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Inspiration fueling BGSU athletic director van der Merwe during busy span

BOWLING GREEN — Shortly into his tenure as Bowling Green State University’s athletic director, Derek van der Merwe had to make a couple significant coaching decisions in the span of a month regarding who will lead the Falcons’ men’s and women’s basketball programs.

It was a busy time for van der Merwe. Two years later, it hasn’t really slowed down.

“I would say that the inspiration outpaces the exhaustion at this point. I think when you go through these processes, you truly are inspired by how something makes you better,” van der Merwe told The Blade on Monday.