University of Northern Iowa Athletics
Athletic Communications
The UNI Athletic Communications office strives to promote all 17 of the Panthers' intercollegiate athletic programs by assisting local, regional and national media outlets with their coverage of the purple and gold. A dedicated staff of sports communications professionals and emerging young media creatives, the Athletic Communications team serves UNI's student-athletes, coaches, administration, alumni and fans by helping provide accurate information, content across social media platforms and a historical archive of Panther athletic history.
2025-26 MEDIA GUIDE MATERIALS (Coming Soon): Football | Volleyball | Soccer | Men's Basketball | Women's Basketball | Wrestling
MAILING ADDRESS
UNI-Dome NW Offices
2501 Hudson Road
Cedar Falls, IA 50614
STAFF
| Joel Wauters Asst. AD for Communications (VB, WSOC, No. 2 FB, MBB, No. 1 WRE) |
joel.wauters@uni.edu | 319-273-3642 |
| Joshua Dinkelman Asst. Athletic Communications Director (No. 1 FB, WBB, SB) |
joshua.dinkelman@uni.edu | 319-273-7245 |
| Sarah Michael Student Assistant (WSOC, No. 2 WRE) |
michasad@uni.edu | |
| PJ Recker Student Assistant (T&F) |
reckerp@uni.edu | |
| Michael Spahn Student Assistant (XC) |
spahnm@uni.edu | |
| Nicole Waters Student Assistant (S&D) |
waternab@uni.edu | |
| Erik Gau Student Assistant (GOLF) |
gaueaa@uni.edu | |
| Emerson Hahn Student Assistant (WTEN) |
hahnead@uni.edu |
CREDENTIALS
Season and single-game media credentials for the 2025-26 season may be request by contacting the UNI Athletic Communication office, or by going to UNIpanthers.com/credentials. Please send a headshot photo to Assistant AD for Communication Joel Wauters (joel.wauters@uni.edu) when submitting a season credential request. Single-game media credentials may also be requested by contacting the UNI Athletic Communications office.
INTERVIEW/MEDIA REQUESTS
All interviews and other media requests, such as attending practice to film or take photographs, should 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.
MAILING LISTS
All official UNI Athletics press releases, including news, previews and game recaps will be issued from unisid@gmail.com. Please contact the UNI Athletic Communications office to be added to the mailing list for these releases.
Panther Athletic Communications Student 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 | Athletics Facilities/Event Operations Intern - Iowa (NCAA)
- Davis Stelzer | Assistant Director of Video Content - Mississippi State (NCAA)
- Bella Kresser | Social Media/Marketing - Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
- Isabelle Bradley | Photographer/Writer - University of Nebraska
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