Primary Contact for: Men's Basketball, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Women's Lacrosse

Kyle Akins was named Lake Erie's graduate assistant in the sports information department in August 2010.  His responsibilities include publicizing the achievements of teams, coaches and student-athletes in 23 NCAA Division II varsity sports.  

Prior to coming to Painesville, Akins served as Assistant Sports Information Director (intern) at Case Western Reserve University.  While at Case, his responsibilities included production of the women's basketball, baseball and softball media guides, submission of all nominations and updating the athletics' website.  He served as the media contact for a NCAA Division III National Champion in wrestling and six ESPN The Magazine Academic All-Americans.

A 2009 graduate of Baldwin-Wallace College, Akins worked in sports information office as a student assistant and interned with the Akron Racers of National Pro Fastpitch, the Baldwin-Wallace Business Plan Clinic and Senator George Voinovich's Office.  He also served as a contributor with the Sun Newspapers.

Akins is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and has served on that group's Academic All-America committee.  He has worked the NCAA Division III National Championship in Track and Field and various events for the Cleveland Browns and USA Soccer.

Akins is pursuing a Masters' degree in Business Administration and currently resides in Brooklyn, Ohio.