Midwestern State has been named the 2023-24 Lone Star Conference Sports Information Staff of the Year, it was announced by league officials on Wednesday (July 24) at the annual LSC Sports Information Directors Meeting in McKinney, Texas.
The award, which is in its third year, is given to the top institutional sports information staff as voted on by the league’s sports information directors and recognizes the on-campus professionals who work throughout the year in service to student-athletes and coaches.
Assistant Athletic Director of Athletic Communications Trey Reed leads MSU’s sports information staff and he is assisted by Assistant Sports Information Director for Broadcast Pete Stein. The duo provides communications efforts for all 13 of the Mustang teams.
In 2023-24, Reed and Stein led sports information efforts for the LSC Men’s Soccer Championship, NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer Championship and NCAA Division II Women’s Tennis Championship. They covered LSC championship teams for men’s soccer (regular season and tournament), men’s tennis (regular season) and women’s tennis (regular season). In addition to those three squads, Reed and Stein covered both MSU golf teams’ play in the NCAA postseason.
Reed, a native of Wichita Falls, Texas, has worked at MSU for 17 years and been in the sports information field for 18 years. He served as chair of the LSC Sports Information Directors group for the past two years and represents the South Central Region on the Division II Sports Information Directors of America board. Reed is the official scorer and photographer for the LSC Men’s and Women’s Golf Championships and assists with broadcasting duties at the LSC Basketball Championships. He is always willing to provide sports information assistance to anyone in the conference.
Reed, a U.S. Army veteran, has been the official scorer for 19 bowl games, including the Armed Forces Bowl and First Responder Bowl. He has scored four of the Black Knights’ bowl victories.
Stein, a native of Austin, has worked in the sports world for 40 years (newspaper, radio, TV and sports information). He became a full-time member of the MSU staff in 2022 and has served as “the Voice of the Mustangs” since 2014. Stein is also a two-time winner of the LSC’s Jake Trussell Award, which honors the top broadcaster.
Reed and Stein are both members of College Sports Communicators.
ALL-TIME LSC SPORTS INFORMATION STAFFS OF THE YEAR
2023-24 Midwestern State (Trey Reed, Pete Stein)
2022-23 St. Mary’s (Heather Kennedy)
2021-22 UT Tyler (Ryan Shumaker and Dalton Johnson)