The University of South Florida Athletic Department announced the hiring today of Jeff Wuerth to the position of Assistant Sports Information Director.
At USF, Wuerth will handle all the communication needs for men’s basketball, in addition to various duties with the school’s athletics website, www.GoUSFBulls.com.
"We were very fortunate to find someone with the experience Jeff brings to the table," said Assistant Athletic Director for Communications Chris Freet. "He has a great amount of talent and keen eye for promotion. He will be a tremendous asset for the men's basketball program and the entire athletics department."
Wuerth comes to USF after eight months in the Ohio State Athletics Communications office. Prior to OSU, Wuerth spent more than nine years as the Director of Public Relations for the Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer.
With the Crew, Wuerth managed all of the organization’s communication needs, and also handled the same responsibilities for Columbus Crew Stadium. Crew Stadium opened in May of 1999 as the first major league stadium built specifically for soccer in the United States. He also oversaw the media relations for major stadium events such as MLS Cup 2001, the 2000 and 2005 MLS All-Star games, two U.S.-Mexico World Cup Qualifiers and three doubleheaders of the 2003 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
While at Ohio State he worked with the men’s and women’s ice hockey teams and the baseball team. Before the Crew, the Cincinnati native spent two additional years in the Ohio State Athletics Communications office and two years in the Sports Information office at Western Michigan University.
The 36-year old graduated from Otterbein (Ohio) College in 1993 with a degree in communications and minor in public relations.