Tory Lindley, MA, ATC became the Director of Athletics at Lake Superior State University on November 1, 2023 and oversees the Division I Men’s Hockey Team, 11 Division II teams in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and two ACHA DI/DII hockey teams. 

Mr. Lindley, a native of Suttons Bay, MI, brings 16 years of experience in Division I administrative experience and over 30 years of leadership experience and staff management to LSSU. Most recently, Lindley served at Youngstown State University as their Deputy Athletic Director for the past two years. In his time at Youngstown State University, he has created external partnerships resulting in multi-faceted healthcare services agreements, provided a performance enhancement services reorganization and performed key roles in strategic planning, and advancements in diversity and inclusion. 

Other career highlights for Tory include serving as the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) President for three years where he managed responsibility over the association’s $10.5 million operations budget. In 2023, Tory was a NATA Hall of Fame Inductee. He served in many different roles at Northwestern University from 2002-2020 including as the Senior Associate Athletic Director, the Associate Athletic Director, and as Assistant Athletic Director. Lindley has a wide variety of publications related to athletic training and has given over 150 professional presentations on risk management and sports medicine related topics.