Entering his 10th year in Boone, Doug Gillin has overseen the rise of App State Athletics as a nationally relevant program at the highest level of college sports.
Hired as the school’s Director of Athletics on Feb. 27, 2015 and officially beginning the role on April 6, 2015, Gillin has overseen progress in all facets of an athletics department that was in the beginning stages of its transition from FCS football and Southern Conference membership to FBS football and the Sun Belt Conference upon his arrival.
One of four national Under Armour Athletics Directors of the Year in 2019-20, Gillin has led the way for App State to be recognized as one of the hottest rising athletics departments thanks to Mountaineer student-athletes outpacing peers academically; major facility and game day experience enhancements; negotiating home football games against top-tier programs; record-setting donations and fan engagement; and raising the school’s national profile with championship-winning programs and elevated media exposure.
Under Gillin, part of App State Athletics’ stated mission is to “support the educational mission of the university,” doing so by adhering to four core values:
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: App State student-athletes completed their 24th straight semester with a 3.0 cumulative GPA in the spring of 2024. The Mountaineers regularly lead Sun Belt schools in student-athlete grade point average and academic honor roll members.
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: With 14,460 volunteer hours by its student-athletes in 2019-20, App State Athletics finished second overall in the NCAA Division I Team Works Community Service competition organized by Helper Helper. During the 2023-24 year, the Mountaineers once again ranked in the top 20 among all Division I schools in the charitable competition.
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