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- Assistant Director of Student - Athlete Development
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- Offensive Coordinator / Tight Ends
Alex Golesh begins his first year as Tennessee's offensive coordinator and tight ends coach. Entering his 18th season at the collegiate level, Golesh has enjoyed success at every stop of his career that dates back to his undergraduate days at Ohio State.
Golesh joined Heupel's UCF staff after four successful seasons as the tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator at Iowa State from 2016-19. Behind Golesh's efforts, Iowa State's recruiting skyrocketed, recording four of the best classes in school history. The four Cyclone recruiting classes under his watch all ranked in the nation's top 50, including a pair of top-40 classes. The 2019 Iowa State recruiting class was the best in school history according to 247Sports, ranking No. 39 nationally and compiling a program-best .8550 composite rating.
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- Assistant Director of Sports Medicine - Football
Alex Medina is in his third year at the University of Tennessee, serving as an Assistant Director of Sports Medicine for football.
During his first two years on Rocky Top, Medina has assisted Head Athletic Trainer for Football, Jeronimo Boche, in the day-to-day medical coverage for UT's football team. The Vols made significant improvements on the field in 2019, going 8-5 after winning their final five games of the regular season before defeating Indiana in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl.
Medina was formerly an assistant athletic trainer for football and men's golf at James Madison University. At JMU, Medina provided medical care to all football and men's golf athletes and assisted in directing rehabilitation programs.
Prior to working at JMU, Medina served as an intern athletic trainer on the National Football League's Arizona Cardinals medical staff for the 2015 and 2016 seasons. During his time with the Cardinals he assisted in the daily operations of the athletic training room, including physical rehabilitation and acute medical care. Medina also coordinated medical coverage for the NFL's professional player and regional combine as well as Kurt Warner's 'First Things First' Foundation Ultimate Football Experience.
Medina earned his master's degree at the University of South Carolina in 2015. During his graduate assistantship he worked with the Gamecocks' football team during the 2014-15 season and served as the head athletic trainer at Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School during the 2013-14 season. Medina also spent time as a clinical instructor for the undergraduate athletic training program and a teaching assistant for the graduate level anatomy dissection lab.
Medina completed his bachelor's degree in athletic training at the University of South Florida in 2013. While at USF, he also completed a summer student internship with the NFL's Detroit Lions in 2012.
Medina is a member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association and an affiliate member of the Sports Neuropsychology Society. He also holds certifications in Blood Flow Restriction rehabilitation, Graston Technique and CPR/AED by the American Heart Association. A native of Orlando, Florida, and graduate of Dr. Phillips High School, Medina enjoys cooking and traveling to see family and friends.
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- Senior Associate Athletics Director for External Operations
With more than a decade's worth of administrative experience in the Southeastern Conference, Senior Associate Athletics Director for External Operations Alicia Longworth joined the Tennessee Athletics leadership team in April of 2021.
A native of Wise, Virginia, Longworth spent the previous 11 years in various external roles within Florida's athletics department, ultimately serving as associate AD and overseeing marketing, branding, social media, GatorVision, the SEC Network relationship and broadcasting.
"Alicia is a proven leader in the athletics marketing and fan engagement sector," Tennessee Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics White said. "She understands how to embrace tradition while infusing modernization, which will make her a wonderful fit here at Tennessee. With her strategic vision, coupled with the extremely talented people we have on our team, our potential is limitless."
For her final two years in Gainesville, Longworth oversaw in-venue fan experience for all Florida athletic programs, served as liaison for UF's IMG/Learfield partnership and also assisted with the management of all University Athletic Association sponsor relationships.
She worked particularly closely with the Gators' men's basketball program to develop marketing, social media and brand strategies. She also collaborated closely with Jordan Brand to launch Florida's Jumpman partnership for football and men's and women's basketball.
From 2014-19, Longworth oversaw UF's spirit program and was athletics' band liaison. She was responsible for the management of close to 30 separate budgets across her various units during that span.
Additionally, in 2013, she was a member of Florida's UAA strategic plan committee, which worked to redefine the association's strategic purpose, vision statement and core values.
Longworth graduated from Virginia Tech with a degree in Communications in 2007 and spent three years on the athletic marketing staff at her alma mater before transitioning to Florida as an assistant director of marketing and promotions in 2010.
Alicia Murch is in her first season as an Athletic Training Intern with the Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving team. A native of Grover Beach California, she received her B.S. in Athletic Training from Louisiana State University in 2015. While at LSU, she worked as a student athletic trainer for Football, Gymnastics, and Dutchtown High school. She earned her M.S. in Athletic Administration with a concentration in Intercollegiate Athletics from Mississippi College in 2021, where she worked as a graduate assistant Athletic Trainer for Football, Men's Tennis, and Women's Tennis. Alicia is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association and the Southeast Athletic Trainers Association. Additionally, she holds a certification in Graston Technique M1.
At just 40 years old, Ojeda has dedicated close to half her life to mentoring collegiate student-athletes. She already boasts 19 years of full-time Division I coaching experience, including nine as a head coach.
