Media Policies

MEDIA OPPORTUNITY

Head coach Mike Smith is available upon request. Other coaches and individual athletes may be requested as well. Special requests for availability may be made to the athletics communications office.

INTERVIEW POLICY

All athlete interviews must be coordinated through the Athletics Communications office at least one day in advance. No interviews or photo shoots will be conducted on days prior to races. Out-of-town media should contact the athletics communications office to make arrangements for phone interviews.

SMITH INTERVIEWS

Mike Smith and his staff are generally available for interviews during standard workweek hours. Contact Adrianna Candelaria in the athletics communications office at ayc43@nau.edu to coordinate all interviews with coach Mike Smith.

PRACTICE

Daily cross country workouts are open to both the public and the media unless otherwise noted. Media planning to attend cross country workouts should notify the athletics communications office in advance to confirm start times and to arrange interviews.

PHOTOGRAPHERS

If photographers and/or videographers wish to shoot the athletes, prior notification of at least one day before the event must be given. Contact Adrianna Candelaria in the athletics communication office to do so.

POST-RACE

Each NAU athlete will be made available for interviews upon request after his/her race is completed. Please note, the athletes frequently perform a “cool down” run shortly after a scheduled race. In order to avoid waiting for an interview after the cool down, reach out to Adrianna Candelaria as soon as possible with specific athlete requests following the competition.

MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME

Arizona does not move its clock ahead in the spring or back in the fall. As a result, Flagstaff time coincides with the Pacific time zone through Nov. 6. The rest of the season, NAU is compatible with the Mountain time zone.

LUMBERJACKS ONLINE

Releases, statistics, rosters and breaking news are available at the athletics web site, located at www.nauathletics.com. The Big Sky Conference web site is located at www.bigskyconf.com.

OFFICE

The athletics communications office is located in the press box on the west side of the Walkup Skydome. The phone number is (928) 523-6792 or 6330 and the fax number is 523-6793.