CHARLESTON, S.C. – Travis Woods has joined Charleston Southern athletics as the Associate Athletic Director for Communications and Public Relations, Buccaneer Director of Athletics Jeff Barber announced Tuesday.

"We are blessed and excited to have Travis join our family as he brings both great respect and experience to our department," Barber said. "His reputation amongst his peers is impressive and will be a great addition to our mission."

Woods will oversee the publicity effort of the University's NCAA Division I intercollegiate sports. He will also oversee the athletic department's web page, social media accounts, press releases and statistical records while supervising the Communications and Public Relations staff members.

"I'm incredibly excited to join the Charleston Southern family and Buccaneers athletics department, led by director of athletics Jeff Barber," Woods said. "From the time Jeff and I first spoke, I knew this was a special place with exceptional people, from the student-athletes to the coaches and staff. I want to thank Jeff and his staff for the trust and confidence in me to lead this office and build on the success already established. I look forward to working with the department to tell the great stories that reside here and I can't wait to get started!"

Prior to joining Charleston Southern, Woods worked at Charlotte, his alma mater, as the Assistant Director of Media Relations for nine years. Among his essential duties included serving as the liaison between the 49ers coaches and players and the media who cover the teams as well as overseeing home statistics, social media, photography, publications, press releases and website materials.

Woods also joined various committees within the department at Charlotte, including the Return to Campus Committee, Game Operations Subcommittee and Brand Assessment Committee which was responsible for the unveiling of the new brand and logo scheme for Charlotte 49ers athletics in June 2020.

Prior to his tenure at Charlotte, Woods spent four years at Middle Tennessee in Murfreesboro, Tennessee where he served in the same capacity and led publicity efforts for three All-American campaigns in women's basketball and the team's highly-successful run to four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances.

Woods worked at Wofford in Spartanburg, South Carolina, as the assistant athletic media relations director before his time in Murfreesboro. He worked with all 18 sports at Wofford, primarily handling duties with women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's golf and rifle. He was the Terriers' primary statistician and worked to upgrade histories for all sports he covered. Woods also assisted with the Carolina Panthers Training Camp, held on the collegiate campus each summer.

Woods served a 10-month internship in sports information at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, where he worked alongside 10 Midshipmen programs and was a member of the football and basketball stat crews, including the Army-Navy football game at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Woods began his duties in the media relations field as a student assistant with the Charlotte 49ers from August 1997 through his graduation from the school in May 2002. While with the Niners as an undergraduate, he was the women's soccer program's SID for four years, including during the inaugural NCAA Tournament appearance in 1998, and assisted in game operations for men's and women's basketball and baseball. He graduated from Charlotte with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history.

The Boardman, Ohio, native is a member of CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America), NCCSIA (North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association) and the USBWA (United States Basketball Writers Association). He currently serves on the Executive Board of NCCSIA as its president-elect beginning with the 2020-21 academic year.