Mike Karwoski Position: Associate Athletics Director/Sports Performance First Year at ND: 1992

Mike Karwoski begins his 18th year as a member of the University of Notre Dame athletics administration. Beginning in July 2009, Karwoski assumed a new role within athletics that focuses on the development and implementation of a comprehensive Athlete Performance Program for Notre Dame student-athletes.

Prior to assuming his current post, Karwoski worked for 17 years in the area of NCAA rules compliance and served for five years as Associate Athletics Director with direct oversight for the department's Compliance and Student-Athlete Welfare and Development units. As part of his compliance responsibilities, he served as the department's primary liaison to the NCAA and the Big East Conference as well as with the University Offices of the General Counsel, Faculty Board on Athletics, Undergraduate Admissions, Registrar, Financial Aid, Academic Services for Student-Athletes and the Alumni Association.

In the area of Student-Athlete Welfare and Development, Karwoski worked closely with the Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC), First Year of Studies, Student Affairs, Residence Life, Undergraduate Admissions and special/talented student-athletes. He also was involved with off-campus housing and student-athlete conduct issues.

Along with his roles in compliance and student-athlete welfare and development, Karwoski previously served as the sport administrator for women's basketball, cheerleading, men's golf, women's lacrosse and men's and women's cross country and indoor/outdoor track. Karwoski has served on various BIG EAST sports committees over the years and was also the tournament director for the 2005 NCAA Men's Golf Regional Championships held at the Warren Golf Course and the First/Second Rounds of the 2009 NCAA Women's Basketball Championships held at the Joyce Center.

The Athlete Performance Program will have direct oversight of the areas of strength and conditioning, athletic training, sports medicine, sports nutritionist, sports psychology and equipment with the goal of assisting all athletic teams to achieve maximum athletic success. Karwoski will continue to serve as the sport administrator for men's golf and cheerleading for the 2009-10 academic year.

Following his graduation from Central Connecticut State University in 1990 with a degree in political science, Karwoski served as a committee clerk and legislative aide in the Connecticut General Assembly working on legislative policy for both the Education and Public Health Subcommittees. During his undergraduate years at CCSU, he was a member of both the baseball and soccer teams. During the 1991-92 academic year, Karwoski served as an athletics administrative assistant and graduate assistant soccer coach at Springfield (MA) College, while earning a master's of education degree with a concentration in sports management.

A native of Farmington, Conn., Karwoski is married to the former Ann Niemier of South Bend, Ind., a senior staff assistant in the Notre Dame football office.