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Luke Groth

Luke Groth

  • Title
    Senior Associate Athletics Director for Operations
  • Email
    luke.groth@augie.edu
  • Phone
    605-274-5444

Year Started at Augustana

  • April 2019
Education
  • B.B.A. Business Administration and Management - South Dakota, 2008
  • M.A. Sport Management - Minnesota State, 2010
Experience
  • 2024 - Present | Augustana University: Senior Associate AD for Operations
  • 2021 - 2024 | Augustana University: Associate AD for Operations
  • 2019 - 2021 | Augustana University: Assistant AD for Internal Operations
  • 2017 - 2019 | University at Buffalo: Assistant AD for Football Operations 
  • 2012 - 2017 | University of South Dakota: Director of Football Operations and On-Campus Recruiting
  • 2010 - 2012 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater: Assistant AD for Football
  • 2009 - 2010 | Minnesota State University: Graduate Assistant - Director of Football Operations
Competitive Experience
  • Played football at South Dakota
  • Won a pair of NCAA Division III National Championships while working at Wisconsin-Whitewater
Postseason Experience
  • NCAA Division I CCHA Conference Tournament – Tournament Director, 2025
  • NCATA National Championship – Tournament Director, 2025
  • NCAA Division II NSIC Softball Conference Tournament – Tournament Director, 2024/2025
  • NCAA Division II Football Playoffs – Tournament Director, 2019/2021/2023/2024
  • NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Central Regional Tournament – Tournament Director, 2022
  • NCAA Division II Wrestling Super Regional – NCAA Site Representative, 2021
  • NCAA Division II NSIC Baseball Conference Tournament – Tournament Director, 2021/2022/2025
  • NCAA Division II Wrestling National Championship Finals – Tournament Director, 2020
  • NCAA Division II Wrestling Super Regional – Tournament Director, 2020/2025
  • NCAA Division II Baseball Super Regional Championship – Tournament Director, 2019/2023
  • NCAA Division II Baseball Central Regional Championship – Tournament Director, 2019
Organizations
  • Collegiate Event and Facility Management Association (CEFMA) 
  • National Association of Collegiate Athletics Directors (NACDA)