Western Illinois University Athletics

Teri LaJeunesse is in her first year as the Assistant Director of Athletics Media Services at Western Illinois.

LaJeunesse serves as the primary contact for volleyball, women's basketball, and outdoor track and field. Her duties also include supervision of the Western Illinois Athletics web site.

A graduate of Michigan Technological University, LaJeunesse earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration with a concentration in marketing and management, as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree in scientific and technical communication during her five years (1998-2003) with the Huskies. During that time she worked as a student assistant in the Athletic Communications and Marketing Department under David Fischer, now the Director of Media & Public Relations for USA Hockey. Her duties included supervision of student staff, statistical work at all home events, working at the Great Lakes Invitational hockey tournament, and helping at all Michigan High School Association basketball, and NCAA II basketball regionals held on the Michigan Tech campus.

The native of Houghton, Mich., moved on to pursue a master's degree in liberal studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth from 2003 until May of 2006. While at UMD she worked as a graduate intern in the sports information office for the Bulldogs. Her duties included being the primary contact for Division I women's hockey, which advanced to the NCAA I Regional Round in 2004-05 and 2005-06. LaJeunesse also served as the primary contact for Division II volleyball, who advanced to the 2004 NCAA II semifinal round, and women's tennis. She also helped with game day operation for Division I men's hockey, Division II football, men's and women's basketball, women's soccer, softball, and baseball.