Congrats Jeff Tingey...ISU Interim Athletic Director!

Jeff and his wife Amber have been dear friends of ours since he tranfered from Ricks to Weber State and became teammates with Todd in 2000. Such good memories of Todd and Jeff running on the same relay team and beating BYU in the 4X400 in dramatic fashion more than once, as well as the hated NAU in the conference championships! Jeff was always the unfailing last leg and never let the team down! After graduating at WSU, he stayed on in the athletic department there before heading down to BYU. For the past year, he has been working at ISU and was recently named the Interim Athletic Director! "As one of the youngest to lead a Division I Athletics program, Tingey has already hired two new coaches, Chad Teichert in volleyball and Seton Sobolewski in women's basketball. He also has overseen the final aspects of a budget recovery plan that enabled Idaho State to recover from a nearly $800,000 deficit. The department is now in the black as it heads into the 2008-09 season. He has also increased ISU's marketing presence in the community, bringing in nearly $600,000 in corporate dollars to the athletic department, and expanding ISU's influence in the region." The Tingeys have been modest in not bragging about their most exciting news, so Todd and I are taking the opportunity to do it for them! It is nice to have friends in high places! Congratulations...you surely deserve it!