UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Athletic Trainer
- Senior Associate AD / Sports Medicine ( Football )
Himmler has served as the football athletic trainer since 2016, working with teams that have won two conference championships and gone to five consecutive bowls, including the 2020 Peach Bowl and 2021 Cotton Bowl Classic at the College Football Playoff.
Himmler served as the head athletic trainer for Beechwood High School in Fort Mitchell, Ky., from 2008-13. Additionally, he was the head athletic trainer at Athens (Ohio) High School in 2008 as he completed his master's degree in athletic training from Ohio University.
Job Titles:
- Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator
- Title / Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator
The only coach nationally to be named to the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) 30 Under 30 list each of the last six years, Abby Jump joins the staff after spending the last five seasons with Katrina Merriweather at Memphis and Wright State.
Job Titles:
- Director of Basketball Operations / Assistant Coach
Job Titles:
- Performance Nutrition Fellow
- Registered and Licensed Dietitian
- Title / Performance Nutrition Fellow
Adam Walz is a registered and licensed dietitian that currently serves as a performance nutrition fellow.
Walz assists heavily with football and oversees the day-to-day nutrition of baseball. Prior to his current role, he served as Special Projects Coordinator for My Sports Dietitian and Director of WIC.
He is a member of the Collegiate and Professional Sports Dietitians Association, National Strength and Conditioning Association, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and Greater Cincinnati Dietetics Association.
A native of Newport, Ky., Walz earned his bachelor's degree in dietetics from the University of Kentucky.
Alex Coleman joined the University of Cincinnati Department of Athletics in September 2021 as Assistant Director/Olympic Sports Operations.
In January of 2024 she joined the Cincinnati soccer staff where she will oversee soccer networking efforts, coordinate team travel and assist in the daily operation of team activities.
Before joining the soccer staff she most recently served as a director of operations liaison for the Bearcats' swim and dive, tennis, and track and field teams.
Prior to joining the department, Coleman spent two years at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas where she served as a Graduate Assistant for Ichabods track, working with sprinters and hurdlers while handling other operations and coordination duties.
A native of Dayton, Coleman is a 2016 graduate of Tiffin University where she was a four-year member of the track and field team graduating with a degree in communications and a minor in leadership and studies. She earned a Master of Arts in Communication and Leadership from Washburn University in 2021.
While at Tiffin, she was part of an NCAA Division II 4x400m relay team which reached the Outdoor National Championships in 2015 setting a school record in the process. She also competed in the pentathlon and heptathlon events. She was a two-year captain.
Coleman also spent time serving as an assistant coach at Alter High School in Dayton in 2018 and 2019.
Job Titles:
- Assistant Director, Ticket Operations
Job Titles:
- Assistant Director, Olympic Sports Operations
Job Titles:
- Assistant Director of Creative Services
Job Titles:
- Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator
- Title / Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator
Andre Morgan joined the University of Cincinnati men's basketball staff in April 2021 as an Assistant Coach.
Morgan came to Cincinnati after spending the previous three seasons as an assistant coach for Middle Tennessee State University in Conference USA working under Nick McDevitt.
From 2016-2018, Morgan was an assistant coach under Coach Miller at UNC Greensboro. While at UNCG, he helped lead the Spartans to a 52-18 record overall and a 29-17 mark in Southern Conference play while advancing to the 2018 NCAA Tournament and 2017 National Invitational Tournament.
Job Titles:
- Associate AD, Operations & Event Management
The University of Cincinnati Department of Athletics has announced the hiring of Andre Seoldo as associate athletics director for facilities and operations. Seoldo begins his duties July 15, 2013.
At UC, Seoldo will direct all event management, facility rentals and will assist in capital projects. He will also be responsible for evaluating, developing, and managing policies and procedures related to the operation of athletic facilities. Seoldo has also been charged to create athletic facilities marketing plans, including actively seeking promoters and potential lessees.
Seoldo comes to UC after spending nearly three years at the University of Northern Iowa. He began his tenure at UNI as the assistant athletic director for facilities and operations in October 2010 and was promoted to associate athletic director in July 2012.
