Josh Peppas enters his 21st season as Sports Information Director. In his role as SID, Peppas oversees the day-to-day operations of the sports information office, its social media strategy as well as maintaining the athletic web site and promoting the department's 20 sports.
At Ozarks
2018-2019 American Southwest Conference Sports Information Staff of the Year
Has had a combined fourteen media guides earn "Best in the Nation" citations from CoSIDA
Baseball media guide was voted the top NCAA III guide for five consecutive years (2009-2013)
Softball media guide cover was named the nation's best in its division (2013)
Women's soccer media guide cover named the nation's best in its division (2009)
Produces Eagle Insider, a bi-annual athletic alumni magazine
Created university’s first Sports Hall of Fame magazine
Oversaw the launch of the athletic department's new web site www.uofoathletics.com in 2013 and 2016
Promoted the school's first finalist for the Arkansas Star of Tomorrow Award
Has successfully promoted eight Academic All-Americans
Social Media Rankings
Twitter, Instagram and Facebook ranked among the top-15 overall in NCAA Division III by D3social.com (2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018)
Professional Membership
College Sports Information Directors of America
National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame
D3baseball.com Top-25 voter (2010-present)
Education
Received his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from University of the Ozarks (2000)
Hometown
Ozark, Arkansas
Personal
Married to Kelli and they are the parents of four sons - Brant, Brayden, Brenden and Brancen