Eastern Athletics is a huge department. With over 200 competitions to track, record, write on, and stat per school year, there is so much to cover, stream, and report on, and so little time to do it. This is why we must spotlight the work done by Eastern Athletic Communications. This three man unit has been a consistently well oiled and run machine since well before we got here. And no, I’m not saying that because I work for them, but seeing what they do up close and personal for the past four years definitely makes me more appreciative of what they do.
The department is headed by Director of Athletic Communications and Associate Athletic Director Dan Mouw. He has incredible expertise in numerous areas, including knowledge of multiple sports, play-by-play announcing, NCAA statistics, photography and livestream video – all of which are crucial for athletics being able to run on the level it does. He initially joined Eastern as the head coach of Women’s Soccer in 2002, where he served until 2016, before taking on the role of Sports Information Director in 2005. In this role, he led the efforts that created goeasterneagles.com, two renovations of the site, and the creation of EagleVision, which broadcasts all our athletic events, including games, the Hall of Honor and the Nesties. In addition to training me and overseeing my growth as a public address announcer, Mouw has trained several other student workers and interns in other in-game jobs, such as camera work, production and more. His goal is to create a team of student workers and interns to tell the story of Eastern Athletics.
Then there is Sean Douglas, who is in his fourth year as the Assistant Sports Information Director. His energetic voice, friendly demeanor towards both his coworkers and our athletes, and talent in play-by-play, statistical work, stories on our athletic website and social media posts make him a beloved figure at Eastern. He consistently receives compliments from random spectators, from parents of Eastern athletes to opposing school’s fans, for the work he does on our livestreams, as he brings life and excitement to each broadcast. Not to mention he’s the regular voice for performing the National Anthem before each game, where his angelic voice never ceases to impress everyone in attendance.
Assistant Sports Information Director Darryl Mackey also deserves a shoutout. A graduate from Eastern back in 2022, Mackey is mainly known for his photography skills, taking quality pictures for the athletics website and social media pages. He also helps with production on several livestreams, as well as recording NCAA Live Stats for soccer, basketball and volleyball. How do we know about Zubair Lee’s 30 point games at home or the stats from random volleyball games? You can thank this guy.
You can catch these three all over the place doing numerous tasks to aid our athletic department. Whether it’s traveling to other schools to take pictures and/or help with gameday at road games, doing interviews with coaches and players for social media or in the office preparing videos for games or events – these guys are on it.
They spend incredibly long hours preparing for game days as well, transporting equipment from the office in the building of the gym to the location of each game, whether it’s just down the hall at The Nest or across campus at the softball field, hours before each game starts. They set up all the technical equipment for getting the livestream and stats running and online, ensure mother nature doesn’t damage anything and give joyful and exciting calls over the livestream to aid the experience of those watching Eastern Athletics from afar.
To say the least, no one would be able to see nor appreciate the work of Eastern Athletics without the help of these three, as the work they do for our institution is invaluable. To Dan, Sean, and Darryl – thank you for everything you do.
Jeff Day 
John Nolek