Brittany Russ is in her second season as a graduate assistant for the NSU sports information staff.
Russ is the primary contact for the Lady Demon softball, tennis, and Volleyball programs, and the Lady Demon and Demon Cross Country team.
Before coming to Northwestern State, Russ graduated from Neumann University where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Sport Management.
She spent four years working for the athletic department at Neumann; both, as a member of the Game-Day staff and Sports Information staff, working nearly every home event in her four years with the program. She also worked as an assistant to the Sports Information Director, writing post-game stories and press releases, and contributed to in-game statistics for many of the Universities 21 Division III varsity sports.
Russ earned three letters with the women’s soccer team as a goalkeeper. In net, she appeared in 26 games, starting 17 and recorded a 2.03 goals against average. In 2011, Russ helped lead the program to its first Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) championship game appearance.
Russ is a native of Geneva, NY where she lettered in soccer and softball, and was a four-year member of the marching and field band at Marcus Whitman High School. She was also a member of the Geneva Lady Bombers U19 Ice Hockey Team.
The daughter of Karl, Pennie and Hans, she has one younger brother Josh. She is currently studying towards a master’s degree in Health and Human Performance at NSU.
