey held or Lou Groza finalist and eventual three-time Super Bowl champion Stephen Gostkowski.

Ivey earned both his bachelor’s (sports management, 2004) and master’s (sports and leisure commerce, 2010) from the University of Memphis.

Ivey is married to the former Kelley Holt from Fayetteville, Tennessee. The couple has two sons – Jett and Ace.

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT RYAN IVEY

Tommy McClelland, Rice Vice President and Director of Athletics

“I commend Dr. Henderson and the committee on an outstanding hire. Ryan Ivey is one of the most well-respected athletics administrators in the entire country. He has demonstrated success every place he has been. Having worked alongside Ryan for over five years, I can attest to his work ethic, leadership, and vision for an athletics department and its student-athletes. More importantly, he is a wonderful person, husband, and father. Ryan, Kelley, Jett, and Ace will be great additions to the Ruston Community. He is a perfect fit for Louisiana Tech!”

Brian Thornton, Western Athletic Conference Commissioner

“Ryan has proven to be an exceptional leader and even better person. During his time in the WAC, he was a huge contributor towards our goals building the league into a premier conference. He is a tireless worker who is always willing to roll up his sleeves and jump in whenever needed. It won’t take long for Ryan to have a pulse on how to take LA Tech to the next level!”

Jamie Boggs, Grand Canyon Vice President of Athletics

“Ryan is one of the best in the business. He is a culture-builder, a strategic thinker, and a selfless, humble leader. He will invest in the people and community at Louisiana Tech and he will move every area forward. Congratulations on an outstanding hire.”

Jeremy McClain, Southern Miss Director of Athletics

“Congratulations to Ryan and Louisiana Tech … this is a great hire for all involved! Ryan Ivey is one of the most genuine leaders in our industry and will positively impact everyone around him. His track record of success at multiple institutions speaks for itself, and that experience will allow him to be a difference maker in Ruston.”

Graham Neff, Clemson Director of Athletics

“I could not be more excited for Ryan and the LA Tech Family – a perfect fit! Ryan’s reputation as an innovator that ‘gets it done’ will be invaluable leadership for the Bulldogs. I am very proud and happy for the Ivey’s.”

Wren Baker, West Virginia Vice President and Director of Athletics

“I have known Ryan Ivey for many years and have been very impressed with his

incredible track record of building successful programs and leading with integrity. He is respected throughout intercollegiate athletics and has proven to be particularly successful at hiring talented coaches and administrators. Louisiana Tech is a tradition-rich program and I look forward to watching Ryan help add to the storied history at LA Tech.”

Brent Jones, Troy Director of Athletics

“I am extremely happy for Ryan on being appointed Director of Athletics at Louisiana Tech. LA Tech has an illustrious history of success and Ryan is the right person at the right time to lead Bulldog Athletics into the future of intercollegiate athletics. I have known Ryan personally for almost 20 years and he is a man of character, integrity, vision, and passion. He will do an amazing job and continue to build upon the great work of Eric Wood and Tommy McClelland.”