HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – For the first time, Lenoir-Rhyne University has produced the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Woman of the Year. In press release announcement by league officials on Monday, the Bears’ Haylea Salamon, a recent graduate, was tabbed for the award. A native of Saskatchewan, Canada, she graduated from LRU in May with a degree in Health and …
COLLEGE: LRU hires assistant AD for communications from Pfeiffer University
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Jeremy Zalacca, who has worked in the athletic department of Pfeiffer University for the past five years, is coming to Lenoir-Rhyne University as an assistant athletic director in charge of athletic communications. Zalacca, a New York native, was promoted to Assistant Athletic Director of Communications at Pfeiffer 18 months after he joined the school in July 2013. …
COLLEGE SPORTS: Lenoir-Rhyne hires assistant AD to focus on digital media
HobbsDailyReport.com Lenoir-Rhyne University has added an athletic department position, hiring Allison Luthman as an assistant athletic director for creative and digital media. In a press release, school officials said her main purpose will be to enhance the video and creative capabilities across all platforms. She comes to LRU after serving as an on-air reporter and production assistant for WHVL-TV in …
LENOIR-RHYNE: Barnes, Houston, Odom speaking at Bears Club dinner next month
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Three successful college coaches with ties to Lenoir-Rhyne University are returning on Aug. 7 to highlight the Bears Club’s annual dinner, the school announced Tuesday. The dinner at Moretz Mills will feature time with Rick Barnes, Mike Houston and Ryan Odom. It will also celebrate the life and legacy of the late Neill McGeachy, who was director …
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Bears’ Whitson, former stars at Bandys, Bunker Hill on all-state first-team
HobbsDailyReport.com GREENSBORO – Lenoir-Rhyne University relief pitcher Landon Whitson is a first-team all-state baseball player, as selected by the North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association (NCCSIA). The school announced by press release the selection of Whitson to the first team and second-team selections of outfielder Justin Dean and pitcher John Grigg. Two other players with local ties were picked for …