After nearly 24 years of serving as commissioner for the Mountain West Conference, Craig Thompson will be stepping down from his position.
In an announcement made Wednesday, it was revealed that 66-year-old Craig Thompson, the only commissioner the conference has had thus far, will be leaving his position after first beginning in January 1999. Before coming to Mountain West, Thompson was the commissioner for the Sun Belt Conference.
Garnett Stokes, president at New Mexico and chair of the conference board directors, says that the entire Mountain West Conference owes a debt of gratitude to Thompson for his selfless service over the last two-and-a-half decades. Stokes also says that Thompson’s impact has helped position the conference as one of the nation’s elite.
With Thompson as commissioner, Mountain West has participated in five bowl games…