"We are extremely fortunate to be able to add someone with the depth of experience and the professional caliber of Andre to our administrative team," said Brendan Fouracre, senior associate athletics director for facilities and operations at UC. "Andre possesses proven leadership skills in event management, customer service, and revenue generation through facility rentals, all of which should result in dividends to our department and constituents. We are thrilled Andre, wife Tiffany, and sons Antonio and Sonny, have decided to join the Bearcats family."
During his tenure at UNI, Seoldo provided leadership and budget oversight to the facilities and operations staff and supervised over 55 personnel. He was also responsible for securing, implementing and marketing external facility rentals, including concerts, trade shows, commencements and other non-University athletic events. Seoldo also garnered a $150,000 grant to install point of sale terminals in athletic venues at UNI.
Prior to his arrival at UNI, Seoldo spent 10 years at Kent State University where he advanced from field house and sports camp assistant in 2000 to associate athletic director for facilities and operations in 2005. He was the director for conference championships hosted by KSU, including 2006 baseball, 2008 field hockey, 2009 indoor track and field and women's golf and 2010 men's golf. Seoldo completed various large-scale projects during his time at KSU, including the Schoonover Baseball Stadium, Golf Training and Learning Center, Dix Stadium renovations and turf replacement for baseball, football and field hockey.
"I look forward to joining UC's athletic facilities and operations staff," said Seoldo. "I was very impressed with the people I met and the first class facilities and future plans for the facilities. I am excited to work with the athletics staff, campus and community constituents and Bearcat student-athletes."
Seoldo worked at the University of Florida from 1999-2000 as the operations and facilities assistant.
He earned a bachelor's degree in athletic training from Northeastern University and his master's in sports administration from Wichita State University. He recently graduated from IAVM Venue Management School at Oglebay (Wheeling, W.Va.).
Seoldo and his wife Tiffany have two sons, Antonio and Sonny.
Job Titles:
- Assistant Director, Olympic Sports Equipment
Job Titles:
- Athletic Academic Counselor
Angela Adams joined the University of Cincinnati in June of 2021 as a Post-Graduate Intern in Student-Athlete Support Services (SASS) and was hired full-time in July of 2022 as an Associate Director of SASS.
She works with Track & Field and Cross Country as well as lacrosse as its Athletic Academic Counselor. She also holds a leadership role within the department for coordinating and promoting academic awards, especially ones within UC, such as the Legion of Excellence, the Jean Stephens Award and the annual spring graduation celebration.
While working on both master's degrees at Ohio University, she completed two Graduate Assistantships in the College of Business. One as a Graduate Programs Recruiting GA and the other as an Academic Advising GA in the Career and Student Success Center.
Adams is a member of the National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics (N4A). She received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Management from Albion College in 2019 and was a 4-year varsity letter winner on the Women's Volleyball team. She then obtained a Master of Business Administration (2020) and Master of Sport Administration (2021) at Ohio University.
Job Titles:
- Director of Volleyball Operations
Job Titles:
- Deputy AD, External Relations
Biography
Anthony Di Fino joined the University of Cincinnati staff in January 2021 as Deputy AD for External Relations.
Di Fino oversees the department's external operations, including The Agency (UC's Digital, Creative and Communications unit), Fan Experience & Engagement and Ticket Sales & Service. He also serves as the department's liaison with Learfield and other key partners and constituents.
As the sport administrator for men's basketball, Di Fino has overseen a program that improved by five wins (from 18 to 23) and advanced to the NIT Elite Eight in 2022-23. He was instrumental in the hiring of head coach Wes Miller, and the team set a program record with a 3.48 GPA in Fall 2021.
Di Fino came to Cincinnati after more than four years as Syracuse's associate athletics director for business development. In that role, he was responsible for developing strategic marketing campaigns to cultivate community relationships and build support for Syracuse Athletics. Di Fino previously worked for current Cincinnati Director of Athletics John Cunningham at Syracuse in 2016.
Anthony Mazzini is in his second year as the University of Cincinnati play-by-play broadcaster for the American Athletic Conference on ESPN+. His broadcasting responsibilities include men's and women's basketball, baseball, women's soccer, women's volleyball, and women's lacrosse.
