Piedmont University Athletics

Joseph Garwood joined the Piedmont athletic communications staff in the summer of 2018 and will begin his eighth season in 2023 under Assistant Athletic Director of Communications Danielle Percival. Garwood arrived at Piedmont after a year spent at Wake Forest University as an Athletic Communications Assistant.

In the spring of 2024, Garwood was named Director of Athletic Communications as he continued to take on additional responsibilities in the day-to-day operations of Piedmont Athletic Communications.

Over his six seasons at Piedmont, he has served as the primary point of contact for men's and women's soccer, women's basketball, men's golf, men's and women's tennis, softball and men's and women's lacrosse.

In 2019, he assisted with Piedmont's efforts to successfully host the 2019 NCAA Demorest Softball Regional, the first time ever the school had hosted an NCAA Regional in which it also competed.

Also during his time at Piedmont, he has served as one of the main voices of the MANE Event Broadcasting Network while training new student voices and guiding the live streams of Piedmont athletic events to new heights. 

Over his time at Piedmont, Garwood has curated the development of year-long and semester long overall athletic recaps, using new and creative media to highlight the accomplishments of the student athletes, coaches and staff.
 
During his time at Wake Forest, Garwood served as a primary contact for volleyball, women’s tennis, and field hockey while serving as the secondary contact for women’s basketball. He managed the social media accounts for his primary sports year-round and contributed on game day posts for football and men’s tennis.
 
Garwood brought championship experience with him to Piedmont as he served as Assistant Media Coordinator at the 2018 NCAA Tennis Championships hosted by Wake Forest.
 
Garwood spent two of his first three years in the industry at Wake Forest after serving as an athletic communications volunteer during the 2015-16 academic year. He began honing his skills providing game summaries and feature stories for Wake Forest.
 
Following his first stint at Wake Forest, Garwood spent the 2016-17 academic year as a Media Relations Intern at Wofford College. He was the primary contact for men’s and women’s soccer, women’s basketball and men’s and women’s tennis while with the Terriers. Garwood also spent time compiling media guides, game notes and recording statistics for his teams.
 
At Wofford, Garwood also conducted on-camera player and coach interviews for TerrierVision and oversaw a student work staff. He organized and supervised responsibilities for student workers at all home athletic events. 
 
Garwood graduated from Appalachian State University in 2015 with a bachelor of science in history and a minor in political science.

Last updated 6/25