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- Allan Jones Aquatics Center Director
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- Associate Director of Equipment & Apparel
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- Assistant Director
- Assistant Director of Allan Jones Aquatic Center
A native of Orlando, Florida, Magrino previously spent close to three years as the director of operations for Tennessee's men's and women's tennis programs', coordinating budgets, travel and meals.
Prior to her role with UT's tennis programs, she served as a manager for Tennessee's swimming and diving program. In that capacity, she oversaw filming for each swim meet, assisted with equipment requests and helped with scheduling.
Prior to her arrival in Knoxville, Magrino was a decorated collegiate swimmer at the University of Idaho from 2014-18. The Vandals' top backstroker, she earned All-Western Athletic Conference honors as well as Academic All-Conference recognition all four years.
As a prep athlete, Magrino was a high school All-American in both swimming and water polo at Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, Florida. She was a two-time state champion swimmer (2010 and 2012), set school records in four events over her four years and was named Dr. Phillips' Most Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year as a senior.
Magrino earned her bachelor's degree in Psychology, with a minor in Communication, from Idaho in 2018. She later completed her master's degree in Recreation and Sport Management from Tennessee in 2020.
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- Assistant Director of Development, Internal Operations
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- Associate Director of Sports Nutrition
Amanda Fernandez joined the Tennessee Athletics staff in July of 2021 as an associate director of sports nutrition.
Fernandez previously worked at Florida International, where she pioneered the sports nutrition program for the Panthers. She also was an assistant athletic trainer, working with all 18 FIU teams. Starting in June of 2018, Fernandez counseled individual student-athletes, teams and coaching staffs on optimal nutrition to generate positive performance outcomes.
The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, native also spent time at the University of Miami (Fla.), where she worked with both the sports nutrition and athletic training departments. She was a graduate assistant with the Hurricanes from 2014-16, working closely with the football, track & field, cross country, volleyball and baseball programs. Her contirbutions included data assessments and application of research findings to benefit student-athletes' recovery processes.
Fernandez graduated from Duquesne with a degree in Athletic Training.
She is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, a Certified Nutrition Specialist and a Registered Dietitian. Additionally, she is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist.
Job Titles:
- Assistant Athletics Director for Executive Operations
Assistant AD for Executive Operations Amy Sterk joined Danny White's staff at Tennessee in February of 2021 after working closely with White for nearly four years at Central Florida.
Hired as UCF's assistant director of administration in March of 2017, she quickly earned a promotion to director of executive operations in August of 2018. In that role, she coordinated all day-to-day operations for White and his executive leadership team. She also executed special projects and assisted with strategic communication plans for the UCFAA Board of Directors, athletics staff and campus constituents.
Prior to her time in Orlando, Sterk spent three years as a staff accountant with the San Diego Padres. The Pullman, Washington, native started her career in athletics administration by serving as a business intern at Gonzaga in 2013.
Sterk was a member of the Whitworth University women's soccer team from 2010-13 and served as a captain during her senior year. She graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree in accounting in 2014 and later received her MBA from UCF in 2021.
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- Associate Director of Photography
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- Olympic Sports Assistant Performance Intern - Women 's Golf
Andrew Garcia is an intern with Tennessee's Olympic Sports Performance Staff. In his third year on staff, he works closely with UT's women's golf program as well as the spirit squad.
He also assists with the implementation and utilization of all sports science initiatives. Currently, he is a graduate teaching associate with the University of Tennessee's Kinesiology Department.
Garcia also has worked with Tennessee Aquatics, allowing him the opportunity to train athletes ranging from as young as 10 years old to Olympic-caliber performers.
A native of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Garcia earned his bachelor's degree from nearby Maryville College.
Garcia is certified through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) as a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS).
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- Intern ATC - Track & Field
Andrew Mariscal joins the University of Tennessee sports medicine team in his first season as an intern for Track and Field.
Andrew graduated from Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville, GA with his Master's of science in Athletic Training. For undergrad he graduated with a Bachelor's in Biology from Middle Georgia State University. In graduate school, he worked with a Junior college football team (Georgia Military College) and local high schools predominantly with both football and baseball. In the Spring, he completed a semester long clinical rotation at Clemson University with their track and field team.
Andrew is also apart of the National Athletic Training Association.
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- Director of Football Operations
Andrew Warsaw, who owns 10 years of Power 5 and NFL operations experience, enters his second season as the director of football operations at Tennessee.
Warsaw manages the football program's budget, coordinates travel and manages the day-to-day operations of the football building.
Warsaw came to Tennessee after spending the 2018 and 2019 seasons as the assistant athletic director for football operations at Mississippi State, where he managed and balanced the program's annual eight-figure operating budget and coordinated the daily and yearly football schedule.
