Krista Gray joined the University of Idaho as the Director of Student-Athlete Support Services in the fall of 2018.
Gray oversees the Student-Athlete Support Services staff, as well as a team of student workers and tutors. Gray and her staff work with the University of Idaho’s more than 300 student-athletes, setting them up for success through advising, tutoring and organization. The department as a whole has flourished during Gray’s time in Moscow, posting back-to-back record grade-point averages (GPA) in the spring and fall of 2020.
Aside from her daily tasks, Gray is also heavily involved with recruiting, and meets with every potential student-athlete prior to joining the Vandals. She is instrumental in planning and executing graduation events and academic excellence celebrations for the student-athletes each semester. She also serves as the advisor to the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
Gray is also the Senior Woman Administrator (SWA) and a member of the senior leadership team in Idaho Athletics. She serves on multiple Big Sky Conference committees and works as an advocate for Idaho Athletics at the conference and national level.
Prior to her time in Moscow, Gray worked at the University of Illinois for a year after spending the previous five years with the University of Missouri.
Gray earned her undergraduate degree in communication from Defiance College. She earned her master’s in education, with an emphasis in sports leadership, coaching and teaching, from Southwest Minnesota State. She got her professional career started as an assistant soccer coach at Southwest Minnesota State.
Gray was also a standout student-athlete in her own right. She was a four-year starter on the Lady Jackets soccer team and left the program with the third most assists in team history.
Gray resides in Moscow with her partner, Tony Spencer, an assistant coach on the football team.
