Mark Coyle is the 23rd director of athletics at the

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, replacing Norwood Teague. He resigned as the athletics director at

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in May 2016 after spending only 11 months with the

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. Prior to this position, Coyle was the athletics director at

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(2011–15), a deputy athletics director at the

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(2006–11), and an associate athletics director at Minnesota (2001–05).

Career

At Syracuse, two of his programs won national titles and five won ACC championships. Prior to that, at Boise State, 18 Broncos teams posted record GPAs on the way to claiming 12 conference championships. At Minnesota, he received a multi-year contract extension running through June 2026.

Personal life

Coyle grew up in

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and graduated from the Columbus High School in 1987. He started wide receiver for the Sailors and was on the 1986 State Football 3A Championship team. He played football for

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, where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English in 1991. He earned his master's degree in teaching from Drake in 1992 and a master's degree in sports administration from

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in 1993. Coyle and his wife Krystan have three children, Grace, Nicholas and Benjamin and live in St. Paul.

References

External links

Minnesota bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Coyle, Mark Living people Boise State Broncos athletic directors Syracuse Orange athletic directors Minnesota Golden Gophers athletic directors Drake University alumni Florida State University alumni People from Waterloo, Iowa Year of birth missing (living people)