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INDIANAPOLIS - Brian Brase has been named as the new Director of Events and Broadcasting by USA Track & Field (USATF). Brase, who has an extensive and impressive background in athletics, will join USATF on August 14th.
Brase currently is the Athletic Director at Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School in Indianapolis, where his primary responsibilities include planning, managing and supervising all operations of the school's athletic programs. During his tenure, the school has won four state championships and 21 sectional titles.
As the Director of Events and Broadcasting for USATF, Brase's responsibilities include overseeing all aspects of event planning and execution, including event operations and site management, staffing, athlete services, sponsor fulfillment, business affairs, public relations and event marketing, and ticketing. In addition, Brase will coordinate ten to twelve national television broadcasts each year, including USA Track & Field's the Visa Championship Series broadcast on NBC, ESPN, and ESPN2.
While at Brebeuf, Brase served as President for the Marion County Athletic Directors Association. He has also served as event director for several major events, most notably the 2005 USATF Track and Field Junior Olympics, IHSAA Track and Field State Finals for boys and girls, IHSAA Cross Country Tournament Series for boys and girls and Marion County Cross Country Championships.
Previously, Brase was appointed the Executive Director of the Governor's Council for Physical Fitness and Sports by Governors Bayh and O'Bannon. A four-time letter winner at Indiana University as a hurdler, Brase also coached collegiate and post-collegiate track and field athletes and is a certified track and field official.
Brase received his Bachelors in Business Administration in 1982 from Indiana University, and his Masters in Recreational Sports Management Emphasis in 1984, also from IU.
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