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Sports Information Director
Kyle Lewis
Kyle
Lewis enters his second season as Sports Information Director at the University
of West Alabama. He is a 2004 graduate of Mississippi State University, where he
received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Education (Sports
Communications. Prior to coming to UWA, Lewis worked most recently at the
Southeastern Conference in the Media Relations Department. While working at the
premiere Division I conference in the nation, Lewis served as the Sports
Information Director for softball and indoor and outdoor track and field. In
addition to working with those sports, he assisted in directing the 2006 SEC
Men’s and Women’s basketball Tournament postgame interviews, including
overseeing postgame quote service and arranging various interviews. Prior to
coming to the SEC, Lewis served in the Sports Information Department at
Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville (Ala.) from August 2004 to January
2006. While at Jacksonville State, he served as the Sports Information Director
for women’s basketball, women’s soccer, cross country, track and field and
baseball. Other working experience for Lewis includes a stint as a Media
Relations Student Assistant at Mississippi State, Gameday Operations Coordinator
for the Tupelo (MS) Fire Ants and Student Assistant Sports Editor for Itawamba
(MS) Community College.
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Kyle Lewis
Assistant Sports Information Director
Tony Schmidt

Tony Schmidt spent his undergraduate time as a
student assistant for the Athletic Media Relations office, where he first
served as the golf contact for two years. Schmidt also has experience
working with the Southeastern Conference during various events throughout
his college life and also volunteering his services at the 2003 NCAA
Division I Baseball Regional, the 2004 NCAA Division I Women's Golf
Championship and the 2006 Nokia Sugar Bowl.
He was the fifth recipient of the Bob Hartley Memorial Fellowship recipient,
which is provided for graduate assistants who exemplify a desire to continue
in the field. As a graduate assistant in the MSU Athletic Media Relations
office, Schmidt was the publicist for the MSU track & field/cross country
programs and men's golf team. He also acted as the sports information
contact for the women's tennis squad in 2006. A native of Starkville, Miss.,
Schmidt earned his bachelor's degree in the summer of 2005 from MSU
in interdisciplinary studies with an emphasis in public relations and sports
communication.
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General Information
Location:
Livingston, Alabama 35470
Chartered:
1835
President:
Dr. Richard Holland (West Alabama, 1965)
Director of Athletics: E.J.
Brophy (UAB, 1992)
Office Phone:
205-652-3784
Special Assistant to
the Director of Athletics: Penny Dew
Sports Information Director: Kyle Lewis
Assistant SID:
Tony Schmidt
Office Phone: 205-652-3596
Athletic Fax: 205-652-3600
National Affiliation: NCAA Division II
Conference Affiliation: Gulf South
Conference
Colors:
Red, White and Black
Nickname: Tigers
Athletic Scholarships: Yes
Number Sports Sponsored: 12
Men's Sports: Football/Basketball/Baseball/Cross
Country/Rodeo/Tennis
Women's Sports: Volleyball/Basketball/Softball/Cross Country/Rodeo/Tennis |