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ATHENS, Ohio – The Ohio Athletics has announced today (Sept. 20) the addition of Michael Gray as Assistant Athletics Director for Compliance. Gray comes to Ohio with seven years of NCAA Division I compliance experience. 
 
Gray spent four years at Northern Kentucky, most recently as the Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance. 
 
"We are excited Michael is joining the Bobcat family," said Mary Ann Boyle, Senior Associate Athletics Director for Internal Operations. "He came highly recommended for his strong legal background, attention to detail, and excellent communication skills."
 
While at NKU, Gray was a member of the Athletics Senior Leadership Staff and was the sport administrator for men's and women's cross country and track and field. He had primary responsibility in all aspects of Bylaws 11, 12, 13, 16, and 17 with secondary responsibility in Bylaws 14 and 15, and spearheaded name, image and likeness efforts for the athletics department. Gray also prepared and conducted rules education sessions with coaches, staff, and student-athletes, while performing initial eligibility review of incoming freshman student-athletes.
 
Gray also served as the NCAA Site Representative for 2021 Division I Men's Soccer Tournament Second Round and the NCAA Site Representative for 2021 Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament First and Second Round.
 
"I'm extremely excited to join the athletics department at OU and become a member of the Bobcat family," said Gray. "I would like to thank Mary Ann Boyle, Julie Cromer, Amy Dean, and the rest of the athletics department for giving me the opportunity to contribute towards all the future success at Ohio University."
 
Prior to his time at Northern Kentucky, Gray spent two years at University of Alabama at Birmingham as an Athletics Compliance Coordinator and a year at Utah Valley University as a Compliance Coordinator. 
 
Gray earned his Juris Doctorate from Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky in 2015, and his undergraduate degree in political science from Eastern Kentucky in 2011. 
 
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