Beth Goetz named Iowa AD after being interim

ESPN News ServicesJan 18, 2024, 11:07 AM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions IOWA CITY, Iowa — Beth Goetz has become Iowa’s athletic director after serving in an interim role since August, the school announced Thursday. ESPN’s Pete Thamel reports that she is getting a five-year contract. Goetz joined the Iowa athletics staff in September 2022 as deputy director of athletics and chief operating officer. She succeeds Gary Barta, who retired on Aug. 1. Goetz, 49, was Ball State’s athletic director for four years before she went to Iowa. She was chief operating officer and senior women’s administrator at Connecticut…