Colorado University Athletics
Staff Directory
Jill Keegan
- Title:
- Deputy Athletic Director/Student Success/SWA
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Jill Keegan is in her 13th year as a member of the University of Colorado Athletic Department; she was elevated into her role as Senior Associate Athletic Director for Compliance and Senior Women's Administrator in July 2020. She serves on Athletic Director Rick George’s Executive Team and has sports administrator duties for the CU Women's Volleyball and Women's Tennis programs.
Jill replaced the retiring Ceal Barry as the school’s SWA, becoming just the fourth to hold the position at Colorado since it was created in 1992.
Keegan previously had served two years as the associate athletic director for compliance, which had followed three years as an assistant A.D. in the same area, as she was promoted to that role on June 1, 2015. She was the associate compliance director for four years, hired on Oct. 1, 2010, initially serving as the rules education coordinator, as her role gradually expanded through the years.
She came to Colorado in October 2010 from Michigan State University where she served as the assistant compliance coordinator for four years. Prior to Michigan State, she was the assistant director of compliance at Marshall University where she also completed her master’s degree in Sport Administration in 2006. Keegan received her bachelor's degree in Sports Marketing and management from Indiana University in 2005 where she also served as an intern in the Hoosiers’ compliance office.
A native of Owatonna, Minn., the former Jill Gainey graduated from Angola High School in Angola, Ind., in 2001, lettering in volleyball, basketball and track and field. Her hobbies include attending sporting events, traveling, outdoor activities and gardening. She and her husband Brian have a son, Nolan, and a puppy, Bogey.
Jill replaced the retiring Ceal Barry as the school’s SWA, becoming just the fourth to hold the position at Colorado since it was created in 1992.
Keegan previously had served two years as the associate athletic director for compliance, which had followed three years as an assistant A.D. in the same area, as she was promoted to that role on June 1, 2015. She was the associate compliance director for four years, hired on Oct. 1, 2010, initially serving as the rules education coordinator, as her role gradually expanded through the years.
She came to Colorado in October 2010 from Michigan State University where she served as the assistant compliance coordinator for four years. Prior to Michigan State, she was the assistant director of compliance at Marshall University where she also completed her master’s degree in Sport Administration in 2006. Keegan received her bachelor's degree in Sports Marketing and management from Indiana University in 2005 where she also served as an intern in the Hoosiers’ compliance office.
A native of Owatonna, Minn., the former Jill Gainey graduated from Angola High School in Angola, Ind., in 2001, lettering in volleyball, basketball and track and field. Her hobbies include attending sporting events, traveling, outdoor activities and gardening. She and her husband Brian have a son, Nolan, and a puppy, Bogey.
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