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MEN'S SPORTS |
Tyler Price
4th Year Tyler Price enters his fourth year as the Assistant Sports Information Director at Park. Price is the primary contact for both men’s soccer and cross country in the fall, women’s basketball and men’s volleyball in the winter, as well as softball and track and field in the spring. Price joins SID Steve Wilson as the primary liaison between Park’s athletics programs and the public. The two are responsible for serving the needs of not only the media, but also coaches, student-athletes, supporters and fans. For the second straight men’s volleyball season, Price will work as the Mid-America Men’s Volleyball Intercollegiate Conference (MAMVIC) Sports Information Director. In that capacity Price will work closely with all 18 institutions and will continue to monitor the conference’s new website and work with institutional media relations personnel. Price will coordinate the NAIA Men’s Volleyball National Player’s of the Week along with the NAIA Men’s Volleyball National Top 10 Poll. Price is a proud member of NAIA-SIDA as well as CoSIDA. Price and Wilson produce 10 media guide publications each year for the Park University athletic department and Price has been awarded with five NAIA-SIDA Top 10 in the Nation awards for his publications, including a second-place finish for his 2011 Men’s Volleyball Media Guide. A 2008 graduate of Kansas State University, Price spent three years in the Sports Information Department from 2005-08 as a Student Assistant. Along with assisting in the promotion of all 12 varsity sports at K-State, Price’s main responsibility was serving as the primary contact for the women’s equestrian program. After graduation, Price joined the Sports Information staff at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). After a few months promoting the NAIA, Price made the trek a few miles north to Parkville. The Overland Park, Kan., native also worked in sports broadcasting early in his career, spending two summers working at NBC KSHB-TV in Kansas City as an Associate Sports Producer for the 38 Sports Spot television program and all evening KSHB-TV newscasts. Price is an avid Kansas City sports fan and enjoys watching all Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Royals and Kansas State athletic events. Price and his wife, Jenny, also a graduate of K-State, reside in Overland Park, Kan., with their daughter Maria. |
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For more information on Park University Athletics, please contact Stephen Wilson. |
