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Exclusive One-on-One With Wren Baker, Presented by Diversified Energy
December 05, 2022 03:12 PM | General
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Tony Caridi sits down with new WVU director of athletics Wren Baker in this exclusive interview presented by Diversified Energy.
Baker was officially introduced as West Virginia University's 13th director of athletics earlier today inside the team room at the Milan Puskar Center.
Baker comes to Morgantown from the University of North Texas, where he has been the vice president and athletics director since 2016. With previous stops at Missouri, Memphis, Northwest Missouri and Rogers State, Baker brings more than 20 years of experience to WVU as its 13th director of Athletics.
He will have oversight of 18 varsity sports, a department budget of more than $90 million, approximately 250 employees and nearly 500 student-athletes.
At North Texas, seven programs (men's cross country, volleyball, women's soccer, football, men's basketball, women's golf and softball) combined to win 17 conference or division championships during Baker's tenure, and the overall athletic department's winning percentage in the last year was the best in the modern era. In 2019, every team achieved a winning season for the first time in school history. He led 18 head coaching searches, and his hires have a combined winning percentage of nearly 70%.
Baker begins his duties at WVU on Dec. 19 under a six-year agreement through Dec. 31, 2028, and will earn a yearly compensation of $1.1M, plus incentives.
Baker was officially introduced as West Virginia University's 13th director of athletics earlier today inside the team room at the Milan Puskar Center.
Baker comes to Morgantown from the University of North Texas, where he has been the vice president and athletics director since 2016. With previous stops at Missouri, Memphis, Northwest Missouri and Rogers State, Baker brings more than 20 years of experience to WVU as its 13th director of Athletics.
He will have oversight of 18 varsity sports, a department budget of more than $90 million, approximately 250 employees and nearly 500 student-athletes.
At North Texas, seven programs (men's cross country, volleyball, women's soccer, football, men's basketball, women's golf and softball) combined to win 17 conference or division championships during Baker's tenure, and the overall athletic department's winning percentage in the last year was the best in the modern era. In 2019, every team achieved a winning season for the first time in school history. He led 18 head coaching searches, and his hires have a combined winning percentage of nearly 70%.
Baker begins his duties at WVU on Dec. 19 under a six-year agreement through Dec. 31, 2028, and will earn a yearly compensation of $1.1M, plus incentives.
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