Head coaches Scholl hired
Rich Maloney, baseball coach, June 22, 2012Kristy Castillo, women’s swimming and diving coach, July 19, 2012James Whitford, men’s basketball coach, April 10, 2013Brady Sallee, women’s basketball coach, May 10, 2013Tyra Perry, softball coach, Aug. 6, 2013Joanna Saleem, gymnastics coach, Aug. 22, 2013Max Norris, women’s tennis coach, December 8, 2013Ball State athletic director Bill Scholl has been named athletic director at Marquette, and will take over duties in mid-October, according to a press release.
Scholl has been Ball State's athletic director since 2012. His salary was $246,750.
“This was a very difficult decision to make because of the momentum Ball State’s athletics department has right now and the great people I have had the pleasure to meet and work with at Ball State and in Muncie,” Scholl said in the press release. “My wife, Julie, and I have thoroughly enjoyed our time here and will take great memories with us."
Associate athletic director and head football coach Pete Lembo only worked with Scholl for about two years, but he said the two will be life-long friends. Lembo said the hire is exciting for the Ball State athletic department as a whole and Scholl as an individual.
“It’s a chance to improve [Scholl's] lifestyle,” Lembo said. “If it’s a chance to take on a new challenge and it’s a good step professionally, then I’m thrilled for him.”
Since 2012, Scholl has hired seven coaches for Ball State and helped lead the Cardinal Commitment campaign, a fundraising effort to build new athletic facilities. The campaign aims to raise $20 million by December.
The coaches Scholl hired at Ball State are women's basketball coach Brady Sallee, women's swimming and diving coach Kristy Castillo, baseball coach Rich Maloney, men's basketball coach James Whitford, gymnastics coach Joanna Saleem, softball coach Tyra Perry and women's tennis coach Max Norris.
Previously, he had been with Notre Dame for 23 years.
Scholl is married to Julie Scholl and has three children, Michael, Stefanie and Kelly. Stefanie graduated from Ball State in 2012, according to the university.
Dakota Crawford contributed to this story.
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