QUICK FACTS
Location: Parkville, Mo.
Founded: 1875
Enrollment: 1,200
Nickname: Pirates
Colors: Canary & Wine
National Affiliation: NAIA (Division I for Basketball)
Conference Affiliations: Heart of America Athletic Conference (2020)
President: Shane Smeed
Director of Athletics: Kristin Gillette
AD Phone: (816) 584-6492
AD Email: kristin.gillette@park.edu
SOCIAL MEDIA
Twitter: @ParkPirates
Facebook: ParkAthletics
Instagram: @ParkPirates
YouTube: Park Athletics
SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS
The Park University Sports Communications staff is ready to assist members of the news media in their coverage of the Pirates. Please feel free to contact us, either for specific information, or for suggestions on coverage.
Jordan Brown | Sports Information Director
Phone: 816-584-6490 | jordan.brown@park.edu
Interviews:
All coach and student-athlete interviews should be directed through the media relations contact for each sport. Coaches and players are normally available for post-game interviews at a location arranged by the media relations contact approximately 10 minutes after each contest. Media members should inform the media relations contact which players are requested for post-game interviews. For post-game interviews with opponents, please contact the media relations contact representing the visiting team, if available. If not on site at a game or match, a member of the Park media relations staff will assist in arranging visiting-team interviews. For all non-game day interviews, please contact the media relations sports contact to arrange a convenient time for all parties. Additionally, all interviews for staff members not affiliated with a single sport should go through the Sports Information Director.
Media Credentials:
Requests for all media credentials should be addressed to the media relations contact for each sport via mail or email. Single-sport season credentials will be issued at the discretion of the media relations contact. Credentials are normally picked up at the front location at our various venues, unless otherwise specified.
All Requests should be emailed to jordan.brown@park.edu or mailed to:
Park University Sports Communications
8700 NW River Park Drive
PMB 123
Parkville, MO 64152
Practices:
Please contact the media relations contact for each sport to find out policies for media attending practices for each specific team.
Press Areas:
Please contact the media relations contact for each sport to obtain information regarding the press area for each facility.
Internet Access:
Breckon Sports Center (basketball, volleyball) and Julian Field (soccer) have full wireless Internet access. No public internet access is currently available at Comfort Field (baseball) or the Park Softball Complex. Park University's sports communications staff has wireless hotspots for media use at baseball and softball games.