Warsaw's other responsibilities included handling all phases of team travel and serving as the football program's liaison between the university, the athletic department and the Southeastern Conference. During his time at Mississippi State, Warsaw also played a major role in the planning and execution of the program's three bowl appearances -- 2017 TaxSlayer Bowl, 2019 Outback Bowl and 2019 Music City Bowl - as well the execution of numerous facility projects in the Leo Seal Jr. Football Complex.
Warsaw joined the Bulldogs in December 2017 and had previously served as the NFL's director of game operations since December 2016. The Olney, Maryland, native coordinated team logistics and travel for international games as well as the Super Bowl. Warsaw oversaw all game day policies during the season and was based out of the league's New York headquarters.
Prior to joining the NFL, Warsaw spent two seasons as the director of football operations at Purdue (2015-16) and three seasons as the operations coordinator at Arizona (2013-15). His duties included day-to-day operations, travel coordination, player personnel and recruiting logistics.
Warsaw also worked at Fordham (2012-13), the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (2011-12), Penn and Villanova. Penn was the 2010 Ivy League champions while he was there, and Villanova won the 2011 FCS national championship.
A 2009 graduate of West Virginia University, he spent four seasons as a student manager with the Mountaineers, helping to plan and prep for the 2006 Fiesta Bowl and the 2008 Meineke Car Care Bowl.
Warsaw resides in Knoxville with his wife, Ashley, and their three children - Aiden, Landon and Eli.
Tennessee graduate and Bristol native Angelia Brummett returns to Rocky Top as the Volunteers' director of recruiting in 2021.
Brummett will oversee all on-campus recruiting. She will handle official and unofficial visits and coordinate all recruiting logistics. She will work alongside the creative content team and coaching staff on all recruiting operations.
Brummett worked alongside head coach Josh Heupel at UCF the past two seasons as the Knights' director of on-campus recruiting from 2019-20. She coordinated all recruiting operations and was part of two bowl game appearances.
She arrived at UCF following a year as an IT recruiter for Insight Global in Nashville.
During her undergraduate tenure at Tennessee from 2013-18, Brummett spent time working with the Volunteers' football recruiting operations department as a team recruit ambassador and a student assistant for recruiting. She was involved with recruiting events, organization of official and unofficial visits, social media marketing and facility tours.
Brummett earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Tennessee in 2018.
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- Senior Associate Athletics Director / Senior Woman Administrator
Senior Associate Athletics Director Angie Boyd Keck works closely with SEC and NCAA staff as UT's Senior Woman Administrator and also serves as the sport administrator for women's basketball, men's and women's golf and volleyball.
Among her duties, she monitors and directs sports programs in all aspects of operations, budget planning, resource allocation and scheduling. She approves and monitors practice, competitive schedules and NCAA time management legislation as well as advising the director of athletics on all matters concerning assigned sports programs.
Additionally, she manages and facilitates administrative situations associated with those sports, conducts evaluations of assigned coaches and oversees the general conduct of the program, including player/coach relationships, event management, travel conditions and criteria, competitiveness and student-athlete behavior and conduct.
She also shoulders responsibilities related to camp/clinic administration and finances. Keck assists with facility renovation and construction designs, fundraising for new facilities and renovations, and she also provides input for marketing plans and promotions for assigned sports.
Immediately prior to assuming her current post, she served as an associate AD-most recently for Business & Internal Affairs-from 2008-19. She took on the role of SWA in the summer of 2019.
In the fall of 2019, Keck began a four-year term on the NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Committee. She also has served on UT's exempt staff council, the Work Culture Improvement Team and is a member of Women's Leaders in College Sports.
Keck began her career in intercollegiate administration in 1994-95, when she was the assistant women's golf coach with the Lady Vols. Prior to her coaching stint, she was a member of the inaugural Tennessee women's golf team in 1992. Keck (then Angie Boyd) captained the 1993-94 squad to a 13th-place NCAA finish in 1994. She was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll in both her years as a player and earned a spot in the Lady Vols Hall of Fame (now the University of Tennessee Athletic Hall of Fame) in the Fall of 2005.
A 1994 graduate of Tennessee, Keck earned her bachelor's degree in Public Administration. In 1997, she received her master's in Sport Administration from UT.
Keck and her husband, Kelly, reside in Dandridge, Tennessee. They have a son, Josh, and a daughter, Sidney.
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- Event Management Director
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- Assistant Director of Football Sports Performance
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- Assistant Director of Football Sports Performance
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- Swimming & Diving Associate Head Coach
The 2021-22 season will be Ashley Jahn's 10th year as a coach for the Tennessee swimming and diving program.
It is her fourth year as an associate head coach for the team after serving as an assistant coach during her first six years on Rocky Top.
A former collegiate swimmer and water polo player for Air Force, Jahn spent two years as an assistant coach at UNLV and Idaho prior to arriving at Tennessee. She was previously a graduate assistant with the Tennessee women's team for two seasons from 2008-10.
