OKLAHOMA CITY – Mid-America Christian University Athletics is proud to announce the addition of Nate Thompson as its new Sports Information/Video Coordinator Graduate Assistant for the upcoming 2022-23 academic year.
Thompson will assume the role on Aug. 1 and will be primarily tasked with spearheading MACU Athletics event live-streaming and video productions on the SAC Sports Network as well as other assigned roles in the sports information office.
"I am very excited for this new journey," Thompson stated. "I am extremely thankful of MACU Athletic Director Marcus Moeller and Sports Information Director Adam Stanek for the opportunity I have been given to do this job. I can't wait to get started and I look forward to a tremendous year of athletic success while meeting and working with such great people."
"I firmly believe is going to be a great fit in our athletic department and MACU family as a whole," said Stanek. "He is a young man that brings a wellspring of athletics and video experience to our department and I have faith that he is going to accomplish great things in our athletic department. Not only that, he embodies a strong Christian character and multiple skill sets that make him a great fit here. We had a strong pool of candidates apply for the position and Nate shined throughout the interview process. I am certainly looking forward to working side-by-side with Nate during the upcoming year."
A Baxter Springs, Kan. native, Thompson comes to MACU after serving as a video intern for MLB's Kansas City Royals from May to September 2021. In this role, Thompson was responsible for setting up video equipment in the bullpens and batting practice, editing video and measuring data to be provided to coaches and front office personnel.
Prior to working for the Royals, Thompson served as an equipment manager for the NCAA Division I University of Kansas Jayhawks softball program from February 2020 to May 2021. In this role, Thompson handled equipment fitting, distributing gear, packing for road trips and troubleshooting equipment issues as well as assist in the team's daily practices.
From January to May 2021, Thompson also performed a remote internship as a football recruiting assistant for the University of Central Oklahoma. In this function, Thompson was responsible for assembling and cutting recruit Hudl highlight tapes, finding social media accounts and managing the UCO football team's Google Drive account as well as perform any other recruiting needs for the Bronchos football program.
From August to December of 2019, Thompson served as a mobile ticketing assistant for the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs. During the 2019 season, the Chiefs moved to all mobile ticket sales and Thompson assisted fans by troubleshooting any mobile ticketing issues.
Thompson's first experience working in sports came as the as an assistant baseball coach for his alma mater at Baxter Springs High School from February to May 2018. Thompson primarily served as the first base coach and worked with multiple positions while also filling out lineup cards on game days.
Thompson graduated from the University of Kansas with a Bachelor's of Science degree in Sports Management in May of 2021 and will be pursuing a Master's of Science in Leadership at Mid-America Christian.
