Greg Weghorst has been named Director of Media Relations of the NCAA Division III affiliated American Southwest Conference after serving in an interim role since August 2006, it was announced today by ASC Commissioner Amy Carlton.
Weghorst, 25, becomes the fifth media relations director of the 15-member athletics conference. Weghorst succeeds Carlton, who was named ASC Commissioner on February 7. The ASC includes members in the states of Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi.
"Greg brought a sports reporter perspective to the conference media relations position which has been good in providing coverage of the ASC regionally and nationally," Carlton said. "As the conference office moves forward with communication initiatives, Greg's background and skills should prove invaluable."
Since joining the ASC staff, Weghorst has provided an oversight of the conference's media relations operation, including compilation of league statistics and standings and NCAA reports, production of the ASC weekly sport reports, maintaining the ASC website and assisting with conference issues and tournament administration.
A sports writer with the Temple Daily Telegram prior to coming to the ASC, Weghorst provided coverage of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Central Texas Blackhawks/Marshals of the North American Hockey League and Temple-area high schools. He was part of the coverage team for the 2005 EV1.net Houston Bowl and the 2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, and also contributed to the magazine Total Texas Baseball.
Weghorst, a native of Waco, Texas, is a 2003 graduate of Mary Hardin-Baylor with a Bachelor of Arts degree in mass communications/journalism. While an undergraduate, he was a reporter in features, sports and personality profiles at The Bells and worked as a disc jockey for KBDE-FM in Waco. Weghorst was a student intern in the UMHB Sports Information Office under Jon Wallin and served on the tournament staff for the 2000 PGA MasterCard Colonial tournament.
Weghorst and his wife, Casey, reside in Plano, Texas.