Prairie View welcomes Robinson as new athletic director

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas  --  Ashley Robinson's appointment as the Prairie View A&M athletic director on Tuesday served as a homecoming.

Most recently the athletic director at fellow Southwestern Athletic Conference school Mississippi Valley State, Robinson now has been hired by Prairie View twice in the last four years.

It's his work for Prairie View before he was hired the first time, however, that played a major role in his rise to his new job.

In 2010 Robinson worked in compliance, academics and championships for the SWAC office. Prairie View president Dr. George Wright said the school's compliance officer quit at a time when it was trying to get off of NCAA probation.

Wright called Robinson, 33, and asked for his help in the process, which included improving the school's Academic Progress Rate.

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