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Thursday, September 22-September 28, 2022 www.rutherfordweekly.com 828-248-1408 Rutherford Weekly - Page 15 6 DAY FORECAST RUTHERFORD COUNTY'S RUTHERFORD COUNTY'S For Up To The Minute Rutherford County Weather Go To rutherfordweekly.com 91 55 THUR SEPT. 22 76 48 Sunny FRI SEPT. 23 SAT SEPT. 24 79 55 Mostly Sunny SUN SEPT. 25 85 59 80 54 MON SEPT. 26 78 50 TUES SEPT. 27 Mostly Sunny Sunny AM Showers Sunny ©Community First Media Community First Media www.duffi escopier.com www.duffi escopier.com 828-245-5116 828-245-5116 LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED FOR 40 YEARS LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED FOR 40 YEARS SUPPLIES EQUIPMENT SERVICE PRINTED MATERIALS 671 Oak St., Forest City, NC 28043 BUY LOCAL • SAVE YOUR HARD EARNED DOLL ARS! BUY LOCAL • SAVE YOUR HARD EARNED DOLL ARS! 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The Owego, NY, native will begin his role at Gardner-Webb in early October. A campus meet and greet was held Wed., Sept. 14, at 1pm in Tucker Student Center. "I have great confi dence that Andrew Goodrich will lead Gardner-Webb athletics into a new and highly successful era," praised GWU President William Downs. "He has vision, tenacity, experience, and an appetite for building championship programs. The passion is palpable, and everyone who meets Andrew will quickly learn that he simply won't be outworked. The future for Runnin' Bulldogs sports is incredibly bright." "The sum of my life experiences as a collegiate student-athlete, coach, professor, and administrator has generated a burning desire to create a winning culture and lead individuals, teams, and organizations to deliver championship-level performances on and off the fi eld," said Goodrich. "I believe that all challenges can be overcome, and those championships earned, when we create alignment, leverage strategic planning, creativity, hard work, positive attitude, trust in our teammates, and faith in God that we are serving a greater purpose. "I am so grateful to have the opportunity to work with the student-athletes, coaches, staff, campus and community leaders at Gardner-Webb University as we move into this new era of intercollegiate athletics. Most particularly, President Dr. William Downs and the entire search committee, who demonstrated so much passion for the Runnin' Bulldogs." In addition to his role as Deputy Director of Athletics with the Syracuse Orange, Goodrich serves as a member of Chancellor Kent Syverud's University Leadership Team and Athletic Director John Wildhack's Executive Cabinet. He also serves as the athletics department's liaison for the ACC Network and as a member of the ACC's Branding, Marketing and Revenue Development, and Football Strategy working groups. Goodrich's work in the area of Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) ushered in a new era of co-licensing for student-athletes at Syracuse and is a testament to his dedication to providing a terrifi c student-athlete experience. He recently helped negotiate a ten-year naming rights agreement for the JMA Wireless Dome and has been the key fi gure in several major deals for the Orange athletics department – including the school's fi rst appearance in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl Kickoff Game, Syracuse's largest all sports apparel deal with Nike and an all sports deal with INFLCR to develop student-athlete branding, NIL education and preparation, and group licensing opportunities. Goodrich also negotiated the largest e-commerce deal in Syracuse history – nearly double the size of the previous agreement – and led the school's marketing efforts to launch the ACC Network into over 40 million homes nationwide. Under Goodrich's watch, Syracuse led the nation in men's basketball attendance three times and set an NCAA men's basketball single-game attendance record of 35,642 fans for its game vs. Duke on February 23, 2019. That success in promoting events translated to football as well, with the Orange hosting a crowd of 50,248 for its game against Clemson on September 14, 2019. It was the Dome's fi rst sellout since 1998 and the third-largest crowd since the facility opened in 1980. Record football season ticket sales, large corporate sponsorship deals and enhancements to the fan experience at Syracuse athletics events are just a sampling of the positive impact made during Goodrich's time with the Orange. Syracuse was also presented with the 2022 Clyde Award as the top Learfi eld Corporate Partnerships Property of the Year, a tremendous honor for Goodrich's external team and partnership with Learfi eld. Goodrich has a strong foundation of success at several stops, including roles at the University of South Florida, the University of Miami (Fla.) and Notre Dame. During his time at South Florida, Goodrich helped revamp the athletics department's brand and oversaw broad growth in several key areas. He was part of a leadership team that negotiated an all-sports contract with adidas in 2017 and a multi-media rights deal that same year with the Tampa Bay Lightning/Vinik Sports Group. Together with VSG, he also played a key role in securing naming rights for the Yuengling Center. A former student-athlete on the baseball diamond at Cumberland University of Lebanon, TeN, Goodrich earned a bachelor's degree in business from the school in 1999. He received an MBA in marketing management from Notre Dame and earned his doctorate in higher education administration from USF in 2015. He was a three-time academic all-conference selection at Cumberland and was part of the school's 1998 NAIA College World Series team. In addition to numerous speaking engagements at conventions and events, Goodrich has experience teaching business communications, sports marketing and athletics administration courses during his career. Goodrich and his wife Erika, have two children — Arielle and Charley. Gardner-Webb Welcomes New Vice President and Director of Athletics Article Provided By: Jean Gordon Dr. Andrew Goodrich Email news and events to events@rutherfordweekly.com or go to or go to www.rutherfordweekly.com www.rutherfordweekly.com to submit online. to submit online. Have interesting news about your business or organization? Email it to us! Email it to us!