Director of Athletics
UCLA
Jarmond is the ninth director of athletics at UCLA, a role he has held for five years. In that time, the school has won six NCAA championships, including men’s water polo titles in 2020 and 2024, a women’s water polo titles in 2024, back-to-back men’s volleyball titles in 2023 and 2024, a women’s soccer crown in 2022 and 18 conference championships. His contract was extended in November. Since 2020, he has hired 10 new head coaches, nine of whom are first-time head coaches. He was a major driver in ending a 96-year alliance with the Pacific-12 Conference and joining the Big Ten Conference in the summer of 2024. He also helped create a partnership between UCLA and Nike/Jordan Brand.
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