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Mark Harlan is the athletic director at the University of Utah. Prior to taking the position at Utah, he was the athletic director at the University of South Florida.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Athletic director |
| Team | Utah |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Biographical details | |
| Alma mater | University of Arizona |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2002-2004 | Arizona (Assistant AD) |
| 2004-2005 | Northern Colorado (Assoc. AD) |
| 2005-2006 | San Jose State (Assoc. AD) |
| 2006-2010 | Arizona (SVP for Central Development) |
| 2010-2013 | UCLA (Sr. Assoc. AD) |
| 2013–2018 | South Florida |
| 2018– | Utah |
Harlan is a graduate of the University of Arizona, where he earned a bachelor's degree in political science and a master's degree in education.[1]
Harlan is the athletics director at the University of Utah. In his first five years leading the Utes' athletics department, Utah won four national championships and 24 conference championships. The Utes earned their highest finish in the LEARFIELD Director's Cup in 2022-23 and won a school-record 10 conference championships, while Harlan was named Cushman & Wakefield A.D. of the Year by NACDA. He received a contract extension in June 2023, through 2028.[2] Harlan has held sports administration positions at the University of South Florida, San Jose State, Northern Colorado, UCLA, and the University of Arizona.[3] He spent five years as athletic director at the University of South Florida. Harlan left USF to become the athletic director of the University of Utah in June 2018.[4][5][6]
On November 10, 2024, the Big 12 Conference fined Utah athletic director Mark Harlan $40,000 and issued a public reprimand in the wake of his disparaging comments about officiating after Utah's home loss to BYU on November 9, 2024.
Harlan and his wife, Carolyn, have two children, Savannah and Austin.[1]
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