Mitch Barnhart Stepping Down as Athletics Director at UK
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The university says Barnhart will transition to a new role in June.
The University of Kentucky says Mitch Barnhart plans to retire as UK's athletics director in June. Barnhart has been on the job for 24 years and is the longest-tenured college athletics director in the country. He's staying at UK and will become the first executive-in-residence of the UK Sport and Workforce Initiative. According to his contract, Barnhart's new job will pay $950,000.
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Mitch Barnhart Stepping Down as Athletics Director at UK
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The University of Kentucky says Mitch Barnhart plans to retire as UK's athletics director in June. Barnhart has been on the job for 24 years and is the longest-tenured college athletics director in the country. He's staying at UK and will become the first executive-in-residence of the UK Sport and Workforce Initiative. According to his contract, Barnhart's new job will pay $950,000.
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The University of Kentucky says Mitch Barnhart plans to retire as U-K athletics director, effective in June.
Barnhart has been on the job for 24 years and has overseen numerous coaching hires in football, basketball and other sports.
He is the longest tenured college athletics director in the country.
He will stay at U-K at a different role as the first executive in residence at the UK Sport and Workforce Initiative.
According to his new contract, Barnhart will be paid $950,000 a year and that new job, U-K president Eli Capelouto said this in a statement.
Quote, Mitch often speaks of the idea that our goal at U-K is for student athletes to place championship rings on their fingers and diplomas in their hands.
Those aren't mere words.
They are aspirations that he continually has helped our program, our people and our students meet and quote.
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