Tomsky Named Assistant Media Relations Director

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Andrew Tomsky has been named assistant media relations director at Northern Arizona University, Athletics Director Jim Fallis announced.  He will assist the director in the day-to-day coverage of all 15 intercollegiate sports while serving as the primary contact for several sports, including volleyball, women’s basketball and women’s swimming and diving.

“I am thrilled to be joining the NAU media relations department on a full-time basis after spending the last two years here,” said Tomsky. “I have enjoyed working with the coaches, student-athletes and athletics staff and I am looking forward to new and exciting challenges.”

He takes a full-time role on the staff after serving two years as a graduate assistant. The San Diego, Calif., native recently completed his master’s degree work in applied communication. He coordinated the publicity efforts for the Big Sky champion women’s soccer team and both tennis squads. His promotional efforts earned CoSIDA/ESPN Women’s Soccer Academic All-American of the Year and Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award finalist honors for senior Kristi Andreassen. During his tenure, the program achieved nine of the top 20 crowds in program history.

He has also worked with NAU Television Services, providing play-by-play, sideline and halftime host roles for the national television broadcasts of NAU football, volleyball and men’s and women’s basketball on Fox College Sports And FSN regional networks.

Prior to NAU, Tomsky worked as a media relations assistant in the Cal Poly Sports Information Office from 2008-09. He began his collegiate sports career as the play-by-play broadcaster at UC Davis for baseball, football and men’s and women’s basketball. He earned his undergraduate degree in communication from UC Davis in 2007.