From: DU Athletics WebsiteUniversity of Denver Athletic Director Peg Bradley-Doppes is one of 29 winners of the AstroTurf AD of the Year Award, announced today by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.
Bradley-Doppes led the Denver athletics program to its finest season since turning NCAA Division I in 1998. The Pioneers sent a record 10 programs to NCAA Tournament competition in 2007-08, highlighted by the schools 19th national championship in skiing and women’s golf’s sixth-place finish at the NCAA Championships. DU added two individual national championships and claimed six conference championships under Bradley-Doppes’ guidance. Eight individuals earned Coach of the Year accolades for the Pioneers, who are currently 38th in the Division I U.S. Sports Academy Directors' Cup Standings.
Among the criteria were service as an AD for a minimum of five academic years; demonstration of commitment to higher education and student-athletes; continuous teamwork, loyalty and excellence; and the ability to inspire individuals or groups to high levels of accomplishments. Additionally, each AD's institution must have passed a compliance check through its appropriate governing body, in which the institution could not have been on probation or cited for a lack of institutional control within the last five years during the tenure of the current athletics director.
Bradley-Doppes led the Denver athletics program to its finest season since turning NCAA Division I in 1998. The Pioneers sent a record 10 programs to NCAA Tournament competition in 2007-08, highlighted by the schools 19th national championship in skiing and women’s golf’s sixth-place finish at the NCAA Championships. DU added two individual national championships and claimed six conference championships under Bradley-Doppes’ guidance. Eight individuals earned Coach of the Year accolades for the Pioneers, who are currently 38th in the Division I U.S. Sports Academy Directors' Cup Standings.
Among the criteria were service as an AD for a minimum of five academic years; demonstration of commitment to higher education and student-athletes; continuous teamwork, loyalty and excellence; and the ability to inspire individuals or groups to high levels of accomplishments. Additionally, each AD's institution must have passed a compliance check through its appropriate governing body, in which the institution could not have been on probation or cited for a lack of institutional control within the last five years during the tenure of the current athletics director.
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