SAINT LEO, Fla. – Saint Leo University Director of Athletics Francis X. Reidy was named one of 28 Under Armour Athletic Directors of the Year, the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) announced Monday.
 
Reidy, who has earned the honor for the third time in the past six years, is one of four Division II AD's to be recognized. He is joined by Josh Berlo of the University of Minnesota Duluth, Dave Marsh of Northwood University, and John Planek of Lewis University.
 
Reidy, who is in his 19th year as Director of Athletics, was a recipient of the award in 2014-15 and 2011-12. Under his direction in the past two years, Saint Leo athletics won its first individual national champion (men's golf 2016) as well as the team national title (men's golf 2016), while adding the women's individual national champion (women's golf 2017) as well. 

He has guided the Lions into the top 20 of the Learfield Director's Cup, including the programs best finish of second place in 2015-16 while overseeing the addition of the newest sport, beach volleyball. Reidy has directed the growth of success including an NCAA Today's Top 10 award recipient (Marie Coors), the NCAA Elite 90 award recipient (Marie Coors), the Women's Golf Coaches Association DII Golfer of the Year (Marie Coors), the Division II College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-American of the year for both sport and overall, 25 All-Americans and six total CoSIDA Academic All-Americans. 
 

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The ADOY Award highlights the efforts of athletics directors at all levels for their commitment and positive contributions to student-athletes, campuses and their surrounding communities.

Under Armour is now in its 10th year of sponsoring the award and over 220 different athletics directors have been honored with the award during that time.

All NACDA-member directors of athletics in the United States, Canada and Mexico who met the criteria were eligible for the award. Among the criteria were service as an AD for a minimum of five academic years; demonstration of commitment to higher education and student-athletes; continuous teamwork, loyalty and excellence; and the ability to inspire individuals or groups to high levels of accomplishments. Additionally, each AD's institution must have passed a compliance check through its appropriate governing body (i.e., NCAA, NAIA, etc.), in which the institution could not have been on probation or cited for a lack of institutional control during the tenure of the current athletics director.

Nominators were NACDA-member directors of athletics, institutional presidents and conference commissioners, as well as other respected intercollegiate athletics administrators. Special Divisional Selection Committees composed of current and former directors of athletics, current and former commissioners and other key athletics administrators voted on nominees for the award. A complete listing of Selection Committee members can be found on NACDA's Web site at www.nacda.com.

About Under Armour (NYSE: UA): Under Armour is a leading developer, marketer, and distributor of branded performance apparel, footwear, and accessories. The brand's moisture-wicking synthetic fabrications are engineered in many different designs and styles for wear in nearly every climate to provide a performance alternative to traditional natural fiber products. The Company's products are sold worldwide and worn by athletes at all levels, from youth to professional, on playing fields around the globe. The Under Armour global headquarters is in Baltimore, Maryland, with European headquarters in Amsterdam's Olympic Stadium, and additional offices in Denver, Hong Kong, Toronto, and Guangzhou, China. For further information, please visit the Company's Web site at www.underarmour.com.

About NACDA: NACDA, now in its 53^rd year, is the professional and educational Association for more than 15,700 college athletics administrators at more than 1,700 institutions throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. More than 6,500 athletics administrators annually attend NACDA & Affiliates Convention Week. Additionally, NACDA manages 17 professional associations and three foundations. For more information on NACDA, visit www.nacda.com.