Athletic Communications
The University of Southern Maine Office of Athletic Communications handles all of the media and public relations of the Huskies' 23 NCAA Division III varsity athletic teams. USM Athletic Communications maintains the University of Southern Maine Athletics website, southernmainehuskies.com, produces game-day programs (digital) for athletic events, writes game releases on each of the Huskies' athletic contest, which are distributed to state, regional and national media outlets, writes and produces feature releases, manages and producing internet broadcasts of live athletic events, manages and maintains photography and videography, and manages the Huskies' various social media pages on instagram (@southernmainehuskies), Twitter/X (@usm_huskies), Facebook (facebook.com/GoUSMHuskies) and YouTube. The office also maintains, researches and supervises the collection of school records and manages each of the teams' statistical data in order to report to the Little East Conference, NCAA and any other league affiliation.
All interview requests for coaches, administrators or student-athletes should be made through University of Southern Maine Athletic Communications. Every effort will be made to fulfill any request within a timely manner. Requests for the USM Athletic Logos, photographs and/or game-day credentials should also be made through USM Athletic Communications. All game day photography must request credentials at least 24 hours prior to the contest.
Contact Christina Cracolici via email: christina.cracolici@maine.edu for media credentials.
Christina Cracolici, Director of Athletic Communications
Phone: (207) 780-228-8186 | Fax: (207) 780-5994
E-mail: christina.cracolici@maine.edu
Primary contact for: Fall Sports - field hockey, men's soccer and women's soccer; Winter Sports - men's basketball, women's basketball and wrestling; Spring Sports - baseball, softball. Responsibilities for all overall athletic communications strategy, game day programs templates, special event programs, team media guides, social media (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram), special event graphic design and promotional materials (schedule cards, posters, splash pages, etc.); special releases; awards programs, marketing materials & projects, online broadcast, new media, etc.
Riley Driscoll, Athletic Media Associate
Phone: (tba) | Fax: (207) 780-5994
E-mail: riley.driscoll@maine.edu
Primary contact for: Fall Sports - women's tennis, men's cross country, women's cross country, golf, and volleyball; Winter Sports: men's ice hockey, women's ice hockey, men's indoor track & field and women's indoor track & field; Spring Sports - men's lacrosse, women's lacrosse, men's outdoor track & field and women's outdoor track & field. Assists with graphic design, game programs, digital media, internet broadcast, and special event programming.
Official Husky Photographers/Videographers/Creatives:
James Liebwowitz, Photographer - jamesliebowitzphoto.com
Simon Alipalo, Athletic Communications Student Employee - Videography - simonalipalomedia
Mike Anquillare, Athletic Communications Student Employee - Broadcasting, Photography, Videography, Graphic Design - manqmedia
Mckenzie Dillon, Athletic Communicatoins Student Employee - Statistics, Administration
Landon Geis, Athletic Communications Student Employee - Photography, Graphic Design - landongeis
Caitlyn LeMay, Athletic Communications Student Employee - Producting
Kolby Maxim, Athletic Communicatoins Student Employee - Administration, Producing, Statistics
Max McClure, Athletic Communications Student Employee - Photography, Videography, Graphic Design - _madebymax
Sebastian "Bass" Pettitt, Athletic Communications - Broadcasting - wayofthebass
Robert Doherty III, Athletic Communications - Broadcasting - huskies_hockey4life
Morgan Rochefort, Athletic Communications Intern - Photography, Social Media - _media.by.morgan
Mia Coots, Athletic Communications Intern - Broadcasting, Social Media
RJ Thorp, Athletic Communications Intern - Photography - rjtf_licks
Abigail DeRosia, Athletic Communications Intern- Photography
