Matt Eaker

Matt Eaker is entering his fourth year in the Washington and Lee University Athletics Communications Office and his first as Associate Director of Athletics Communications after serving three years as Assistant Director.

Eaker serves as the primary contact for football, volleyball, women’s basketball, track and field, men’s golf and baseball while supporting statistical and game operations and digital content initiatives for W&L’s 24 varsity sports.

During his tenure, Eaker has played key roles in hosting the 2025 ODAC Wrestling Championships and regional and sectional rounds of the 2026 NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball Tournament. He has also contributed to NCAA postseason coverage for men’s soccer, women’s volleyball and men’s golf and served on the statistical operations team for the 2023 Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl.

Eaker has helped advance W&L’s communications strategy by implementing department-wide social media and website analytics tracking and overseeing video and graphic board content for home events.

Nationally, Eaker serves as Vice Chair of the College Sports Communicators Career Services Committee and on the Academic All-America National Review Team. He also serves as a D3football.com and D3hoops.com All-Region voter and represents the ODAC on the AP Division III Football All-America Committee.

Eaker was named to the CSC 30 Under 30 Class of 2025 and earned two District 3 honors in the 2024-25 Fred Stabley Sr. Writing Contest, including first place in event coverage.

Prior to W&L, Eaker spent two years as a graduate assistant in the Sports Information Office at North Central College.

A native of Schaumburg, Illinois, Eaker earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sport Management and a Master of Arts in Sports Leadership from North Central College.