General | 8/31/2022 4:10:30 PM
Empire 8 Commissioner Chuck Mitrano announced that current Assistant Commissioner Jessica Wilcox will serve as the conference’s first Senior Woman Administrator.
Wilcox, who is in her second year with the conference through the NCAA Division III Ethnic Minority & Women’s Internship Grant program, is the Director of the conference's Student-Athlete Advistory Committee and serves as co-Director of the annual Student-Athlete Summit. She also assists the E8’s public relations, graphic design, video, social media, and marketing efforts in addition to the conference’s sports information department and assist with Empire 8 Network web streaming. She is also director of various Empire 8 sport committees.
“Jessica has earned the title of Empire 8 Senior Woman Administrator,” said commissioner Mitrano. “She has demonstrated a relentless work ethic, commitment to enhance the student-athlete experience and makes decisions with the interest of fairness and equity at all times - all vital qualities in excellent administrators. We are proud to appoint her as our first-ever Empire 8 SWA.”
Wilcox was a five-year student-athlete at Alfred University, where she exceled as a member of the softball program, helping lead the Saxons to the 2021 Empire 8 Championship and a berth in the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament. She served as a marketing intern at Alfred in 2020-21, creating social media content for the university in addition to several feature stories in both print and video.
In 2020, Wilcox was named the Alfred University “Gold Bone” Campaign Prize Winner in 2020 for her promotional work with the volunteer organization, K-9 Kravings Dog Food. In addition, Wilcox worked as a student employee for Saxons in the athletics office and sports information department for four seasons. She was a member of Alfred’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and LEAD Athletic and was an Ideal Saxon Nominee in 2021.
Wilcox earned her bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies with a focus in marketing in 2020 before obtaining a master’s degree in Business Administration in May 2021, both from Alfred. She also served as a marketing intern for the United Way of Chautauqua County in 2019.
Wilcox enjoyed a storied career for the Saxons in the pitching circle. A 2021 NFCA Second Team All-American, Wilcox was also the 2021 Empire 8 Pitcher of the Year, 2021 Empire 8 Championship Most Valuable Player and All-NFCA Northeast Region selection. She helped lead Alfred to a 32-11 record, its second E8 Championship in program history and trip to the Wisconsin-Eau Claire NCAA Regional. She went 18-5 in 27 appearances with a 1.48 earned run average, 0.81 WHIP, 18 complete games, eight shutouts and an AU-record 257 strikeouts to go with just 17 walks in 156.1 innings pitched, while opponents hit just .186 against her.
Wilcox finished her collegiate career with a 54-29 record with a program-best 653 strikeouts in 528.1 innings. She made 100 appearances, fired 57 complete games, and recorded 20 shutouts, while finishing with a 1.87 earned run average and 1.00 WHIP.
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