University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI
Wire
-
Brady Roark
hired
as
Director of Operations for
Football
May 19 -
Brandon Holt
hired
as
Corners for
Football
May 19 -
Candler Harris
promoted
to
Assistant Athletic Director, Marketing
Feb 01 -
Nick DiStasio
promoted
to
Assistant Athletic Director, Marketing
Feb 01 -
Jason Feit
hired
as
Offensive Quality Control/Tight Ends Assistant for
Football
Jan 05 -
Max Schmidhauser is
no longer
the Assistant
for Tennis (W)
Jan 05 -
Meghan Coutts
hired
as
Assistant Director, NCAA Compliance & Student-Athlete Development
Oct 23 -
Jack Buchan is
no longer
the Video Coordinator
for Basketball (M)
Oct 23 -
Sarah Rainwater Jackson
hired
as
Assistant for
Softball (W)
Oct 23 -
Stone Freeman
hired
as
Assistant AD, Media Relations (fb, wtrk/xc, row, base)
Oct 03 -
Daniel Palka
hired
as
Assistant for
Baseball (M)
Aug 22 -
Tyler Lowder is
no longer
the Video Coordinator
for Basketball (W)
Jul 30 -
Ben Sander is
no longer
the Chief of Staff
for Basketball (M)
Jul 30 -
Jen Fay is
no longer
the Assistant
for Basketball (W)
Jul 30 -
Brittney Miles
promoted
to
Associate AD, Internal Operations
Thorr Bjorn to step down as athletics director after nearly two decades of service to URI
KINGSTON, R.I., Nov. 5, 2025 — After nearly two decades of dedicated service to the University of Rhode Island, Vice President and Director of Athletics Thorr Bjorn will step down from his position to accept a leadership opportunity at his alma mater, the University of Massachusetts.
Jul 30 -
Cory Macchioni is
no longer
the Director of Operations
for Basketball (W)
Jul 30 -
Gina Sperry is
no longer
the Associate AD, SWA
for Diversity & Inclusion
Jul 30 -
Garrett Waller is
no longer
the Associate AD, Development
Jul 30 -
Ali Jaques is
no longer
the Associate Head Coach
for Basketball (W)
Jul 30
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