Rountree Joins Georgia Tech Athletics as a Deputy A.D.
Former Division I football student-athlete joins GT staff after two years as A.D. at Portland State
THE FLATS – Mark Rountree, a former football student-athlete at Louisiana Tech and experienced athletics administrator who most recently served as the director of athletics at Portland State University, will join the Georgia Tech athletics staff as a deputy athletics director, director of athletics Todd Stansbury announced on Wednesday.
“Mark brings a wealth of experience in college athletics, ranging from his time as a student-athlete at Louisiana Tech all the way to his most recent position as athletics director at Portland State,” Stansbury said. “In addition to being a talented and experienced administrator, he is also someone that I have worked with in the past and I know prioritizes providing the best experience possible for student-athletes. I’m excited to welcome Mark and his wife, Jennie, to the Georgia Tech family.”
Rountree, 47, served as Portland State’s director of athletics since Jan. 2, 2015. In less than two years as A.D., he instituted fundraising and oversaw groundbreaking for the Viking Pavilion Project, a $50 million renovation of PSU’s main athletics facility, which will include a 3,000-seat arena and 15,000 square feet dedicated to student-athletes’ academic pursuits when construction is completed in 2018. Also under Rountree’s direction, Portland State set fundraising records during its annual Wine and Roses events in both 2015 and 2016.
He hired new women’s basketball, softball and track and field head coaches at Portland State and signed football head coach Bruce Barnum to a five-year contract. Barnum went on to lead PSU to a 9-3 record and NCAA Division I FCS playoff appearance in his first full season at the helm in 2015. In addition to posting its best record as a Division I program, Portland State football also recorded its highest home attendance in seven seasons in ‘15.
Former Division I football student-athlete joins GT staff after two years as A.D. at Portland State
THE FLATS – Mark Rountree, a former football student-athlete at Louisiana Tech and experienced athletics administrator who most recently served as the director of athletics at Portland State University, will join the Georgia Tech athletics staff as a deputy athletics director, director of athletics Todd Stansbury announced on Wednesday.
“Mark brings a wealth of experience in college athletics, ranging from his time as a student-athlete at Louisiana Tech all the way to his most recent position as athletics director at Portland State,” Stansbury said. “In addition to being a talented and experienced administrator, he is also someone that I have worked with in the past and I know prioritizes providing the best experience possible for student-athletes. I’m excited to welcome Mark and his wife, Jennie, to the Georgia Tech family.”
Rountree, 47, served as Portland State’s director of athletics since Jan. 2, 2015. In less than two years as A.D., he instituted fundraising and oversaw groundbreaking for the Viking Pavilion Project, a $50 million renovation of PSU’s main athletics facility, which will include a 3,000-seat arena and 15,000 square feet dedicated to student-athletes’ academic pursuits when construction is completed in 2018. Also under Rountree’s direction, Portland State set fundraising records during its annual Wine and Roses events in both 2015 and 2016.
He hired new women’s basketball, softball and track and field head coaches at Portland State and signed football head coach Bruce Barnum to a five-year contract. Barnum went on to lead PSU to a 9-3 record and NCAA Division I FCS playoff appearance in his first full season at the helm in 2015. In addition to posting its best record as a Division I program, Portland State football also recorded its highest home attendance in seven seasons in ‘15.
