Peter Borkowski

Biography

Peter Borkowski joined the athletic communications and marketing department as a graduate assistant in January 2025. He currently serves as the sports information director for women's soccer, swim and dive, and women's basketball. Prior to arriving at SIU, Borkowski attended Concordia-University Chicago in River Forest, Illinois, for three and a half years, earning a degree in communications while minoring in journalism and English with a 4.0 GPA. While at CUC, Borkowski served as a student worker in the school's Athletic Communications Department, specializing in broadcasting, interviewing, photography, writing, and social media management. For a year and a half, Borkowski was the department's lead broadcaster. Outside of the college world, Borkowski spent two summers with the O'Fallon Hoots of the Prospect League. In 2023, he was a Broadcast Intern for the team, being on the call for almost every single home game of the season. Then, in 2024, Borkowski moved into a full-time position as the organization's Promotions and Marketing Manager. In that role, he managed the team's social media, organized in-game promotions, dealt with advertisements, and wrote game scripts, all while managing a dozen interns. At Concordia, Borkowski was a member of the men's lacrosse team, acting as starting goaltender for his three seasons. By the end of his career, Borkowski set the program record for single-game saves (29) while finishing second in career saves (645) and saves-per-game (16.97).