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Sep 10, 2024 · Lyke oversaw the addition of women’s lacrosse at Pitt, and the program will enter its fourth season in the coming spring. Pitt football reached its best performance since the 1976 National Championship, winning a 2021 ACC Championship with quarterback Kenny Pickett.
Sep 9, 2024 · In a surprise decision, Pittsburgh fired athletic director Heather Lyke on Monday, the school announced, ending her seven-year run leading the Panthers’ athletic department.
- Brendan Marks
- Staff Writer
Sep 10, 2024 · One of the "biggest reasons" why Pitt fired AD Heather Lyke yesterday was the "friction developed" between her and Chancellor Joan Gabel, according to Paul Zeise of the PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE. Lyke was a breath of fresh air for an athletic department reeling from a 10-year period of instability and uncertainty.
Sep 9, 2024 · Pitt football won the ACC Championship in 2021, men's and women's soccer have both made deep runs in their respective tournaments, and the women's volleyball team is a mainstay in the Final Four of the National Championship.
Sep 9, 2024 · Pitt has relieved Director of Athletics Heather Lyke from her duties, the University announced Monday morning in a statement. Christopher Carter of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette first reported. Lyke was hired as the Director of Athletics in 2017 and signed an extension in 2019.
Sep 9, 2024 · While at Pitt, Lyke hired basketball coach Jeff Capel and oversaw a football program that won an ACC championship in 2021. Before Monday's firing, Lyke's contract was set to run through...
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Sep 9, 2024 · PITTSBURGH — The University of Pittsburgh has fired athletic director Heather Lyke, a somewhat surprising move that came a few months before Lyke's contract was set to expire. Pitt chancellor...