Media Services
Contact Information
Sports Information Office, 479-979-1483 Josh Peppas, SID, jpeppas@ozarks.edu Cell: 479-746-1264 Kaitlyn Williams, Assistant, kwill7156@ozarks.edu Emily Black, Assistant, eblac540@ozarks.edu Zach Doty, Photographer, zdoty@ozarks.edu
SID Fax: 479-979-1330 Media Guide Credits Editor Kaitlyn Williams Layout & Design Kaitlyn Williams Assistant Editor Josh Peppas Photography Kaitlyn Williams Desktop Publishing Adobe InDesign CS5 Print Production MultiAd (Illinois) The 2012 tennis media guide is a publication produced by the Sports Information Office. To receive a free copy of the media guide, e-mail Sports Information Director Josh Peppas at jpeppas@ozarks.edu or phone him at 479-979-1483.
Ozarks
All player and coach interviews must be arranged through the Sports Information Office. Coaches and athletes will be available following matches after a brief cooling off period. The best time to interview coaches is typically in the mornings, Monday through Thursday. Generally, the best time to interview student-athletes is directly before afternoon practice.
Josh Peppas is in his eleventh year as Sports Information Director at Ozarks. He additionally serves as the Assistant to the Director of Athletics. Peppas is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Sports Information Office, including maintaining the athletic web site and promoting Ozarks’ ten sports. Peppas has had a combined twelve media guides earn “Best in the Nation” citations from CoSIDA the past four years. A native of Ozark, Ark., he earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Ozarks in 2000. He and his wife, Kelli, are the parents of Brant, Brayden, and Brenden.
T h e Eagles
Interviews
Josh Peppas Sports Information Director
T h e Lady Eagles
Ozarks maintains a comprehensive official athletic department web site. Up-to-date information, including schedules, statistics, rosters and news releases for all ten varsity sports are provided. Biographical information for players and coaches provide in-depth coverage found only on www.eagles.ozarks.edu. Media guides for all ten sports along with general department news, tennis-related links, Aerie Club and Hall of Fame information are found on the site.
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Coaches
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Ozarks Eagles
Kaitlyn Williams Sports Information Student Assistant Kaitlyn Williams begins her second year in the Sports Information Office as a student assistant. Williams, a senior from Clarksville, is a member of the soccer team, where she has been on the American Southwest Conference All-Academic Team for three years, and named to the Dean’s List. She is majoring in strategic communications with a minor in spanish. Her campus involvement includes Alpha & Omega Ministries, Baptist Collegiate Ministries, the skeet shooting club, Phi Beta Lambda, and the Student Foundation Board. Additionally, she has served as a peer mentor.
2012 Tennis Media Guide
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