Bio

Abby Gildernick enters her second year as the Assistant Director of Athletics and Senior Woman Administrator at UW-Oshkosh in 2023.

Gildernick came to UW-Oshkosh in January of 2022 from St. Norbert College, where she was the Associate Director of Athletics and Senior Woman Administrator. She handled the St. Norbert College athletics department's business affairs, including budgeting and forecasting. She also managed the department's travel arrangements while providing event management at home athletics contests.

Gildernick collaborates with Assistant Chancellor, Athletics Darryl Sims in guiding the program while being responsible for institutional control of NCAA and WIAC compliance, event management, and the department's Name, Image and Likeness efforts.

In addition to her senior woman administrator duties, Gildernick also oversees football, men’s and women’s swimming & diving, men’s and women’s track & field, men’s and women’s wrestling, soccer, softball, tennis, marketing & social media, and sports medicine. She also leads in the organization of WIAC and NCAA championship events hosted by the university. Since arriving at Oshkosh, the Titans have hosted the 2022 NCAA Men’s Basketball regional, the 2023 NCAA Men’s Basketball regional, 2023 NCAA Softball regional, 2023 NCAA Volleyball regional, and 2024 NCAA Women's Basketball regional.

Gildernick was a four-year letterwinner of the St. Norbert College softball team, an assistant coach for the women’s basketball program, and the Commencement speaker for the St. Norbert College Class of 2014.

The West De Pere High School graduate was the coordinator of athletics at Lawrence University from 2015-17. She also was an assistant coach for the school's women's basketball team.

Gildernick was a graduate assistant for women's basketball and a graduate assistant within the sports administration department at Eastern Kentucky University during the 2017-18 school year, acquiring her master's degree in the process.

(3/15/23)