Meg Stevens /// Director of Athletics /// Averett University (DIII)

Meg Stevens joined Averett University as director of athletics in summer 2013. At Averett, she emphasizes a “3-2-1” philosophy. All teams strive to achieve a 3.0 grade point average, to finish in the top two in the conference, and the athletics department works together as "one team." The culture change Stevens began in athletics has been adopted by the entire university with all areas of the campus promoting the “one team” philosophy. In addition to introducing “3-2-1,” Stevens also coordinated a partnership with Nike and BSN Sports equipping all student-athletes with Nike gear and improving the fitness facility. Currently, she is overseeing several construction projects, including a $6.5 million sports complex for field sports. Stevens also has strengthened Averett's branding and marketing, recruited new corporate sponsors for Team Averett, provided increased leadership opportunities for student-athletes, created a faculty-athletic mentorship program, and secured key personnel for head coaching positions.

Prior to joining Averett, Stevens served as Buffalo State’s assistant director of athletics, director of the CHAMPS/Life Skills Program and as the advisor for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). She also served as Buffalo State's senior woman administrator for two years and head lacrosse coach for 11 seasons. As a coach, Stevens built Buffalo State’s women’s lacrosse program into a perennial contender accumulating an overall record of 109-65 (.626) and leading the Bengals to six conference tournament appearances, a 2012 NCAA Tournament appearance and a top 20 ranking. She is a two-time SUNYAC Coach of the Year and was the U.S. Lacrosse Regional Coach of the Year in 2004.

A native of Delmar, N.Y., Stevens began her involvement with the NCAA while an undergraduate at SUNY Cortland where she served as a chair for the NCAA's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, a member of the NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics, the NCAA Division III Task Force and the Cortland Intercollegiate Athletics Board. As a student-athlete she helped the Red Dragons’ lacrosse team win three conference championships and earn three NCAA Tournament appearances.