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UW athletics: Eichorst, Alvarez’s right-hand man, hired as AD at Miami (Fla.)

Shawn Eichorst is stepping down as executive associate athletic director at the University of Wisconsin to become athletic director at Miami (Fla.), multiple sources have confirmed. A formal announcement is expected later Tuesday.

Eichorst, a Lone Rock native who attended UW-Whitewater and earned his law degree from Marquette, has served as the No. 2 administrator for UW athletic director Barry Alvarez for the past five years.