JACKSON, Tennessee – Union University Department of Athletics has named Colby Benefield as the Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance.
According to a press release from Steven Aldridge – Union University’s Assistant Director of Athletics for Sports Communication – Benefield moved to the position after serving nearly eight years in the admissions office at Union, most recently serving as the assistant director of undergraduate admissions and athletics liaison.
Benefield graduated from Union in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts in history and psychology. He added a master’s degree in business administration in 2018.
Before Union, he graduated from Lawrence County High School in his hometown of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. He played soccer in high school.
Benefield enjoys playing racquetball, tennis, pickleball, golf, disc golf, and any Union intramural sport. He is a member of West Jackson Baptist Church where he teaches in the Young Professionals class on occasion and is a small group leader on Wednesday nights for high school boys. Benefield is also the High Pi (chapter advisor) for the Lambda Chi Alpha at Union University.
He is the son of Chris and Cheri Childress.
(PHOTO: Colby Benefield)
