Rachel Burleson. Photo by Brent Martin. By TOMMY REZAC and BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostMissouri Western State University has been seeking candidates to fill their vacant athletic director position since late July.They've narrowed their list down to three candidates.Each of the three candidates now go before the community this week to make their pitch for the job. The first candidate to speak Monday was Rachel Burleson, who's currently the A.D. at Division II Franklin Pierce University in New Hampshire.She previously served at MIAA schools Missouri Southern as the associate A.D. for compliance and internal operations and at Northwest Missouri State as the assistant softball coach. Burleson says her Interest in the MWSU job is two-fold. "Having been a competitor in the same league and having respect for the MIAA," she said, "and just the amount of, just as an outsider looking in, what Missouri Western has to offer. And again, having competed against them and knowi
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