Mazzini is also the lead broadcaster and media relations manager for the Florence Y'alls baseball team in Florence, KY. He comes to the Queen City from the Boston area where he called games for Harvard University, Boston University, the College of the Holy Cross, and Babson College. He also spent three summers broadcasting games for the Worcester Bravehearts of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League.
Mazzini is a 2019 graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. While at Syracuse, he broadcasted SU football and men's basketball games for the famed student radio station, WAER 88.3 FM. He was also on the air at WJPZ 89.1 FM and did play-by-play and studio work for the ACC Network Extra. He graduated as the top academic male among journalism students in his graduating class at the Newhouse School and is conversational in Italian.
In his free time, Anthony enjoys visiting some of the many Cincinnati-area breweries, restaurants, and golf courses. Originally from Milford, MA, he currently resides across the river in Bellevue, KY.
Job Titles:
- Assistant
- Coach
- Title / Assistant Coach
Ashley Barlow brings over a decade of experience to the staff, including serving as a longtime assistant for seven seasons with Katrina Merriweather at Memphis and Wright State.
In her two seasons at Memphis, she worked directly with the guards and was indispensable in the development of the program's all-time career three-point leader and two-time All-AAC selection Madison Griggs.
In her five seasons on the Raiders' bench, Barlow helped Katrina Merriweather compile a 113-47 record, four postseason appearances and two Horizon League Championships. Prior to Wright State, she spent three seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Evansville and two seasons in the same role at IUPUI.
Job Titles:
- Director of on - Campus Recruiting
Job Titles:
- Assistant Diving Coach
- Coach With the Cincinnati
Job Titles:
- Men 's Golf Assistant Coach
Job Titles:
- Senior Associate AD, Digital & Strategic Engagement
The promotion of Bria McLaurin to Associate Athletic Director for Ticketing, overseeing all aspects of the fan's first touch point with Athletics. McLaurin was also elevated to serve on Cunningham's Executive Team.
Job Titles:
- Associate AD, Facilities and Technology
Job Titles:
- Senior Associate AD / PT Residency Dir. ( MBB / M - Golf )
Job Titles:
- Offensive Coordinator / Wide Receivers
Job Titles:
- Chief of Staff ( Sport Administrator, MBB )
Job Titles:
- Director, Marketing & Fan Experience
Job Titles:
- Associate Director, Business Operations
Job Titles:
- Assistant Director of Football Sports Performance
Job Titles:
- Assistant AD, Ticket Operations
Job Titles:
- Senior Athletic Academic Counselor
Job Titles:
- Director of Recruiting Strategy
Job Titles:
- Marketing & Fan Experience Assistant
Job Titles:
- Associate AD for Career Advancement and Leadership
Job Titles:
- Director, Strategic Brand Engagement ( BSB, Secondary Football )
Job Titles:
- Associate Head Coach, Men 's Track and Field
Job Titles:
- Associate Director of Football Sports Performance
Job Titles:
- Director of Creative Media
Job Titles:
- Assistant Creative Videographer
Job Titles:
- Social Content Specialist
Job Titles:
- Director, Big Screens & Game Presentation
Job Titles:
- Assistant Coach / Inside Linebackers
Job Titles:
- Assistant Athletic Trainer ( Swimming and Diving )
Job Titles:
- Assistant Director of Equipment
Job Titles:
- Associate AD, Chief Creative Officer
Job Titles:
- Coordinator, Facilities & Operations
Job Titles:
- Associate Athletic Trainer ( Lacrosse )
Job Titles:
- Director, Strategic Brand Engagement ( MBB, MGolf )
Job Titles:
- Director of Performance Nutrition
Job Titles:
- Team Physician - Orthopaedics
Job Titles:
- Team Physician - Orthopaedics
Job Titles:
- Faculty Athletics Representative
Job Titles:
- Team Physician - Orthopaedics
Job Titles:
- Team Physician - Emergency Medicine
Job Titles:
- Assistant Director, Imaging Services
Job Titles:
- Team Physician - Dental Care
Job Titles:
- Team Physician - Eye Care
Job Titles:
- Executive Sr. Associate AD ( Sport Administrator, BASE SWIM MGolf )
Job Titles:
- Team Physician - Orthopaedics
