Dillon Horter joined the Illinois State Athletics Department in June 2020 as the Director of Operations Graduate Assistant for the Track & Field and Cross Country programs. In June of 2021, Horter assumed the position of Development Graduate Assistant before being hired full-time as Special Assistant for Executive Operations and Development in March 2022. He was elevated to his current role as Director of Sales and Fan Development in June 2022.  

As Director of Sales and Fan Development, Horter’s duties include leading and designing campaigns for ticket sales to target and fulfill season, partial-season, group, and hospitality opportunities. In addition, Horter oversees a sales team that generates revenue for multiple athletics entities from existing and new external avenues. He also develops and implements outreach initiatives aimed to increase community interest in Redbird Athletics. 

Prior to his time at Illinois State, Horter served as a student manager for The University of Toledo’s men’s basketball team under Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk. During his time at Toledo, Horter also interned in the Athletics Compliance and Development departments. He has also completed professional practices in the Development departments of both Louisiana Tech University (LTAC) and The University of Illinois (I-FUND). 

Horter is a native of Liberty Township, Ohio, just outside Cincinnati and graduated Magna Cum Laude from The University of Toledo in 2020 with degrees in Criminal Justice and Political Science. He earned a Master’s Degree in Sport Management from Illinois State in 2022.