BATON ROUGE — LSU’s women’s basketball media guide was judged the “Best in the Nation” by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), it was announced by the organization on Wednesday.
The 208-page media guide was written and edited by Brian Miller, Associate Sports Information Director, and designed by LSU Athletics publications coordinator Jason Feirman and assistant publications coordinator Krystal Bennett with the photography by staff photographer Steve Franz.
The guide is a complete source of up-to-date information on the 2007-08 team, as well as archived information and records through the previous 32 years of women’s basketball at LSU.
“This is a tremendous honor for the sports information department and for the women’s basketball program,” LSU head coach Van Chancellor said. “I know that a lot of hard work and time go into creating such a good product. Brian and the publications staff certainly deserve this honor.”
Media guides are a source of information to media outlets and fellow sports information/media relations offices, as well as a valuable recruiting tool for coaches.
Over the past 10 years, the women’s basketball media guide has expanded from 124 pages to its present total of 208.
The guide, along with those of all 20-varsity sports at LSU, can be viewed online at www.lsusports.net. Fans can also purchase media guides online at www.lsusports.net/mediaguides.
The judging is based on eight categories, including team information, season in review, history, graphics and design, general information, conference information and editorial, and is voted on by three pre-selected judges from outside organizations.
LSU, one of 82 entries this year, was followed by South Carolina, Nebraska, California and Baylor. Temple’s media guide was given the award for best cover.
The first-place finish by the 2007-08 media guide marks the second first-place finish by a women’s basketball media guide. The 2002-03 media guide, also done by Miller and Feirman, was also voted “Best in the Nation” by CoSIDA.
2007-08 CoSIDA AWARDS
Women’s Basketball Guides / A
DIVISION A (82 entries)
1. LSU
(Brian Miller, Jason Feirman, Krystal Bennett)
2. University of South Carolina (Diana Koval, Gavin Lang)
3. University of Nebraska
(Jeff Griesch, Megan McLaughlin)
4. University of California ? Berkley
(Debbie Rosenfeld-Caparaz, Mollie McClure,
Anna Oleson-Wheeler)
5. Baylor University
(Julie Bennett, Baylor Athletic Media Relations)
6. Duke University (Lindy Brown)
7. University of Maryland (Patrick Fischer, Natalia Ciccone)
Best Cover: Temple University
(Aimee Cicero, Kevin Bonner)
District 1 (14 entries)
1. U.S. Military Academy
(Tracy Nelson, Mady Salvani, Ryan Yanoshak)
2. St. John’s University
(Amy Mulligan, Kristin Duffy, St. John’s University
Athletic Communications Staff)
3. Harvard University (Heather Palmer, Jason Gerdom)
District 2 (13 entries)
1. University of Maryland (Patrick Fischer, Natalia Ciccone)
2. Marshall University (Bob Pristash and the Marshall
Sports Information Office)
3. West Virginia University (West Virginia University
Sports Communications)
District 3 (13 entries)
1. University of South Carolina (Diana Koval, Gavin Lang)
2. Duke University (Lindy Brown)
3. University of Georgia (Mike Mobley)
District 4 (12 entries)
1. Auburn University (Carol White)
2. University of Kentucky
(Susan Lax, Kim Troxall, Sean Cartell)
3. University of Tennessee
(Debby Jennings, Courtney Tysinger, Eric Trainer)
District 5 (4 entries)
1. University of Notre Dame
(Chris Masters, Cynthia Lemcke)
2. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Kevin Conway)
District 6 (11 entries)
1. Louisiana State University
(Brian Miller, Jason Feirman, Krystal Bennett)
2. Baylor University
(Julie Bennett, Baylor Athletic Media Relations)
District 7 (7 entries)
1. University of Nebraska
(Jeff Griesch, Megan McLaughlin)
2. Wichita State University
(Mike Ross, Todd Zeidler, WSU Media Relations)
District 8 (8 entries)
1. University of California ? Berkley
(Debbie Rosenfeld-Caparaz, Mollie McClure,
Anna Oleson-Wheeler)
2. University of California — Los Angeles
(Steve Rourke, Liza David, UCLA Sports Information)
LSU’s CoSIDA AWARDS
2007-08
Best in the Nation, ” Women’s Basketball”
Fourth in the Nation, “Track & Field”
Best Cover, “Football Game Program”
7th in the Nation, “Football Game Program”
2006-2007
Best in the Nation, “Men’s Tennis”
Best Cover, “Men’s Tennis”
Second in the Nation, “Gymnastics”
Best Cover, “Track & Field”
2005-2006
Second in the Nation, “Men’s Tennis Media Guide”
Best Cover in the Nation, “Men’s Tennis Media Guide”
2004-2005
Second in the Nation, “Softball Media Guide”
2003-2004
Second in the Nation, “Baseball Media Guide”
Second in the Nation, “Baseball Game Program
Best Cover, “Baseball Game Program”
2002-2003
Best in the Nation, “Women’s Basketball Media Guide”
Best Cover in the Nation, “Baseball Media Guide”
2000-2001
Second in the Nation, “Women’s Basketball Media Guide”
1997-1998
Second in the Nation, “Baseball Brochure”
1995-1996
Second in the Nation, “Baseball Brochure”
1993-1994
Best in the Nation, “Baseball Brochure”