For the past seven years, ISU Athletic Director Jamie Pollard has guided the athletic department, which has broken attendance records and invested millions of dollars in facilities along the way.

Now Pollard is guaranteed of continuing in that role well into the future after signing a five-year contract extension this week. Pollard already had two years remaining on his deal, which will now run through 2019.

“We have more work to do,” Pollard said in a news release. “So I am extremely grateful to President [Steven] Leath for the confidence he has shown in our administrative team. Our program is primed for success and I’m anxious to continue building alongside, what we feel, is the best coaching staff in ISU history.”

Much of that coaching staff has been hired by Pollard, including men’s basketball coach Fred Hoiberg and football coach Paul Rhoads.

Since Pollard arrived in Ames in 2005, the athletic department has spent nearly $100 million on facility upgrades, two of which — the Cyclones Sports Complex and the new football facility — will soon be completed.

Additionally, attendance at events has been on the rise. Last season, more than 50,000 fans attended each home game at Jack Trice Stadium for the first time in history, and this summer both men’s basketball and football student tickets sold out in record time. 

Complete contract details will be released at a later date.