Chris Del Conte

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Chris Del Conte
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Del Conte in 2017
Current position
Title Athletic director
Team Texas
Conference SEC
Biographical details
Born (1968-06-19) June 19, 1968 (age 56)
Taos, New Mexico, U.S.
Alma mater University of California, Santa Barbara (BA)
Washington State University (M.Ed)
Playing career
c. 1990 UC Santa Barbara
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1994–1998 Cal Poly (assistant AD)
1998–1999 Washington State (assistant AD)
2000–2006 Arizona (senior associate AD)
2006–2009 Rice
2009–2017 TCU
2017–present Texas

Chris Del Conte (born June 19, 1968) is an American college athletics administrator. He is the athletic director at the University of Texas at Austin, a position he has held since 2017. Del Conte served as the athletic director at Rice University from 2006 to 2009 and Texas Christian University (TCU) from 2009 to 2017. [1] Under Del Conte, Texas has won the Directors' Cup as the nation's top performing athletic department in the 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2023-24 seasons. [2]

Personal life

Del Conte grew up in New Mexico and Mexico. His parents were Christian missionaries who ran a service home for over 150 foster children and founded the San Felipe Humanitarian Alliance. [3] [4] He is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he was a student-athlete in track and field and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology. He also holds a master's degree in education, administration and supervision from Washington State University. [1]

Del Conte is married and has two daughters.

On May 22, 2024, Del Conte won the Sports Business Journal's 2024 Athletic Director of the Year award. [5] [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Vice President & Director of Athletics Chris Del Conte". University of Texas Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Texas Athletics clinches 2023-24 Division I LEARFIELD Directors' Cup". University of Texas Athletics. 2024-06-11. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
  3. ↑ "Chris Del Conte begins journey as Texas Athletics Director". University of Texas Athletics. 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
  4. ↑ Podell, Garrett (2018-02-06). "Longtime ties brought Jeremiah Donati to TCU". TCU 360. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
  5. ↑ @SBJ (May 22, 2024). "Athletic Director of the Year: @_delconte w/ @UTexasAthletics 🤘 Chris Del Conte oversaw a spectacular year for the University of Texas athletic department with astronomical revenue and their sights set on the SEC. #SBJAwards" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ↑ Cahillane, Mollie; Karp, Austin; Lemire, Joe; Schaefer, Rob; Silverman, Alex; Friend, Tom (May 22, 2024). "Winners of the 2024 Sports Business Awards". sportsbusinessjournal.com.
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