Jailen Leach joined the Nicholls Athletics staff as the Assistant Director of Media Relations in July 2023. Prior to coming to Thibodaux, he was a sports information intern/graduate assistant at his alma mater North Carolina Central University from 2018-2023.
During his time at NCCU he did countless tasks to help enhance the student-athlete experience and grow the brand recognition of the university. The duties include social media graphics and posts, photography, videography, play-by-play and color commentary for the NCCU Sports Network, PA announcing. Leach also wrote numerous game previews, recaps,and feature stories, recorded statistics, create game notes, and anything else under the sports information umbrella. Additionally he has experience as a camera operator (ESPN+), replay technician for football and basketball.
The Pittsboro, NC native, obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications (Spring '21) and a Master of Science degree in Athletic Administration (Spring '23) from NCCU. He is also a member of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), and College Sports Communicators (CSC).
