Two Join MAC Staff
October 05, 2006 11:14 AM | General
October 5, 2006
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Larry Aschebrook and Niles Eggleston have joined the staff of the Mountaineer Athletic Club.
Aschebrook began October 1 as senior director of development for athletics, after three years as associate athletic director for development at Northern Arizona. In that role, he oversaw major gifts and capital improvements, courtesy cars, marketing and promotions and was the administrator for cross country and track and field. In 2005-06, he coordinated fundraising for the $1.5 million Breslin Building for women’s soccer. Creating the Lumberjack Athletic Association, Aschebrook saw the LAA set records for membership and scholarship dollars raised.
Before NAU, Aschebrook was in athletic development at Northern Colorado, Texas-Dallas and Wisconsin-LaCrosse; each of those departments saw substantial increases in sponsorships and giving during his tenure. He began his career as an assistant in athletic facilities at Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
A native of Clintonville, Wisc., Aschebrook received his bachelor’s from Wisconsin-Stevens Point, where he earned 10 letters in football, track and field. He received a master’s degree from Wisconsin-LaCrosse and is currently working toward a Ph.D. in athletic administration.
Eggleston, who will begin October 13 as director of development for athletics, was formerly the associate vice-president for major gifts at Elmira (N.Y.) College. Prior to Elmira, he was assistant athletic director for development at James Madison, focusing on major gifts to capital projects, endowments and major annual donations and was part of the $10 million Building for Success Campaign to raise funds for JMU’s Athletic Performance Center.
Eggleston, a native of Oneonta, N.Y., also served as director of the Hurricane Club at Miami, overseeing the annual fund for athletics. He received his bachelor’s degree from Colorado and a master’s from North Carolina State, where he served as a graduate assistant with the Wolfpack Club.
