Mike DeLao. Photo courtesy of Safford Unified School DistrictΒ 

UA grad DeLao elected new AIA presidentΒ 

UA gradΒ Mike DeLao, a school board executive in Safford who works in the Eastern Arizona College athletic department, has been elected the new president of the Arizona Interscholastics Association for 2015-16. That’s a terrific transaction for Tucson high schools. A former athletic trainer at the UA and for the Tigers, Astros and Braves minor-league baseball systems, DeLao gives Southern Arizona a voice in the AIA affairs that is dominated by Phoenix politics.Β 


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