Iowa has named an interim athletics director to fill in for Gary Barta following his retirement announcement last week.
Beth Goetz has been named to the role, effective Aug. 1. Goetz was named interim AD after Barta announced May 26 that he will retire after 17 years at the university.
A former soccer player and college coach, she a bachelor’s degree from Clemson in 1996 and a master’s degree from Missouri-St. Louis in 2000.
Goetz joined the Iowa athletics staff in September 2022 from Ball State, where she served as AD for 4 years. At Ball State, she supervised 19 Division I sports teams, all head coaches, and senior staff.