Eastern Connecticut State University

The Eastern Connecticut State University Sports Communications department promotes and publicizes on a regional and national level, each of Eastern’s 19 intercollegiate NCAA varsity sports that compete in the Little East Conference (LEC).

The primary responsibility of the office is to maintain  the Eastern Connecticut Athletics website and its social media platforms. The department writes releases surrounding Eastern’s athletic contests and department initiatives and accomplishments. The office also supervises the collection of school records and complies each of the teams’ statistical data in order to report to the LEC and the NCAA.

Sports Communications Staff
Taylor Alward
Associate Director of Athletics for Sports Communications
Primary Contact for Volleyball, Field Hockey, Men’s Basketball, Softball, Men’s Lacrosse, M/W Golf, M/W Swimming
Phone: 801-369-7309
Email: alwardw@easternct.edu
 
Michael Vesci
Assistant Director for Sports Communications
Primary Contact for M/W Soccer, Women’s Basketball, Baseball, Women’s Lacrosse, Cross Country, Track and Field, Flag Football
Email: vescim@easternct.edu
 
Logo Usage Policy:
There are officially recognized logos and wordmarks for Eastern Connecticut State University Athletics that are available upon request. The use of the Eastern Connecticut Athletics logo/wordmark is only granted through the Athletics Department.

Interview Policy:
All interviews should be coordinated through the Sports Communications office. Student-athletes and coaches are available to media throughout the week, but please allow 24 hours notice. Post game interviews are coordinated following the event and can be conducted on the fields/court or outside the locker rooms following a cool down period.

It is preferred that members of the media wishing to conduct phone interviews supply a phone number for the student-athlete to contact the reporter. Phone numbers of student-athletes will not be released.