Oralia Washington Position: Assistant Sports Information Director Alma Mater: Saint Paul's College, 2000

Oralia Washington joined the NCCU Eagle family in August of 2007 as the Assistant Director of Sports Information.

Washington came to NCCU from Saint Paul's College where she served as Sports Information Director and Senior Woman Administrator. Her duties included coordinating the public relations efforts for the athletics department and the oversight for game-day statistics, media information and publications. As Senior Woman Administrator, she advised the athletics department on the status of the college's eight women's sports and conducted administrative tasks in relation to women's athletics.

Before returning to SPC, Washington spent four years as the SID at Saint Augustine's College, overseeing media relations for the college's 16 intercollegiate sports.

Washington served as assistant pressroom coordinator for the 2003, 2004 and 2005 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Basketball Tournaments, as well the 2004 and 2005 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball South Atlantic Regional. She also performed official statistician duties at various CIAA volleyball and softball championships, and the 2005 Division III NCAA Softball National Championships.

To Washington's credit, she has marketed student-athletes who have performed at the top of their game, resulting in two CIAA Rookies of the Year, back-to-back CIAA Players of the Year, and numerous All-American honors. Her biggest accomplishment was working as host media coordinator for the 2003 NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships, a first for an HBCU to host, and working with Head Men's Olympic Track and Field Coach George Williams.

After Saint Augustine's College, Washington worked for The Onnidan Group as an operations assistant. There she served in an official statistician capacity for various athletic programs for Division I, II, and III colleges and universities, as well as the CIAA and MEAC Basketball Tournaments.

Prior to becoming Sports Information Director, Washington spent two years as an assistant coach for the women's volleyball, basketball, and softball teams at Saint Paul's College. She helped lead the Lady Tigers volleyball team to a berth in the 2000 CIAA Volleyball Championships.

A native of Dillwyn, Va., Washington is the daughter of Otto and Ophelia Washington, and has one sibling Otto, Jr. She is also the cousin of Academy Award winner Denzel Washington.

Washington, a two-sport college varsity student-athlete in basketball and softball, is an avid fan of sports and urban music. She received her B.A. degree from Saint Paul's College in 2000, and currently resides in Raleigh, N.C.