| Mike Ludwig |
| Assistant Athletic Director/Sports Information Director |
| 6th Year in 2008-09 |
| B.A. - Psychology, St. Olaf '03 |
| M.A. - Athletics Administration, Univ. of St. Thomas '08 |
| ludwigm@stolaf.edu | 507-786-3834 |
Mike Ludwig is in his sixth year as Sports Information Director and Assistant Athletic Director at St. Olaf. He handles all of the college's media relations for the 27 intercollegiate programs which includes website, photography, statistics, media relations, programs, season guides and live audio/video and feature video.
St. Olaf hosted three NCAA Division III Championships under Ludwig's watch - 2005 Wrestling, 2006 Indoor Track and Field and 2007 Cross Country. He has added major platforms to the office since his arrival in 2004-05 (Live Audio in 2004-05, Media Guides in 2005-06, Live Video in 2008-09 and Video Features in 2009-10) and has four CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) publication awards to his credit:
- 2008 Football Guide - Best in the Nation
- 2008 Volleyball Guide - Best Cover
- 2008 Volleyball Guide - Fourth in the Nation
- 2007 Football Guide - Best Cover
As Assistant AD, Ludwig serves as event manager for football, directs the department's annual golf fundraising event and assists with the department's day-to-day operations and compliance.
He is a 2003 graduate of St. Olaf, where he earned seven varsity letters - three in baseball and four in basketball. In basketball he was a four-time MVP, a three-time All-MIAC pick and is second all-time in scoring (1,635). He played on four MIAC championship baseball teams - regular season in 2000, 2001, 2002 and tournament in 2003 - and was team MVP, an All-MIAC and First Team All-Midwest Region selection as a senior. He was a .339 career hitter with 12 homers in three seasons.
Ludwig was a 37th-round pick of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2003. He played for two seasons in the Dodgers' farm system, hitting a combined .235 with the Gulf Coast Dodgers(R) and the Ogden Raptors(R-Ad), primarily as a first and third baseman. Ludwig and his wife Audrey live in Northfield.