Martin Jarmond (born November 22, 1979) is an American college athletics administrator who is the athletic director at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He played college basketball at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, where he was a two-time captain for the UNC Wilmington Seahawks.[1] He holds an M.B.A and a master's degree in sports administration from Ohio University.[2] Jarmond was the associate athletic director at Michigan State University (2003–2009)[3] before serving as the deputy director of athletics at Ohio State University (2009–2017).[4][5][6] In 2017 at age 37, he became the youngest athletic director among the Power Five conferences and the first African-American athletic director in Boston College history.[7]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Athletic director |
| Team | UCLA |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 22, 1979 Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1997–2001 | UNC Wilmington |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2003–2009 | Michigan State (assistant AD) |
| 2009–2017 | Ohio State (assistant AD/deputy AD) |
| 2017–2020 | Boston College |
| 2020–present | UCLA |
References
edit- ^ Bolch, Ben (May 17, 2020). "UCLA hires Martin Jarmond as athletic director". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- ^ "Martin Jarmond - The Alice and Nahum Lainer Family Director of Athletics - Staff Directory". uclabruins.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
- ^ Thompson, Rich (December 2, 2019). "Boston College AD Martin Jarmond begins search for new football coach". Boston Herald. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- ^ Wasserman, Ari (May 2, 2017). "Inside Martin Jarmond's office and a unique look at how Ohio State football creates its schedules". Cleveland.com. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
Jarmond has accepted a job as Boston College's athletic director -- which begins June 2 -- after spending the last seven years assisting Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith.
- ^ "New Boston College AD Martin Jarmond wants to be a 'difference-maker'". The Boston Globe. April 24, 2017.
- ^ Rich Thompson (April 20, 2017). "Boston College names Ohio State's Martin Jarmond new athletic director". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on July 12, 2018.
- ^ "Boston College Introduces Martin Jarmond, 37, First Black AD At School". Hartford Courant. April 24, 2017.