Report: Northwestern promotes Polisky to athletic director
May 3, 2021 GMT
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP)
Northwestern has decided to promote longtime deputy athletic director Mike Polisky replace Jim Phillips as athletic director, The Chicago Tribune reported on Sunday.
A Chicago-area native, Polisky joined Northwestern’s athletic department in 2010 after working for the Arena Football League’s Chicago Rush and American Hockey League’s Chicago Wolves. He worked closely with Phillips in branding and strategy and helped develop the “Chicago’s Big Ten Team” marketing campaign.
Phillips had been Northwestern’s AD since 2008, leading the athletic department through a period of success in competition and growth in facilities before he was hired as ACC commissioner in December. During his tenure the Wildcats won Big Ten division titles in football; the men’s basketball team made its first NCAA tournament appearance; and women’s lacrosse won three national titles.
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Northwestern lacrosse played its first ranked opponent of the season, sweeping Penn State in a double-header at Ryan Fieldhouse. The weekend’s victories put the Cats at 5-0 for the first time since 2012 when the team last won a national championship.
The No. 3 Wildcats dominated the No. 7 Nittany Lions on Thursday, delivering a commanding 24-13 victory. They won again on Saturday 17-13. Penn State came close in score during both games, but Northwestern maintained its lead the entire weekend.
The Cats had a 4-0 lead just eight minutes into theThursday game, but the Nittany Lions quickly tried to catch up. The score at halftime was 11-9 and Penn State pulled within one goal of NU about a minute into the second half. From there, the Cats’ offense took over, scoring 13 times to the Nittany Lions’ two over the following ten-minute span.