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Mary DeFriest

  • Title
    Assistant AD for Marketing and Fan Engagement
  • Email
    mdefriest2@elon.edu
  • Phone
    336-278-6978
Mary DeFriest joined Elon University Athletics in July 2019, as the Assistant Director of Marketing. She was promoted to Director of Marketing and Fan Engagement in Sept. of 2022 and then promoted to Assistant AD for Marketing and Fan Engagement in Oct. of 2023.

DeFriest implements marketing and fan engagement initiatives for all of Elon’s 17 Division 1 sports. 
 
Prior to her role at Elon, DeFriest was the Promotions and Community Relations Coordinator for the Greensboro Grasshoppers, a Minor League Baseball affiliate of the Pittsburg Pirates. She oversaw game day entertainment, community outreach, special events and sponsorship activation.
 
DeFriest also interned with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, Tri-City ValleyCats, Indiana University Athletics, and the Greensboro Grasshoppers.
 
DeFriest graduated from Indiana University in 2016 with a B.S. in Sports Marketing and Management.
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