La Salle University Athletics

Kevin Bonner is in his second year as the Assistant Athletic Director for Communications and Promotions at La Salle. He handles the publicity efforts of the Explorer men[apos]s basketball, field hockey and golf teams, along with managing the athletic communications and Promotions offices. Bonner, who spent the previous five years at Temple University, started with the Owls as Coordinator of Athletic Publications in 2004, was promoted to Associate Director of Sports Media Relations/Publications in 2005 and named Assistant Director of Athletics/Publications in 2008. Bonner was named the University Division Rising Star by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) at its annual workshop in June, 2009. The award is presented to a University Division member with 10 years of service or less whose work at their institution and service, dedication; energy and enthusiasm to the profession make that individual a [quote]rising star[quote] in sports information. Besides serving as the media contact for four Owl sports (baseball, golf, men[apos]s tennis and women[apos]s tennis), he also served as the varsity sport administrator for the TU golf program. He was the secondary media contact for the Temple men[apos]s basketball team and traveled with the team to the 2009 NCAA Tournament First Round in Miami, FL. His publications have been cited 13 times by CoSIDA in district or national contests. Two of his media guide covers received [quote]Best in the Nation[quote] awards and his 2007 Temple football media guide was ranked seventh nationally. The 2009 football poster finished third nationally. Bonner also was instrumental in the formation of the Philadelphia Big 5 Baseball organization in 2006. He continues to coordinate the weekly player of the week voting and the postseason all-city team for the five Division I baseball playing universities in Philadelphia. Prior to his work at Temple he spent two years at Saint Joseph[apos]s as the Assistant Director of Athletic Communications. He graduated Cum Laude from Elizabethtown College in 2002 with a bachelor[apos]s degree in computer science and was also a four-year letter winner in baseball, earning all-conference and academic all-district honors as a senior. He earned his master[apos]s degree in sport and recreation management from Temple in 2008.