Tennessee has recorded six NCAA individual and relay titles, 41 SEC titles and 295 All-America honors in Jahn's first eight years on staff. The 41 SEC titles was highlighted by an incredible 2018 breakout championship meet for Erika Brown, who was part of six SEC titles (three individual - 50 free, 100 free, 100 fly; three relay). Brown went go on to repeat her performance at the 2019 SEC Swimming and Diving Championships.
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- Coach
- Track & Field / XC Assistant Coach ( Distance / Recruiting Coordinator )
The Monroe, Michigan, native ran cross country and distance for the Vols from 2011-16 and still holds the men's indoor freshman record in the 5,000-meter run at 14:18.11. Under the guidance of Alford-Sullivan in 2014, Whitelaw qualified for the NCAA Cross Country Championships.
A four-time points scorer at the SEC Championships, Whitelaw placed fourth at the 2016 indoor meet in the 5,000m. His time of 14:02.87 is the fifth-fastest time in program history.
As a freshman cross country runner in 2011, he was named to the SEC Cross Country All-Freshman Team and in 2013 was tabbed for the indoor SEC All-Freshman Team in the 3,000m. In 2014, Whitelaw earned All-SEC Second Team honors in cross country.
After graduating from Tennessee, he earned a Master's of Science in Sport Management from East Tennessee State University. While there, he worked in the academic advising office helping mentor student-athletes from track & field and cross country as well as the men's tennis team.
Since 2018, Whitelaw has worked at Florida State in its academic services office, directly advising the FSU track & field and cross country programs. The VFL is currently working towards a Master's of Business Administration.
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- Assistant Director of Olympic Sports Performance - Track & Field / Cross Country
Assistant Director of Olympic Sports Performance Barry Cain has worked to enhance the performance of Tennessee student-athletes for more than a decade. He currently oversees training efforts for UT's track & field/cross country program.
He also previously worked closely with the Lady Vols' volleyball program.
Cain worked for the Vols as a student-assistant from 1998-2001 and again as both an intern and full-time performance coach from 2003-07.
He earned a B.S. in physics from Clemson in 1993 then collected both undergraduate (Exercise Science) and master's (Human Performance and Sport Studies) degrees from Tennessee in 2002.
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- Senior Director of Broadcasting
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- Director of Track & Field / Cross Country
The 2021-22 school year marks Beth Alford-Sullivan's eighth season as the director of track & field and cross country at the University of Tennessee. Overall, Tennessee has claimed seven NCAA individual championships, 30 SEC individual championships, 87 SEC medals and 152 All-America honors during Sullivan's first seven seasons on Rocky Top.
When Sullivan was tabbed to lead the men's and women's programs in 2014, she became the first woman to lead a men's program in any sport in SEC history. Regarded as the ‘original trailblazer,' she also became the first-ever female head coach of a men's Power 5 track & field program in 2006, when she was named program director at Penn State.
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- Assistant Director of Sports Nutrition
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- Senior Associate Athletics Director for Revenue Generation & Strategic Initiatives
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- Assistant Athletics Director for Football Communications
Bill Martin joined Tennessee's Athletic Media Relations staff in February of 2020 as Assistant Athletic Director for Football Communications. A highly respected fixture in the Southeastern Conference, Martin works closely with the football program to implement and execute communications strategies aimed at promoting the Volunteers. He also provides oversight to the football creative content team.
Prior to coming to Tennessee, Martin spent six years overseeing the entire Athletic Communications operation at Mississippi State as senior associate AD for communications from 2014-20. In Starkville, Martin served as the athletic department's spokesperson and chief communications contact for Bulldogs football. He also managed a staff that was responsible for publicity of the department's 16 varsity sports. Under his leadership, MSU was a three-time recipient of the Football Writers Association of America's Super 11 Award (2015, 2018, 2019), given annually to the best performing communications departments in the Football Bowl Subdivision. Martin promoted eight All-Americans, including Dak Prescott, who recorded the highest Heisman Trophy voting finish in program history in 2014, a year that saw the Bulldogs spend five weeks ranked No. 1 nationally.
A native of Lake Charles, Louisiana, Martin owns 20 years of communications experience in the SEC. He has provided media and messaging mentorship for 61 NFL Draft picks, including noteworthy names such as Prescott, Jeffery Simmons, Patrick Peterson and Tyrann Mathieu.
Prior to Martin's tenure on the executive staff at MSU, he spent six years as an associate director of communications at his alma mater, LSU, where he was the top communications assistant for football and the primary contact for women's basketball. He also oversaw the department's student intern program and assisted in publicity for the baseball team during NCAA Regional, Super Regional and College World Series play. Martin promoted four football national award winners during his tenure in Baton Rouge, including 2011 Heisman Trophy finalist Mathieu.
Prior to returning to his alma mater, Martin served as a post-graduate communications intern at Florida in 2008, working closely with the Gators' men's and women's golf teams and assisting with men's basketball publicity.
Martin, 38, got his start in the athletic communications field in 2001 as a student intern at LSU. He served as the primary communications contact for the swimming and diving program, the secondary contact for the baseball team, and he was a student communications assistant with the football program, including the 2003 and 2007 national championship seasons.
