Fayetteville State set to hire alumnus Bennett as A.D.

ANTHONY BENNETT
Courtesy: WSSU Athletics

FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina -- Fayetteville State is believed to be turning to one of its graduates to lead its athletic program.

The FSU Board of Trustees is expected to approve Winston-Salem State’s Anthony Bennett as athletic director in a special meeting scheduled Wednesday at 2 p.m. Bennett currently serves as associate athletic director for compliance at WSSU.

Multiple FSU and in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association sources told The Fayetteville Observer that Bennett is the choice to replace Edward McLean, who retired Aug. 1 after serving eight years. Bennett was chosen from a field of finalists that also included former Saint Augustine’s associate athletic director Kristene Kelly and former N.C. State and NFL football player Lin Dawson.

“Expect an official announcement on Anthony Bennett soon,’’ a FSU source said Tuesday. “He should do a great job for the Broncos.”

The Laurinburg native earned his undergraduate (1995) and Master’s (2000) degrees from Fayetteville State. Bennett also worked five years at FSU as Associate Athletic Director for Internal Affairs and as the school’s NCAA compliance officer.

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