CORVALLIS, Ore. – For the second year in a row and third time in four years, the College of Idaho’s Reagan Rossi was named the Cascade Collegiate Conference Athletic Director of the Year, the conference announced Thursday. The award is the CCC’s top administrative honor selected by the conference’s athletic directors and the winner moves on to the national ballot.
"Congratulations to Reagan on being selected as the 2021-22 CCC AD of the Year," stated CCC Commissioner Robert Cashell. "Being recognized for this honor in back-to-back years is a testament to how impactful Reagan is, not only on the campus of The College of Idaho but across the CCC." "Her commitment to ensuring a positive student-athlete experience, mentoring coaches and leading the Yote department with class and integrity is at the core of everything she does."
Rossi is in her 21
st year with the Coyotes and sixth at the helm of the department where she is the Vice President of Athletics.
This year, Rossi’s Coyotes have made 10 NAIA National Championship appearances, including serving as a host for the NAIA Men’s Basketball Opening Round. The Yotes won three CCC regular-season championships and one tournament championship.
Rossi worked with her development team on the first-ever Athletics Give Day, “Clash of the Coyotes,” and the Go Purple Steak Feed had a record fundraising of over $200,000. She is currently working on fundraising for the JA Albertson Activities Center renovations and recently finalized fundraising and planning for the Buffington/Christian Hitting Facility for baseball and softball.
Under Rossi, Symms Field (where the Coyotes play softball) completed new lights and had new drainage and sprinkler system upgrades. She also oversaw new field goal netting at Simplot Stadium.
Academically, the Coyotes have seen 146 NAIA Scholar-Athletes named – which is the most in department history and the most on the West Coast. All 18 Coyote teams were named NAIA Scholar Teams, including Women’s Cross Country, which boasted the fifth-best team GPA in the NAIA with a 3.87.
This past year, 156 Coyotes have earned Academic All-Conference honors – 61 fall, 12 winter, 83 spring – and 18 have picked up Academic All-District honors, with six going on to be named Academic All-Americans. The Coyote women’s volleyball team also picked up the AVCA Award.
The Coyotes instill the Champion of Character mentality and hosted the Canyon County Special Olympics event day, partnered with the Idaho Food Bank, WICAP, and City of Caldwell for Canyon County Food Drives.
Rossi serves as the Third Vice President on the ADA Board and is on the Ratings and is on the NAC Ratings and Postseason Selection Committee. She is the NAC Volleyball Liaison – Ratings Oversight and Selection Committee Chair, a member of NAIA RISE and the NAIA Opening Round Task Force, and is on the Schedule Creep Committee, the Women’s Basketball Selection Committee, Title IX Committee, Marathon Committee and the Conduct and Ethics Committee. She presented on mental health and wellness at the NAIA Convention.