Paxton Ritchey
Grand Junction,CO
Summary
Four years of experience working within Division I and Division II athletic departments, as well as in a conference office. Key member of a sports information office that was recently awarded the J.W. Marshall/Con Marshall SID Department of the Year award, as well as an athletic department that finished 10th in the Division II Learfield Cup standings.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Sports Information Graduate Assistant
Colorado Mesa University
08.2022 - Current
- Athletic department's primary contact for men's and women's soccer, men's basketball and men's and women's lacrosse
- Writes daily preview and recap stories for the university website
- Official scorer for basketball, soccer, lacrosse, baseball and softball
- Coordinates interviews with local press
- Fill-in play-by-play broadcaster or sideline reporter
- Helps maintain CMUAthletics.com and @CMUMavericks social media.
Broadcaster
Grand Junction Jackalopes
06.2023 - Current
- Six innings of color commentary and three innings of play-by-play per game for Pioneer League professional baseball, broadcasted on FloSports.
Media Relations Assistant
Great Northwest Athletic Conference
09.2021 - 06.2022
- Worked as the conference office's primary contact for men's and women's soccer, women's basketball and baseball
- Wrote weekly game notes and distributed them to all 10 GNAC schools
- Maintained conference's career, season and single-game record books
- Assisted with running conference championship events.
Sports Information Intern
Pepperdine Athletics
- Worked on record keeping and archiving
- Won local and national college journalism awards with student newspaper
- Co-hosted a podcast interviewing university players and coaches.
Intern
Everett AquaSox
- Interned for the Seattle Mariners Class A affiliate Everett AquaSox
- Wrote articles and press releases for the gameday magazine and team website.
Education
Master of Science (M.S.), Sport Management -
Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, CO05.2024
Bachelor's - Journalism
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA04.2021
Skills
Journalism
Press Release Writing
Media Relations
StatCrew
Genius
Sidearm
Adobe Creative Suite
Broadcasting Experience
Awards
- Associated College Press: 2021 Story of the Year Honorable Mention
- California College Media Awards: 2022 First Place, Non-Breaking News Story
- 2024 J.W. Marshall/Con Marshall Sports Information Department of the Year Award
(at Colorado Mesa)
Timeline
Broadcaster
Grand Junction Jackalopes
06.2023 - Current
Sports Information Graduate Assistant
Colorado Mesa University
08.2022 - Current
Media Relations Assistant
Great Northwest Athletic Conference
09.2021 - 06.2022
Sports Information Intern
Pepperdine Athletics
Intern
Everett AquaSox
Master of Science (M.S.), Sport Management -
Colorado Mesa University
Bachelor's - Journalism
Pepperdine University
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