Sports Lawyer Named Associate AD for Compliance and NIL Integration at UMass Lowell

Oct 31, 2025

UMass Lowell has announced the return of Zach Leach as Associate Athletic Director for Compliance and NIL Integration. Leach previously served as the university’s Director of NCAA Compliance from 2019 to 2022. He returns to the River Hawks after three years at Holy Cross, where he held the role of Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance.  Leach earned a Bachelor of Science in Sport Management from the University of Massachusetts in 2014, followed by a Juris Doctor with a Sports and Entertainment Law Certificate from the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law in 2018.

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