Rikki Rich Joins North Carolina Wesleyan
College Sports Information Directors of America
Rikki Rich has joined the North Carolina Wesleyan athletics staff as the department's sports information director. Rich, a native of Rocky Mount, returns to her hometown after serving as SID at UNC Pembroke the past three years.
Upon graduation from nearby Southern Nash High School in 1997, Rich had served UNCP as a student, athlete, and employee. She received her bachelor's degree in mathematics in May 2001, while completing a minor in computer science. She was a cum laude graduate and Chancellor’s Scholar, as well as a four-year letterwinner in basketball and softball.
Rich began the fall of 2001 as an assistant in the UNCP Sports Information Office, gaining valuable experience in media relations, web site maintenance, and statistics compilation. She received her master’s degree in mathematics education in May 2003 and promptly accepted a permanent position at her alma mater, assuming the role of UNCP's sports information director and senior woman administrator. In July 2004, she was promoted to assistant athletic director for media relations.
Rich will now oversee all media aspects of NCWC's 13 varsity sports, including design and maintenance of Wesleyan's official athletics Web site.