Saginaw Valley State

Michael Pierce is the Associate Athletic Director for Compliance & Academic Services and has served in that role since May, 2019. He oversees all aspects of NCAA compliance for 19 sports and over 500 student-athletes. 

Pierce is responsible for monitoring student-athlete eligibility, athletics financial aid, recruiting activities, playing and practice seasons, and student-athlete awards and benefits. Additionally, he conducts varied rules education sessions, provides rules interpretations and submits SVSU waiver requests through the NCAA’s LSDBi, RSRO, CAi, and Eligibility Center applications. 

He is also the SAAC Advisor, assisting SAAC in planning and conducting various community service, charitable fundraising, and student-athlete recognition events. 

Prior to coming to SVSU, Pierce was the Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance at Utah Valley University. He was the primary compliance contact for Cross Country/Track, Men’s Soccer, Wrestling, and Women’s Volleyball teams. He was also the primary compliance contact working with the Registrar’s office in conducting student-athlete certification. He served as the Sport Administrator for the Cross Country and Track teams. He was the SAAC Advisor. He helped in the application and oversight of UVU’s NCAA Academic Accelerating Success Program grant. 

He also initially started in collegiate athletics as UVU’s Compliance Coordinator in May, 2014. Between stints in Orem, UT, Pierce was the Assistant Director of Compliance at Northern Arizona University. Before working in collegiate athletics, he worked as a law clerk for Beus Gilbert, PLLC in Phoenix, AZ from 2013-14. 

Pierce is a native of Midland, MI and currently resides in Saginaw. He earned a J.D. at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.