Emily Lange is in her first year as the Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Communications and her second year on Alden Street during the 2026-27 academic year.
Lange is responsible for the communications efforts for the 27 NCAA Division III varsity athletics programs at Springfield and will also be involved in the Athletic Hall of Fame, Alumni Golf Tournament and the End of the Year Athletics Banquet. Additionally, she will be responsible for oversight of interns and student workers in the athletic communications office, website maintenance, designing and creating athletics enrollment management materials, developing social media content, overseeing game-day functions, using video production and graphic design to promote the College, and enhancing alumni and donor communication in coordination with the Friends of Springfield College Athletics fundraising arm.
In her first year at Springfield, Lange was a vital addition to the athletic communications office and the Department of Athletics. She played a large role in the planning and execution of the NCAA Division III Men's Volleyball Championship, assisting in a plethora of areas. She has also continued to strengthen Springfield and the NEWMAC's relationship with FloSports earning NEWMAC FloCollege Awards which recognize excellence in streaming initiatives along with helping grow the reach of Springfield Athletics through social media.
Lange was a three-sport standout in highschool playing field hockey, basketball and softball before becoming a four-year member of the Southern Connecticut softball team and a captain her senior year. She received the NE10 Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence, was a College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District selection and sits fifth all-time in career walks (65). Lange was a two-year member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and served on the e-board her senior year while also being a member of Omicron Delta Kappa which National Leadership Society and Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society.
She earned her bachelor's in sport management with minors in honors transdicisplinary studies and communication before finishing her master's degree in sport and entertainment managment with an athletic administration concentration. During her undergraudate studies, she worked for the athletic facilities and athletic communications departments and then became a graduate assistant for athletic communications where she was the primary contact for the men's soccer, women's gymnastics, softball and men's and women's swimming and diving programs, which compete in Division II's Northeast 10 Conference.
