{"id":52151,"date":"2022-05-17T11:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T15:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=52151"},"modified":"2022-05-17T11:17:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T15:17:36","slug":"emu-names-carrie-bert-as-interim-director-of-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2022\/emu-names-carrie-bert-as-interim-director-of-athletics\/","title":{"rendered":"EMU names Carrie Bert as interim director of athletics\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>EMU Athletics has named Carrie S. Bert as interim director of athletics. She will provide a smooth transition between the mid-summer departure of <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2022\/emu-director-of-athletics-dave-king-announces-his-retirement\/\">retiring director Dave King<\/a> and the anticipated onboarding of a new director of athletics in the fall. Her duties began May 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bert has spent the last two years as the assistant director of athletics and Senior Woman Administrator, an NCAA-designated position for the highest-ranking female in each NCAA athletics department or conference office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I would like to thank Dave King for his years of leadership and passion for EMU Athletics,&#8221; Bert said. &#8220;I anticipate a busy but enjoyable transition period where I have the privilege of working alongside Dave ahead of his retirement. Serving our coaches, staff, and student athletes during a leadership change is an honor, and I am committed to nurturing a place where all EMU Royals can thrive.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before joining EMU Athletics as an administrator, Bert coached for nine seasons at EMU. She was head coach of the women&#8217;s volleyball team from 2015-19 and assistant coach from 2010-14. Bert&#8217;s final team earned the program&#8217;s best finish in 18 years at 13-13. It was EMU&#8217;s first .500 season since 2001. She finished with a coaching record of 51-85, averaging just over 10 wins per season. The Royals had seen just two double-digit win records in the 11 seasons before Bert took over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bert graduated cum laude from EMU in 1997 with a liberal arts degree and elementary school licensure with coaching and music minors, she was also a standout on the volleyball court as a four-year player for the Royals. Bert is fifth in the EMU record books with 293 career blocks. She also finished her career with over 700 kills and was named All-ODAC in 1996.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EMU Athletics has named Carrie S. Bert as interim director of athletics. 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