Mitch Barnhart (born August 27, 1959 in Kansas City, KS) is the athletics director for the Kentucky Wildcats athletics program at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Barnhart was hired by the university in 2002 succeeding Larry Ivy^[1]. Barnhart served in the same capacity at Oregon State University from 1998-2002. He is the university's tenth athletics director. Barnhart's current salary is $475,000 per year.^[2]

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Barnhart received his B.A. from Ottawa University (Kansas) and an M.S. in sports administration from Ohio University.

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• University of Kentucky Athletics Department Biography

Preceded by Larry Ivy

University of Kentucky Athletic Director July 15, 2002–present

Incumbent

v • d • e Southeastern Conference Athletic Directors Eastern Division Jeremy Foley (Florida) • Damon Evans (Georgia) • Mitch Barnhart (Kentucky) • Eric Hyman (South Carolina) • Mike Hamilton (Tennessee, men) • Joan Cronan (Tennessee, women) • None (Vanderbilt) Western Division Mal Moore (Alabama) • Jeff Long (Arkansas) • Jay Jacobs (Auburn) • Joe Alleva (LSU) • Pete Boone (Ole Miss) • Greg Byrne (Mississippi State)