Stanzi McGowan joined CSU Bakersfield's Athletics Department staff in September of 2022 as the Athletics Compliance Specialist.
With nearly three years of prior experience in Athletics Compliance, McGowan came to Bakersfield with invaluable insight from her time working as the Assistant Director of Athletic Compliance at California Baptist University. Additionally, McGowan had a very successful career as a swim and dive student-athlete at the University of Tennessee. During her time at UT, she achieved DI All-American status 15 times, assisted her team to their first conference championship title, and qualified for Olympic Trials.
In addition to her compliance duties at California Baptist University, McGowan also served as the SAAC advisor, participated in the Athletics Mental Health Committee, and assisted with the DI transition process.
Prior to her full-time role in compliance at CBU, McGowan started as an intern in the athletics offices at the University of Tennessee. Some of her duties there included managing letterman awards for all student-athletes on campus, meeting with boosters, and planning reunion events for alumni.
McGowan earned a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and minored in Leadership at the University of Tennessee in 2020. She then received her Master of Science in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from California Baptist University in 2022.
