July 12, 2006
Contact: Cory Blackson, Sports Information Director

Christie Named USA South Sports Information Director

(FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.) - Rita Wiggs, the Commissioner of the USA South Athletic Conference, announced today that Mike Christie has been named Sports Information Director.  Christie will oversee all media relations, publications, public relations duties, and maintain Conference statistics and records for the USA South's 14 intercollegiate sports.

For the past two years Christie was the Assistant Sports Information Director at Rhode Island College in Providence, R.I. and also served as the Director of Communications of the Little East Conference.  At Rhode Island he assisted with the traditional athletic media relations services for 19 NCAA, Division III sports.  With the Little East Conference, Christie was responsible for the athletic media relations services for eight NCAA, Division III institutions covering a total of 19 sports.

 
"I'm extremely excited to be joining the USA South Athletic Conference," stated Christie.  "I've only heard good things about the USA South, past, present and future, and I'm looking forward to being a part of the USA South."

The year prior to becoming the Assistant Sports Information Director at Rhode Island, he served a year-long internship in the institution's athletic media relations department.  Prior to Rhode Island, he completed another year-long internship in the athletic media relations department at Providence College.

“Mike will be a great asset to the Conference office," stated Wiggs.  "He has a wealth of experience in campus and conference communications and media relations.  I look forward to utilizing his skills for our Conference."

A native of Ocala, Fla., Christie graduated from the University of Florida in December 2002 with a bachelor's degree
in exercise and sports sciences with a focus in sport management, and a minor in business administration.

The USA South Athletic Conference members include Averett University (Danville, Va.), Christopher Newport University (Newport News, Va.), Ferrum College (Ferrum, Va.), Greensboro College (Greensboro, N.C.), Methodist College (Fayetteville, N.C.), North Carolina Wesleyan College (Rocky Mount, N.C.), Peace College (Raleigh, N.C.), and Shenandoah University (Winchester, Va.).  Maryville College (Maryville, Tenn.) is a football-only member.