A member of the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and the National Football Foundation (NFF), Martin graduated from LSU in 2007. His wife, Ali, also is an LSU graduate who boasts professional experience in intercollegiate athletics development at multiple SEC schools.
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- Event Management Director
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- Director of Internal and Advance Scouting
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- Special Assistant to the Head Coach
Billy Ray Johnson enters his first season at Tennessee as the special assistant to head coach Josh Heupel.
Johnson has worked closely with Heupel since December 2017 when Heupel was tabbed head coach at UCF. Johnson was the Knights' director of football operations and chief of staff for three seasons, an era that saw UCF reach three straight bowl games, win 28 games and capture the 2018 The American Athletic Conference championship. The Knights posted a 12-1 record that season and earned a berth to the Fiesta Bowl before finishing No. 11 in the final Associated Press poll.
Prior to Orlando, Johnson served as the director of football operations at Indiana for six seasons. His duties with the Hoosiers included serving as liaison between the football program and strength and conditioning, athletic training, academics, video, equipment and media relations. Johnson also oversaw the football program budget and all off-field activities.
Prior to his time at Indiana, Johnson spent more than 15 years in administration at Oklahoma. He joined the staff in Norman as assistant director of athletic housing in 1994 before becoming director of athletic housing in 2000.
Johnson has a varied background in athletics, having worked in ticketing as well. He started at OU as assistant ticket manager. He was eventually promoted to director of ticket operations and later assistant and associate athletic director.
During his time in the OU ticket office, he worked closely with the Sooner Club, marketing and promotions, media relations, event management and all coaches and athletic teams. Johnson played an integral role in more than 30 successful bids to host Big 12 and NCAA events from 2000-10. He was the sport supervisor for softball during his tenure with the Sooners and served on various committees and senior staff initiatives.
Johnson holds a bachelor's degree in history from UMass (1987).
He and his wife, Kara, have two sons, Jake and Luke.
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- Football Operations Coordinator
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- Associate Athletics Director for Ticket Sales
Blake Pallansch joined the Tennessee Athletics staff in July of 2021 as Associate Athletics Director for Ticket Sales.
He oversees a staff focused on driving ticket sales for each of Tennessee's ticketed sports. His team handles all outbound sales, strategizes on group-ticket initiatives and collaborates closely with the ticket operations, fan experience and Tennessee Fund staffs to maximize revenue and sales opportunities related to home-event attendance.
A native of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Pallansch transitioned to Tennessee from his role as senior director of ticket sales with Speedway Motorsports, where he directed sales and retention efforts for Texas Motor Speedway, NASCAR at Circuit of The Americas (COTA) and Sonoma Raceway. He generated pricing strategies and product offerings for all three tracks and introduced modernized processes.
Pallansch first entered the world of motor sports as the director of ticket sales at the Texas Motor Speedway, assembling and overseeing a ticket staff that generated a 43 percent increase in sales before the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown.
From 2013-19, Pallansch gained valuable experience while steadily earning increased responsibilities and opportunities in various roles throughout the highest levels of professional sports. He progressed from an operations intern with the NFL's Minnesota Vikings to an account executive with the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers-that staff's top-ranked revenue generator in 2016 and 2017-to a premium sales account executive with the Buccaneers.
He later earned an opportunity to manage a "new business team" for the NBA's Phoenix Suns, leading a group that generated significant revenue growth for the 2018-19 season.
Pallansch earned a Business Administration degree from Baylor in 2015, majoring in Sports, Sponsorships and Sales.
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- Assistant
- Coach
- Assistant Coach With the Vols
"I'm extremely excited to be the new assistant coach of men's golf at Tennessee," Andrews said. "It is a privilege to work under Coach Webb and Coach Fulmer, who both possess incredible winning mentalities. I am looking forward to providing another vessel of Coach Webb's knowledge, experience and passion to recruits and current players in order to bring championships to UT."
For more than 20 years, Bob Kesling has served as the "Voice of the Vols." The Tennessee graduate and versatile multimedia host represents Tennessee Athletics in various on- and off-air capacities as Director of Broadcasting.
Kesling was named lead announcer on the Vol Radio Network in 1999. He is the play-by-play voice for Tennessee football and basketball on the 70-plus stations that make up the Vol Network. Kesling also serves as the host for "Vol Calls", the weekly coaches call-in radio show and the "Big Orange Hotline" during the football season. He also hosts the "Josh Heupel Show" and "Rick Barnes Show" on the Vol Television Network.
Kesling began his association with the University of Tennessee as a walk-on fullback on the 1972 freshman football team. His broadcasting career began in 1974 when he was hired by John Ward as a film editor for the "Bill Battle Show" on the Vol Television Network while he was a student at the University of Tennessee.
In 1976, Kesling was hired by John Ward to serve as his spotter for Vol Network radio broadcasts. He sat beside the legendary "Voice of the Vols" for 15 seasons in the Vol Network booth spotting and handling pre-game, halftime and post-game interviews.
