Staff Directory
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Longtime Division I athletics administrator Marcy Girton came to Mizzou as the Tigers' Senior Associate AD for Football Administration and Special Projects in May 2023.
University of Missouri President Mun Choi named Girton as interim athletics director in February 2024 and she served in that role until April 23, 2024.
Girton brings more than 30 years of experience from all levels of college athletics as a student-athlete, coach and administrator, with half of those years in the Southeastern Conference. She has served as the chief operating officer of athletics at Auburn University and the University of South Carolina and as a football sport administrator at both Auburn and Texas A&M.
Most recently a senior advisor for Collegiate Sports Associates' search and consulting practice – Girton moved into a new role providing administrative oversight for the Mizzou football program and handling special projects for the Department of Athletics. She has also served as a consultant in the NIL space.
Girton spent seven years as the Chief Operating Officer at Auburn, where she was involved in all facets of the daily operations, facilitated a strategic plan, oversaw a facilities master plan and served as Acting Athletic Director. She also helped lead searches for a Women's Basketball Head Coach and AU's Senior Woman Administrator among others.
Before joining the Auburn staff, Girton had stops as Deputy Director of Athletics at Texas A&M (2012-2016) and Chief Operating Officer at the University of South Carolina (2008-2012).
During her four years with the Aggies, Girton assisted with the day-to-day operations of the Department as well as serving as sport administrator for football, women's soccer, men's basketball, and men's and women's tennis. At South Carolina, Girton oversaw all external operations and was the primary administrator for several sports. She also had stints as an Associate AD at both TCU and Western Carolina University. Before getting into administration, she spent ten years as a women's basketball and tennis head coach at the Division II, III and NAIA levels.
A native of Reelsville, Indiana, Girton graduated from Taylor University in 1981 and received Master's degrees from Ball State in 1982 and Indiana State in 1983.
