Sports Information at Kalamazoo College

What We Do

The Sports Information Office has two primary functions:
* to promote the College and its programs via the College's 16 varsity athletic teams
* to manage information resources including sports statistics, photos, and history

The sports information office works closely with the local media.

To fulfill those responsibilties, the sports information office:
* maintains the athletics web site with timely information
* manages the system of reporting contest results and statistics to appropriate media, MIAA and NCAA outlets
* manages the compilation of statistics at home sporting events
* prepares programs for home sporting events
* nominates student-athletes for CoSIDA Academic All-America consideration
* writes and disseminates news releases
* provides feature article ideas to media
* coordinates media interviews
* assists media at all athletic events
* writes and/or supervises the writing of the sports section of LuxEsto and BeLight, the College's magazine and e-newsletter
* photographs and supervises photography of sports events
* develops and maintains a historical archive
* hires and trains student-workers
* assists in the selection of Hall of Fame members
* assists the Office of College Communication and Director of Athletics

Who We Are

Steve Wideen Sports Information Director

The Sports Information Office is part of the College Communication Team of Advancement. The Sports Information Director works closesly with the Director of College Communication and the Director of Publications to promote the College as a whole. Intercollegiate athletics at the NCAA Division III level, and at Kalamazoo College in particular, are a function of the entire college experience, and are operated and promoted in that context.

Steve Wideen has been the Sports Information Director since September of 1998. Wideen graduated from Cornerstone University in 1998 with a degree in business administration and a minor in marketing. Wideen worked in Cornerstone's sports information office as a student for three years, managing statistics for the basketball teams, assisting with writing and producing game programs, and developing and maintaining the College's first athletics web site. He started at third base and pitcher for the Golden Eagles for four seasons, earning team MVP and male athlete of the year honors his senior season.

At Kalamazoo College, Wideen developed the first actively maintained athletics web site in 1998. He has hosted seven NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Regional Tournaments, one NCAA III Men's Tennis National Champinoship Tournament, one NCAA III Women's Tennis National Championship Tournament, and numerous MIAA men's tennis, women's tennis and cross country championships. In addition to his sports information duties, Wideen served as head baseball coach from 2002-06, and remained with the program as an assistant from 2007-present. Wideen is a member of CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America).

Student-workers help keep statistics at a home volleyball match.

Student-Workers

The sports information office relies on the assistance of several student-workers each year. Student-worker functions vary and include assisting with statistics at home contests, writing news releases and feature stories, updating web pages, photo management, media guide/game program editing, and historical research. Students interested in this type of work should contact Steve Wideen for more information on possible opportunities.

Contact Information

Steve Wideen, Sports Information Director
Anderson Athletic Center #314
Mailing Address: Kalamazoo College, 1200 Academy St., Kalamazoo, MI, 49006
Office Phone: (269) 337-7287
FAX: (269) 337-7401
E-mail: swideen@kzoo.edu
Web Site: http://www.kzoo.edu/sports

Student-Worker Alumni (multiple seasons)
Jessica Maas '10
Nick Moeller '10
Dustin Neill '10
Josh Curry '08
Mike Morosi '07
Travis Willey '06
Deanna Werner '04
Shauna Sage '03
Erin Rumery '02