LAS VEGAS – August 27, 2009 – UNLV President Neal Smatresk announced today that Senior Associate Athletic Director Jerry Koloskie has accepted the position of interim athletic director, effective immediately. Koloskie had been serving as acting athletic director following the recent departure of Mike Hamrick. President Smatresk plans a formal search process, as specified in Nevada System of Higher Education code, to identify a permanent successor to Hamrick.

Koloskie has been a member of the athletics department at UNLV for the past 26 years, serving the last 10 years as senior associate athletic director. In his previous role, Koloskie was responsible for overseeing all internal functions of the athletic department and served as the sport administrator for men’s and women’s basketball, track and field, cross country and baseball. He was also responsible for the daily operations of UNLV's athletic training, strength and conditioning and athletic equipment departments.

Koloskie came to UNLV in 1982 to become co-head athletic trainer and by the following year was named head athletic trainer for all intercollegiate athletic teams at UNLV. Koloskie served on the NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports Committee from 2004-2008 and served as the Chair of the Committee from 2006-2008.

Koloskie earned a bachelor’s degree from West Virginia University in 1980, before which he played baseball for two years at Marietta (Ohio) College. He earned a master’s degree in physical education from Iowa State University in 1981.

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