Hours after he was introduced as Washington State’s athletic director in a news conference Tuesday afternoon, Pat Chun was on a plane headed to Seattle.
The Cougars’ 14th athletic director hasn’t even officially started work yet – his first day at WSU is Feb. 5 – but he’s already making his rounds and trying to meet his constituents. Chun spent Tuesday night and all of Wednesday in the greater Seattle area, meeting with alums and donors. He had dinner with longtime WSU donors Jim and Lisa King on Tuesday night, met with athletics supporter and donor Greg Rankich Wednesday afternoon, and was scheduled for a dinner with WSU donors Wednesday evening.