Paul Klaczak - Associate Athletic Director, Facilities and Event Management - Staff Directory

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Paul Klaczak

Title:
Associate Athletic Director, Facilities and Event Management
Email:
Phone:
412-400-3998

Paul Klaczak joined the Pitt Department of Athletics in July of 2007. During his time at Pitt, he has been responsible for the operations and management of athletics facilities, overseeing game and event management, serving as liaison for new construction and renovation projects and serving as a Sport Administrator. He has played a key role in the construction and renovations of the Petersen Sports Complex and the renovations to Fitzgerald Field House and Trees Pool. As a Sport Administrator, he helped teams win six conference championships. Klaczak has served as Tournament Manager for the 2008 EWL Championship, 2015 ACC Wrestling Championship, the First & Second Rounds of the 2018 and 2019 NCAA Volleyball Tournaments and the 2019 NCAA Wrestling National Championship.

Prior to returning to Pittsburgh, Klaczak spent 18 years as a member of the University of Cincinnati Athletic Department. Klaczak’s experience there included being the project leader for the Varsity Village, assisting with fundraising for the Varsity Village project, overseeing athletic facility construction and renovation, supervision of athletic facilities and event operations and sports oversight. While at Cincinnati, Klaczak was the Tournament Director for the NCAA Basketball Men’s First and Second Rounds and Women’s Midwest Regional, as well as numerous Conference Championships.

A 1986 graduate of Marietta College with a degree in information systems, Klaczak played baseball for the Etta Express. Klaczak received his graduate degree in sports management from Robert Morris University in 1988.

A Pittsburgh, Pa., native, Klaczak resides in North Hills with his wife, Becky, and their son, Zak.

Beyond the Bio
Favorite place on the University of Pittsburgh campus?
The Cathedral of Learning, in particular, the Nationality Rooms.

Favorite sports moment at Pitt?
A tie. Our football team’s victory over No. 2 Clemson in 2016 and No. 2 Miami in 2017.

What do you love most about working in athletics?
Providing support for young women and men so that they may be able to grow academically, athletically, personally and in the community.

What is one thing everyone should do when they visit the city of Pittsburgh?
Take an incline ride up to Mt. Washington. You get an unbelievable view of the city. In addition, I do not think there are many cities that have an incline, yet alone two.