Cole Named Assistant Sports Information Director at Presbyterian
Presbyterian College Director of Athletics Dr. William B. "Bee" Carlton and PC Director of Sports and Information and Game Operations Brian Hand announced the hiring of Jon Cole as PC's new Assistant Sports Information Director on Monday.
Cole joins the Blue Hose after eight years with Greensboro College where he served as an assistant in the Sports Information office with The Pride.
While at GC, Cole was the main contact for baseball, while also helping to compile statistics for a multitude of sports.
Cole served as the official scorekeeper for the 2006 and 2007 USA South women's lacrosse conference tournament as well as the 2005 men's basketball conference tournament.
Cole's career experience also includes serving as a Training Camp intern with the Carolina Panthers in 2003 and serving as a member of the gameday staff for the Panthers for the past four years.
During that span, Cole worked with members of the on-hand media at Panthers' games, performing in-game tasks for CBS, Fox and various team radio networks as well as working with the opponents sidelines in 2004 and with Carolina's media guides in 2004 and 2005.
A 2006 graduate of UNC Greensboro, Cole served as the Media Relations Director and Website Manager for the Greensboro Generals (ECHL) from 2002-04 and Greensboro Prowlers (af2) from 2000-03.
A native of Asheboro, N.C., Cole will assist Hand in the day-to-day duties of the sports information office at PC. He will be the primary contact for volleyball, women's basketball and baseball, but will also help with all 16 varsity sports at PC.