University of Northern Iowa Athletics
Athletic Communications
The UNI Athletic Communications Office acts as the chief liaison between the Panthers' 17 athletic programs and the public. Primarily, the staff is responsible for serving the needs of the media, coaches, student-athletes, supporters and fans.
Interest in UNI athletic teams continues to rise, and the athletic communications office devotes countless hours to facilitating interview requests between local, regional and national media outlets and Panther coaches and student-athletes. At the same time, the staff works closely with these student-athletes and coaches to help promote and assist in the coverage of UNI Athletics. The UNI Athletic Communications Office provides media members with biographical information on coaches and student-athletes, historical and statistical information and photographs, while also generating content for the website, game programs and media guides.
The main purpose of this page is to assist the media in coverage of UNI Athletics. If the desired information is not available on this page or the sport's home, please contact the media relations office at one of the contacts below.
ATHLETIC COMMUNICATION OFFICES
The UNI Athletic Communications Office is located on the second floor of the west concourse of the UNI-Dome. Office space is accessible via a doors and elevator, located in the stadium's northwest corner. The elevator and stairway leading to the offices can be found through the glass doors at the northwest entrance to the UNI-Dome.
MAILING ADDRESS
UNI Athletic Communications
2401 Hudson Road
UNI-Dome
Cedar Falls, Iowa 50614
MEDIA GUIDES
UNI Athletic Communications Staff produce complete annual media guides containing detailed team information, records and history for seven of its sport programs (football, volleyball, soccer, men's basketball, women's basketball, wrestling, softball). Team record books for other sports can be found on individual sport websites (cross country, men's and women's golf, track and field, swimming and diving and tennis).
Beginning with the 2026-27 school year, UNI Athletic Communications will transition to a digital only option for all media guides. Limited printed copies will be made available for key personnel for home events. Media guides for the 2026-27 school year can be found below.
FOOTBALL (Coming Soon)
VOLLEYBALL (Coming Soon)
SOCCER (Coming Soon)
MEN'S BASKETBALL (Coming Soon)
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (Coming Soon)
WRESTLING (Coming Soon)
SOFTBALL (Coming Soon)
GAME NOTES
In addition to the production of annual media guides, the UNI Athletic Communications Staff produce detailed note packets with team information, statistics and key storylines for individual games for media members covering the Panthers for seven of its sport programs (football, volleyball, soccer, men's basketball, women's basketball, wrestling, softball).
Beginning with the 2026-27 school year, UNI Athletic Communications will transition to a digital only option for all game notes. Limited printed copies will be made available for key personnel for home events. Game notes for the 2026-27 school year can be found below.
FOOTBALL GAME NOTES (2026)
VOLLEYBALL GAME NOTES (2026)
SOCCER GAME NOTES (2026)
MEN'S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES (2026-27)
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES (2026-27)
WRESTLING GAME NOTES (2026-27)
SOFTBALL GAME NOTES (2027)
STAFF
UNI Athletic Communications is led by a pair of full-time sports communication professionals with highly trained skills in media relations, website management, writing, graphic design, social media management and more.
Joel Wauters, a 2018 UNI graduate, serves as Assistant Athletic Director for Communication overseeing media relations efforts full-time for UNI volleyball, men's basketball and wrestling. He previously served as UNI's Assistant Athletic Communications Director from 2021 to 2023 and as Sports Information Director at Trinity International University (IL) prior to being named to his current role.
Joshua Dinkelman serves as Assistant Athletic Communications Director with full-time coverage of Panther football, women's basketball and softball. Prior to arriving at UNI in 2023, he worked as a student assistant and later Assistant Director of Athletic Communications at his alma mater, Concordia University-Wisconsin.
UNI Athletic Communications also enlists the skill set of several students from the university itself during the school year under full-time staff guidance and supervision. These students can receive a variety of academic and internship credit for their work, as well as unique NCAA Division I experience in real time. The full UNI Athletic Communications staff list is listed below with contact information.