Kesling also has a long history with the Lady Vol basketball team. He served as the radio play-by-play voice from 1978 through 1999 - calling Pat Summitt's first six NCAA National Championships.
WIVK Radio in Knoxville named Kesling its Sports Director in 1976. In 1980, Kesling was named Sports Director at WBIR-TV in Knoxville and was Channel 10's 6 PM and 11 PM anchor until leaving that position in 1999 to join the Vol Network.
During his time at WBIR-TV, Kesling also worked for Jefferson-Pilot Sports on its SEC Television package. He joined the basketball network serving as pre-game host and play-by-play announcer in 1989 and joined the football broadcasts as a sideline reporter and play-by-play announcer in 1992. He remained at Jefferson-Pilot Sports until he accepted the Vol Network position in 1999.
His other credits include play-by-play announcer for the SEC football and basketball championship games on the SEC radio network, NCAA Women's Basketball Final Four on CBS/Westwood One radio Network, NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament on CBS/Westwood One radio network, college baseball on Fox Sports and Tennessee baseball and Lady Vols basketball on the Vol Network package carried on Fox SportSouth.
Active in the community, Kesling serves on the board of directors for Goodwill, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, the Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame and was the 2013 United Way Campaign Chairman. He is also a 2015 inductee into the Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame.
A 1977 Tennessee graduate, Kesling and his wife, Tami, have two daughters, Allison and Melissa.
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- Assistant Athletics Director for Business and Finance
Briggs oversees the Athletics Business and Finance Office, which manages the department's financial reporting, budget development and business operations. He also monitors the athletics department's more than $140 million operating budget and serves as the liaison between the athletics department and the university's procurement office.
Briggs began working with Tennessee Athletics in 2013 as a graduate intern with event management. Before being promoted to his current role, he served as a Business Analyst, Manager of Financial Planning and Director of Business and Finance.
A native of Manhattan, Kansas, Briggs earned his bachelor's degree in Business Management from Southern Illinois University in May 2010. He received the SIU President's Academic Excellence Award as a student-athlete on the Salukis football team. After working in the private sector as a financial analyst, Briggs received both his master's of Business Administration and master's of Science in Sport Management from the University of Tennessee.
A resident of the Town of Farragut, Briggs and his wife, Lainey, have two children, Carter and Ava.
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- Assistant Director of Olympic Sports Performance - Volleyball / Men 's Tennis
- Tennessee 's Sports Performance Coach
Brad Roll serves as Tennessee's sports performance coach for the volleyball and men's tennis programs in addition to his duties as a performance analyst for all Olympic sports. He came to Rocky Top in July of 2016 and boasts more than 40 years of collegiate and NFL performance training experience.
Roll is one of three sons born to Bill and Antoinette Roll. He was born in Houston, Texas, on July 4, 1958, and grew up there playing football and baseball and throwing the discus. His interest in strength and conditioning began with his high school offensive line coach, who stressed basic weightlifting movements and techniques. This coach had developed an extremely effective year-round strength and conditioning program at a time when most high school programs, and even many collegiate programs, did not have one.
A talented football center, Roll earned a starting role at Blinn College in Brenham, Texas, and later transferred to Stephen F. Austin, where he started every game and was a team captain in both his junior and senior years (1978-79). Role transitioned from a player to a graduate assistant at SFA and soon realized that no one was in charge of the off-season football training program. Roll, who excelled at and had a passion for strength and conditioning, was soon given responsibility for overseeing the off-season program.
Roll received his bachelor's degree, followed by his master's degree, from Stephen F. Austin in 1980. He then left for Southwestern Louisiana to do pursue postgraduate work. There, he also worked as a graduate assistant with the football program, which did not employ a full-time strength and conditioning coach. As he had done at his alma mater, Roll took over the training program. Soon, coaching staffs from the school's other sports saw the improvements that the football team was making and asked Roll to work with their student-athletes. As a result, Roll became the university's first full-time strength coach in 1983 (the school had by then changed its named to Louisiana-Lafayette).
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- Leader
- Senior Associate Athletics Director for Development
Hart manages the Tennessee Fund and its strategic pursuit of transformational gifts for Tennessee Athletics.
He came to Knoxville after having spent nearly two years overseeing major gifts fundraising at the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to that, he spent two separate stints working alongside White at both Central Florida and Buffalo.
"Brady is a natural leader and gifted fundraiser," White said. "As a former student-athlete himself, he understands teamwork, has a real passion for supporting student-athletes and recognizes the importance of being resourced at an elite level. We're excited about the energy he will bring."
Hart served as a development assistant at Long Beach State in 2010 prior to attending Ohio University and serving as a graduate assistant in the Bobcat Club. after beginning his career in intercollegiate athletics with the fundraising arm for Ohio University's Bobcat Club. At Ohio, he concentrated on football premium-seat allocation and donor parking while also assisting senior development staff with annual fund solicitations and operations.
