{"id":199295,"date":"2026-03-20T15:25:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/199295\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T15:25:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:25:07","slug":"north-florida-athletics-announces-updated-development-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/199295\/","title":{"rendered":"North Florida Athletics Announces Updated Development Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013\u00a0Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics Nick Morrow<\/a> announced the staff restructure of the North Florida Athletics Development department on Friday.\u00a0
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\nThe update includes the promotions of Derek Marinatos<\/a> to Senior Associate A.D. of Development, and Jaycie Wegner<\/a> to Assistant A.D. of Development Operations and Special Events. Matheo Mateos<\/a> was also hired as a Coordinator of Development.\u00a0
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\n“Derek and Jaycie have played a major role in North Florida Athletics’ record-breaking fundraising success,” Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics Nick Morrow<\/a> said. “Their promotions reflect the incredible work they have done and the leadership they continue to provide. This realignment positions our development team to be organized, focused, and aggressive in pursuing the resources required to compete in today’s evolving collegiate landscape. We are also excited to welcome Matheo to our team and are confident he will make a significant impact on our sport-specific fundraising efforts, including the continued enhancement of our talent funds.”
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\n“North Florida Athletics is entering an important chapter of growth, and change is part of that progress. As we refine our Athletics Development structure, our commitment to providing a transformational experience for our student-athletes, while competing for championships, remains unwavering. We are grateful to those who have helped build our foundation, and we are confident this new approach will strengthen our connection with donors and accelerate our momentum.”
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\nThe department will move forward with an extensive search for a new Associate A.D. of Development.\u00a0
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\n“I’m humbled that Nick has chosen me to help lead North Florida Athletic Development staff as we continue to strive to set more fundraising records. We have the foundation of an exceptional team with Jaycie and Matheo, and will continue to serve the department at the highest level to execute the holistic vision for North Florida Athletics.”
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\nNorth Florida Athletics generated more than $8 million in philanthropic support, including $8,071,921 from 2,893 donors, representing an 89 percent increase\u00a0over the previous fundraising record. The total marked the third consecutive year\u00a0with more than 2,800 donors, a first in department history. The department helped drive unprecedented donor engagement, major facility enhancements, and record-setting fundraising success across the department.
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\nNorth Florida also delivered its most successful Giving Day on record in 2025, raising $856,276 from 1,810 donors. Athletics accounted for 40 percent of all donors\u00a0and 36 percent of total dollars raised\u00a0across the university-wide initiative, representing an increase of more than $250,000\u00a0from the previous year. Athletics also achieved 100 percent staff participation\u00a0for the first time.
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\nThe development staff oversaw a record-setting Blue & Gray Bash and a sold-out Fores Scholarship Golf Tournament in 2025.
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\nCALL TO ACTION
\nFor more information on supporting North Florida Athletics, please contact the North Florida Athletics Development staff and\u00a0Senior Associate A.D. of Development\u00a0Derek Marinatos<\/a> at derek.marinatos@unf.edu or visit UNFOspreys.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013\u00a0Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics Nick Morrow announced the staff restructure of the North Florida Athletics…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":199296,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29],"class_list":["post-199295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=199295"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199295\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/199296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=199295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=199295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=199295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}