NJCAA executive director Leicht to retire after 28 years

Among her accomplishments as executive director are securing long-term contracts for the NJCAA's Division I men's basketball championship in Hutchinson, Kansas, and the Division I Baseball World Series in Grand Junction, Colorado.

In 2009, Leicht became the first female chief executive of any national college athletic association, according to NACDA, the national association for college athletic directors.