Slade Larscheid was appointed the Director of Athletics at Ohio University, President Lori Stewart Gonzalez announced on Sept. 8, 2025.
Since 2020, Larscheid has served as the Deputy Director of Athletics at South Dakota State University, overseeing the day-to-day operations of the department, which includes 19 sports and 500+ student-athletes. He earned a bachelor's degree in communications and a master's degree in sports administration from Northwestern University, where he was a three-year letterwinner for the Wildcat Football team, earning academic All-Big Ten and scholar-athlete honors in 2006.
At South Dakota State, Larscheid has oversight of all revenue generation and external relations, including fundraising, ticketing, marketing and communications. He has helped set records in fundraising and ticket sales, while serving as the liaison with the SDSU Foundation, Jackrabbit Sports Properties and SDSU Alumni Association. Larscheid has also served as the sport administrator for the football and wrestling programs, with the Jackrabbits winning back-to-back FCS National Championships in football in 2022-23.
Prior to being named Deputy Director of Athletics, Larscheid served as a major gifts officer for the South Dakota State University Foundation. Prior to SDSU, he served as Director of Athletics at Augustana University from 2014 to 2018, during which student-athletes set academic records, the department established new revenue benchmarks and several teams won championships, including the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball National Championship in 2016. Larscheid previously held positions as a fundraiser at South Dakota State University, Northern Illinois University and the University of South Dakota.
A native of Spearfish, South Dakota, Larscheid is married to Stephanie, and they have four children: Mark, Samantha, Trace and Jo.
