CLEMSON — Longtime Clemson track coach Bob Pollock is retiring in the wake of an investigation that centered on his alleged misuse of university funds.

Pollock, who has been named ACC coach of the year 19 times in his 20 years at Clemson, submitted a retirement letter to administrators on Tuesday. The official end of his tenure will come after the U.S. Olympic Trials next month.

"Athletics is an exciting and challenging part of my life," Pollock said in a statement released by Clemson. "I am grateful to have had the opportunity to work with so many wonderful people."

There is ample evidence to suggest Pollock didn't have a choice after an investigation by the State Law Enforcement Division concluded that he and assistant coach Charles Foster deposited more than $27,000 worth of university funds into personal accounts.