Staff Directory
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- Senior Associate AD/Human Resources
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Tracy Tripp is in her 14th year as a member of CU athletic department, as she was most recently promoted to senior associate athletic director for human resources on July 1, 2021; she was named associate AD over the same area on August 1, 2018. She is a member of athletic director Rick George’s executive team and is entering her fifth season as the sport supervisor for the women’s lacrosse program.
Tripp returned to her alma mater where starred on the women’s basketball two decades earlier on August 1, 2008 as the director of operations for the program she helped lead to its first Big Eight title in 1989. After four years in that position, she transitioned out of coaching into a new role as Sustainability Manager and Athletic Facilities Assistant. On October 8, 2013, Tripp moved into the role as Coordinator of Human Resources & Payroll for Athletics.
Tripp spent 13 seasons (1995-08) as an assistant women’s basketball coach at the University of Denver, and was promoted to associate head coach for her final season there. She assisted the Pioneer’s transition from NCAA Division II to Division I in 1998, and just four seasons later (2001), helped guide DU into its first NCAA Tournament. Considered and excellent teacher of the game, Tripp was responsible for the development of both guard and post play, scouting of opponents, in-game strategy, and served as the camp director for all summer camps. Tripp’s other duties included recruiting, alumni relations and academic support. She was responsible for the development of DU’s most notable center, Misa Pavlickova, the 2001 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year, the 24th overall pick of the 2001 WNBA Draft and a member of the 2004 Czech Republic Olympic team, as well as other numerous all-conference players.
Prior to joining the staff at DU, Tripp spent one season as an assistant coach at San Diego State (1994-95), helping the Aztecs to the Western Athletic Conference title and earn a berth in the NCAA Tournament in working under head coach Beth Burns, who was a CU assistant while she was a player. She also spent one season (1993-94) as an assistant basketball and volleyball coach at Western State College in Gunnison. Before embarking on her collegiate coaching career, Tripp served as head girls basketball coach at Boulder’s Fairview High from 1990-93, leading Knights to three-straight Class 5A state tournaments and an overall record of 54-18. Tripp also taught physical education, health and science during her tenure.
As a standout performer on Ceal Barry’s early Colorado teams, she was a third-team Freshman All-American for the 1985-86 season, second-team All-Big Eight as a sophomore and honorable mention All-Conference as a junior. She also garnered second-team All-Big Eight Tournament honors as a senior in 1989, when the then-Lady Buffs defeated Oklahoma State in the title game, 98-92, in double overtime to complete the first undefeated run by any team in conference history, as CU was 14-0 in the regular season. She started 117 of 121 games in her career, averaging 13.0 points per game in not missing a single game in earning four letters; her 1,574 points were the fourth-most in program history at the time of her graduation, and still rank 11th on the list. To this day, she still co-holds the record for the most points scored in a game when she tallied 38 at Oklahoma State her sophomore season.
Tripp graduated from CU in 1989 with a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology, and earned her teaching certificate from CU the following year. She was a three-time Academic All-Big Eight team member.
A native of Fort Collins, Colo., she graduated from Fort Collins High School where she lettered in basketball and volleyball. Her hobbies include cycling, mountain biking, hiking, skiing, golf, snowshoeing and watching sports. She was twice recognized as a Colorado Sportswoman of the Year, first for her senior year at Fort Collins in 1985, and the second following her senior season at CU in 1989.
