Texas A&M International University Athletics

Tyson Jex joins Texas A&M International as the assistant sports information director after spending the previous two years at West Texas A&M as an athletic media relations graduate assistant.

While at WT, Jex worked closely with the women’s track & field program that won the 2017 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championship in Bradenton, Fla. He also served as the main contact for men’s track & field/cross country, women’s soccer, men’s soccer and equestrian teams where he was in charge of writing previews, recaps, updating stats, creating graphics and promoting the programs in the community and with the local media.

Along with working with his assigned teams at WT, he worked closely with the Buff football program on their National Signing Day coverage in 2016 and 2017. He also served as a secondary contact for the baseball team during the 2017 season.

Before making the move to Canyon, he spent one year as an athletic communications student assistant at Weber State where he was in charge of the men’s and women’s track & field/cross country and volleyball.

Jex earned his Bachelors of Arts in Communication with an emphasis in journalism from WSU in 2015. He earned a Masters of Arts in Communication Studies from WT in 2017 where he graduated with a 3.8 GPA.

A native of Morgan, Utah, Jex resides in Laredo with his wife and son.