New UNLV athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois started out wanting to be a lawyer until her younger brother’s accident changed the course of her life.
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Quotes from officials and coaches throughout the country on new UNLV athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois.
Here are five questions that need to be asked that need to be asked of new UNLV athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois when she is introducted Tuesday afternoon.
UNLV officially named Desiree Reed-Francois its new athletic director on Monday, making her the first female Hispanic AD at the Football Bowl Subdivision level.
The UNLV women’s tennis team beat visiting Fresno State 4-1 on Sunday, halting the Bulldogs’ 19-match regular-season Mountain West win streak and clinching a share of the league title.
The junior golfer ranks third in the conference in average round score and has a chance at both the individual and team title at the event, which begins Monday.
Jon Oda and Shintaro Ban each shot 3-over-par 147 over two rounds Saturday and are tied for 10th place, helping the UNLV men’s golf team stand third at the Boilermaker Invitational.
Brianna Gatlin’s two-run double highlighted an eight-run fifth inning for UNLV, which overcame a seven-run deficit and cruised to a 12-7 softball victory over host UNR on Friday.
UNLV was negotiating a contract to make Desiree Reed-Francois the school’s next athletic director and, unless things stall, an official announcement could come as early as Monday.
Virginia Tech deputy athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois has been offered UNLV’s AD position and was close to finalizing a deal Friday with the university, according to multiple sources close to the situation.
Kyle Isbel hit two home runs to power UNLV to a 7-3 win over San Diego State in a Mountain West baseball game Thursday at Wilson Stadium.
UNLV officials will continue to interview candidates for the athletic director’s position this week, and hope to announce a list of finalists by early next week.
Charley Hoffman, who played on UNLV’s 1998 NCAA championship team, shot 7-under 65 on Thursday in one of the most impressive first rounds ever recorded at the Masters.
The senior has thrown 110 of the team’s 215 innings so far this season, owns 12 of the Rebels’ 19 wins and ranks ninth in the Mountain West in ERA (2.67).
John Oda tied for the day’s best score, and Harry Hall finished in a two-way tie for second overall to help the UNLV men’s golf team place third Saturday in The Goodwin in Palo Alto, California.