LUBBOCK, Texas (August 9, 2022) – Lubbock Christian University Associate Athletic Director – Communications Chris Due is pleased to welcome Richard Martin to the Sports Information Department as Assistant Sports Information Director. “Richard checked all the boxes during the hiring process,” Due said. “He has a great skill set, from writing and digital graphics to on-air broadcasts, and I look forward to having Richard use those qualities to tell the story of the Chaparrals and the Lady Chaparrals.” Martin comes to LCU from Johnson City, Tenn., where he served as an athletic communications assistant at NCAA Division II Carson-Newman. At Carson-Newman, Martin served as the SID liaison for men’s soccer, cross country, track & field and beach volleyball and also served as one of the play-by-play announcers for the Eagle Sports Network. The South Atlantic Conference honored Carson-Newman during the 2021-2022 campaign with the conference’s Media Relations Staff of the Year honor. Martin earned an MBA in Sports Management from Carson-Newman. The Gaffney, S.C. native worked at Kennesaw State for two years as a video assistant in the Athletic Department prior to Carson-Newman. Martin helped produce ESPN+ broadcasts for Kennesaw State women’s basketball, volleyball, soccer, women’s lacrosse and baseball. A graduate of Gardner Webb (Bachelor of Arts in Journalism), Martin has worked media roles in baseball with the Florence RedWolves, Forrest City Owls and most recently spent this summer working in media relations and broadcasting for the Greeneville Flyboys of the Appalachian League. xD; Martin takes over the role at LCU vacated by Everett Corder, who accepted a communications position at his alma mater, Texas Tech, in the Alumni Association offices. Corder joined a list of valuable contributors to LCU’s sports information offices following Zack Chavez (currently director of strat egic collaboration communications for the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) and Becca Walters (currently serving as senior director of marketing and communications at Black Hills State University). The LCU sports information offices handle all communications (archiving, broadcasting, public relations, social media and website) and game day operations of LCU sporting events. In 2021-22, their efforts on the Lone Star Conference Digital Network helped LCU to third in the LSC and first among non-football universities (in the LSC) in viewership revenue.
