| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Athletic director |
| Team | Penn State |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Libertyville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Indiana |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2009–2011 | Indiana (assistant AD) |
| 2011–2013 | Loyola (associate AD) |
| 2013–2020 | Temple |
| 2020–2022 | Boston College |
| 2022–present | Penn State |
Patrick Kraft is an American college athletics administrator. He was namedathletic director forPennsylvania State University in April 2022. Kraft was previously an athletic director forTemple University, andBoston College.[1]
Patrick Kraft was born inLibertyville, Illinois. Kraft attendedIndiana University Bloomington and walked on the football team, eventually earning a scholarship. At Indiana, Kraft received three degrees, including his PhD in Sports Management. Later in his athletic director career, Kraft became an assistant athletics director for Indiana University.[2]
After serving for two years as the deputy athletic director forTemple University, Kraft became the athletic director in 2015. With the help of football coachMatt Rhule, Temple enjoyed great athletic success during his tenure.[3]
Following six years as athletic director, Kraft became the athletic director forBoston College in 2020. Boston College won its first women's national championship, winning the women'slacrosse championship.[4]