Alek Child was hired as the Athletic Video & Creative Production Coordinator at UT Dallas in September 2024. He will oversee all of the Comets' broadcasts and assist with social media and website projects.
Prior to UTD, Child was the Assistant Sports Information Director at Lubbock Christian University in Texas. He was responsible for the Chapparals' publicity efforts for ten sports, facilitated all video production efforts for the department - including the oversight of the production center for volleyball and basketball games - and was responsible for the creation, management, and content distribution of multiple team social media accounts, many of which saw a significant increase in followers during the 2023-24 athletic season.
A native of San Antonio, Child returned to Texas after serving with the Sports Information Department at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale in the spring of 2023. Child oversaw the Salukis' men’s and women’s golf, track & field / cross country and swimming & diving NCAA Division I programs. Along with the team assignments, Child also served as the videoboard operator for basketball events inside the Banterra Center.
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Prior to his time at SIU, Child was at East Texas Baptist University in Marshall, where he played football. Recruited out of Medina Valley High School in Castroville, Texas, he played quarterback and punter for the Tigers and was recognized with a pair of All-American Southwest Conference honors and was a College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selection. On November 6, 2021, Child set the program single-game record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback with three against Sul Ross State. The Sports Management major assisted the ETBU Sports Information Department and helped at the 2023 NCAA Division III baseball and softball regional tournaments and the 2023 NCAA Division III Softball Championship.
