URI names Pat Lyons as next athletic director

By: Alexander Castro

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: March 10, 2026

Words: 545

Last Updated: 4 months, 4 weeks ago

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The University of Rhode Island (URI) announced Tuesday that Pat Lyons will serve as its new vice president and director of athletics and will be formally introduced to the campus in his new role at a press event Wednesday.

Lyons, a Providence native, was most recently a strategic consultant with the firm MPM Advantage, which advises universities and athletics departments. He previously worked as an athletics administrator at both Seton Hall in South Orange, …

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