College Sports Communicators

𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬? As part of @FanWord's storytelling series with @CollSportsComm, each feature profiles a communicator shaping the voice of their program. It tells the story of how they got there, what they've built, and the work that stays long after the year ends. Mention a colleague or nominate them here: app.fanword.com/teams/fanword-…

Really impactful few days in Chicago having meaningful conversations with the @CollSportsComm leadership group about moving our organization forward. There are some terrific humans working hard on behalf of collegiate athletic communicators. Humbled to have a seat in that room.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬: 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐝 "When I was a student-athlete, I had no idea how the stats populated on the website. I didn’t know who was behind the post-game stories. Somebody was documenting my career in real time, and I never once thought about who. Now I’m that somebody. And I have a whole new appreciation for the people who told our story every year." Read More from @CoachP_Ward — Assistant Commissioner for @SAA_Sports 🔗 …tellers-of-college-sports.fanword.com/paige-ward-the…

Really lucky to be surrounded by such talented students like John. We’ll miss him but he is gonna do big things out there.

Drew Wilson's story on Averett student-athlete Killian O'Reilly, "O'Reilly's positive mindset eases pressure entering 2025 NCAA Men's Golf National Championships," has placed first for Athlete Profile in the College Division. Additionally, this story placed as runner-up for the National Story of the Year in the College Division. Congratulations Drew on all of your achievements this year! Read the award-winning story ⬇️: averettcougars.com/news/2025/5/19… @DrewWilsonSID @AverettUCougars

Spotlighting this duo that took first place in the College Division for Hype/Pre-Game Videos with their @TuftsLacrosse National Championship hype video: Congratulations to John Mulvihill and Jamie Chagnon! Watch the award winning video produced by the duo and shot and edited by Mulvihill 📹 ⬇️: john-mulvihill.com/mulvihllcscpor… @john_mulvihill_ @Chaggin10 @TuftsUniversity @TuftsJumbos

Day 2 of getting into the weeds of everything @CollSportsComm with some amazing colleagues. Honored for the opportunity to work under the leadership of @Matt_Panto, with the rest of the board, Advisory Council and the CSC staff to advocate for our nearly 5,000 members

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"Bronco Studios," 2026 ChangeMaker Innovation Award winning project submitted by Chris Kutz, focuses on storytelling through a high-level, news-style production. The project spearheaded by Boise State's communications and live shows teams has strengthened fan engagement, generating over 4.7 million social media impressions. The team also doubled their initial investment in just the first year alone. Learn more ⬇️: collegesportscommunicators.com/news/2026/5/23… @chriskutz @BoiseState @BroncoSports

Take a look at a Fred Stabley Sr. Writing Contest double award winner! Sarah Kirkpatrick Ryan of Holy Cross took first in the University Division for "Athlete Profile" and "Season Recap/Preview". Congratulations Sarah! Read the award winning stories here ✏️ ⬇️: Athlete Profile: goholycross.com/news/2025/10/2… Season Recap: goholycross.com/news/2025/5/29… @Kirkpatrick_SJ @GoHolyCross @HCrossFB @HCrossBaseball @holy_cross @NCAA

Another amazing graphic designer! Congratulations to CSC 2025-26 Creative & Digital Design Contest Designer of the Year for the University Division, Margaret Mosher of the University of Georgia! @universityofga @UGAAthletics @NCAA @SEC Take a look at some of Margaret's award winning work 🎨 ⬇️

A look at the numbers from the 2025-26 CSC Academic All-America program 📊 Congratulations again to our four Overall Academic All-Americans of the Year! Learn more here ⬇️: academicallamerica.com/news/2026/7/28… @AcadAllAmerica @NCAA @NCAADII @NCAADIII @NAIA

Sprinting to the top of the @NAIA 🏊‍♀️ "... Balancing both athletics and academics as priorities is difficult, especially while pursuing a design degree, but the hard work has paid off in more ways than one... " Congratulations to Nikki Hahn of @SCADdotedu (@SCAD_SavSports/@SCADSwimming) on being named the NAIA 2025-26 Overall Academic All-American of the Year! 🔗: academicallamerica.com/news/2026/7/28…

Bump, set and spike! Graycee Mosley is your @NCAADIII 2025-26 Overall Academic All-American of the Year! 🏐 "Being named the top D3 academic athlete is an incredible honor that reflects so much for growth, dedication, and shared achievement... " Congratulations to the senior volleyball player from @ETBU (@GoETBUTigers/@ETBU_Volleyball)! 🔗: academicallamerica.com/news/2026/7/28…

Best of @NCAADII is Owen Fraser! "Successful academic and athletic performances are quite similar, both require many hours of hard work and preparation... " Congratulations to the senior from @MissouriSandT (@minersports/@Miners_XCTF) on being the NCAA Division II 2025-26 Overall Academic All-American of the Year! 🔗: academicallamerica.com/news/2026/7/28…

She is🔝 of @NCAA Division I! "... I came to Stanford hoping to grow as both a student and an athlete, and what I found was a place that never asked me to choose between the two... " Congratulations to Jasmine Aikey of @Stanford (@GoStanford/@StanfordWSoccer) on being named the NCAA Division I 2025-26 Overall Academic All-American of the Year! 🔗: academicallamerica.com/news/2026/7/28…

Four outstanding student-athletes proudly represent the 2025-26 @CollSportsComm Overall Academic All-American of the Year honors from across @NCAA and @NAIA ‼️ academicallamerica.com/news/2026/7/28…

Excellence. Outstanding. Elite. Congratulations to Jasmine Aikey, Owen Fraser, Graycee Mosley, and Nikki Hahn on capturing the 2025-26 Academic All-America® Overall winners of the 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑! 🔗: academicallamerica.com/news/2026/7/28…

Jay Stancil has been selected as the Interim Commissioner of the AAC ➡️ bit.ly/4yLJvfA #ProudToBeAAC | #TheRightWayToPlay | @NAIAticker

We heard the desire for CSC to summarize a consensus & share an option for consistency to class year standing — appreciating that many groups are affected by these designations outside of comms/creative staff. Our hope is this recommendation at least provides an option.📈