The biggest challenge is breaking through the barriers with the media. Our main paper is the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, and we share the sports coverage with seven other four-year colleges and three community colleges. Even though we are only 30 miles away, getting coverage can be difficult. At least now when I call, they know who is calling. Gagnier's work benefits all College sports.
Greater coverage is good for both individual athletes and the school as a whole.
Gagnier also takes interns from the communication department each semester. I love working with students, showing them how to get ahead in sports information. And he has been a successful mentor. Past interns are now graduate students, working with the Dallas Sidekicks and with the Syracuse Sports Information department. While sports are a major part of Gagnier's life, with golf four or five times a week and softball games taking up time, his family is the top priority in his life.