LEXINGTON, Va. – VMI Athletics announced the promotion of Skylar Neuwirth to the position of Director of Athletics Equipment and Services.

Neuwirth will now oversee the day-to-day equipment needs for all of VMI's 18 Division I programs to include football, basketball and baseball.

Neuwirth came to post in June of 2023 and quickly became a pivotal part of VMI's support staff. While primarily focusing on lacrosse, women's soccer, swim and dive and water polo, Neuwirth assisted in all aspects of the equipment room including ordering and maintaining team gear, performing equipment inventories, helping prep practice facilities while directly aiding all of VMI's 18 teams.  

A graduate of Northern Colorado (biological sciences, May 2023), Neuwirth had prior experience working with football, baseball and hockey. At the University of Northern Colorado, Neuwirth performed equipment inventories, assigned equipment, instructed equipment usage, delegated to work staff and helped train workers.

A Certified Athletic Equipment Manager (2022), Neuwirth works through the Athletic Equipment Managers Association.