OWENSBORO, KY. - Rob Mallory, the Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics at Kentucky Wesleyan College, has announced the addition of Joel Krenz to the administrative staff on Monday. Krenz will serve as the Director of Athletic Communication. He is the third person to fill that role in department history. Krenz's first day will be June 1st. 
 
"We are excited to welcome Joel Krenz to the Panthers athletics team," said Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics Rob Mallory. "Joel stood out from a deep and quality pool of candidates, and I am confident he will continue to advance the athletic communications department in all areas. I would like to thank Sr. Associate Athletic Director Mark Shook for taking the lead on this search and his diligence and hard work in identifying a successful hire."
 
Krenz will be the direct media contact for the Intercollegiate Athletic Department. He will serve as the liaison between the department and the Great Midwest Athletic Conference and the NCAA.
 
 
"We know that each day brings new ways to tell our story to our broad audience and in a variety of mediums," said Senior Associate Athletic Director Mark Shook. "Joel has the experience and creative ideas to keep moving us forward in all areas. He impressed each person he met on his campus visit and throughout the search. We can't wait for him to join us on June 1."
 
"I would like to thank Senior Associate Athletic Director Mark Shook, Vice President Rob Mallory, Interim Athletic Communications Director Ken Badylak, and the rest of the search committee for giving me the opportunity to grow the Kentucky Wesleyan brand," said Krenz. "I am honored to be a part of both the Kentucky Wesleyan and Owensboro community, and look forward to getting to know the gifted student-athletes, coaches, and administrators I will be working with at Wesleyan."
 
The Hoffman, Illinois native comes to Kentucky Wesleyan after two years at Winona State. Krenz was in charge of updating and improving gameday programs, creating video highlights, writing gameday stories, running livestats, and other duties as assigned. He also served as the sole person in the department for three months last spring following the departure of the director. 
 
 
Krenz did his undergraduate work at Concordia University in Chicago, Illinois where he was a student-athlete. Krenz played four years of soccer, starting at forward for the Cougars his last two seasons. While a student-athlete, Krenz worked four years in the Athletic Communications office. He also served as the Vice President of the Special Olympics division of SAAC at Concordia. Krenz was the head news anchor for Concordia's on-campus TV studio and the production manager for the campus radio station.
 
 
Krenz is the son of Rev. Dr. Stephen and Lisa Krenz. His sister, Anna, graduated from Concordia Chicago the spring of 2021. Krenz holds a bachelors in Communication from Concordia from 2019 and earned his masters in Leadership Education – Sport Management from Winona in May of 2021.

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