Dan Guerrero
| Dan Guerrero | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 10, 1951 Tucson, Arizona |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts, UCLA, 1974; Master of Public Administration, Cal State Dominguez Hills, 1982 |
| Alma mater | UCLA, CSUDH |
| Occupation | Athletic Director |
| Years active | 2002-current |
| Employer | UCLA |
Dan Guerrero (born November 10, 1951) is the athletic director for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He served as the chairman of the Selection Committee for the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.
Guerrero's first stint as athletic director was at Cal State Dominguez Hills, where he served for five years (1988–92).
Guerrero next worked at UC Irvine, where he served as Director of Athletics for 10 years (1992-2002). In June 2002, while still at UC Irvine, he was named the 2001-02 Division I-AA/I-AAA West Region NACDA Athletic Director of the Year. During Guerrero's tenure, UCI experienced unprecedented activity in the area of athletic facilities development. In his final five years, Guerrero was involved in $38 million worth of newly constructed or renovated facilities. These projects included a newly renovated track and soccer complex, a new 64-meter competitive swimming pool, a new baseball stadium, and the Anteater Recreation Center, one of the premier recreation centers in the country.
On April 25, 2002, Guerrero was named UCLA's Director of Athletics. In the last nine years, UCLA has finished second three times (2005–06, 2006–07, and 2007–08), third twice (2003–04 and 2004–05), fourth (2009–10), sixth (2002–03), 11th (2010–11), and 16th (2008–09) in the race for the Learfield Sports Directors' Cup.
In Guerrero's first year at UCLA (2002–03), UCLA won four NCAA titles (men's soccer, women's gymnastics, women's water polo and women's softball). The Bruins placed third in men's golf, tied for third in men's tennis and tied for fifth in women's golf and women's tennis. UCLA also earned six conference titles.
In 2003-04, the Bruins won four NCAA titles (women's outdoor track and field, softball, women's golf and women's gymnastics). They also placed second in men's tennis, women's tennis and men's golf, tied for third in women's soccer, tied for fifth in men's soccer and women's volleyball and fifth in women's indoor track and field. In addition, the Bruins captured seven league titles.
Guerrero was named one of the nation's Top 100 Most Influential Hispanics by Hispanic Business Magazine (October 2004) and the May 5, 2003 issue of Sports Illustrated listed him #28 among the 101 Most Influential Minorities in Sports. He was one of 28 people whose photo was featured on that issue's cover.
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