Who is Jim Heath? Making the connection.

Recently, I was tasked with making a relationship with a sports professional and asking them to be my semester long pen pal. That person for me is ODU’s own Jim Heath. Jim is currently apart of the MBB team here at ODU along with many other sports teams. His official title here is Associate Director, Athletics Communications. I knew of Jim prior to this assignment due to him traveling with my team but am looking to create a lasting relationship and learn a lot from him through this pen pal connection. Jim’s career got started working with the Sports Information Director at the school he attended, Christopher Newport University. He worked there for five years and ultimately worked his way up to doing media guides for golf and tennis. Also traveling with their MBB team as well. His first job after this was actually at ODU and he was here for 2 years. He then went back to CNU for a few years and then had a 15 year stint with a D3 program, The Apprentice School. Following this he worked at Hampton for a few years before returning back to where he started here at ODU last winter. Some highlights of Jim’s career include being a part of a pair of Small College National Championship teams with basketball and baseball at Apprentice School where he was apart of 6 championship teams. He also was apart of the Hampton WBB team who won the MEAC championship back in 2017.