Army West Point Athletics
Men's Basketball
Harrity, Mike
Mike Harrity
- Title:
- Sport Administrator
- Email:
- sydney.griffin@westpoint.edu
- Phone:
- 6781
Sport Oversight: Men's Basketall, Football, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Soccer
Mike Harrity joined the Army West Point Athletic Association as the Deputy Athletics Director/Chief Operating Officer in March 2020, serving more than 1,000 cadet-athletes across 30 sports.
A veteran executive, Harrity has broad college athletics experience including the Big Ten, Big 12, ACC and Patriot League, as well two FBS Independent football programs in Notre Dame and Army West Point.
As Deputy AD/COO, Harrity oversees several of the day-to-day functions of the athletics department, including all External units: fundraising/development, Ticketing, Strategic Communication (athletic communications, marketing and fan engagement, digital and social strategies, creative video, and broadcasting) as Army West Point Athletics embarks on a major capital campaign to enhance Historic Michie Stadium.
He also serves in the lead role for the following initiatives: America’s Game, the annual meeting of Army-Navy football which includes responsibility for all associated revenue opportunities, logistics and operations, football scheduling, Army West Point Athletics apparel partner Nike, and all national television initiatives. He also leads Black Knights’ High Performance (sports medicine, strength and conditioning, and performance nutrition). Harrity serves as a sport administrator for Army men’s basketball, football and the nationally ranked men’s lacrosse program.
Harrity comes to West Point from the University of Notre Dame, where he was a Senior Associate Athletics Director and served as a member of the Executive Team. During his time with the Fighting Irish, Harrity worked closely with Notre Dame's Athletics fundraising team on top priorities, including the Advisory Council for the Student-Athlete to secure gifts from benefactors for key department strategic initiatives. He served as Athletics Chair on three of the four Advisory Council committees: Sports Science/Sports Performance, Leadership and Well-being, and Career Development. Also while at Notre Dame, Harrity led the areas that directly impact the student-athlete experience (the Rosenthal Leadership Academy, personal growth and career development, community service-learning, sports medicine, sports nutrition, strength and conditioning, sports science innovation). He collaborated with Fighting Irish apparel partner Under Armour and served as the sport administrator for the nationally ranked men's lacrosse and women’s soccer programs.
Harrity is engaged extensively on a national level, creating the Notre Dame/Australian Catholic University annual Human Performance Summit, serving as an Executive Committee member of the Sports Management Institute, a member of the LEAD1 Messaging Working Group, and formerly served as a Board of Directors member of the Minority Opportunities Athletic Association and the Atlantic Coast Conference's Student Welfare Committee.
In 2017, Harrity was selected as one of 25 senior-level athletics administrators from across the country to participate in the prestigious NCAA Pathway Program. The year-long experiential learning program is designed to prepare those currently in senior-level positions within athletics administration to gain insight into every facet of an athletics department, preparing them to become well-rounded leaders who are equipped with the tools an effective athletics director needs.
Harrity grew up in Kansas City, Kansas, and earned a journalism scholarship to The University of Kansas, where he went on to become the first in his entire extended family to graduate from college. He also earned a Master's degree in Education and served in athletics department roles at the University of Minnesota and The University of Kansas before joining the University Notre Dame in December 2011.
Beyond being an exceptional athletics executive, Harrity is a published author. Fascinated by creating cultures of sustained excellence, Mike explored this subject with 13 coaches who have won 103 combined championships including Lou Holtz, Scotty Bowman, Brad Stevens and John Wooden, along with many of their former team members. The results of his exploration were published in his first book in 2012, Coaching Wisdom.
His wife, Dr. Megan Harrity, also worked at Notre Dame as a Counseling and Sport Psychologist. They have two daughters, Grace and Evelyn.
Mike Harrity joined the Army West Point Athletic Association as the Deputy Athletics Director/Chief Operating Officer in March 2020, serving more than 1,000 cadet-athletes across 30 sports.
A veteran executive, Harrity has broad college athletics experience including the Big Ten, Big 12, ACC and Patriot League, as well two FBS Independent football programs in Notre Dame and Army West Point.
As Deputy AD/COO, Harrity oversees several of the day-to-day functions of the athletics department, including all External units: fundraising/development, Ticketing, Strategic Communication (athletic communications, marketing and fan engagement, digital and social strategies, creative video, and broadcasting) as Army West Point Athletics embarks on a major capital campaign to enhance Historic Michie Stadium.
He also serves in the lead role for the following initiatives: America’s Game, the annual meeting of Army-Navy football which includes responsibility for all associated revenue opportunities, logistics and operations, football scheduling, Army West Point Athletics apparel partner Nike, and all national television initiatives. He also leads Black Knights’ High Performance (sports medicine, strength and conditioning, and performance nutrition). Harrity serves as a sport administrator for Army men’s basketball, football and the nationally ranked men’s lacrosse program.
Harrity comes to West Point from the University of Notre Dame, where he was a Senior Associate Athletics Director and served as a member of the Executive Team. During his time with the Fighting Irish, Harrity worked closely with Notre Dame's Athletics fundraising team on top priorities, including the Advisory Council for the Student-Athlete to secure gifts from benefactors for key department strategic initiatives. He served as Athletics Chair on three of the four Advisory Council committees: Sports Science/Sports Performance, Leadership and Well-being, and Career Development. Also while at Notre Dame, Harrity led the areas that directly impact the student-athlete experience (the Rosenthal Leadership Academy, personal growth and career development, community service-learning, sports medicine, sports nutrition, strength and conditioning, sports science innovation). He collaborated with Fighting Irish apparel partner Under Armour and served as the sport administrator for the nationally ranked men's lacrosse and women’s soccer programs.
Harrity is engaged extensively on a national level, creating the Notre Dame/Australian Catholic University annual Human Performance Summit, serving as an Executive Committee member of the Sports Management Institute, a member of the LEAD1 Messaging Working Group, and formerly served as a Board of Directors member of the Minority Opportunities Athletic Association and the Atlantic Coast Conference's Student Welfare Committee.
In 2017, Harrity was selected as one of 25 senior-level athletics administrators from across the country to participate in the prestigious NCAA Pathway Program. The year-long experiential learning program is designed to prepare those currently in senior-level positions within athletics administration to gain insight into every facet of an athletics department, preparing them to become well-rounded leaders who are equipped with the tools an effective athletics director needs.
Harrity grew up in Kansas City, Kansas, and earned a journalism scholarship to The University of Kansas, where he went on to become the first in his entire extended family to graduate from college. He also earned a Master's degree in Education and served in athletics department roles at the University of Minnesota and The University of Kansas before joining the University Notre Dame in December 2011.
Beyond being an exceptional athletics executive, Harrity is a published author. Fascinated by creating cultures of sustained excellence, Mike explored this subject with 13 coaches who have won 103 combined championships including Lou Holtz, Scotty Bowman, Brad Stevens and John Wooden, along with many of their former team members. The results of his exploration were published in his first book in 2012, Coaching Wisdom.
His wife, Dr. Megan Harrity, also worked at Notre Dame as a Counseling and Sport Psychologist. They have two daughters, Grace and Evelyn.
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Saturday, December 08
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Saturday, November 17
