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sports information staff Scott Miles Sports Information Director Scott Miles is entering his fourth year as the sports information director at Ohio Dominican University. Miles, a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), oversees the media relations and publicity of the Ohio Dominican athletic department. He helped develop and launch www.ohiodominicanpanthers.com in December, 2010 and also started and co-hosted the weekly “Panther Spotlight” coaches shows. Miles is also a member of the CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-American Committee. Miles graduated from nearby Capital University in December, 2008, with a degree in English-Professional Writing and worked as a student assistant in the sports information office, running the department on an interim basis in the summer of 2008. The Solon, Ohio native interned with the Ohio High School Athletic Association from 2008-09 and spent a year as the athletic media relations intern with the University of Toledo, serving as the primary media contact for seven varsity teams while assisting with coverage of the football, men’s and women’s basketball, soccer and baseball teams. Outside of his work in sports information, Miles spent two summers as an intern with the Lake County Captains, a minor league affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, and called baseball games for the Delaware Cows of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League. He also announced football, volleyball, basketball and baseball games for Capital and was the sports editor of the campus newspaper.
UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location..................................................................... Columbus, Ohio Founded....................................................................................... 1911 Enrollment.................................................................................. 3,100 President................................................................. Dr. Peter Cimbolic University Website.........................................www.ohiodominican.edu Nickname............................................................................... Panthers Colors............................................................... Black, Gold and White Affiliation.................................................................................NCAA II Conference.............................................................................. (GLIAC) Athletics Athletic Website.............................. www.ohiodominicanpanthers.com Athletic Phone............................................................. (614) 251-4537 Athletic Director..................................................................... Jeff Blair Assistant Athletic Director (SWA)................................... Sandy Rowley Director of Compliance......................................................Cindy Hahn Sports Information SID..................................................................................... Scott Miles Office.......................................................................... (614) 251-4577 Cell............................................................................. (216) 310-2472 Fax.............................................................................. (614) 252-2556 E-mail...................................................... miless@ohiodominican.edu Assistant SID.....................................................................Ryan Beigle Graduate Assistant.......................................................... Sarah Twiggs Online Audio/Video............................. www.pressboxproductions.com Play-by-Play Announcer....................................................... Todd Bell
Ryan Beigle Assistant Sports Information Director Ryan Beigle enters his eighth season as the head men’s and women’s tennis coach and assistant sports information director at Ohio Dominican University. In his seven seasons at the helm, Beigle has guided the women’s program to an 86-65 overall record and a 70-74 mark on the men’s side. In their third season as an NCAA Division II institution, Beigle led the women to a 7-7 mark in the GLIAC, guiding the Panthers to their second consecutive appearance in the GLIAC Tournament. Beigle guided the women to back-to-back NAIA National Tournament appearances in 2008 and 2009, winning the AMC titles in those years. During his tenure, he has coached two NAIA All-Americans, the GLIAC Freshman of the Year, the Wilson/ITA Region III Senior Athlete of the Year, as well as earned two AMC Coach of the Year awards and the 2009 Wilson/ITA Region III Coach of the Year. On the men’s side, Beigle guided the men to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 2013 after a strong GLIAC Tournament run. The men finished 13-10 overall and 7-4 in conference play, advancing to the semifinals of tournament play in just their second year of postseason eligibility. Beigle led the men’s team to their first AMC Tournament title and the program’s first NAIA National Tournament appearance in 2009. In their second season at the NCAA Division II level, Beigle guided the Black and Gold to their first GLIAC Tournament as the #5 seed. He has help produce two NAIA All-Americans, the GLIAC Freshman of the Year, the ITA Midwest Region Rookie of the Year, as well as earned the AMC Coach of the Year award in 2009. Prior to joining the Panthers staff, Beigle spent the 2005-06 seasons as the head women’s tennis coach at his alma mater. During his two seasons at Bethel, he led the Pilots to a 30-17 overall record and was named the 2006 NCCAA Coach of the Year, while leading the team to a NCCAA National Title. A 2002 graduate of Bethel College, Beigle received his degree in Education. As a member of the Pilots men’s tennis from 1996 to 2000, Beigle helped lead the Pilots to back-to-back NCCAA National Championships his final two seasons. Along with his various coaching duties, Beigle also plays an integral role in the athletic department assisting in the sports information office. Beigle and his wife Marji reside in Blacklick.
Sarah Twiggs, Sports Information Graduate Assistant Sarah Twiggs is entering her second year in the Ohio Dominican Sports Information Department as the Graduate Assistant. Twiggs graduated from Mount Union College in August of 2009 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Management and a Business minor. As an undergrad, Twiggs interned with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the spring and summer of 2009, and also interned with the Visalia Rawhide, class A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks, and the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, AAA affiliate of the Colorado Rockies. Enrolled in the ODU graduate program, Twiggs is currently working towards a Master of Business Administration.
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