Hart is a native of State College, Pennsylvania, and a 2009 Yale graduate. He was a starting linebacker at Yale and was a member of the Bulldogs' 2006 Ivy League championship team. He went on to earn master's degrees from both Ohio (MBA/MSA) and Buffalo (Education).
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- Director of Development, Major Gifts
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- Accounting Specialist ( Accounts Payable / Payroll )
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- Student - Athlete Development
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- Football Technology Assistant
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- Business & Finance
- Senior Associate Athletics Director for Business Affairs & Administration / CFO
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- Director of Player Development
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- Assistant Director of Sports Surfaces
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- Director of Women 's Basketball Sports Performanc
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- Assistant Director for Student - Athlete Development
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- Deputy Athletics Director for Competitive Excellence
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- Associate Director of Development, Signature Events & Donor Experience
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- Live Production & Broadcast Director
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- Associate Director of Development, Major Gifts
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- Associate Director of Sports Medicine - Women 's Basketball
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- Director of Basketball Operations
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- Senior Associate Director of Sports Medicine - Men 's Basketball
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- Scouting Coordinator, Offense
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- Director of Academic Services ( Football )
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- Assistant Director of Compliance
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- Graduate Assistant Diving Coach
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- Academic Counselor ( Swimming & Diving / Rowing / Volleyball )
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- Assistant Director of Content
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- Assistant Athletic Trainer - Rowing
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- Assistant Director of Fan Experience
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- Director of Olympic Sports Performance - Softball / Rowing
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- Assistant Athletic Trainer - Football
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- Director of Sports Surface Management
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- Associate Athletics Director for Event Management
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- Track & Field / XC Assistant Coach ( Sprints / Hurdles / Relays )
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- Assistant Director of Football Sports Performance
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- Assistant Director ( Women's Basketball / Softball / Men 's Tennis )
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- Sports Technology Coordinator - Football
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- Vice Chancellor / Director of Athletics
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- RAC / Writing Lab Coordinator
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- Associate Provost & Senior Associate Athletic Director
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- Director of Mental Training
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- Deputy Athletics Director for Championship Resources
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- Associate Director - Basketball ( W ) - Primary
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- Director of Sports Nutrition
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- Assistant Director - Softball / Football
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- Accounting Specialist
- Cashier
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- Director of Men 's Basketball Sports Performanc
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- Social Media Editor / Producer
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- Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator
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- Associate Director of Olympic Sports Performance - Swimming & Diving / Men 's Golf
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- Assistant Director of Sports Medicine - Soccer
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- Consultant Athletics Director
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- Administrative Specialist
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- Director of Player Relations and Administration
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- Volunteer Assistant Coach
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- Volunteer Assistant Coach
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- Assistant Director of Academic Services
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- Assistant Director of Development, Annual Fund
Job Titles:
- Director of Player Personnel
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- Assistant With the Tennessee
- Associate Head Coach
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- Administrative Specialist
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- Ticket Sales Representative
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- Associate Athletics Director for Sports Medicine
Job Titles:
- Director of Development, Major Gifts
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- Senior Associate Athletics Director for Compliance
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- Medical Claims Coordinator
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- Associate Director of Sports Medicine - Baseball / Manager of East Athletic Training Room
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- Assistant Director of Mental Health and Wellness
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- Senior Associate Director of Sports Medicine - Football
Job Titles:
- Director of Fan Experience
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- Assistant Director of Recruiting
