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Jim Horten

Title:
Assistant AD - Strategic Communications (Football, Wrestling, Golf)
Email:
Phone:
423-425-2350

Start Date: October 2007

Positions at Chattanooga
Assistant Director, Strategic Communications: Oct. 2007-Aug. 2015
Director, Strategic Communications: Sept. 2015-January 2021
Interim Assistant Athletics Director, Strategic Communications, Feb.-March 2021
Assistant Athletics Director, Strategic Communications, April 2021-present

PR Contact: Football, Wrestling, Men’s & Women’s Golf, Administration

National Honors
Al Lucas, Troy Football, 1999 Buck Buchanan Award

Media Coordinator
2008 NCAA Men’s Golf East Regionals, Chattanooga
2008 FCS Championship, Chattanooga
2010 NCAA Men’s Golf Championships, Chattanooga

Major Events
NCAA Basketball 1st & 2nd Round: 1999 South, 2004 Orlando, 2006 Dallas, Media Volunteer
NCAA Basketball Regional Finals: 2006 East, Media Volunteer
Allstate Sugar Bowl: 2001, 2004-06, Media Volunteer
U.S. Amateur: 2012, Chattanooga
Masters: 2013, Chattanooga

NCAA Postseason Experience as Lead Contact
Baseball
1995 (Fresno, Calif.), Middle Tennessee

Men’s Basketball
2009 (Philadelphia, Pa.), Chattanooga; 2016 (Des Moines, Iowa), Chattanooga

Women’s Basketball
1996 (Lawrence, Kan.), Middle Tennessee; 1998 (Durham, N.C.), Middle Tennessee

Football
1999 FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals, Troy; 2023 FCS Playoffs 2nd Round, Chattanooga

Men’s Golf
2008, Chattanooga; 2009, Chattanooga; 2009 Finals, Chattanooga; 2010, Chattanooga; 2011, Chattanooga; 2012, Chattanooga (Champions-Bowling Green); 2012 Finals, Chattanooga; 2013, Chattanooga; 2014, Chattanooga; 2016 Individual (Wes Gosselin), 2023, Chattanooga, 2023 Finals, Chattanooga; 2024 Chattanooga

Women’s Golf
2009, Chattanooga; 2009 Finals, Chattanooga; 2010, Chattanooga; 2011, Chattanooga; 2012, Chattanooga; 2013, Chattanooga; 2014, Chattanooga; 2016 Individual (Emily McLennan); 2019 (Monica San Juan), 2023 Finals (Dorota Zalewska)

Men’s Tennis
1996 Team (Baton Rouge, La), Middle Tennessee; 1996 Individual (Athens, Ga.), Middle Tennessee

Volleyball
1995 Play-In (George Washington), Middle Tennessee

Prior Experience

Middle Tennessee, Assistant Sports Information Director, 1993-98
Jacksonville (Fla.), Sports Information Director, 1998-99
Troy (Ala.), Director of Athletics Media Relations, 1999-00
Tennant Printing, Director of Collegiate Marketing & Sales, 2000-06
Presto Sports, Senior Sales Consultant, 2006-07

Personal
Hometown: Chattanooga, Tenn.
Alma Mater: Middle Tennessee ‘93
Hobbies: Cooking, Travel
Favorite Teams: Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Cincinnati Reds, Golden State Warriors, Tottenham Hotspur

Additional Highlights

Working with university and athletics staff for "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon's" nightly features on the Mocs leading into the 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball East Regional appearance
Worked with future Super Bowl Winners Osi Umenyiora (N.Y. Giants), Lawrence Tynes (N.Y. Giants), Keionta Davis (Chattanooga) & Kareem Orr (Chattanooga)
Built collegiate printing business from scratch at Tennant Printing working with more than 80 schools nationwide during his 6-plus years
Has worked at both his alma mater & hometown institution in his career

Sunday, September 20

Tuesday, September 15

Chattanooga Tennis Concludes ITA All-American Championships

Monday, September 21

Two soccer players in white are celebrating a goal with arms outstretched.

Soccer Blanks The Citadel on Alumni Day at Finley

Sunday, September 20

Football Dominates Wofford in Southern Conference Opener, 41-7

Saturday, September 19

Orlando Daniels pressures the Wofford QB

Postgame Notes vs Wofford

Saturday, September 19

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Event: Women's Tennis versus APSU Fall Invite on Sep 25, 2026 at All Day

Upcoming Event: Softball versus Chattanooga State (DH) on Sep 25, 2026 at 4:30 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Volleyball versus Wofford on Sep 25, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Football at The Citadel on Sep 26, 2026 at 2 PM

Upcoming Event: Volleyball versus Wofford on Sep 26, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.

Upcoming Event: Men's Golf at Bryan Bros Collegiate - Day 1 on Sep 28, 2026 at 9:00 AM

Upcoming Event: Men's Golf at Bryan Bros Collegiate - Final Round on Sep 29, 2026 at 9:00 AM

Upcoming Event: Women's Soccer at VMI on Oct 1, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.

Results

Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus Maryville on February 7, 2962 , Win , 86, to, 50

Completed Event: Women's Soccer versus The Citadel on September 20, 2026 , Win , 3, to, 0

Completed Event: Football versus Wofford on September 19, 2026 , Win , 41, to, 7

Completed Event: Volleyball versus Norfolk State on September 19, 2026 , Win , 3, to, 2

Completed Event: Women's Tennis versus ITA All-American Championships on September 19, 2026

Completed Event: Men's Tennis versus ITA All-American Championships on September 19, 2026

Completed Event: Volleyball versus Bellarmine on September 18, 2026 , Loss , 1, to, 3

Completed Event: Volleyball at Radford on September 18, 2026 , Loss , 0, to, 3

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