EWU athletics director finalists are named

A pool of 50 applicants has been drained to leave just two finalists for the position of Eastern Washington University's athletics director.

Current Utah Valley University AD Vince Otoupal and EWU's Interim Athletics Director Lynn Hickey will meet with campus constituent groups and take part in open public forums before the selection process is complete.

One forum took place Tuesday, April 17, and another will take place April 19 at the EWU Center on the Spokane Campus (SEWC), Room 122 at 5:30 p.m.

The opening occurred when former AD Bill Chaves ended a 10-plus year stay at EWU in January to t...