The University of Texas at San Antonio Sports Information Department announced the hiring of Carlos Valdez as assistant sports information director. Valdez, a graduate of UTSA in 2003, returns to his alma mater after a short stint at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington from 2003-04. He served as the primary contact for the women’s soccer and basketball, softball and volleyball programs at UNCW.
Valdez returned to his hometown of Laredo, Texas, were he worked for a custom brokering firm last year, before returning to the UTSA Athletic Department.
While working on his undergrad at UTSA, Valdez worked as a student-assistant in the sports information department. He helped with all home events and served as the primary softball contact from 2002-2003. He also served as a media relations assistant for the 2001 and 2003 NCAA Men’s Basketball Regionals and the 2002 NCAA Women’s Final Four.
Valdez received his bachelor’s degree in communications from UTSA in May of 2003.