Benedict College Athletics

Dennis Switzer serves as the Senior Director of Athletic Communications and Social Media for Benedict College. He joined Benedict College as Assistant Sports Information Director in 2011, and was promoted to Sports Information Director in 2012, before being named Senior Director in 2022.
 
During his time at Benedict, Switzer also served as Interim Director of Compliance for two years.
 
He oversees all aspects of athletic communications and social media for the athletic department. He maintains the athletic website, writes game stories and press releases, takes photos and compiles statistics and monitors and updates the athletic department’s social media accounts.
 
During his time at Benedict, Switzer has been recognized as the Employee of the Year for the Benedict Athletic Department, as well as Outstanding Support Staff Member of the Year for the entire college for the 2013-14 school year. He was recognized with a "Best of BC" award for exceptional service and loyalty in October, 2017.
 
Switzer came to Benedict after serving as Director of Sports Administration and Information at the South Atlantic Conference for 11 years, where he was responsible for press releases and media relations efforts for the NCAA Division II conference. He also assisted in conference championship event planning and administration.
 
Switzer’s conference publications received several honors from the College Sports Information Directors of America. In 2011, his football media guide received a best in the nation honor, while his basketball media guide was voted second in the nation. His 2008-09 basketball guide was voted best in the nation and his 2002 football media guide was voted second in the nation. He has won best cover designs for his 2004-05 and 2008-09 basketball media guides.
 
He served as the national coordinator for the CoSIDA writing contest for four years and received two writing awards.
 
Prior to the South Atlantic Conference, Switzer was a sports writer for 15 years with The Herald in Rock Hill. During his time at The Herald, he was the paper’s beat writer for the Charlotte Hornets and won a pair of awards from the South Carolina Press Association.
 
A native of Murrells Inlet, S.C., Switzer is a 1984 graduate of the University of South Carolina, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism.
 
Switzer and his wife, Nancy, have two daughters, Lauren and Krista, and welcomed their first grandchild in 2025.They reside in Rock Hill, S.C.