Brix named new athletic director at SCC

Published: 08/15/2018

Tim Brix has been named athletic director of the St. Charles Community College Cougar Athletic Department.  

Tim Brix, athletic director of the St. Charles Community College Cougar Athletic Department.

Brix is replacing Chris Gober, who retired June 30 after serving 15 years as the college’s first athletic director and 20 years as SCC’s head baseball coach.  

Brix began his duties Aug. 13. He heads up an athletic program that includes Division 1 baseball, softball and men’s and women’s soccer. He also supervises the college’s fitness center.

Brix comes to SCC with a three-year tenure as assistant athletic director at Odessa College (Tex.), where the Wranglers boasted a 10-sport program. Prior to Odessa College, he worked in outside operations at Boca Grove Golf Course in Florida, served as athletic site manager in the Hackettstown High (NJ) School Athletic Office, and was assistant to the athletic director at Centenary College.

“I am excited to welcome Tim to the SCC family,” said Barbara Kavalier, Ph.D., SCC president. “He brings a strong background in intercollegiate sports to SCC and possesses great energy that will move the Cougar athletic program forward.” 

Brix is from Monroe Township, N.J., and is a graduate of Centenary College (NJ), where he received his bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in sports management.  There Brix was a four-year member of the men’s basketball team and a two-year member of the golf team.  He received numerous academic accolades consisting of an All-Academic selection for the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC), was a two-time FAR/FAB scholar athlete award recipient, and a member of the Chi Alpha Sigma’s national athlete honor society.

Upon graduation from Centenary College, Brix relocated to Boca Raton, Fla., where he received his M.B.A. in sports and athletics administration from Lynn University.

St. Charles Community College is a public, comprehensive two-year community college with associate degrees and certificate programs in the arts, business, sciences and career-technical fields. SCC provides workforce training and community-based personal and professional development as well as cultural, recreational and entertainment opportunities. For more information, visit www.stchas.edu.