Brent Williamson joined the Wofford staff in September of 2007. After eight years as Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations, he was named Associate Athletic Director in September of 2015. He came to Wofford after spending four years as the Assistant Athletic Director for Public Relations at the University of Maine.
He is responsible for the athletic communications operations for all 20 sports in the Wofford athletic department and is the primary contact for football, men’s and women’s tennis, women’s lacrosse, and cross country/track and field. He oversees all department publications, statistics, news releases, the department’s website “woffordterriers.com,” and social media outlets. Overall, he has worked with six NCAA Tournament teams in men’s basketball and nine NCAA FCS playoff teams in football. The 2013 football media guide was named “Best in the Nation” by CoSIDA, the 2021 baseball media guide was second in the nation and the 2021 football media guide was third in the nation. He also has sport oversight of cross country/track and field, along with rifle.
In four years at Maine, Williamson oversaw the media relations for nineteen sports. He was the primary contact for the men’s ice hockey team, which advanced to three NCAA Frozen Fours. He worked with six All-Americans and a Hobey Baker Finalist, along with several future NHL players and two Stanley Cup Champions. At Maine he also oversaw the development and production of a bi-weekly television show, The Black Bear Insider, along with other special projects.
Prior to Maine, he spent eight years working in media relations in the National Football League. After two seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, he joined the Jacksonville Jaguars in 1997. In 2002, he was named Director of Media Relations for the Houston Texans. He assisted in the media relations operations at four Super Bowls.
A native of Taylors, S.C., Williamson graduated from Wake Forest University in 1994 with a bachelors degree in history. He added a masters of sports management from the University of Richmond in 1996. His grandfather, W.S. Williamson, graduated from Wofford College in 1932.
