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NAU didn’t waste much time hiring a new athletics director.

President Rita Cheng announced today that Mike Marlow of Washington State University will become NAU’s new vice president for Intercollegiate Athletics.

He succeeds Lisa Campos, who resigned last month to take a similar post at the University of Texas-San Antonio.

Marlow will be introduced to the Mountain Campus and Flagstaff at a press conference today at 10 a.m. in the Health and Learning Center. The event is open to the community and a reception will follow. It will also be broadcast on Suddenlink Channel 4 and livestreamed on campus.

Marlow is serving as deputy director of athletics at Washington State in Pullman. For the past seven years, he directed the athletic fund, marketing, ticket operations and communication efforts, as well as serving as the athletic department’s liaison for sports broadcasting contracts. He also is the administrator for the football, men’s basketball and baseball programs.

Under Marlow’s leadership, the athletic fund at WSU has seen record numbers, doubling totals in both membership and contributions, while home football attendance improved to more than 93 percent, according to a press release from NAU.