LONGVIEW -- Andrew Mindeman was named the Associate Director of Athletics for Communications at LeTourneau, announced Dr. Tim Sceggel.

Mindeman comes to LeTourneau after spending 10 years as the director of athletic communications at Division III member Covenant College.

"I'm excited to come aboard here at LeTourneau," said Mindeman. "This is a unique institution that does everything through the lens of glorifying God and I'm thrilled to be a part of the new direction of the athletics department."

"Andrew and I worked together for 10 years at Covenant College, and during that time he established himself as the best in the profession in our conference, leading the largest league in social media engagement, while conducting phenomenal home events, and producing incredible content," added Sceggel. "He will make us better and ensure that we reach a high standard of excellence."

In his 10 years as the SID, Mindeman elevated Covenant athletic programs through various means.

Mindeman grew Covenant's social media presence with the addition of Instagram in the summer of 2014. Since the inception of Instagram, Covenant gained over 1,400 followers in just three years and had over 3,400 at the end of the spring 2022 semester. Under his guidance, Covenant's Instagram routinely ranked as the most interacted account among USA South institutions. 

Live video broadcasts of Covenant athletic events were enhanced during Mindeman's time at Covenant. He was the driving force behind getting the video stream into HD and viewable on every device. He created all on-screen graphics on the broadcasts and also served as the play-by-play voice of soccer, baseball and softball contests.

While recording and promoting current events within Covenant athletics, Mindeman worked hard to preserve the past. Record book and archive pages on the website have been put together for all current athletic programs. Mindeman has researched and verified significant, or complete, records for all of the 14 athletic programs.

In 2015, Mindeman served as the head SID for the USA South Volleyball Tournament, which Covenant hosted. He also served as the lead SID for the USA South Baseball Tournament in 2016, 2017 and 2019, and the USA South Softball Tournament in 2018. Mindeman also held the lead SID role for the 2019 USA South Men's Basketball Tournament, hosted by Covenant. Additionally, he was selected as the chairperson for the USA South Sports Information Directors and held the position from 2016-18.

Mindeman has been an active member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) since 2012. Active in the membership, Mindeman has served on two committees (CoSIDA U, Fred Stabley Writing Contest) and has been part of the membership's mentorship program.

Among his many duties, Mindeman also oversaw the administration of all home athletic events at Covenant. He served as an adjunct professor in Covenant's sport management program.

He graduated from Covenant in May of 2012 with a degree in interdisciplinary studies composed of business, psychology, and sociology. In 2018, Mindeman completed his master's degree in sports administration from Belhaven University.

Beyond Covenant, Mindeman worked as an official scorer for the Chattanooga Lookouts and a game scorer for Baseball Info Solutions. He was an official statistician at the 2010 NCCAA Men's Soccer National Championship and served in the same capacity for two NCCAA Mid-East Regional tournaments in softball and men's basketball.

He and his wife, Michelle, have been married for nine years and have two children, Joel and Abigail.