Job Titles:
- Team Physician - Primary Care
Job Titles:
- Team Physician - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Job Titles:
- Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator
Job Titles:
- Assistant Director, NIL & Innovation
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- Assistant Performance Dietitian
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- Assistant Athletic Trainer ( Women 's Soccer )
Job Titles:
- Graduate Assistant, Business Operations
Job Titles:
- Women 's Tennis Head Coach
Job Titles:
- Assistant AD / Assistant Director of Academic Services
Job Titles:
- Director of Creative Video
Job Titles:
- Coordinator, Facilities & Operations
Job Titles:
- Assistant Director, Development
Job Titles:
- Assistant AD, Compliance & Administration ( Men's Basketball, Women 's Basketball, Volleyball )
Job Titles:
- Graduate Assistant - Defense
Job Titles:
- NIL General Manager, Altius Sports Partners
Job Titles:
- Assistant Athletic Trainer ( Football )
Job Titles:
- Assistant Director of Creative Services
Job Titles:
- Assistant Director, Creative Services
Job Titles:
- Assistant, Communications and Strategic Brand Engagement ( T & F, XC, WSOC )
Job Titles:
- Director of Sports Performance
Job Titles:
- Director of Player Personnel
Job Titles:
- Assistant Director, Ticket Operations
Job Titles:
- Quality Control - Defense
Job Titles:
- Director of Player Development / Assistant Coach
Job Titles:
- Assistant
- Equipment Manager
Job Titles:
- Assistant AD, Business Affairs
Job Titles:
- Assistant Athletic Trainer ( Volleyball / Tennis )
Job Titles:
- Assistant Athletic Trainer ( Women 's Basketball )
Job Titles:
- Assistant Sports Performance Coach
Job Titles:
- Director of Rehabilitation
Job Titles:
- Deputy AD / CFO ( Sport Administrator, FB )
Job Titles:
- General Manager
- Vice President
Job Titles:
- Senior Associate AD and AVP for Development
Job Titles:
- Director of Name, Image & Likeness
Job Titles:
- Associate AD / Football Operations
Job Titles:
- Associate Director, Development
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Services Coordinator
Job Titles:
- Assistant Coach / Chief of Administrative Staff
Job Titles:
- Assistant Coach / Tight Ends
Job Titles:
- Associate AD, HR Director
Job Titles:
- Executive Sr. Associate AD / Assistant VP, Principal Gifts - Athletics ( Sport Administrator, VB WTEN )
Job Titles:
- Learning Specialist / Academic Coaching Coordinator
Job Titles:
- Associate AD / Director of Academic Services ( Sport Administrator, WSOC LAX )
Job Titles:
- Special Teams Coordinator / Cornerbacks
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- Associate Head Coach / Recruiting Coordinator
Job Titles:
- Sports Performance Fellow
Job Titles:
- Program Director Signature Events and Donor Experiences
Job Titles:
- Director of Program Development
Job Titles:
- Account Executive, Ticket Sales and Service
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- Assistant Director, Student - Athlete Development
Job Titles:
- Assistant Track & Field Coach / Men 's Cross Country, Distance
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- Special Assistant to the Head Coach
Job Titles:
- Athletic Academic Counselor
Job Titles:
- Graduate Assistant Communications and Strategic Brand Engagement ( SWIM & DIVE, LAX, WBB )
Job Titles:
- Deputy AD / SWA ( Sport Administrator, WBB )
Job Titles:
- Assistant Director, Compliance ( Tennis, Swimming & Diving, Women 's Golf )
Job Titles:
- Swimming & Diving Head Coach
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- Senior Manager, Business Development
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- Director, Marketing & Fan Experience
Job Titles:
- Assistant AD, Director of C - Club
Job Titles:
- Assistant Athletic Trainer ( Track and Field )
Job Titles:
- Assistant Director / Broadcasting & New Media
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- Associate Director of Performance Nutrition - Football Dietitian
Job Titles:
- Assistant Performance Coach
Job Titles:
- Associate AD, Major and Principal Gifts / Senior Director of Development - Athletics ( Sport Administrator, WGolf )
Job Titles:
- Assistant Director, Athletic Equipment
