MARYVILLE, Tenn. — Maryville College President Bryan F. Coker named Andrew Wu the interim athletics director after Sara Quatrocky resigned for "personal reasons" on Aug. 1.
Wu steps into the new role beginning Monday. He will serve in the position for the upcoming fall semester, the college said.
Wu arrives after a six-year tenure as Associate Dean and Athletics Director for Goucher College in Baltimore. MC said under his leadership, Goucher's NCAA Division III athletics program progressed "tremendously."
"Goucher's student-athlete population grew from 18 percent to more than 30 percent, teams won several Landmark Conference championships, the equestrian team finished as high as 8th nationally, several sports earned their first-ever postseason berths, and this past year, student-athletes were awarded the most All-Conference selections in school history," the college said.
MC said on a national level, Wu served on the NCAA Diversity and Inclusion Working Group as a mentor for the Student Immersion Program. Goucher was also honored as one of three recipients across all Divisions for the NCAA Diversity and Inclusion Award.
Coker released a statement regarding Wu's placement, it can be read below:
"Please join me in welcoming Andrew Wu to Maryville for the Fall Semester, and in supporting the Athletics Department staff during this transition period," Coker said. "We are grateful for the substantial progress that was made and the strong momentum gained in Athletics during Sara's time with the College."
"As Interim Athletics Director, Andrew will be working both in-person and remotely for the Fall Semester while his wife, Kaitlyn, and two sons, Griffin and James, remain in Maryland. Andrew will work closely with Brittney Washington, Senior Associate Director of Athletics, during the transition period."
MC also said in his time before Goucher, Wu worked at Bennington College in Vermont where he established the institution's first athletics and recreation department.
"Wu also served as an Assistant Men's Soccer Coach at both Mount St. Mary's University and McDaniel College," the college said.
Coker said the college is launching a national search for a permanent athletic director, looking for someone who can build upon the positive growth seen in the program in recent years.