Cleveland State University is an equal opportunity educator and employer. For the seventh straight season the Cleveland State women’s tennis team has been honored by the ITA for their academic success, as the Vikings picked up ITA All-Academic Team honors, while all seven players were also named ITA Scholar-Athletes.For the third straight season the Cleveland State men’s tennis team was honored by the ITA for their work in the classroom, as they were named a 2020 ITA All-Academic Team. Heller joined the Kent State staff in 1999 as the assistant athletic director for compliance, a position he held for two years before being promoted to associate athletics director in 2000 and eventually senior associate athletics director in 2005.A former student-athlete, teacher and coach, Heller began his administrative career as a graduate assistant at East Stroudsburg University in 1989.

Director of Athletics 687-4539 CSUDirectorOfAthletics@csuohio.edu Tyler Jones Deputy Director of Athletics, External Operations 687-5235 t.r.jones43@csuohio.edu Kelsie Gory Harkey Deputy Athletic Director k.gory
Longtime intercollegiate athletics administrator Bob Heller is in his first year as the Senior Associate Athletic Director for Resouce Development after joining the department as the Director of Corporate Partnerships in November 2018.Heller, served in a similar position for six years at Central Michigan University prior to arriving in Cleveland and senior associate athletics director at Kent State previously. He served at Lenoir-Rhyne College as its coordinator of special events, director of intramurals and compliance coordinator from 1990-95, then spent four years as assistant to the athletic director at Slippery Rock University, overseeing both compliance and facilities and game & event management from 1995-99.Previous to working as an administrator in athletics, Heller spent six years (1984-90) as the head men's cross country and assistant men's track and field coach at Kutztown University, where he coached six all-Americans and eighteen Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference place finishers. In 1988 he was recognized as the NCAA East Regional Cross Country "Coach of the Year" by the NCAA Division II Coaches Association after leading his squad to the national championships for the first time in the program's history. Women’s Tennis Earns Seventh Straight ITA Academic HonorVikings Add Local Standout Demetrius "Meechie" Terry to RosterHorizon League Announces 2020 Spring Academic Honor RollMen’s Tennis & Women’s Soccer Earn HL Raise Your Sights School AwardsHorizon League and Cleveland State Postpone Athletics Competition Until October 1 He had immediate sport oversight of the baseball men’s and women’s cross country and track and field, field hockey, women’s soccer, softball, and provided leadership assistance with the men's basketball programs, having responsibility for each program's personnel evaluation, contract, budget, academic progress, scheduling and daily operations.Heller was also an ex officio member of the department's national athletics development council and assisted the development staff with the cultivation and solicitation of endowed scholarships and other aid awards. Cleveland State University, in conjunction with the Horizon League, has postponed all varsity athletics competition until October 1, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 outbreak July 13, 2020 Vikings Add Four More, Including Three Transfers

During that time he was also a special education teacher at Northeast Middle School in Reading, Pa.Heller earned a Bachelor of Science degree in special education from Kutztown State College in 1981 and completed his Master of Education degree in health and physical education, with a concentration in sports administration, from East Stroudsburg University in 2002.Bob is married to Lisa (Lukach).

Cleveland State, 2006; MS, Canisius; MS, Akron Colin Runt Assistant Athletics Director/Academic Support Services runt@pdx.edu (503) 725-9510 (503) 725-9510 7th Penn State, 2006; Portland State, 2013 M.Ed. Bob has three stepchildren, Michael, Maggie and Sarah.Select a player to view its full bio from the list of options below. Lindsay Coburn
Two sons, Bobby, who is married to a daughter-in-law Tina; and Michael; and one grandson, Luke. Ed’s alumnus joins Northeast Ohio natives Jayson Woodrich and Yahel Hill as part of the 2020-21 rosterThe Horizon League announced its 2020 Spring Academic Honor Roll Friday afternoon, with 105 Cleveland State University student-athletes earning a spot on the list.The Cleveland State track and field team has been named All-Academic by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) for the 2019-20 academic year.The Horizon League announced the Raise Your Sights award winners for the 2019-20 academic year Wednesday afternoon, with the men’s tennis and women’s soccer teams earning the accolades for Cleveland State.