Athletic Director Terry Tumey out at Fresno State

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Athletic manager Terry Tumey is retired astatine Fresno State, successful a determination that some parties are calling "mutually agreed" upon.

Tumey has been the university's diversion manager since August of 2018.

During his tenure, Tumey secured a woody with Adidas for diversion cogwheel and more.

"It has been an grant to service the Fresno State assemblage with integrity for the past six years," Tumey said successful a statement. "I permission with the assurance that our contributions person made a affirmative interaction connected the lives of others."

However, besides nether his tenure, the assemblage chopped its varsity lacrosse, men's tennis, and wrestling.

Under his tenure, the Bulldogs were incapable to unafraid a determination to a bigger league amid a shuffling crossed the wider assemblage sports landscape.

Tumey besides launched the diversion department's "Elevate" campaign, which has yet to spot immoderate large success. The program for improvements to diversion facilities had questionable finances. On apical of that, voters rejected a program to adhd a income taxation successful Fresno County to money those and different improvements.

Fresno State President Dr. Saul-Jimenez Sandoval released a statement, saying: "I privation to stock with you that Director of Athletics Terry Tumey and I person mutually agreed that helium volition beryllium leaving Fresno State to prosecute different opportunities. We are moving unneurotic connected a modulation program to guarantee that we person continuity of enactment successful the Athletics Department. I sincerely admit Terry's six years of dedicated work to Fresno State and the enactment helium has provided to our campus, community, and astir importantly, to our student-athletes. We privation Terry each the champion for a fulfilling future."

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