Bio

Jay Stancil has served as a member of the AAC staff since 2010, when he was named the league's SID. In July of 2020, he was elevated to the position of Assistant Commissioner for Championships and Information, and in July of 2022, he became a full-time member of the conference staff.

In this role, Stancil oversees the league's sports communications efforts as well as maintains oversight of the conference's awards. He will also work with the sports chairs and tournament committees to assist in managing the numerous championship events.

During his tenure with the AAC, the conference has grown from 10 full-time members to 16 and has added 14 affiliated members during that time. The AAC list of championship offerings has also grown from 13 to 24.

In addition to working for the conference, Stancil served as Union College's Director of Sports Communications from August of 1999 through May 2014. From May 2014 to October 2015, he was the Senior Director of College Communications before returning to oversee sports communications once more as the Director of Strategic Sports Communications in October of 2015. He resigned at Union in July of 2022 when he joined the AAC on a full-time basis.

In 2010, Stancil received the Clarence "Ike" Pearson Award, which is the NAIA-SIDA's highest honor and recognizes its honoree for accomplishments and service performed over a career. He was the 34th person to earn this distinction.

In 2022, Stancil received the Warren Berg Award from College Sports Communicators (CSC, formerly known as CoSIDA), which is presented annually to a CSC College Division member who has made outstanding contributions to the field of sports information and who, by his or her activities, has brought dignity and prestige to the profession. Stancil is only the second person from the NAIA to receive this honor. CSC honored Stancil with a 25-Year Award in 2024.

Throughout his career, Stancil has received numerous awards, earning 50 NAIA-SIDA Publication Awards, including three first-place honors and one Best Cover. In addition, he placed first in the NSCAA Writing Contest in the Deadline/Game Story Division in 2005 and third place in the CoSIDA's Fred S. Stabley Sr. District IV Writing Contest in 2006 and 2007. Stancil is a three-time winner of the Willie Belcher AAC SID of the Year Award (2012, 2019, and 2020).

Over the years, Stancil has served as the media coordinator for numerous postseason tournaments, including the 2001 NAIA Region XI men's soccer tournament, the 2002, 2003, and 2009 AAC women's soccer tournaments, the 2002 NAIA Region XII women's soccer tournament, the 2007 NAIA Super-Central Super Regional baseball tournament and the NAIA National Championship Opening Round in Kingsport, Tenn., from 2011-22. Stancil served as the media coordinator of several neutral-site conference tournaments for the sports of women's volleyball (2009-present), men's and women's basketball (2013-present), softball (2016-present), and baseball (2007-present). He also served as a member of the game day staff for the 2006, 2007, 2013, 2021, 2022, and 2023 NAIA Football National Championship games, on the championship staff for the 2016 and 2017 NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championship meets, and as the official statistician for the 2023 and 2024 NAIA Softball World Series. In March of 2007, Stancil served as a member of the media relations crew for the first and second-round games of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship tournament in Lexington, Ky.

Stancil is a member of the NAIA-SIDA - the NAIA's Sports Information Directors Association, and CSC. For six years, he served on the NAIA-SIDA Publications Contest Committee. Stancil also served on the CSC Publications Contest Committee for three years and has served on the CSC Academic All-America Committee since 2007-19. From 2010-16, he began serving on the CSC New Media/Technology Committee. Stancil currently serves on the Special Awards and Advocacy committees.

In addition to serving at Union, Stancil was the NAIA Region XII Information Director from 2005-08 and has served nearly two decades on the NAIA-SIDA Board, holding the positions of At-Large Representative (2005-09, 2023-24), First Vice President (2009-11), President (2011-14), Past President (2014-17), and Second Vice President (2024-present). Stancil also served as a member of CoSIDA's College Division Management Council from 2008-14 and 2016-19. From 2016-19, he served as a College Division At-Large Representative on the CSC Board of Directors.

Prior to coming to Union, Stancil spent five years as a sports editor/reporter at two southeastern Kentucky newspapers. In 1994, he began his professional career as a sports reporter for the Corbin Times-Tribune in Corbin, Ky., and was named the newspaper's sports editor in the fall of 1995. In March 1997, Stancil was hired as the sports editor at the London-Laurel News Journal in London, Ky., serving there until the summer of 1999. While at the News Journal, Stancil won eight Kentucky Press Association awards, including first place for Best Sports Column.

A 1994 graduate of Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, Tenn., Stancil received his B.A. in communication arts with emphases in broadcasting, journalism, and public relations with a minor in business management.

Stancil is married, and he and his wife, Genople, have two children - a son, Jayson, and a daughter, Haylee. The Stancils are active members of Poplar Grove Baptist Church in Corbin, Ky.

ORGANIZATIONS SERVED

NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics)

• Region XII Sports Information Director (2005-08)
• Player of the Week Selection Committee (2005-present)
• Football Championship Game official statistician (2006, 2007, 2013, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
• National Administrative Council (NAC) (2011-14)
• Council of Presidents (ex officio member) (2011-14)
• NAC Awards & Statistics Committee (2011-14)
• Hall of Fame Selection Committee (2015-17)
• Softball World Series official statistician (2023, 2024, 2025)
• NAIA-Council for Student-Athletes (CSA) (2024-present)

NAIA-SIDA (NAIA-Sports Information Directors Association)

• NAIA-SIDA Board of Directors At-Large Representative (2005-09, 2023-24)
• NAIA-SIDA Board of Directors First Vice President (2009-11)
• NAIA-SIDA Board of Directors President (2011-14)
• NAIA-SIDA Board of Directors Past President (2014-17)
• NAIA-SIDA Board of Directors Second Vice President (2024-present)
• Publications Committee (2005-11)
• Continuing Education Committee (2022-24)

CoSIDA/CSC (College Sports Information Directors of America/College Sports Communicators)

• Publications Committee (2004-07)
• Academic All-America Committee (2007-19)
• CDMAC (College Division Management Advisory Council) (2008-14, 2016-19)
• New Media /Technology Committee (2010-16)
• Board of Directors College Division At-Large Representative (2016-19)
• CoSIDA/CSC U Committee board liaison (2016-19)
• Advisory Committee (2018-present)
• Special Awards Committee (2018-present)
• Inclusion Fellowship (2024-25)

 ASSOCIATED PRESS

• NAIA AP Football All-America Team Selection Committee, chair (2021-present)

KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (KHSAA)

• Boys' Soccer State Tournament Championship Game statistician (2018)
• Girls' Soccer State Tournament Championship Game statistician (2018)

THE STANCIL CHRONOLOGY

• Assistant Commissioner for Championships and Information, Appalachian Athletic Conference (July 2020-present, becoming a full-time staff member in July 2022)
• Director of Strategic Sports Communications, Union College (October 2015-August 2022)
• Director of College Communications, Union College (May 2014-October 2015)
• Conference Sports Information Director, Appalachian Athletic Conference (July 2010-July 2020)
• Director of Sports Communications, Union College (July 2006-May 2014)
• Assistant Director of Public Relations/Sports Information Director, Union College (August 1999-July 2006)
• Sports Editor, London-Laurel News Journal (March 1997-May 1999)
• Sports Editor, Corbin Times Tribune (August 1995-March 1997)
• Sports Reporter, Corbin Times Tribune (July 1994-August 1995)
• Graduated from Carson-Newman College (Tenn.) in 1994 with a B.A. in Communication Arts