Job Titles:
- Executive Director for Student - Athlete Development
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- Administrative Specialist
Job Titles:
- Associate Athletics Director for Fan Experience & Sales
Job Titles:
- Women 's Athletic Director Emeritus
Job Titles:
- Associate Athletics Director for Ticket Operations
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- Swimming & Diving Volunteer Assistant Coach
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- Director of Rehabilitation
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- Track & Field / XC Assistant Coach ( Throws )
Job Titles:
- Olympic Sports Assistant Performance Coach - Soccer / Women 's Tennis
Job Titles:
- Graphics Install Specialist
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- Assistant Director of Athletic Facilities
Job Titles:
- Event Management Director
Job Titles:
- Associate Director of Fan Experience
Job Titles:
- Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator
Job Titles:
- Swimming & Diving Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator
Job Titles:
- Assistant Director - Swimming & Diving / Rowing
Job Titles:
- Director of Video & Creative Content
Job Titles:
- Accounting Specialist
- Cashier
Job Titles:
- Senior Ticket Sales Representative
Job Titles:
- Assistant Athletic Trainer - Volleyball / Golf ( M )
Job Titles:
- Director of Rowing Operations
Job Titles:
- Host & Digital Media Producer
Job Titles:
- Volunteer Assistant Coach
Job Titles:
- Executive Assistant to the Head Coach
Job Titles:
- Director of Name, Image and Likeness
Job Titles:
- Ticket Sales Representative
Job Titles:
- Assistant Director of Sports Nutrition
Job Titles:
- Assistant Athletics Director for Digital & Creative Strategy
Job Titles:
- Spirit Program Director and Dance Coach
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- Track & Field / XC Assistant Coach ( Sprints / Hurdles / Relays )
Job Titles:
- Director of Student - Athlete Development
Job Titles:
- Administrative Assistant Offense / Defense
Job Titles:
- Assistant Athletic Trainer - Swimming & Diving
Job Titles:
- Intern ATC - Track & Field
Job Titles:
- Graphic Production Specialist
Job Titles:
- Director of Player Development
Job Titles:
- Associate Athletics Director for Facilities and Capital Projects
Job Titles:
- Assistant Director - Soccer / Basketball ( W ) - Secondary / Credentials ( FB )
Job Titles:
- Director of Mental Health and Wellness
Job Titles:
- Director of Competition Development
Job Titles:
- Assistant Athletics Director for Broadcasting
Job Titles:
- Director of Recruiting Operations
Job Titles:
- Accounting Specialist ( Accounts Payable / Payroll )
Job Titles:
- Director of Player Development
Job Titles:
- Assistant Director of Mental Health and Wellness
Job Titles:
- Assistant Director of Development, Annual Fund
Job Titles:
- Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer - Rowing
Job Titles:
- Rowing Graduate Assistant
Job Titles:
- Assistant Director of Fan Experience
Job Titles:
- Associate Athletics Director / Chief of Staff
Job Titles:
- Golf Sports Surfaces Director
Job Titles:
- Allan Jones Aquatics Center Director
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- Assistant Provost & Associate Athletics Director for Academic Services ( Men 's Golf )
Job Titles:
- Math Specialist / Tutor Coordinator
Job Titles:
- Director of Basketball Operations
Job Titles:
- Associate Athletics Director for Development, Major Gifts
Job Titles:
- Director of Swimming & Diving
Job Titles:
- Shipping / Receiving & Inventory Specialist
Job Titles:
- Assistant Director of Equipment & Apparel
Job Titles:
- Graduate Assistant - Tennis ( W ) / Football
Job Titles:
- Ticket Sales Representative
Job Titles:
- Assistant Athletics Director for Development, Annual Fund
Job Titles:
- Director for Student Services and Operations ( Men 's Basketball / Baseball )
Job Titles:
- Director of Softball Operations
Job Titles:
- Outside Linebackers / Special Teams Coordinator
Job Titles:
- Associate Athletics Director for Development, Annual Fund
Job Titles:
- Administrative Specialist
Job Titles:
- Associate Athletic Trainer - Track and Field / Cross Country
Job Titles:
- Associate Director of Ticket Sales
Job Titles:
- Track & Field / XC Assistant Coach ( Jumps )
Job Titles:
- Director of Development, Strategy & Analytics
Job Titles:
- Student Intern - Tennis ( M ) / Golf ( W )
Job Titles:
- Associate Athletics Director for Compliance
Job Titles:
- Assistant Director of Football Sports Performance
Job Titles:
- Swimming & Diving Associate Head Coach
Job Titles:
- Volunteer Assistant Coach
Job Titles:
- Defensive Graduate Assistant
Job Titles:
- Swimming & Diving Assistant Coach
Job Titles:
- Volunteers' Director of Recruiting
Job Titles:
- Director of Equipment & Apparel
Job Titles:
- Deputy Athletics Director / Chief Operating Officer
Job Titles:
- Intern ATC - Cheer & Dance
Job Titles:
- Ticket Sales Representative
Job Titles:
- Assistant Athletic Trainer - Football
Job Titles:
- Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator
Job Titles:
- Associate Athletic Trainer - Softball / Golf ( W )
Job Titles:
- Rowing Assistant Coach & Recruiting Coordinator
Job Titles:
- Swimming & Diving Volunteer Assistant Coach
Job Titles:
- Director of Football Relations
Job Titles:
- Assistant Director of Athletic Facilities
Job Titles:
- Associate Director - Baseball / Football
Job Titles:
- Assistant Director - Volleyball / Track & Field
Job Titles:
- Assistant Director of Life Skills and Character Development
Job Titles:
- Assistant Director of Development, Major Gifts
Job Titles:
- Associate Athletics Director for Administration
Job Titles:
- Assistant Athletics Director for Culture
Job Titles:
- Administrative Specialist
Job Titles:
- Assistant Athletics Director for Information Technology
- Information Technology Support
Job Titles:
- Director of Olympic Equipment & Apparel
Job Titles:
- Associate Athletics Director for Communications
- Media Information Page
Job Titles:
- Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer - Football
Job Titles:
- Scouting Coordinator, Defense
Job Titles:
- Senior Associate Athletics Director for Administration
Job Titles:
- Director of Football Social Media & Creative Strategy
Job Titles:
- Assistant Director of Development, Annual Fund
Job Titles:
- Defensive Graduate Assistant
Job Titles:
- Associate Director of Creative Services
Job Titles:
- Academic Counselor ( Football / Soccer )
Job Titles:
- Senior Director of Compliance
Job Titles:
- Assistant Athletic Trainer - M & W Tennis