The Great Lakes Valley Conference has announced the hiring of Tom Daeger as the conferences first full-time Sports Information Director. The former Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Sports Information Director joins the GLVC as a replacement for Erin Merz, who will continue her education at the New York Institute of Technology after serving the GLVC in a part-time role.
Daeger, a 2000 graduate of the University of Indianapolis, had served as the HCAC SID for five years. While with the eight-member NCAA Division III conference based in Greenwood, Ind., Daeger oversaw the public relations efforts of the organization and assisted with the administration of the conferences 16 championships.
In addition to his duties at the HCAC, Daeger has worked in a part-time role with The Southside Times as a sports reporter and also with ESPN 950 sports radio as a high school sports reporter. He also volunteered time as an assistant baseball coach with both Roncalli High School in 2001 and with UIndy in 2002.
Originally from Indianapolis, Daeger graduated from UIndy with a BS in Communications and a concentration in Sports Information. He completed his MS in Sport Management from California University of Pennsylvania in August.
As a student-athlete in the GLVC while at UIndy, Daeger was a four-year letter winner on the baseball team and career hits record holder for the Greyhounds. He was a three-time all-academic selection, all-conference selection, the 1996 GLVC Freshman of the Year and the MVP of the 2000 UIndy team that advanced to the Division II World Series.