Lynn Walsh

Biography

Lynn Walsh enters her fourth year as the Director of Athletics Communications and Creative Content at the College of Charleston. In her role, Walsh heads the athletics communications office while serving as the primary contact for the Cougars' men's basketball, men's golf, women's golf and beach volleyball programs. She was named to the inaugural College Sports Communicators 30 Under 30 class in November 2022. Walsh helped triple the Cougars social media metrics during her first two years in Charleston. In 2022, the Cougars ranked 98th in total social interactions, 74th in interaction rate, 87th in total views and experienced the third-best growth rate in DI men's basketball following her hiring. She coordinated the Cougars' media efforts for the Cougars 2023 and 2024 March Madness teams, and has successfully gained national coverage for the men's basketball program through features with ESPN, CBS Sports, USA Today, Bleacher Report, Barstool Sports, and Fresh Features, among others. She successfully launched "On the Prowl with Charleston Athletics" in 2026, the official podcast of Charleston athletics as well as lead a complete website redesign of cofcsports.com with SIDEARM Sports in 2025. Walsh comes to Charleston by way of Bridgewater College. She joined the Eagles' athletic department in 2018 as part of an NCAA Ethnic Minorities and Women's Internship Grant before being promoted to Associate Director of Athletic Media Relations in July 2021 and assuming the title of Direc