| Joel Wauters Asst. AD for Communication (VB, MBB, No. 1 WRE) | joel.wauters@uni.edu | 319-273-3642 |
| Joshua Dinkelman Asst. Athletic Communications Director (FB, WBB, SB) | joshua.dinkelman@uni.edu | 319-273-7245 |
| Jonas Camp Student Assistant (GOLF) |
campj@uni.edu | |
| Cohen Kamaus Student Assistant (T&F) |
kamausc@uni.edu | |
| Calvin Loesch Student Assistant (S&D) |
loeschc@uni.edu | |
| Claire Schoening Student Assistant (WTEN) |
schoenic@uni.edu | |
| Jaxon Schreiber Student Assistant (XC) |
schrejaf@uni.edu | |
| Michael Spahn Student Assistant (WSOC) |
spahnm@uni.edu | |
| Tyler Wood Student Assistant (No. 2 WRE) |
woodtaj@uni.edu |
CREDENTIALS
Season and single-game media credentials for the 2026-27 season will open on Monday, July 13 and may be request by contacting the UNI Athletic Communication office, or by filling out an application form at UNIpanthers.com/credentials. Credentials will only be issued to those associated with legitimate news/media organizations (TV, print, radio) or at the discretion of the communication and creative content staffs.
For season credentials, please send a headshot photo to Assistant AD for Communication Joel Wauters (joel.wauters@uni.edu). Single-game media credentials may also be requested by contacting the UNI Athletic Communications office.
Status of credential requests will be issued once review via UNI Athletic Communication's official mailing address (unisid@uni.edu).
INTERVIEW/MEDIA REQUESTS
All interviews and other media requests, such as attending practice to film or take photographs, must be arranged through the UNI Athletic Communications office with the respective sport contact.
WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCES
Head coaches in-season will address the media during weekly press conferences every Monday at 12 p.m. CT in the McLeod Center Alumni Suite. Press conferences will be streamed on the UNI Athletics Facebook, Twitter and YouTube accounts, with recordings available for media members upon request.
As part of UNI Athletic Communications' shift to a digital only policy in 2026-27, all notes will be distributed digitally via email from unisid@uni.edu prior to the press conference. Recordings of each speaking coach's remarks will be made available via email, and will also be posted online at unipanthers.com.
MAILING LISTS
All official UNI Athletics press releases, including news, previews and game recaps will be issued from unisid@uni.ed. Please contact the UNI Athletic Communications Office to be added or removed from the mailing list.
INTERNSHIPS
UNI Athletic Communications offers unpaid internships to students in search of academic and/or internship credit, as well as students interested in experience in college athletics. Internship in marketing and creative content are also available.
Internship applications for the 2026-27 school year are currently CLOSED. Applications are expected to re-open in March 2027.
INTERNSHIP APPLICATION FORM
PANTHER ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS ALUMNI
(Email additions and updates to joel.wauters@uni.edu)
- Patrick Johnson | Assistant AD of Marketing & Fan Engagement - Army, West Point (NCAA)
- Kimbery Skoog | Producer - Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)
- A.J. Forbes | Collective-Bargined Player Benefits & Retired Player Programs Coordinator - National Football League
- Ben Schmidt | Chicago Bears (NFL)
- Cori Scherbring | Assistant AD for Fan Engagement - South Alabama (NCAA)
- Malory Henze | Director of Operations (Track & Field/Cross Country) - Minnesota (NCAA)
- Wes Offerman | Director of Creative Communications & Strategy - North Dakota State (NCAA)
- Josh Bender | Associate AD for Marketing & Fan Engagement - Mississippi (NCAA)
- Andy Saigh | Director of Creative Content - UNI (NCAA)
- Liz Holbrook | Assistant Director of Strategic Communication - Western Michigan (NCAA)
- Ryan Schmidt | Assistant Director of Creative Video - Appalachian State (NCAA)
- Anna Christenson | Special Events Manager - Cedar Rapids Kernels (Midwest Baseball League)
- Davis Stelzer | Manager of Creative Content & Social Media - Marquette (NCAA)
- Bella Kresser | Social Media/Marketing - Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
- Isabelle Bradley | Photographer/Writer - University of Nebraska
- Erik Gau | Digial & Game Production Manager - Iowa Barnstormers (IFL)
- Savannah Soltero | Recruiting Coordinator - NCA College Recruiting
- Lauren Henderson | Project Lead - A Perfect Promotion
- Journee Perry-Harris | Educational Couselor/Event Photographer - University of Northern Iowa
- Nick Hoppel | Videographer - Young Construction of Iowa
- Sarah Michael | Digital Media & Visualization Coordinator - National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum
- MaeLeigh Wacha | Public Relations Intern - Amperage Marketing & Fundraising
- Eric Braley | President & Co-Founder - Around The Corner Productions / Assistant Adjunct Instructor for Communications & Media - UNI