Creech to take University of Denver post, media report
The Associated Press, Bangor Daily News, Portland Press Herald, WVII (Channel 7), WABI (Channel 5), Sun Journal and WLBZ (Channel 2) reported University of Maine Director of Athletics Karlton Creech has been named vice chancellor for athletics, recreation and Ritchie Center Operations at the University of Denver. Creech will take over May 1, overseeing 17 Division I teams and a recreation program that engages more than 60 percent of the student body, including intramural and club sports and the Coors Fitness Center, the AP reported. Creech has served as athletic director at UMaine since 2014. “I’d like to thank the University of Maine for the incredible opportunity to serve as director of athletics,” Creech said in a press release. “My years in Orono have been some of the most rewarding of my career and I look forward to following the continued success of the Black Bears.” Scott Atherley, who has been the women’s soccer coach for 19 years after serving as the men’s soccer coach for seven years, told the BDN that Creech has had a positive impact at UMaine. “Certainly, his leadership style was well-suited for the time and place he was at in his journey at UMaine,” Atherley said. The Washington Post, Fox Sports and CBS4 Denver carried the AP report.