Director of Athletics
Dr. Edward M. Matejkovic
Dr.
Edward M. Matejkovic (mat-a-KO-vik) begins his 11th year as
the Director of Athletics. A 1969 graduate of WCU, Matejkovic
spent the previous 11 years at SUNY-Brockport, a Division
III school located in New York.
From May of 1990 until his arrival at WCU, Matejkovic held
the dual role of athletic director and head football coach.
Under his guidance, the West Chester University athletic
program has continued to flourish. Scholarship allotments
have grown, the program’s winning percentage has increased
and WCU’s finish in the Dixon Trophy standings has
steadily improved. This past year WCU athletic teams won
five PSAC Conference titles and finished 23 out of 297 schools
in the Sports Academy Division II Directors’ Cup standings.
Matejkovic’s experience and success as an athletic
administrator have earned him involvement in several conference
and regional committees. He is the president of the PSAC
Executive Committee and continues to serve the PSAC on numerous
other committees. He is also a member of the ECAC Board
of Directors, the ECAC Finance Committee and the ECAC Membership
Committee. He served as president of the ECAC during 2002-03.
In addition, Matejkovic served on the NCAA Student Athlete
Reinstatement Committee, the NCAA Division II East Region
Men’s Basketball Championship selection committee
and is currently on the Board of Directors of the Division
II Athletic Directors Association as the second vice president.
He was recently appointed by the NCAA to the Football Task
Force - a committee reviewing scholarship allocations in
the sport.
A native of Coatesville, PA, Matejkovic earned both his
bachelor’s and master’s from WCU, and his doctorate
in sports administration/athletic facility management from
Temple University. Matejkovic joined the staff of SUNY-Brockport
in 1984 where he first served as an assistant professor
and coordinator of the Sport Management program.
As head football coach from 1986-94, he racked up more
wins in a season, and in a career, than any coach in the
school’s history. Matejkovic guided his team to the
school’s first ever post-season contest - the 1993
ECAC Division III Northeast Championship game. Matejkovic
was also named SUNYAC Coach of the Year while serving as
head track and field coach.
In 1990, he was named Brockport’s athletic director
and promptly turned the program around in just four years.
Along with the successful Golden Eagle football team, Brockport’s
wrestling program won a national title and its volleyball
team captured four straight SUNYAC crowns.
On September 22, 2001, Matejkovic was inducted into the
Brockport Athletic Hall of Fame. In June of 2003, he was
selected to the Temple University "Gallery of Success."
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