MIAA
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — MIAA Commissioner Mike Racy has appointed Fort Hays State’s Assistant Athletic Director Matt Cook as the Association’s next Basketball Tournament Committee Chair.
Cook has been a member of the MIAA Basketball Tournament Committee for eight years. He becomes the third representative to take over as the committee chair since the committee began in 2008. Cook is replacing Pittsburg State’s former Associate Athletic Director, Nate Davis.
“I am humbled and excited to be selected as the new chair for the MIAA basketball tournament committee,” said Cook. “This is an event I look forward to every year, not just for the great basketball games and high-level competition we get to watch each day, but also for the time spent working with other MIAA Athletic Administrators to put on the tournament. We have a great group of people on the committee with great leadership from the MIAA office and can’t wait to celebrate our 20th year of MIAA basketball in Kansas City! I would be remiss if I didn’t mention learning the importance of the MIAA basketball tournament and how things worked from a great mentor and committee member in Tim Callahan and past chairs Brett Esely and Nate Davis.”
In his new appointment, Cook will help oversee the direction of tournament operations. As chair, he will be in direct consultation with Commissioner Racy and MIAA staff on meetings and agenda items leading into the tournament.
Cook is entering his ninth year as the Assistant Athletic Director of External Operations at Fort Hays State.