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WAUKESHA, Wis. --  Carroll University has named Mike Schulist interim director of athletics. Schulist, who has 12 years of experience at Carroll, most recently was senior associate athletic director for advancement, operations, media relations and marketing.
 
Schulist, who has been with Carroll's athletics program since June 2007, started as assistant events and facilities coordinator/sports information assistant and, after moving up through the ranks, was named senior associate athletic director July 1.
 
Schulist, who holds a master of sports science degree in sports administration from the U.S. Sports Academy in Daphne, Alabama, and a bachelor of science in sports administration from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, will replace James Hall.
 
"I look forward to the opportunities this new role provides to work even more closely with our student-athletes in the coming year," Schulist said.
 
"We're pleased to welcome Mike as our interim director of athletics, and we want to thank Jim Hall for his leadership during his tenure here," said Theresa Barry, who oversees Athletics as vice president of Student Affairs. "Mike has an extensive background in NCAA Division III sports operations, both at the conference and national levels, and partners with our Institutional Advancement team to fundraise for Pioneer Athletics. He has been instrumental in creating and maintaining our GoPios website and has worked extensively with Carroll to plan and manage our Pioneer facilities."
 
Schulist's national leadership includes being regional chair of the NCAA Division III football championship committee for 2018-'21.
 
Carroll University 
Carroll University was incorporated in 1846, making it Wisconsin's first four-year institution of higher learning. Situated in Waukesha, the independent, co-educational comprehensive university is grounded in the liberal arts tradition, and offers more than 95 areas of study, multiple graduate programs and a clinical doctorate in physical therapy. For more information, visit www.carrollu.edu, and follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), Carroll University (Waukesha, WI), Carthage College (Kenosha, WI), Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, IL), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL), Millikin University (Decatur, IL), North Central College (Naperville, IL), North Park University (Chicago, IL) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL). During the 2018-19 academic year, the CCIW honored over 2,200 academic all-conference recipients, 18 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 43 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients, and over 100 all-Americans.