Marian’s Huppert Named Crossroads League SID of the Year
JACKSON, Mich. – The Crossroads League announced on Wednesday that Mitch Huppert of Marian University had been named its 2024-2025 Sports Information Director of the Year. The award is the third for Huppert and the fifth for the Marian Sports Information Department since the start of the award in 2013-2014.
"It is a true honor to be named the Crossroads League Sports Information Director of the Year for a third time, and I am very proud to represent the league," stated Huppert. "We have one of the most competitive conferences on the field in the Crossroads League, and off the field, we have a competitive and dedicated group of SID's that have pushed me to bring my best each day. The list of people to thank to earn this honor begins with my peers in the league for voting for me. I am extremely thankful for the tremendous support of our administrative team at Marian, led by Steve Downing, Mark Henninger and Linny Rousseau, and for the hard work and dedication from Assistant SID, Haylea Sorrell, and former Athletics Marketing Manager, Will Hunker. I would also like to thank my tremendous team of student-workers and scorer's table crew who help make our coverage top-notch. We have a great group of coaches and student-athletes at Marian, and the ability to share their stories and successes is an honor I am glad to carry out."
Huppert also led his Marian Sports Information Department to the same honor during the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 years, joining Grace's Josh Neuhart as a three-time recipient of the honor.
During the 2024-2025 year, Huppert and his department published over 700 news articles and produced over 125 videos on Marian's various online platforms. Specific highlights included covering NAIA National Championships from Marian's men's indoor track and field and men's bowling programs.
Huppert was also the media coordinator and on the tournament committee for a trio of NAIA Opening Rounds hosted by Marian. In all, Huppert and his team provided on-site coverage for MU at nine different NAIA Tournaments, while covering or hosting 15 different Marian teams during their conference tournaments.
"Mitch and his staff do a tremendous job in serving Marian University," said MU Director of Athletics Steve Downing. "Mitch has my full support in his role as a communicator and as an administrator, and all of our coaches and staff can rely on him and his abilities to promote our teams. This award is incredibly deserved."
The Crossroads League Sports Information Director-of-the-Year award was voted on by Sports Information Directors from the Crossroads League.
Crossroads League Sports Information Director/Department of-the-Year Recipients
2024-2025 – Mitch Huppert, Marian
2023-2024 – Josh Neuhart, Grace
2022-2023 – Alex Stewart, Mount Vernon Nazarene
2021-2022 – Mitch Huppert, Marian
2020-2021 – Mitch Huppert, Marian
2019-2020 – Josh Neuhart, Grace
2018-2019 – Chris Bauman, Spring Arbor
2017-2018 – Zach Wadley, Marian
2016-2017 – Seth Mikel, Taylor
2015-2016 – Josh Neuhart, Grace
2014-2015 – Seth Mikel, Taylor
2013-2014 – Geoff Sherman, Marian