Whitney Truax is in her fourth season as the assistant athletics communication director at UTSA. She works directly with women’s basketball, softball, volleyball, women's tennis and football.
Truax, a native of Aledo, Texas, joined the UTSA athletics communications staff in September of 2018 after a two-year stint at South Dakota State University.
In her first season with the Roadrunners, Truax shined in a multitude of roles. She handles all public relations, social media management, internal and external communications, publication production duties for each sport. In addition, she works directly with local, regional and national media, while assisting fundraising, marketing and event operations.
In addition to her roles in the day-to-day management of the communication office, Truax has been a versatile member of the overall UTSA department. She has served on the official committee for The Rowdy’s, an annual celebration of Roadrunner student-athletes. She also is a member of the creative lab.
During her time at SDSU, Truax worked as the primary sport contact for the equestrian, swimming & diving and tennis programs. While working with the Jackrabbits, Truax earned her master’s in mass communication.
She earned her undergraduate degree in strategic communications with a minor in business from TCU, where she worked for three years in the media relations office.
Truax started her communications career as a student intern for the Horned Frogs and quickly earned a promotion to primary sport contact for the nationally ranked equestrian program, a first for the TCU Media Relations office’s student staff. She served as the event host for the 2015 Big12 Equestrian Championship, while also working with the coordination committee for the 2015 NCAA Fort Worth Baseball Regional and the 2014 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl.
She developed a passion for furthering the sport of equestrian during two stops at collegiate powers. While at SDSU, Truax created the first record book for the National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA) and currently works to advance the promotion of the sport.
Truax, a native of Aledo, Texas, joined the UTSA athletics communications staff in September of 2018 after a two-year stint at South Dakota State University.
In her first season with the Roadrunners, Truax shined in a multitude of roles. She handles all public relations, social media management, internal and external communications, publication production duties for each sport. In addition, she works directly with local, regional and national media, while assisting fundraising, marketing and event operations.
In addition to her roles in the day-to-day management of the communication office, Truax has been a versatile member of the overall UTSA department. She has served on the official committee for The Rowdy’s, an annual celebration of Roadrunner student-athletes. She also is a member of the creative lab.
During her time at SDSU, Truax worked as the primary sport contact for the equestrian, swimming & diving and tennis programs. While working with the Jackrabbits, Truax earned her master’s in mass communication.
She earned her undergraduate degree in strategic communications with a minor in business from TCU, where she worked for three years in the media relations office.
Truax started her communications career as a student intern for the Horned Frogs and quickly earned a promotion to primary sport contact for the nationally ranked equestrian program, a first for the TCU Media Relations office’s student staff. She served as the event host for the 2015 Big12 Equestrian Championship, while also working with the coordination committee for the 2015 NCAA Fort Worth Baseball Regional and the 2014 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl.
She developed a passion for furthering the sport of equestrian during two stops at collegiate powers. While at SDSU, Truax created the first record book for the National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA) and currently works to advance the promotion of the sport.