CAA HIRES KATIE LOWE AS DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL STRATEGIES
RICHMOND, Va. (August 20, 2008) ? Colonial Athletic
Association Commissioner Tom Yeager has announced the hiring of Kathryn F.
“Katie” Lowe to the newly created position of Director of Basketball Strategies.
Lowe’s duties at the CAA will include developing strategic
initiatives for basketball in the areas of marketing and scheduling, with an
emphasis on women’s basketball. She will also be involved in the operation of
the CAA men’s and women’s basketball championships. Lowe will report to Ron
Bertovich, the CAA Deputy Commissioner of Basketball Operations.
“We are excited about the knowledge and ideas that Katie
will bring to our staff after working on the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball
championship staffs,” Yeager said. “The CAA has made great strides in
basketball over the past several years and we think the addition of Katie will
allow us to build on that success.”
Lowe has worked for the past 14 months at the NCAA office in
Indianapolis, Ind. as the Division I men’s and women’s basketball intern. In
that role, she provided assistance to the directors of the NCAA men’s and women’s
basketball championship and their staffs. Lowe was involved in the selection
process for the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship and also helped in the
operation of the event. She served as a liaison for transportation and travel
needs of the NCAA staff and basketball committee during the championship.
Prior to working at the NCAA, Lowe spent a year as an intern
at the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. Among her duties with the ODAC were
managing numerous conference and NCAA championships, including the Division III
national championships in volleyball, football and men’s basketball.
Lowe is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Hollins University in
Roanoke, Va., where she played volleyball for three seasons and is a member of
Phi Beta Kappa.
TRANSACTIONS:
Colonial Athletic
Association: Named Katie Lowe as Director of Basketball Strategies