To read the full press release, click here.Gainesville, Fla. - Scott Stricklin has been named Athletic Director at the University of Florida, UF President Dr. Kent Fuchs announced on Tuesday.Stricklin brings 28-plus years of experience in intercollegiate athletics to Gainesville, including the past six as athletic director at his alma mater, Mississippi State University. He will succeed Jeremy Foley, who has been Floridas athletic director for the past 25 years. Stricklin, who will be the Gators 14th athletic director, begins at UF on Nov. 1. Foley will continue on the job until that date.Im really excited about this opportunity at Florida, Stricklin said. Im an SEC guy. I understand the position Florida holds in college athletics. Im excited to come and be part of the department. Its a great staff here to work with. I love college towns. The opportunity to come and get invested in another community, with my family, you start balancing all that and you understand at this point in my career, this is an opportunity you just cant not do.Scott Stricklin is a strong leader with tremendous experience who shares the University of Floridas most treasured values, from the success and well-being of our student athletes to excellence across the breadth of both mens and womens sports, said Fuchs. Were confident that he will build on Jeremy Foleys legacy to take UFs program to even greater heights while leading the way in shaping the future of collegiate athletics nationally.The Jackson, Miss., native, who has spent 23-plus years in the Southeastern Conference, spearheaded over $140 million in facility improvements while leading MSU, as well as significant increases in booster club membership and donations and the highest-ever Learfield Directors Cup finish in school history. MSUs student-athletes have also excelled academically under Stricklins leadership, posting a combined 3.0 GPA in 2014-15, marking the highest in MSUs history.Scott is about the right things and running the business the right way, Foley added. I have the utmost confidence that Scott will help the Gators carry out our mission to provide a championship experience with integrity. Weve sat in the room together at AD meetings for several years now, and Ive seen firsthand that Scott brings a deep understanding and appreciation for what it takes to run a successful athletic program, particularly in the Southeastern Conference. I couldnt be more excited to have Scott serve as the next athletic director at the University of Florida.The Stricklin FilePROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:May 7, 2010-Present: Mississippi State [Athletic Director]2008-2010: Mississippi State [External Affairs]2003-2008: Kentucky [Media Relations]1999-2003: Baylor [Communications & Marketing]1998: Tulane [Media Relations]1993-1998: Auburn [Media Relations]1990-1992: Mississippi State [Media Relations (baseball)]AWARDS & LEADERSHIP:2015-16 NACDA Athletic Director of the Year Award (Football Bowl Subdivision)SEC representative on NCAA Division I Leadership Council (2013-2014). The Council identifies issues important to the future of Division I and offers its expertise in defining appropriate action items.Chair of SECs Working Group on Fan Experience (2013-present)Member of SECs Working Group on Student-Athlete Conduct (2015-present)EDUCATION: Mississippi State, 1992, Bachelors of Science in MarketingDATE OF BIRTH: May 8, 1970 in Jackson, Miss.PERSONAL: Married to former Anne Howell, the youngest daughter of Basketball Hall of Fame member Bailey Howell. The couple has two daughters, Abby and Sophie. Mariano Rivera Jersey . After a first half in which he thought "the lid was on the basket," the Toronto Raptors coach watched his squad mount a second half surge to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 98-91. Reggie Jackson Yankees Jersey . The Masters champion and winner of last weeks Australian PGA has a three-round total of 14-under 199 at Royal Melbourne. 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USA are set to hold a five-day camp in Indianapolis from September 17-21 as part of their preparations for ICC WCL Division Four in October.The camp will take place at the Indianapolis World Sports Park, which hosted the 2015 ICC Americas Division One Championship as well as the inaugural ICC Americas Combine in September 2015, when nearly 100 players around the region trialed for spots in a final 15-man squad that went to Trinidad & Tobago for Januarys Nagico Super50 competition.USA will also host a Marylebone Cricket Club side in Indianapolis for a pair of 50-over matches on September 17 and 18, part of a six-match MCC tour of America. It marks the MCCs first mens tour to the USA since 2010 and coincides with the inaugural MCC Womens tour to the USA and Canada.After the two matches against the MCC, the USA squad will have three days of practices and intra-squad matches, before the selection of a final 14-man squad for the ICC WCL Division Four - squads are due for submission to the ICC 30 days before the start of the tournament - being played in Los Angeles beginning October 29. USA will be competing with Bermuda, Denmark, Italy, Jersey and Oman for a top-two promotion spot into WCL Division Three as part of the qualification pathway to the 2019 World Cup in England.According to an ICC Americas official involved with the organisation of the camp, 20 players are scheduled to be invited to Indianapolis, from the 30-man squad that flew to Florida in July for USAs initial seven-day camp to kick off preparations for Division Four. That ccamp coincided with six Caribbean Premier League matches in Florida and included a T20 contest between a USA XI and a CPL Invitational XI.ddddddddddddThough the list of 20 names invited to the camp hasnt been released, one confirmed change is the absence of David Pieters. The fast bowler from San Diego suffered a torn meniscus in his right knee during a 50-over intra-squad trial match and required surgery that will keep him out of action until the end of September. Though he will be healthy in time for Division Four in October, his chances of being selected are remote with the new USA selection panel putting an emphasis on proving fitness at the upcoming Indianapolis camp.A new USA mens coach is likely to be announced before next Friday when the MCC tour begins in New York. Sources have indicated the coach will be in place to observe USA players who will be participating in matches against the MCC touring side in New York on September 10 and 11, as well as to lead the team at the five-day camp in Indianapolis.Former Nepal coach Pubudu Dassanayake is a leading candidate for the position, having been shortlisted as a finalist in July. Dassanayake was present in Florida during USAs last seven-day squad camp, acting as a guest coach during the intra-squad matches. He also traveled to St Vincent in August to coach the combined ICC Americas U-19 squad, which competed in the WICB regional U-19 50-over tournamentp, acting as a guest coach during the ' ' '