Mary McElroy, former director of athletics at Georgia State, was hired as senior associate athletics director for compliance at SMU. The former National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators Division I-AAA Administrator of the Year also has held administrative posts at Navy and Georgia Tech.

Other transactions

Men’s basketball – Dave Madeira retired after 22 season as head coach at Muhlenberg, where he ends his career as the school’s most-victorious coach with 311 wins. He led the Mules to two Centennial Conference titles and two Division III Men’s Basketball Championship appearances.

Football – Cory Bailey returned as head coach at Assumption, where he coached teams to a 13-28 record from 2004 to 2007.

Women’s soccer – Summer Perala hired as head coach at Eastern Illinois after six seasons on the staff at UAB, including the past two years as associate head coach.

Wrestling – Todd Hibbs stepped down as head coach at Olivet, where he will continue to serve as an assistant professor of health, physical education, recreation and sport. His teams posted a 56-24-2 dual-meet mark through five seasons.

Deaths

Thomas Wesley, former baseball coach at Alabama A&M, died March 9 of an apparent heart attack. He was 51. Wesley coached at the school for 16 seasons.