Athletic Communications
Phone: 734.487.0317 / Fax: 734.485.3840
Mailing Address: EMU Sports Information Department
Convocation Center, Room 307
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
 Jim Streeter
Sports Info. Director
E-mail
Sport Contact for:
Football, Men's Basketball |
 Greg Steiner
Assistant SID
E-mail
Sport Contact for:
Women's Basketball,
Volleyball and M&W Golf |
 Paul Pancoe
Graduate Assistant
E-mail
Sport Contact for:
Baseball, Women's Soccer,
Gymnastics, Wrestling |
 Sarah VanMetre
Graduate Assistant
E-mail
Sport Contact for:
Softball, Women's Soccer,
M&W Swimming |
Amanda Decker
Graduate Assistant
E-mail
Sport Contact for:
Cross Country,Track,
Rowing and Tennis |
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What is EMU Sports Information?
Eastern Michigan University currently sponsors 21 sports - nine men's programs and 12 women's. It is the responsibility of the Sports Information Office to disseminate information on all 21 of those sports, the coaching staff and the student-athletes as well as all members of the EMU Department of Athletics.
The Sports Information Office at Eastern Michigan has been in operation since 1960 when Bob Briner was named the first full-time director. Prior to Briner's appointment, the daily duties of the Sports Information Office were handled by student employees. There have only been three directors in the history of the office. John Fountain followed Briner in 1966 and Jim Streeter was named to the SID position in 1975 and continues in that post.
MEDIA GUIDES
Media Guides are a production of the EMU Sports Information Office as a service to opposing teams and the media. The general public may purchase media guides from the Sports Information Office by contacting them at 734.487.0317. Football and men's and women's basketball media guides are $20 each, while other sports are individually priced. You can send checks, including a request for the particular media guide, to EMU Sports Information, 799 Hewitt Road, Convocation Center 307, Ypsilanti, MI 48197.
Information on the Eastern Michigan Eagles, all other Mid-American Conference teams and the conference is available to members of the media 24 hours a day through the various school and conference Internet websites. The Eagles' most up-to-date releases and statistics for many sports may be accessed throughout this website. The Mid-American Conference (MAC) has a website at http://www.mac-sports.com/ that is updated daily with statistics and, throughout basketball season, is updated nightly with box scores and conference statistics.
GAME SERVICES
Programs, media guides, lineups, statistics, MAC standings and notes and game background information will be supplied at all home baseball, basketball, football, softball and soccer games to accredited media representatives and scouts at Press Row (basketball), and at the Press Tables (soccer, softball) or Press Box (football and baseball). Access to Press Row and Press Room in Rynearson Stadium, the Convocation Center, Oestrike Stadium and Varsity Field is reserved for properly-credentialed individuals only.
For basketball games, quick stats are provided to broadcasters during time-outs. At football and basketball, NCAA box scores are distributed at halftime with a complete NCAA Final Box Score and Play-by-Play available after the game in the Press Room or Press Boxes. Refreshments will also be served in the Press Box for the media prior to each football game.
Telephones are available after all games, either in the Press Box (football, baseball, softball), Press Room (basketball) or in the Sports Information Office (all other sports) on a first-come, first, served basis. Fax service is also available following the game, by request.
INTERVIEWS
The best way to reach all of the EMU coaches is through the Sports Information Office. Please feel free to contact us at 734-487-0317 for assistance in arranging interviews with the coaches.
Please arrange all player interviews through the Sports Information Office, allowing a day in advance, if possible. We will try to accomodate every request, taking the players' classroom and practice schedules into account.
Eagles coaches and players will be available for post-game interviews following a brief cooling off period. For football, Coach Genyk and the visiting coach will be in the post-game press conference in the Team Building at the North End of the Stadium. For basketball, Coach Ramsey, Coach Gilbert and the visiting coaches will be in the post-game press conference in Media Room A. EMU players may also be brought to the Media Room for interviews by request. Post-game policy for visitors may vary at the teams' discretion. For all other sports, contact the S.I.D. for the sport after the game to arrange post-game interviews at the site. Media representatives are advised to contact the visiting S.I.D. with special requests.
EMU Sports Information Event Guidelines
WORKING CREDENTIALS
Working press and photography credential applications for all home and road football and basketball games must be made prior to game day with the EMU Sports Information Office. The mailing address is: Convocation Center, Room 307, Ypsilanti, MI, 48197. You can fax your request to the Sports Information Office at 734-485-3840 with your request on company letterhead, including name(s) for the passes, affiliation, press or photo and type and date of the event.
Passes not mailed in advance will be held for pick-up at the "Will Call" office at Rynearson Stadium (football) and the Convocation Center (basketball).
Press Row for basketball is located on the main floor of the arena, on the opposite side as the teams in the Convocation Center. Seating is limited to working media, professional scouts and accredited school officials. Requests from television stations for highlight cameras will be granted space in football and basketball games on a first-come, first-serve basis. In the case of televised games, all efforts will be made to give the production crew access to prime locations for the broadcast. Post game press conferences will be held in the media room in the team building for football and in Media Room A in the Convocation Center for basketball.
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL BROADCASTS
The Sports Information Office has installed two permanent telephone lines at the Convocation Center that are made available to visiting radio stations. To arrange for their use or for additional phone lines for broadcasts, please contact either Jim Streeter (SID) or Greg Steiner (ASID) in advance of game day for arrangements.
Television stations desiring live coverage should contact the Jim Streeter to request broadcast rights.
Media outlets wishing to install any additional telephone lines shold make arrangements with Mike Malach at 734-487-1050.
Broadcast spotters or statisticians may be secured through the EMU Sports Information Office with advance notice.
PARKING
Parking is free and is on a first-come, first-served basis. Directions to campus athletic facilities are available on this website.
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