College Sports Information Directors of America

FARMVILLE, Va. -- Longwood University Sports Information Director Greg Prouty has announced the appointment of Lauren Cooper as assistant sports information director. Cooper previously worked at Wake Forest University during the past year as a media relations assistant with the Division I member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. At Longwood, Cooper will assist in the daily operation of the sports information office with direct responsibility for the sports of women's basketball, field hockey, men's soccer, women's golf, women's lacrosse and softball. She will also assist in the administration of the institution's Internet athletics website, game operations and management activities, and with the supervision of the student assistants' staff. At Wake Forest, Cooper served as the primary contact for women's soccer, cross country, and track and field while being a secondary contact for men's and women's tennis. She also assisted in all aspects of media relations for football along with men's and women's basketball. Additionally, Cooper was an assistant editor for Wake Forest Football's Kickoff game-day program; maintained statistics for Demon Deacon football, men's and women's basketball, and women's soccer; and was a member of the statistics crew for the 2003 ACC men's basketball tournament. A native of Southern Pines, N.C., Cooper earned a bachelor's in corporate communications from Elon (N.C.) University where she was an assistant in the institution's sports information office for two years.