University of Michigan Athletics
Charlie Coon is an accomplished professional in athletic development with extensive experience in major gifts and campaign strategy. Currently serving as the Assistant Athletic Director for Major Gifts and Campaign Strategy at the University of Michigan Athletics since October 2017, Charlie has held multiple leadership roles in development, including Director and Associate Director of Development for the Eastern States. Prior to this, Charlie gained valuable experience at Georgetown University as the Assistant Director for the Annual Fund for Georgetown Athletics, and at the John Purdue Club of Purdue Athletics as a Development Associate. Earlier career positions include account executive at Collegiate Consulting, marketing and promotions assistant at Wofford College Athletics, and marketing associate at Ohio University Athletics. Charlie holds a Master's degree in Sports Administration and a Bachelor's degree in Sport Sciences with a focus on Sports Management and a minor in Business, both from Ohio University.
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University of Michigan Athletics
The University of Michigan has a rich and storied athletics tradition. Intercollegiate competition officially began in 1865-66 when the baseball team won its first three contests it played that season. In 1879, football started its storied tradition. Women's athletics established formal varsity sports in 1973-74 with U-M fielding basketball, field hockey, swimming and diving, tennis and volleyball teams. Men's soccer and women's water polo were added as varsity sports in 2000-01. Michigan athletic teams have claimed more than 50 national championships in 12 sports over the years, beginning with football's 1901 national title. Since then, Wolverine dynasties have developed in football, men's swimming and diving and ice hockey. In fact, no other NCAA Division I program boasts more national titles in hockey or men's swimming and diving than the Wolverines. In 2005, Michigan softball captured the nation's attention, winning its first Women's College World Series and becoming the first school east of the Mississippi to do so. Go Blue!