Northwestern is selling Mike Polisky to athletic director, ending a prolonged seek for Jim Phillips’ successor, sources informed ESPN.
Polisky, who has served as Northwestern’s deputy athletic director for exterior affairs since June 2010, might be introduced as AD on Monday. Phillips took the ACC commissioner job in December and accomplished his time period at Northwestern in February.
Northwestern spoke with a number of sitting athletic administrators about changing Phillips however narrowed its search not too long ago to Polisky, Duke senior deputy athletic director Nina King and a number of other others in current weeks, based on sources. Polisky had been seen as the favourite to succeed Phillips, however the hiring was delayed as Northwestern investigated a federal lawsuit filed by a former cheerleader that named Polisky, three others and the college.
The grievance filed in January by former cheerleader Hayden Richardson states that Polisky and the others condoned a “hostile atmosphere” the place she and different cheerleaders have been topic to “groping, harassment, and sexual touching” by alumni and followers at occasions. The grievance states that Polisky accused Richardson of fabricating her claims, and did not permit her to satisfy with Phillips.
Sources mentioned Northwestern accomplished its evaluate of the case and on Friday filed a movement to dismiss the lawsuit.
Polisky is credited with main Northwestern’s first-ever complete advertising marketing campaign for athletics, which incorporates calling this system “Chicago’s Huge Ten group.” He has led a partnership with the Chicago Cubs that led to Northwestern’s soccer group taking part in Illinois at Wrigley Subject in 2010. Northwestern will host Purdue at Wrigley Subject this fall. Northwestern’s soccer season ticket base has greater than doubled throughout Polisky’s tenure.
The Chicago Tribune first reported Polisky’s hiring.