Gene McArtor, who spent more than 40 years at the University of Missouri as a student-athlete, coach and administrator, has been named NCAA National Coordinator for Baseball Umpires.   McArtor replaces Dave Yeast who resigned in February.

As national coordinator, Gene will help the Division I Baseball Committee select and evaluate officials for the Division I championship. 

McArtor has a long history with the NCAA.  He was named chair of the NCAA Baseball Committee in 1987, directing the championships in Division I and coordinating the selection of the 48 Division I schools for the championship and College World Series.

He also was the committee chair during a five-year tenure that saw unprecedented growth of the championship, including national television coverage, bracket expansion and stadium renovation. In addition to his committee experience, McArtor also spent 30 years officiating high school and college football games that included many years of playoff and championship game experience.

McArtor stepped into athletics administration at Missouri later in his career, first taking the position of associate athletics director and then senior associate athletics director in 1997. He then moved to director of project management and also served a stint as Missouri’s interim director of athletics.   

As head coach, McArtor guided Missouri to the NCAA tournament six times, coached 13 all-Americans and 41 all-conference players, and helped 55 players reach the professional ranks during his tenure. During his 21 years as head coach, he compiled a 733-430-3 record with the Tigers.