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American college sports administrator

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Chris Del Conte
Current position
Del Conte in 2017
Title	Athletic director
Team	Texas
Conference	SEC
Biographical details
Born	(1968-06-19) June 19, 1968 (age 56) Taos, New Mexico, U.S.
Alma mater	University of California, Santa Barbara (BA) Washington State University (M.Ed)
Playing career
c. 1990	UC Santa Barbara

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1994–1998	Cal Poly (assistant AD)
1998–1999	Washington State (assistant AD)
2000–2006	Arizona (senior associate AD)
2006–2009	Rice
2009–2017	TCU
2017–present	Texas

Chris Del Conte (born June 19, 1968) is an American college athletics administrator. He is the athletic director at the University of Texas at Austin, a position he has held since 2017. Del Conte served as the athletic director at Rice University from 2006 to 2009 and Texas Christian University (TCU) from 2009 to 2017. Under Del Conte, Texas has won the Directors' Cup as the nation's top performing athletic department in the 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2023-24 seasons.

Personal life

Del Conte grew up in New Mexico and Mexico. His parents were Christian missionaries who ran a service home for over 150 foster children and founded the San Felipe Humanitarian Alliance. He is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he was a student-athlete in track and field and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology. He also holds a master's degree in education, administration and supervision from Washington State University.

Del Conte is married and has two daughters.

On May 22, 2024, Del Conte won the Sports Business Journal's 2024 Athletic Director of the Year award.

References

^ "Vice President & Director of Athletics Chris Del Conte". University of Texas Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
"Texas Athletics clinches 2023-24 Division I LEARFIELD Directors' Cup". University of Texas Athletics. 2024-06-11. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
"Chris Del Conte begins journey as Texas Athletics Director". University of Texas Athletics. 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
Podell, Garrett (2018-02-06). "Longtime ties brought Jeremiah Donati to TCU". TCU 360. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
@SBJ (May 22, 2024). "Athletic Director of the Year: @_delconte w/ @UTexasAthletics 🤘 Chris Del Conte oversaw a spectacular year for the University of Texas athletic department with astronomical revenue and their sights set on the SEC. #SBJAwards" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
Cahillane, Mollie; Karp, Austin; Lemire, Joe; Schaefer, Rob; Silverman, Alex; Friend, Tom (May 22, 2024). "Winners of the 2024 Sports Business Awards". sportsbusinessjournal.com.

v t e Athletic directors of the Southeastern Conference
Greg Byrne (Alabama) Hunter Yurachek (Arkansas) John Cohen (Auburn) Scott Stricklin (Florida) Josh Brooks (Georgia) Mitch Barnhart (Kentucky) Scott Woodward (LSU) Zac Selmon (Mississippi State) Laird Veatch (Missouri) Joe Castiglione (Oklahoma) Keith Carter (Ole Miss) Ray Tanner (South Carolina) Danny White (Tennessee) Chris Del Conte (Texas) Trev Alberts (Texas A&M) Candice Storey Lee (Vanderbilt)

Athletic directors of the Southeastern Conference

v t e Rice Owls athletic directors
Philip Arbuckle (1912–1924) John Heisman (1924–1927) Gaylord Johnson (1927–1940) Jess Neely (1940–1967) Bo Hagan (1967–1970) Bill Peterson (1970–1971) Red Bale (1971–1975) Homer Rice (1976–1978) Augie Erfurth (1978–1984) Watson Brown (1984–1985) Jerry Berndt (1986–1988) Bobby May (1989–2006) Chris Del Conte (2006–2009) David Sayler # (2009–2010) Rick Greenspan (2010–2013) Joe Karlgaard (2013–2023) Tanner Gardner # (2023) Tommy McClelland (2023– ) # denotes interim athletic director

Rice Owls athletic directors

Philip Arbuckle (1912–1924)
John Heisman (1924–1927)
Gaylord Johnson (1927–1940)
Jess Neely (1940–1967)
Bo Hagan (1967–1970)
Bill Peterson (1970–1971)
Red Bale (1971–1975)
Homer Rice (1976–1978)
Augie Erfurth (1978–1984)
Watson Brown (1984–1985)
Jerry Berndt (1986–1988)
Bobby May (1989–2006)
Chris Del Conte (2006–2009)
David Sayler # (2009–2010)
Rick Greenspan (2010–2013)
Joe Karlgaard (2013–2023)
Tanner Gardner # (2023)
Tommy McClelland (2023– )

# denotes interim athletic director

v t e TCU Horned Frogs athletic directors
Willis T. Stewart (1912–1913) Ernest M. Tipton (1918) William L. Driver (1920–1922) L. C. "Pete" Wright (1922–1934) Raymond Wolf (1934–1936) L. C. "Pete" Wright (1936) Howard Grubbs (1937–1950) Dutch Meyer (1950–1963) Abe Martin (1963–1975) Frank Windegger (1975–1997) Eric Hyman (1998–2005) Danny Morrison (2005–2009) Chris Del Conte (2009–2017) Jeremiah Donati (2017–2024) Mike Buddie (2025–present)

TCU Horned Frogs athletic directors

Willis T. Stewart (1912–1913)
Ernest M. Tipton (1918)
William L. Driver (1920–1922)
L. C. "Pete" Wright (1922–1934)
Raymond Wolf (1934–1936)
L. C. "Pete" Wright (1936)
Howard Grubbs (1937–1950)
Dutch Meyer (1950–1963)
Abe Martin (1963–1975)
Frank Windegger (1975–1997)
Eric Hyman (1998–2005)
Danny Morrison (2005–2009)
Chris Del Conte (2009–2017)
Jeremiah Donati (2017–2024)
Mike Buddie (2025–present)

v t e Texas Longhorns athletic directors
Men's	L. Theo Bellmont (1913–1929) W. E. Metzenthin (1930–1935) Jack Chevigny (1935–1937) Dana X. Bible (1937–1956) Ed Olle (1956–1962) Darrell Royal (1962–1980) Bill Ellington (1980–1981) DeLoss Dodds (1981–2013) Steve Patterson (2013–2015) Mike Perrin (2015–2017) Chris Del Conte (2017– )
Women's	Donna Lopiano (1975–1992) Christine Plonsky (2001–2017)

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