Twenty-two years after his time as a Bowling Green State University student came to an end, Bob Moosbrugger will return as the Falcons’ Director of Athletics.
Moosbrugger, a former baseball player at Bowling Green, will be the 14th Director of Athletics for the University, following the resignation of Chris Kingston, who is leaving the University for a position at Learfield Sports.
While the selection and hiring process was extremely fast, Moosbrugger feels confident and comfortable in his decision to return to the Falcons.
“I (always) knew I wanted to be an athletic director” Moosbrugger said in his opening press conference, emphasizing the importance of being able to do so at his alma mater.
At the press conference, held in the Stroh Center, University President Mary Ellen Mazey formally introduced Moosbrugger as the new Director of Athletics. Mazey noted that, in addition to his qualifications, Moosbrugger’s ideas and hopes for the University’s athletic programs impressed her and the members of Turnkey Sports, the organization who helped make the hiring decision.
“I’m impressed with his vision for BGSU athletics,” Mazey said. “He is hardworking, (and) tough when he needs to be.”
Moosbrugger was very specific about his vision and what he wants to accomplish for the University.
“We will make our decision based on what is best for the student(s),”
he said.
He also plans to maintain six areas of focus that he believes will best aid him in helping and improving the University: the student athlete experience, personnel, facilities, political dynamics both on and off campus, resource acquisition and communication. Moosbrugger was adamant in his belief that if he and his staff focused on these six aspects of Bowling Green, it would become an even better University than it is currently.
He mentioned that he and his family, including his wife Esther and sons Andrew and Vincent, will be coming to live in Bowling Green, as he thinks “you want to be entrenched in the community you work in.”
Although the Kingston resignation came as a shock to the University community, Moosbrugger’s attitude heading into this position, as well as his general enthusiasm for the University and its athletics have left Mazey and members of the community feeling comforted and satisfied in the decision to hire him.
Moosbrugger, while establishing the six areas of focus for the University’s athletics, also has more broad goals that he aims for during his time as Director of Athletics.
“Number one, we (have to) graduate student athletes,” he said. “That’s our main goal here and our mission; it’s about the student athlete experience.”
Aside from academics, Moosbrugger has high hopes for the University’s athletic teams.
“We want to compete for championships in the Mid-American Conference,” he added. “We need to hold ourselves to those standards. So, I look forward to helping our coaches figure out…what they need to compete for championships.”
Moosbrugger will be leaving his current position as Deputy Director of Athletics/Chief Operating Officer at San Diego State University. He has been with the Aztecs for over 16 years, but he received promotion to his current position in June of last year.
He will officially assume his BGSU position July 18.
