Chesterfield's Marquette High School Athletic-Activities Director Mark Linneman was named St. Louis Area Athletic Director of the Year by the Missouri Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association.

He is one of eight athletic-activities directors in the state to receive the award. Linneman has been at Chesterfield's Marquette High for 10 years and an athletic-activities director for 21, coaching boys and girls basketball, softball, boys tennis and boys track.

Greg Mathison, Marquette High School principal, described Linneman as an incredible leader. 

“The passion he has for his job truly makes him an asset to our students, coaches and families,” Mathison said in a news release from the Rockwood School District. “He is deserving of this award, and we are excited to share in his success.”