College Sports Information Directors of America

The University of South Alabama has named Christopher "Kit" Strief to the post of director of media relations, it was announced today by Athletic Director Joe Gottfried. Strief assumes the position following a year of graduate internship at Disney's Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Florida. He replaces former SID, Matt Smith, who passed away last year.

"We are excited with the addition of Kit Strief as our media relations director, said Gottfried. "He was a popular choice with our selection committee. We were impressed with his experiences and most notably his year with Disney and his persistent effort in wanting to be a part of our program."

Strief's responsibilities will include the overall operation of USA's 15-sport NCAA Division I media relations department. In addition, he will serve as primary contact for Jaguar women's soccer, men's basketball and baseball.

A native of Des Moines, Iowa, Strief held the position of assistant media relations director at the University of Northern Iowa prior to attending graduate school. At UNI, he served as primary contact for women's soccer, basketball, softball and men's and women's golf. In that capacity, he oversaw the Missouri Valley Conference Women's Golf Tournament, assisted with the MVC Women's Basketball Tournament and ran UNI football statistical programs.

Strief has held sport media relations internships at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Indiana University and University of South Carolina-Aiken, providing both D-I and D-II experience. His graduate internship at DWWS included responsibilities with media relations/publicity and client services/promotions. He earned a bachelor's degree in journalism, mass communication and radio/TV from Grand View College in Des Moines, Iowa, in 2000 and a master's degree in sports administration from Wichita State University in May, 2005. Strief is a member of the College Sports Information Director's of America (CoSIDA).

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