Baldwin Wallace University

Hugh Thorp enters his first season as an athletic communications graduate assistant at Baldwin Wallace University in 2025-26.

Thorp, a native of Mentor, Ohio, will serve as the primary contact for baseball, bowling, men's basketball and soccer.

He comes to BW after earning a Bachelor of Arts in journalism from Eastern Michigan University in May 2025. 

During his time at Eastern Michigan, Thorp was a media relations intern in the Department of Athletic Media Relations for four years. He also served as a sportswriter for the student newspaper, The Eastern Echo, for two years.

Additionally, Thorp has held roles as a marketing and promotions intern with the Lake County Captains, an independent journalist, and a media relations intern with Siena (N.Y.) University men’s basketball team.

He will be pursuing Master of Business Administration (MBA) in business analytics.

Thorp is a member of College Sports Communicators (CSC).

This page was last updated on July 31, 2025