The Longwood athletic communications department added
Alex Kerstetter to its communications team in the winter of 2022
Kerstetter comes to Farmville to join the Lancers following his time at Findlay University as an intern in the athletic communications department. Throughout the fall, he worked closely with the men's and women's soccer teams within the athletic communications department as part of his internship with a wide variety of duties that included stats, game recaps and more.
"I'm really excited to get to work with Alex, and I can already see the impact he has had on our team," said Longwood Director of Athletic Communications
Sam Hovan. "His passion for what he does and his hunger to keep getting better come through every single day. Everyone we talked to told us about his work ethic and drive, and I can see why."
As a student at Findlay, Kerstetter played on the men's soccer team for four seasons. In his time there, he played in 47 games over three seasons while also battling an injury as a sophomore. He tallied eight goals and eight assists and scored a pair of game winning goals.
Off the field, he worked as a student assistant within the Findlay athletic department and gained a wealth of experience a variety of roles.
In 2019, he interned with the United Shore Professional Baseball League in Utica, Michigan. While with the league, he worked closely with the statistics team on multiple projects, and he was the leader of the interns he worked with and created their work schedule for the summer.
Kerstetter was also a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) at Findlay as well as a number of other student organizations, and he volunteered at a number of local organizations in Findlay, Ohio. He graduated in May of 2021 with his bachelor's degree.
"I am very excited for the opportunity to work within the Longwood athletic department," Kerstetter said. "I could not imagine a better institution to start my career in athletics with, and I can't wait to work with the staff at Longwood to produce the best experience for student-athletes that we can."
At Longwood, Kerstetter will be the main media contact for multiple sports, including baseball and men's soccer. In addition, he will be the lead statistician for men's and women's basketball.