Job Titles:
- Director of Player Personnel / Assistant Coach
Job Titles:
- Associate Athletic Trainer ( Football )
Job Titles:
- Learning Specialist / Tutoring Coordinator
Job Titles:
- Senior Associate AD, Sports Performance
Job Titles:
- Football Operations Coordinator
Job Titles:
- Director, Strategic Brand Engagement ( WBB, VB, WGolf )
Job Titles:
- Associate Head Coach, Women 's Track and Field
Job Titles:
- Co - Defensive Coordinator / Outside Linebackers
Job Titles:
- Associate Athletic Trainer ( Track & Field )
Job Titles:
- Assistant Director of Compliance ( Soccer, Lacrosse )
Job Titles:
- Athletic Academic Counselor
Job Titles:
- Director of Football Sports Performance
Job Titles:
- Graduate Assistant, Video Coordinator
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- Assistant Coach / Quarterbacks
Job Titles:
- Manager, Partner Services
Job Titles:
- Associate to the Athletic Director
Job Titles:
- Director of Compliance ( Baseball, Cross Country / Track & Field, Men 's Golf )
Job Titles:
- Quality Control - Defense
Job Titles:
- Assistant Football Sports Performance Coach
Job Titles:
- Assistant Director of Basketball Operations
Job Titles:
- Assistant Track & Field Coach / Pole Vault, Horizontal Jumps
Job Titles:
- Director of Football Technology
Job Titles:
- Assistant Track & Field Coach / Women 's Cross Country, Distance
Job Titles:
- Associate Director, Business Operations
Job Titles:
- Assistant Football Sports Performance Coach
Job Titles:
- Assistant Coach / Running Backs
Job Titles:
- Associate to the Head Football Coach
Job Titles:
- Director, Digital Media and Strategy
Job Titles:
- Assistant AD, Sports Performance
Job Titles:
- Associate AD for Marketing and Fan Experience, Who Brings a Wealth of Experience to Lead All Athletics Marketing
- Associate AD, Marketing & Fan Experience
Stanley Frazier, as Associate AD for Marketing and Fan Experience, who brings a wealth of experience to lead all athletics marketing.
Job Titles:
- Director of Cross Country / Track & Field - Throws
Job Titles:
- Athletic Facilities and Events Coordinator
Job Titles:
- Director, Spirit Programs / Head Coach
Job Titles:
- Director of Pitching Development
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- Assistant Director, Baseball Sports Performance
Job Titles:
- Quality Control - Special Teams
Andy Frigge is in his third season as an assistant equipment manager with the UC football team.
Frigge, a 2009 UC graduate, assists head equipment manager Todd McMinn in the day-to-day operations of the football equipment room in the Richard E. Lindner Center.
Frigge's responsibilities include the maintenance and organization of all football practice and game equipment, laundry, fitting, and helping oversee the 10-member student assistant program.
His responsibilities for home and away games and practices consist of the setup and teardown of Nippert Stadium, UC's home and game locker rooms, as well as ensuring equipment is ready for travel.
While an undergraduate at UC, Frigge was the student manager for the men's soccer team for four years (2005-09). In that role, he was responsible for all equipment, in-game filming, set up and tear down of practice while assisting the coaching staff in several logistical roles.
Frigge earned his bachelor's degree in communications from UC's College of Arts and Sciences in 2009.
Job Titles:
- Associate AD, Compliance & Administration ( Sport Administrator, TFXC )
Job Titles:
- Executive Producer for Broadcasting and Production, With 20 Years in Television Production.
- Executive Producer of Broadcasting and Production
Trevor Towle, as Executive Producer for Broadcasting and Production, with 20+ years in television production.
Job Titles:
- Quality Control - Offense
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- Assistant Coach - Defensive Line
Job Titles:
- Quality Control - Defense
Job Titles:
- General Manager - Recruiting
Job Titles:
- Account Executive, Ticket Sales and Service
Job Titles:
- Associate Athletic Trainer ( Baseball )
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- Associate AD, Communications & Strategic Brand Engagement ( FB, Admin )
Job Titles:
- Account Executive, Ticket Sales and Service