WICHITA, Kan.—Wichita State University has parted ways with current Athletic Director Darron Boatright. Boatright became AD for WSU in 2015.
WSU President Rick Muma has selected Sarah Adams to serve as the interim AD. Adams was hired in June of 2021 as an associate AD and senior women's administrator. Adams served as deputy athletic director at Eastern Washington before joining the Shockers.
Muma later confirmed the news, saying in a press release that “while there were certainly achievements and successes during Darron’s tenure, there were significant, ongoing concerns that became acute in recent weeks, ones that I did not believe could be addressed.”
Boatright hired both of WSU’s highest-profile coaches: men’s basketball coach Isaac Brown, whom he elevated to a permanent position with a five-year contract following an AAC championship run in 2021, and baseball coach Eric Wedge, who was hired in 2019. Both coaches have struggled in their most recent season. The WSU men’s basketball team had a disappointing 15-13 campaign and then seven scholarship players entered the NCAA transfer portal, while the baseball team is in the midst of a 15-30 season in Wedge’s second full season.