THE CHOSEN CHALLENGE... Asst. AD/Event Management Ninth year at The Citadel The Citadel (1993)
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coordinating special events hosted by the athletic department. The 2000 Southern Conference’s Tennis Co-Coach of the Year, Groshon guided Citadel tennis for eight years retiring as coach in 2000. He finished his head coaching career with a .508 winning percentage and a 90-87 overall record at The Citadel. Under his guidance, the ITA recognized the tennis team as an AllAcademic Team for NCAA Division I institutions in both 1998 and 1999. For the fourth consecutive year, Groshon was the Southern Conference Men’s and Women’s Tennis Championships Director. Groshon, 52, is a 1976 Citadel graduate with a degree in business administration.
Robby Bennett, a 1993 graduate of The Citadel, is in his ninth year as ticket manager and his sixth as Assistant Athletics Director/Event Management. Bennett joined the athletic department in January of 1998 as ticket manager having worked at the Mount Pleasant Recreation Department as an aquatic supervisor. In addition to his ticketing responsibilities, Bennett also coordinates the rental of athletic facilities and is Asst. AD/Compliance directly involved with game management. Ninth Year at The Citadel He earned a bachelor of science degree in physical The Citadel (1995) education from The Citadel in 1993 and later received his master’s degree from The Citadel in the same discipline in 1996. The Summerville native spent three years as an undergraduate working as a student trainer under Andy Todd Lair, a member of The Citadel Class of 1995, is Clawson in The Citadel’s sports medicine department. entering his first year as The Citadel’s Assistant Athletic Bennett, born May 8, 1971, is married to the former Director for Compliance. Tosha Cotner of Summerville. The couple has three Before taking the compliance position, Lair served sons, Cade (7), Sims (5), and Bryce (1). for six years as the Bulldogs’ Head Strength and Conditioning Coach. In addition, he is also the liaison between the Commandant’s Department and the Department of Athletics. Asst. AD/Facilities Under Lair’s direction, The Citadel athletic weight 25th Year at The Citadel room underwent major upgrades. He brought in over The Citadel (1976) 30 new weight training machines, and expanded the square footage of the facility. A local high school football standout from Hanahan, S.C., Lair earned three varsity letters as a member of Entering his 25th year at The Citadel, Mike Groshon, the Bulldog football program. The Charleston native the Assistant Athletic Director for Facilities/Equipment, served as the team captain in 1994 and is well known coordinates the facility needs for the department of for his 65-yard fumble return for a touchdown in The athletics. He is directly responsible for all maintenance Citadel’s 1992 NCAA I-AA playoff victory over North and setup for all athletic events, as well as the transpor- Carolina A&T. tation for all of The Citadel varsity athletic teams. Lair, who has a master’s degree from The Citadel in In addition, he oversees the game-day playing sur- health and wellness, is married to the former Mandi Van face at Johnson Hagood Stadium, the football team’s Wagner of Houston, Texas. The couple has two chilpractice fields (Willson Field and Freshman Field), and dren a daughter Riley and a son Landon. other athletic facilities. Groshon also is responsible for
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