Who was hired in February to bring athletics back to DSC?

• A. John Smith, Athletic Director
• B. Kevin Brown, Assistant AD
• C. Derek Waugh, Director of Intercollegiate athletics
• D. Maria Lopez, Head Coach

Answer: (C)

When a college restarts its athletic programs, the person best suited to lead that effort is the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics. This role oversees all intercollegiate programs, setting the overall vision, securing budgets, ensuring compliance, and making high-level hiring decisions. Hiring someone in February to bring athletics back aligns with placing the top athletics administrator in charge of rebuilding the department and coordinating multiple sports rather than focusing on a single sport. An assistant athletic director primarily supports the leader and handles broader tasks, not the entire re launch. A head coach runs a single sport program and wouldn’t be responsible for reestablishing the entire athletics department. So the choice that fits the scenario is the person holding the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics title.