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No. 5 Story of 2012-13: Chris Kingston Named Athletics Director
July 08, 2013 | General
For the fourth year in a row, BGSU Athletics will be counting down the top stories of the year all summer long. 2012-13 was a banner year for athletics at BGSU and the list of best moments of the year is arguably the strongest since beginning this annual event.
We will release the list one at a time throughout the summer until the No. 1 story of the year is announced on Aug. 5 -- just as BGSU football camp gets underway and the 2013-14 season has officially started! Don't forget to purchase your season tickets NOW!
Chris Kingston Named Director Of Athletics
Bowling Green State University announced that former North Carolina State Senior Associate Director of Athletics Chris Kingston was named BGSU's Athletics Director on June 9 (FOR FULL RELEASE, CLICK HERE). Kingston replaced Greg Christopher, who left in May to take over the AD position at Xavier.
Kingston is the 13th full-time Athletics Director at BGSU and was introduced to the community on June 10 (READ PRESS CONFERENCE RECAP OR WATCH PRESS CONFERENCE HERE). He highlighted his vision for athletics at BGSU through people, resources and opportunities.
Kingston takes over a department that saw seven of its teams place in the top half of the league standings in 2012-13, two of its teams (volleyball and baseball) win MAC Tournament Championships and four teams (volleyball, baseball, football, women's basketball) make national postseason appearances.
Fans can review previous top 10 lists by clicking any of the links below:
2011-12 Top 10; No. 1 Moment - BGSU hockey makes improbable run to the Joe
2010-11 Top 10; No. 1 Moment - Bill Frack announces $10 million gift to BGSU men's basketball
2009-10 Top 10; No. 1 Moment - The Freddie Barnes Story
Countdown of the Top Ten Stories of 2012-13
No. 1 - Released Aug. 5
No. 2 - Released July 29
No. 3 - Released July 22
No. 4 - Released July 15
No. 5 - Chris Kingston named Director of Athletics
No. 6 - Dr. Lee and Marge Meserve announce transformational gift to athletics
No. 7 - Chris Jones dominates defensively
No. 8 - BGSU swimming skyrockets up MAC standings
No. 9 - Jamilah Ali and Alyssa Nocella win MAC gymnastics championships
No. 10 - BGSU Football plays in the Military Bowl
Other Notable Moments
We will release the list one at a time throughout the summer until the No. 1 story of the year is announced on Aug. 5 -- just as BGSU football camp gets underway and the 2013-14 season has officially started! Don't forget to purchase your season tickets NOW!
Chris Kingston Named Director Of Athletics
Bowling Green State University announced that former North Carolina State Senior Associate Director of Athletics Chris Kingston was named BGSU's Athletics Director on June 9 (FOR FULL RELEASE, CLICK HERE). Kingston replaced Greg Christopher, who left in May to take over the AD position at Xavier.
Kingston is the 13th full-time Athletics Director at BGSU and was introduced to the community on June 10 (READ PRESS CONFERENCE RECAP OR WATCH PRESS CONFERENCE HERE). He highlighted his vision for athletics at BGSU through people, resources and opportunities.
Kingston takes over a department that saw seven of its teams place in the top half of the league standings in 2012-13, two of its teams (volleyball and baseball) win MAC Tournament Championships and four teams (volleyball, baseball, football, women's basketball) make national postseason appearances.
Fans can review previous top 10 lists by clicking any of the links below:
2011-12 Top 10; No. 1 Moment - BGSU hockey makes improbable run to the Joe
2010-11 Top 10; No. 1 Moment - Bill Frack announces $10 million gift to BGSU men's basketball
2009-10 Top 10; No. 1 Moment - The Freddie Barnes Story
Countdown of the Top Ten Stories of 2012-13
No. 1 - Released Aug. 5
No. 2 - Released July 29
No. 3 - Released July 22
No. 4 - Released July 15
No. 5 - Chris Kingston named Director of Athletics
No. 6 - Dr. Lee and Marge Meserve announce transformational gift to athletics
No. 7 - Chris Jones dominates defensively
No. 8 - BGSU swimming skyrockets up MAC standings
No. 9 - Jamilah Ali and Alyssa Nocella win MAC gymnastics championships
No. 10 - BGSU Football plays in the Military Bowl
Other Notable Moments
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