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College Sports Communicators has named the recipients of its 30 Under 30 Class of 2025. The honor recognizes emerging athletics communications professionals at all levels of college sports in strategic, creative and digital spaces.

"We are proud to recognize and honor the rising talent and amazing achievements of so many incredible individuals with the latest 30 Under 30 class," said 2025-26 CSC President Patrick Crawford. "College Sports Communicators, at its core, is an organization that is driven by the strengths, skills and passions of its members. As new communicators join our ranks and begin to build their careers, we are fortunate to take this opportunity to celebrate the best of CSC's young professionals. This class is representative of both the diversity of our membership and the breadth of our overall community. Congratulations to this year's honorees."

Members of the class include (click the name to read more about the honoree):

• Michael Abbott, UCLA
• Reagan Bednar, University of Maryland
• Tia Day, Bates College
• Matt Eaker, Washington and Lee University
• Zachery Ellis, Durham College
• Kristin Farris, Bemidji State University
• Robyn Griffin, Indiana University Northwest
• Jamie Halloran, Great Midwest Athletic Conference
• Dan Hamilton, University of Houston
• Keelyn Harkey, University of Richmond
• Tim Heiduk, Point Loma Nazarene University
• Brett Jenkins, Redeemer University
• Bryce Johnson, Guilford College
• Valerie Johnson, Clemson University
• Jared Kilgore, University of the Cumberlands
• Alex Kline, Cal Poly Pomona
• Devin Knight, College of Coastal Georgia
• Nick Mathey, UC Santa Barbara
• Matthew Mixson, Northwest Mississippi Community College
• Jon Opiela, Atlantic Coast Conference
• Hailey Owens, Denison University
• Mike Prang, Adrian College
• Quentin Rodriguez, The Big West
• Will Rollison, Alfred State College
• Sara Ropski, Stevenson University
• Bailey Turner, University of Iowa
• Paige Ward, Southern Athletic Association
• Cobe Wastler, United States Air Force Academy
• Meredith Wipper, University of Findlay
• Ben Zacher, Norwich University

The recognition honors up-and-coming strategic, creative and digital athletics communications professionals throughout the CSC membership. Candidates are considered for selection based on achievement in one or more areas such as:

• Professional success
• Impact on their athletic department/conference office
• Service to CSC

Nominees must be 29 years old or younger on December 31, 2025 and a current 2025-26 CSC member.

Of a record 183 nominations submitted, this year's class includes ten members from different levels of NCAA Division I, five Division II members, nine Division III members, three NAIA members, two members from a Canadian institution, and one two-year college member.

Honorees in the 2025 class were chosen by a voting group composed of the Executive Board of Directors, the Advisory Council, CSC staff, leaders from all CSC committees and selected past winners.

Thanks to the following members of the Young Professionals Committee for compiling the winner profiles below: Nick Astalos, Matt Brooks, Steve Carlson, Pearllan Cipriano, Jennifer Coleman, Tia Day, Jerod Fox, Alex Gutierrez, Cole Helman, Brittany Iamele, Kristen Keller, Devin Knight, Morgan Lair, Meredith Mahoney, Brandt McCall, Jordan Modjeski, Patrick Murphy, Jon Opiela, Mike Prang, Jackson Prickard, Max Sacco, Jordan Sarnoff, Lynn Walsh and Emma White.

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