Henderson State University Athletics

Troy Mitchell served as Henderson State’s Sports Information Director from 2003 to 2018. Mitchell, who is originally from Zanesville, Ohio, spent half of his 30-year career promoting Henderson’s 12 athletic teams, along with its student-athletes and coaches. During his time as Sports Information Director, Mitchell assembled record books, handled statistics, conducted research on Reddie student-athletes and Red die athletic teams past and present, provided the Henderson State Sports Network with both color and play-by-play, organized several fund-raising golf tournaments and assisted with the Reddie Hall of Honor. Mitchell began his career at Ohio University, and then spent two years at Northwestern State (Louisiana), two years at Tulane and 10 years at Louisiana-Monroe before being asked to serve as Henderson’s Sports Information Director in 2003. This past June, Mitchell was recognized with his 25th Year Award by CoSIDA for his years of service to the profession. A fixture at all Henderson athletic events and in the Reddie community, Mitchell mentored countless graduate assistants who have gone on to their own successful careers in sports information.