Peyton Deterding Position: Assistant Athletics Director/Facilities Alma Mater: Northern Iowa '98

Peyton Deterding begins his fifth season at Illinois State, where he oversees the facilities and game operations for all athletic venues and contests. In doing so, Deterding has played a key role in the $3.1 million renovation of Duffy Bass Field as well as a $1.7 million relocation and renovation of the ISU Tennis Complex.

Prior to joining ISU, the Denver, Iowa, native worked at Northern Illinois, where he served as the Huskies' event manager and football travel coordinator. As well, he spent time in game operations at Virginia and athletic ticketing at James Madison.

A 1998 graduate of Northern Iowa, where he served as a men's basketball manager, Deterding completed his master's degree in exercise and sport science from Wisconsin-La Crosse in 2002.

He and his wife Nikki reside in Bloomington, Ill., with 2-year-old twins, Jaece and Hailey.