Article: MARSHALL NAMES NEW ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: ; Homecoming for Hamrick

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HUNTINGTON - Marshall University welcomed home one of its alumni Monday afternoon, when President Stephen Kopp announced Mike Hamrick as the Thundering Herd's 20th athletic director.

Hamrick replaces another Marshall alumnus, Bob Marcum, who resigned June 30 after seven years at the helm of the Herd's athletic department.

Hamrick received a loud applause when he stepped to the podium after Kopp introduced him.

"I hope I get this reception a year from now," he said, generating a hearty round of laughter from the crowd. "It usually takes about a year and then, you know."

Hamrick, a ...

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