HANOVER, Ind. — Hanover College Vice President for Athletics Mark Shook has been appointed to the NCAA Division III Football Committee, beginning a four-year term in September 2026 and continuing through August 2030.

The national committee is responsible for selecting teams for the NCAA Division III Football Championship and overseeing the administration and execution of the championship. Shook brings more than 25 years of experience in collegiate athletics, with administrative experience in NCAA DI FBS, DII, and DIII football. He will represent NCAA Region IV - which comprises the HCAC, OAC, NCAC, and MIAA Conferences.

"This is a bucket-list committee appointment for any athletics administrator. This represents an opportunity for me to represent Hanover College and the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference on a national committee to contribute to the continued growth and success of Division III football at the national level. I look forward to my work with our committee members, the NCAA, and the best teams in the nation to support a memorable championship experience for all institutions involved in the tournament."

Before joining Hanover College in May 2025, he served as vice president of intercollegiate athletics and director of athletics at Kentucky Wesleyan College. His previous collegiate experience includes senior-level athletics administrative positions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Bowling Green State University, and in academic support roles at Purdue University and in internship at The Ohio State University. Earlier in his career, Shook taught high school integrated science and coached football and baseball at the high school level for nearly ten years and most recently served on the NCAA Division II Baseball Committee, Division II Reasonable Standards Committee, and is currently a member of several professional associations in intercollegiate athletics.

As vice president for athletics at Hanover, Shook leads a department of 22 varsity sports competing in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference in NCAA Division III. His leadership philosophy emphasizes academic and athletic excellence, personal growth, community service, and the development of a championship culture that supports student-athletes in every aspect of their collegiate experience.

His appointment to the DIII Football Committee builds on his longstanding commitment to the sport of football and his experience working across multiple levels of college athletics.