Tracking the SI Career of UL Alumnus Chris Yandle

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&nbsp; HUNTINGTON -- Chris Yandle, a Marshall University Sports Information graduate assistant, was selected for one of two postgraduate scholarships awarded by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

Yandle is the recipient of the Wiley Smith Postgraduate Scholarship for the 2006-07 school year. Wiley Smith was the long-time Sports Information Director a Northern Arizona. To be eligible for either the scholarship candidates must maintain a 3.0 GPA and have an interest in sports information as a career.

Yandle, who earned a bachelor's degree in public relations from Louisiana-Lafayette in December 2004, worked with the Thundering Herd football, softball and women's swimming teams. Yandle has a 4.0 GPA while pursuing a master's in athletic administration.

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Chris is a great and talented guy who was an exceptional student assistant in the SID office. He did a lot of work in upgrading the look of the media guides.

Chris Yandle Back where he belongs (I think) as UL's Assistant Sports Information Director and as the Contact point for Volleyball, Men's Basketball, and Baseball.

Welcome Home Chris.

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&nbsp; More than a year after rejoining his alma mater as the Assistant SID, Chris Yandle was named Assistant Director of Media Relations at Baylor University effective July 2008.

Yandle will serve as the primary media contact for Baylor's nationally ranked men's basketball and men's golf programs. He joined the Baylor staff after spending 13 months as the Assistant SID at his undergraduate alma mater, University of Louisiana, where he was the media contact for the volleyball, men's basketball and baseball programs.

Prior to being named to the Assistant post at UL in May 2007, Yandle was a Graduate Assistant for Athletic Media Relations at Marshall University in Huntington, W.Va., working directly with the football, women's swimming and diving and softball programs.

In June 2006, he received the Wiley Smith Post-Graduate Scholarship by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

While at Marshall, he also received on "Best in District" and two "Best in Nation" citations for his publications by CoSIDA. He earned his master's degree in athletic administration from Marshall in May 2007.

Yandle spent three years in the UL SID office as a student assistant from August 2002-May 2005, earning his bachelor's degree in public relations in 2004. He was also a two-time recipient LSWA Ace Huggins Award which is given to a student assistant SID in the state of Louisiana for exemplary work both in the classroom and in sports information.

He is married to the former Ashleigh Anthony of Lafayette and the couple is expecting their first child, Addison Elizabeth, the first week of July.


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I never met him but here's a big pat on the back to Chris Yandle as one of the team that completely redid the Ragin Cajuns website and gave us all something to be proud of. Everyone involved has done a fine job.

No backsliding!

Chris is a good man who always went out of his way to help me do my job. I wish him and his family the best in Waco.

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Originally Posted by DestinCajun

_ I never met him but here's a big pat on the back to Chris Yandle as one of the team that completely redid the Ragin Cajuns website and gave us all something to be proud of. Everyone involved has done a fine job.

No backsliding! _

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without chris, we be in deep do do

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Yep, sorry to see him go. But I wish him and his family nothing but the best over in Waco. At least this is a UL alum moving upward in his career. On the the Big 12! Good luck, Chris!

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&nbsp; At 7:25 Thursday morning, Yandle became a father after wife Ashleigh gave birth to a 6-pound, 14-ounce girl named Addison Elizabeth Yandle.

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SPORTS INFORMATION DIVISION

BEST FACT SHEET: 1, Chris Yandle, University of Louisiana </b>2, Michael Bonnette, LSU. 3, Doug Ireland, Northwestern State. Honorable Mention, Louis Bonnette, McNeese State.

BEST RELEASE: 1, Alex Restrepo, LSU. 2, Brandon Rizzuto, Nicholls State. 3, Louis Bonnette, McNeese State.

DIVISION I MEDIA GUIDE: 1, Michael Bonnette, LSU. 2, Kent Lowe, LSU. 3, Matthew Bonnette, Northwestern State. Honorable Mention,<b> Chris Yandle, University of Louisiana</b>.

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He was also publications coordinator with the Ragin' Cajuns, where he acted as the department liaison for poster, pocket schedule and season ticket design with a third-party design firm. The 2004 University of Louisiana graduate also owns a ...

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Good job Chris, just be careful what neighborhood you move into.

Yandle to lead the Yellow Jackets' communications and public relations efforts.

July 23, 2014

THE FLATS - Georgia Tech has announced the hiring of Chris Yandle to the position of Assistant Athletic Director for Communications and Public Relations.

Yandle, who is among the leading communications professionals in college athletics, comes to the Flats after serving in a similar role at the University of Miami. At Georgia Tech, Yandle will lead the Yellow Jackets' communications and public relations efforts and serve as the primary contact for the football program.

"There is no doubt that Chris is one of the most progressive and creative minds in communications and social media strategy at the collegiate level," said director of athletics Mike Bobinski. "We were very aware of, and impressed by, the great work Chris was doing at Miami and are extremely excited to welcome him and his family to Georgia Tech. I'm confident that everyone who follows the Yellow Jackets will notice and enjoy the impact Chris will have on the quality and content of our communications in the years ahead."

Yandle was promoted to Assistant AD for Communications at Miami last year after joining the Hurricanes staff in 2012. He assumed complete responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the five-person communications team, while serving as the primary contact for the Hurricanes football team.

"I'm extremely humbled and honored for this opportunity to be a part of the Georgia Tech Athletics family," said Yandle. "I appreciate Mike Bobinski's forward-thinking views about digital and social media, and I look forward to sharing new communications strategies with our department."

In addition to his social media philosophy that has been a model for other collegiate programs, Yandle helped foster relationships in the local and national media in his time at Miami. The recipient of the 2014 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Rising Star Award, Yandle is co-authoring a college textbook on social media plans in sports that is expected to be released in 2015.

Prior to joining the Hurricanes, Yandle was the primary basketball contact for four years at Baylor University and assisted with several other sports including football. The Houma, La., native was one of the leaders behind the successful Heisman Trophy campaign of quarterback Robert Griffin III in 2011-12, and was one of the key contributors to Baylor's increased presence across social media platforms.

Yandle began his professional career in the office of his alma mater, University of Louisiana, where he served as assistant sports information director from 2007 to 2008.

The 2004 Louisiana graduate also earned a master's degree in athletic administration from Marshall University in 2007.

Yandle and his wife Ashleigh have one son, Jackson, and one daughter, Addison.





Chris Yandle
Assistant AD / Communications & Public Relations
Georgia Tech
Twitter: @ChrisYandle

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Originally Posted by CDeb

Chris is a great and talented guy who was an exceptional student assistant in the SID office. He did a lot of work in upgrading the look of the media guides.

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Damn CDeb, are you still in Texas? I have not seen you post much in some time. Did you ever finish your masters at Texas A&M? You were in the SI department at UL when you were in your undergrad, am I remembering correctly?