In 2018, Thiros became interim director of athletics at ISU. A year later, she secured the permanent role and made history as the first female athletic director at a Division I school in Idaho.

POCATELLO — Pauline Thiros has made quite an impression in a short time. In an email sent to Idaho State University’s faculty and staff Thursday afternoon, ISU president Kevin Satterlee said ...

Just about every year since 2019, when Pauline Thiros became permanent athletic director at ISU, there’s been a major capital project to shepherd during the offseason. This year, it’s the $1 ...

But for ISU's interim athletic director Pauline Thiros, she's hoping that word will eventually be dropped from her title. "I love this place.

Thiros has been serving as the interim Athletic Director since August 2018. “We have chosen the right leader who will take Bengal Athletics to the next level,” Satterlee said.

The move was announced Thursday in a university-issued press release. Thiros replaces Jeff Tingey, who was removed from his post late last week after serving as ISU’s athletic director since 2009.