Missouri Reign
Biography
An Elkhart, Indiana native. High school did not have a soccer team, so played Football and won an Indiana State Championship in 2005. Also played basketball, baseball, wrestled and ran track. Attended 5 different colleges and won an intramural championship at all 5 (1x beach volleyball, 2x coed basketball, 1x coed indoor soccer and 1x softball).
Served in the Infantry of the United States Marine Corps before earning a bachelors degree in sport management at Wingate University in North Carolina. Followed with a masters degree in sport management from The University of Tennessee before taking over the athletic ticketing and marketing departments at UWF in Pensacola, Florida. Helped the Argos off the field during their 2019 Football Division II National Championship run.
Married to wife Amanda and two young boys that both play soccer.
Work Experience
Summer 2020 - Present Day
August 2021 - Present Day
November 2019 - August 2021
President of AFC Columbia
Co-founder of AFC Columbia in 2020, has served since as the club's only President.
Has also served as board member of the Midwest Premier League and a member of the MWPL expansion committee for 2 years.
Athletics Marketing Manager - Follet Higher Education
Left Mizzou to help build a new athletics marketing department for a large bookstore company focusing on higher education
Associate Director of Marketing at the University of Missouri
Handled marketing efforts for soccer, women's basketball, baseball and on field football activities.