EXCLUSIVE: Hayes to be Named Brown's AD

EXCLUSIVE: Hayes to be Named Brown's AD

RI native Jack Hayes will be named athletic director at Brown University, according to multiple sources at the University. The announcement may come as early as today. As GoLocalProv reported last Saturday, the Hofstra Athletic Director was one of two finalists.

Hayes is a hall of fame athlete from Providence Country Day and has served as AD at the Long Island, NY university since 2004. He has had demonstrated success at Hofstra and was the final decision-maker in cancelling the football program.

Providence attorney Dennis Grieco who played lacrosse with Hayes at PCD said, "He is a natural leader and gets people to buy into a winning vision."

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According to his bio:

Under his leadership, Hoftstra won 20 CAA Championships and made 33 postseason appearances, including 25 NCAA Tournaments, since the 2004-05 academic year. In 2010-11 four Pride teams advanced to postseason play with women's soccer and men's lacrosse reaching the NCAA Tournament as at-large selections. In addition, Hofstra hosted the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Quarterfinals in 2009 and 2011, setting a James M. Shuart Stadium attendance record in 2011.