Centenary Athletics Celebrates College Sports Communicators Membership Appreciation Week

Shreveport - Centenary athletics recognizes its two members of the Strategic Communications department, Patrick Meehan and Preston Ludwick, as it celebrates College Sports Communicators Membership Appreciation Week.

College Sports Communicators educates, advocates, and communicates with and for the intercollegiate athletics communications community. It is our mission to engage and empower members, develop exceptional leaders, and promote and enhance our profession.

College Sports Communicators is the proud provider of the Academic All-America® program since 1952. Visit AcademicAllAmerica.com to learn more.

Patrick Meehan begins his fifth year as Assistant Athletic Director for Strategic Communications as he joined Centenary Athletics on August 5, 2019.

Meehan supports and promotes Centenary's 21 current men's and women's athletic teams and assisted with the launch of three new sports in the 2020-2021 academic year: men's and women's cross country, men's and women's track and field, and competitive cheer and dance. He also assisted in the announcement of Centenary's return to the gridiron in November of 2021 as football returns to the school in the fall of 2024.

Meehan, a Baton Rouge native who grew up in Shreveport, has worked in or close to the athletics industry at several different levels for the past two decades, and came to Centenary from his high school alma mater, Loyola College Prep. While at LCP, he worked in alumni relations, development, and athletic department fundraising from 2016-19.

Meehan began his career in sports information at LSU-Baton Rouge, where he was a student assistant with the LSU Sports Information Department from 2000-04 and had the opportunity to work numerous major athletic events, including five NCAA baseball regionals and three super regionals, the 2002 NCAA Division I Track and Field Outdoor National Championship, and two SEC men's basketball tournaments. He also worked the 2004 NCAA Women's Basketball First & Second rounds and covered the 2004 SEC Men's Golf Championships in sea Island, Ga. During his days as a student assistant at LSU, Meehan served as the primary contact for women's soccer, men's golf, and men's and women's swimming and diving, and was the secondary contact for baseball. After graduating from LSU in August of 2004 with a bachelor's degree in general studies, Meehan spent a year as a media relations assistant at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).

Meehan has a son, Jacob (12) who is already an avid Ladies and Gents fan and can be found at a Centenary home athletic event any chance he gets.

Preston Ludwick, a former standout baseball player for Centenary, was named Assistant Director of Strategic Communications on March 1, 2023.

He received his MBA in Business on May 6. He graduated in May of 2021 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration, and a Minor in Biology.

Ludwick, a native of Plano, Texas who grew up in Pflugerville, finished his career in 2022 as one of the top players in the history of the program in the division III era (2012-present). He was a two-time All-Region selection, a three-time First-Team All-Conference selection, was named the 2021 SCAC Pitcher of the Year, and was a two-time LSWA All-Louisiana selection.

He reached three individual milestones during his senior season - 200 hits, 150 RBI, and 150 strikeouts on the mound, as he helped lead Centenary to a conference championship and an NCAA Tournament appearance. Ludwick became just the fourth player in the current DIII era to record 200 or more hits in a career and also became the 46th SCAC baseball player to reach the milestone. Ludwick ranks in the top five all-time in 17 statistical categories – both hitting and pitching, and in the top 10 in two more.

Ludwick assists Meehan with the promotion and support of Centenary's 21 current men's and women's athletic teams.

See the official CSC web site here for more information about the organization: https:/collegesportscommunicators.com

Admission is FREE to all Centenary home athletic contests. Live stats and live video stream are available for all Centenary home contests.

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