FAYETTEVILLE — The blending of Arkansas men’s and women’s athletic departments — a process officially begun in January — took a more solid shape Tuesday when Athletic Director Jeff Long announced the department’s new administrative structure.

Arkansas previously operated with separate men’s and women’s athletic departments, but it was announced shortly after Long’s hiring in October that a merger would take place, bringing together all 19 varsity sports, more than 450 student-athletes and more than 200 athletic department staff members.

Members of the new executive staff include associate vice chancellor and executive associate AD Bev Lewis, senior associate ADs Chris Wyrick, Jon Fagg and Matt Trantham, and associate ADs Tom Dorre and Kevin Trainor. Lewis, the former women’s AD, Dorre and Trainor served in various capacities prior to Long’s hiring; Wyrick, Fagg and Trantham were hired by Long.

“In building our new combined administrative team, I was able to rely primarily on the outstanding athletic department administrators that were already an important part of the Razorback program both in the former men’s and women’s athletic departments,” Long said in a news release. “In addition, we were able to enhance our team with several experienced administrators from other major universities.”

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Executive staff members also are part of a larger group, to be known as senior staff members, that includes associate ADs Melissa Harwood-Rom, Tracey Stehlik, Chris Pohl and Matt Shanklin and assistant ADs Marvin Caston, Justin Maland, Sean Rochelle and Bill Smith.