COLUMBUS, Ohio- Ashland University was officially honored with the inaugural Great Midwest Athletic Conference Sports Information Director (SID) Staff of the Year Award as part of the league’s annual support staff meetings conducted Thursday.
 
The Sports Information Directors, Athletic Trainers, and Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) representatives from the Great Midwest met over the previous two days in Columbus, Ohio to prepare for the upcoming academic year.
 
The 2023-24 SID Staff of the Year Award was voted upon by the conference’s sports information departments, with one vote being cast per institution.
 
The team of Director of Athletic Communications Dusty Sloan and Director of Creative Services for Athletics Caleb Crowley make up the sports information team at Ashland. Sloan has been a staple of Ashland since 2013, serving as the Director of Sports Information relations until 2016. Crowley joined the Eagles in 2024 after serving as a student worker under Sloan.
 
Together, they have tirelessly promoted Eagles’ athletic programs and told the stories of student-athletes through feature articles and a steady stream of social media content.
 
The duo has also assisted the conference in various areas, serving as the host site for the 2024 indoor track & field championship while also providing assistance at neutral-site championships like baseball, stunt, and wrestling.