SENATOBIA – Brian Lentz has been hired as the assistant sports information director at Northwest.

"Brian has worked in our department for three years as a student assistant and there was absolutely no hesitation in hiring him full-time when this position became available," sports information director Kevin Maloney said. "I have very high expectations for him and am thrilled to add him to the staff. He's gained valuable experience at MSU the last few years and will be a big asset to this department."    

Lentz comes to Northwest after spending the last two and a half years as an undergraduate student assistant at Mississippi State, serving as the women's tennis contact the last two seasons, assisting at home football and baseball games in various roles and also volunteering at numerous SEC events. Lentz also covered high school sports for both the Starkville Daily News and The Commercial Dispatch while in Starkville.  
   
Prior to MSU, Lentz spent two and a half years in the sports information department at Northwest as a student worker, assisting with all 12 sports in some capacity. Lentz also served as the public address announcer for selected Ranger baseball and softball games. In addition to his work at NWCC, Lentz was the sports editor for The Ranger Rocket for one year and a high school sportswriter for the Tate Record.  

Lentz is a native of Arkabutla and is a 2015 graduate of Mississippi State in sports studies.