September 10, 2009

OMAHA, Neb. – Former student-athlete and Director of Sales Mark Burgers is returning to Creighton as the school’s Associate Athletics Director. Burgers, currently the Associate Athletics Director for External Affairs at South Dakota State, will start his new position on September 28th.

Upon his arrival, Burgers will help with administrative duties and donor relations among other responsibilities.

At SDSU, Burgers has managed the areas of marketing, promotions, ticketing, sports information, annual giving and special events. He also supervises women’s soccer, wrestling, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s tennis and softball.

Burgers was a student-athlete in Creighton’s men’s golf program as an undergrad from 1999-2003. Upon graduating, he accepted a full-time position within Creighton’s Athletic Marketing Department, working his way up to Director of Sales before leaving in April of 2008.

“While we had many outstanding candidates for this position, we felt that Mark was the best candidate based upon our needs and his experience -- not only at South Dakota State, but also at Creighton,” said Director of Athletics Bruce Rasmussen. “We are excited to bring Mark back to Creighton to assist us in all areas of athletics, but especially in the areas of customer relations, administration and marketing.”