MADISON − Incoming Wisconsin athletic director Shawn Eichorst has gained experience seemingly everywhere since he last worked with the Badgers.
He was in the ACC as Miami's athletic director in 2011-12. He then was back in the Big Ten as Nebraska's AD from 2012-17. After the Huskers fired him, Texas hired him as its deputy AD and chief operating officer, giving him experience in the Big 12 and then the SEC during his eight years there.
Now that the Lone Rock native and UW-Whitewater alum is heading back to his home state, here is what coaches, administrators and others with the Badgers and schools from afar have said about Wisconsin's choice of Eichorst to lead the athletic department:
"Shawn brings the perfect combination of understanding what it means to be successful at Wisconsin while adding experience and wisdom from other top collegiate programs," Gard said in the news release announcing his hiring. "He's extremely bright and a man of great integrity and passion. He'll be able to hit the ground running in Madison and guide us into the future of collegiate athletics."
"He certainly comes in with a lot of experience," Sheffield said in a phone call with the Journal Sentinel. "He's had experience in all four Power Four conferences and knows this state, knows this athletic department, knows this conference. He's coming from a school that has had a lot of overall athletic success, so we're very excited for him to get in here and see what direction he's wanting to take this."
He was in the ACC as Miami's athletic director in 2011-12. He then was back in the Big Ten as Nebraska's AD from 2012-17. After the Huskers fired him, Texas hired him as its deputy AD and chief operating officer, giving him experience in the Big 12 and then the SEC during his eight years there.
Now that the Lone Rock native and UW-Whitewater alum is heading back to his home state, here is what coaches, administrators and others with the Badgers and schools from afar have said about Wisconsin's choice of Eichorst to lead the athletic department:
"Shawn brings the perfect combination of understanding what it means to be successful at Wisconsin while adding experience and wisdom from other top collegiate programs," Gard said in the news release announcing his hiring. "He's extremely bright and a man of great integrity and passion. He'll be able to hit the ground running in Madison and guide us into the future of collegiate athletics."
"He certainly comes in with a lot of experience," Sheffield said in a phone call with the Journal Sentinel. "He's had experience in all four Power Four conferences and knows this state, knows this athletic department, knows this conference. He's coming from a school that has had a lot of overall athletic success, so we're very excited for him to get in here and see what direction he's wanting to take this."
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