FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (April 16, 2018) – Northern Arizona University and adidas today announced a new multi-year partnership in which the Portland, Ore., based company will be the official athletic footwear, apparel and accessory brand of the Lumberjacks through the 2022-23 season.
"NAU Athletics is thrilled to continue our partnership with adidas," Northern Arizona University Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics
Mike Marlow said. "This important relationship ensures each of our student-athletes and coaches will continue to have access to state-of-the-art training products and competition attire in their pursuit of excellence. We appreciate the increased commitment from adidas and expect it to pay dividends in the form of additional championships!"
The new five-year agreement with adidas will supply the Lumberjacks with uniforms, apparel, footwear and accessories for all of their intercollegiate athletic teams. In addition to all 15 intercollegiate athletic Lumberjack teams, adidas will also provide apparel and accessories for coaches and athletic staff.
"We're looking forward to working with NAU Athletics and helping them achieve their goals to provide student-athletes with an exceptional experience that culminates in graduation, competing for Big Sky and WAC Championships with integrity and bringing positive exposure to NAU and the community," said Jim Murphy, director of NCAA Sports Marketing at adidas North America. "Our mission is to help athletes perform better and we seek to inspire through our products, our style and in communities. And to do that, we'll bring our newest and most innovative high-performance products, along with our creativity and collaborative efforts to the Lumberjacks over the next five years."
adidas is a global designer, developer and marketer of athletic footwear, apparel and accessories with the mission to make all athletes better. adidas is the official uniform, footwear and apparel provider for more than 100 collegiate programs including Arizona State, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Kansas, Louisville, Miami, Mississippi State, Nebraska, North Carolina State and Texas A&M. adidas has marketing agreements with the National Basketball Association (NBA), National Football League (NFL), Major League Baseball (MLB), National Hockey League (NHL) and Major League Soccer (MLS).
