STANFORD, Calif. - Stanford has hired Iowa athletic director Bob Bowlsby to run the Cardinal's athletic department.<br>
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Bowlsby will join Stanford in July as the replacement for Ted Leland, who left earlier this year to become vice president for university advancement at Pacific.<br>
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Bowlsby has been at Iowa for nearly 15 years, overseeing a program with 24 varsity sports and a 56 (m) million-dollar budget.<br>
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Stanford won 50 national team championships under Leland's 14-year tenure.<br>
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