The Alice and Nahum Lainer Family Director of Athletics Martin Jarmond
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UCLA Extends Martin Jarmond's Contract Through 2029
November 14, 2024 | Bruin Athletics
Recognizing Martin Jarmond's wide-ranging impact on the growth and success of UCLA Athletics programs and on student-athletes both on and off the fields, courts and arenas, UCLA has extended his contract as the university's athletics director through 2029.
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Jarmond, the Alice and Nahum Lainer Family Director of Athletics,ย became UCLA's ninth athletics directorย in July 2020 on a six-year contract following his tenure as athletics director at Boston College and as deputy director of athletics at Ohio State University. He replaced UCLA's Dan Guerrero, who retired after 18 years in the role. The three-year extension was finalized this past spring.
"In just four years, Martin has redefined UCLA Athletics โ creating new opportunities for Bruins to compete on the biggest stages, making major investments in student-athlete wellness and success, taking important steps to shore up the financial health of our athletics enterprise and putting an inclusive culture at the center of the department," said UCLA Interim Chancellor Darnell Hunt. "We are excited that he will continue to shepherd our legendary athletics program into a new era."
Since Jarmond's appointment, UCLA has captured five NCAA championships, including men's and women's water polo titles in 2020 and 2024, respectively;ย back-to-back men's volleyball titles in 2023 and 2024;ย and a women's soccer crown in 2022, bringing UCLA's all-time NCAA championship total to 123, the most in the Big Ten Conference and the second-most of any program in the nation.
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Under his leadership, UCLA has won 18ย conference titles, and UCLA Athletics broadened its national footprint with a historicย move to the Big Ten Conference,ย a seismic shift that positioned the Bruins on the national stage in the country's oldest NCAA Division I conference. UCLA teams began competing in the conference in August, and just this week, the women's soccer team became the university's first toย win a Big Ten Conference title.ย Since 2020, Jarmond has hired 10 new head coaches, nine of whom are first-time head coaches, including UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame athletes DeShaun Foster (football), Joanna Hayes (trackย and field) and Jenny Johnson-Jordan (beach volleyball).
Read the full story on UCLA Newsroom. ย
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Jarmond, the Alice and Nahum Lainer Family Director of Athletics,ย became UCLA's ninth athletics directorย in July 2020 on a six-year contract following his tenure as athletics director at Boston College and as deputy director of athletics at Ohio State University. He replaced UCLA's Dan Guerrero, who retired after 18 years in the role. The three-year extension was finalized this past spring.
"In just four years, Martin has redefined UCLA Athletics โ creating new opportunities for Bruins to compete on the biggest stages, making major investments in student-athlete wellness and success, taking important steps to shore up the financial health of our athletics enterprise and putting an inclusive culture at the center of the department," said UCLA Interim Chancellor Darnell Hunt. "We are excited that he will continue to shepherd our legendary athletics program into a new era."
Since Jarmond's appointment, UCLA has captured five NCAA championships, including men's and women's water polo titles in 2020 and 2024, respectively;ย back-to-back men's volleyball titles in 2023 and 2024;ย and a women's soccer crown in 2022, bringing UCLA's all-time NCAA championship total to 123, the most in the Big Ten Conference and the second-most of any program in the nation.
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Under his leadership, UCLA has won 18ย conference titles, and UCLA Athletics broadened its national footprint with a historicย move to the Big Ten Conference,ย a seismic shift that positioned the Bruins on the national stage in the country's oldest NCAA Division I conference. UCLA teams began competing in the conference in August, and just this week, the women's soccer team became the university's first toย win a Big Ten Conference title.ย Since 2020, Jarmond has hired 10 new head coaches, nine of whom are first-time head coaches, including UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame athletes DeShaun Foster (football), Joanna Hayes (trackย and field) and Jenny Johnson-Jordan (beach volleyball).
Read the full story on UCLA Newsroom. ย
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