MSU Athletics

Charlie Carr will serve as special assistant to Midwestern State University President Suzanne Shipley through the summer of 2017.

He directed a very successful run for Midwestern State athletics from 2007 through 2015 presiding over 28 conference championships while sending 60 teams to the NCAA postseason. The success on the field include three Elite Eight showings from men's basketball, two final four showings for men's soccer, a national semifinalist trip for softball and an individual national championship by Brenna Moore in women's golf.

Carr continues his work through the remainder of the academic year with Dr. Shipley to develop a comprehensive campaign as it relates to athletics as well as helping to develop the Mustangs 360 student-athlete program to enhance academic and life skills.

His retirement from intercollegiate athletics is effective on Aug. 31, 2017.

He brings 40 years of experience to the program having served 12 years as the senior associate athletics director at Florida State prior to arriving in Wichita Falls..

Carr’s administrative career began at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in 1978 where he had served as an assistant football coach since 1971.

He was promoted to Senior Associate Athletics Director in 1982 before moving on to Mississippi State University as the Director of Athletics from 1985-87.

Carr then served as the Executive Director for the Educational Foundation at East Carolina University from 1988 to 1991 before moving back into athletics administration as the senior associate director at ECU from 1991-95.

He was on the NCAA Division I baseball committee from 2001-05, serving as chair for the final three years.

Carr matriculated his bachelors and masters degrees from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in 1968 and 1970, respectively.