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CSUB Athletics Welcomes Bethany Rapp as Associate AD for Administration

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – Cal State Bakersfield Athletics has announced the hiring of Bethany Rapp as Associate Athletics Director for Administration, adding an experienced athletics and university operations professional to the Roadrunners' leadership team.

In her role at CSUB, Rapp will focus on improving efficiency across the department's administrative procedures, policies, and day-to-day operations. She will work closely with department leadership, coaches, staff, and campus partners to strengthen internal processes, provide clarity in administrative workflows, and support the continued growth of CSUB Athletics.

"We are thrilled to welcome Bethany to the CSUB Athletics family," CSUB Acting Director of Athletics Dr. Sarah Tuohy said. "She is exactly the kind of rising star our department needed in this role – someone with a proven track record of strengthening processes and procedures and bringing clarity and efficiency to complex operations. This is a crucial position on our leadership team, and Bethany is the right person to fill it. I have no doubt she will make an immediate and lasting impact on how we operate as a department."

Rapp comes to Bakersfield after serving as Assistant Athletics Director for Administration and Operations at Cal Poly Humboldt, where she provided leadership in personnel management, staff recruitment and onboarding, coach contracts, performance evaluation cycles, and organizational staffing plans. She also served as a primary liaison with several key campus units, including human resources, academic personnel, conference and event services, facilities management, catering, and parking.

"I am very excited to be joining the Roadrunner family," Rapp said. "I'm thankful to Dr. Sarah Tuohy as well as the whole of the Athletics Department for putting their trust in me for this role. I am looking forward to contributing to the success of Cal State Bakersfield Athletics and I am excited to get started." 

Rapp's athletics administration experience includes oversight of event operations for home competitions, logistical coordination with campus stakeholders, supervision and development of full-time and student staff, management of more than 50 student assistants, coordination of non-conference game contracts and guarantees for 13 athletic programs, and facility reservations for internal and external use. Rapp also helped plan and execute major fundraising events, including an athletics auction and golf tournament, and served as project manager for the implementation of department systems such as Teamworks Hub and Vivenue.

Before moving into her most recent athletics role, Rapp served as Interim Procurement Manager at Cal Poly Humboldt, where she managed university-wide procurement strategies, contracts, compliance, audits, and training. She also held roles as Athletics Coordinator of Administration and Lead Travel Program Administrator, gaining extensive experience interpreting CSU and campus policies, developing procedures, training end users, and identifying process improvements.

Rapp's background in athletics administration, procurement, travel operations, policy development, and staff leadership will help support CSUB Athletics' efforts to operate with greater efficiency, consistency, and collaboration across the department.

~GoRunners.com~
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