Staff Directory
- Title:
- Assistant Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Academic Services
- Email:
- Phone:
- (304) 293-6050
Zach Seger has been of a member of West Virginia’s Student-Athlete Academic Services staff, working with the Mountaineer football program since 2016. He started as an assistant academic coordinator for football before becoming an academic counselor in 2017. In 2019, Seger was promoted to assistant director for student-athlete academic service and to associate director of student-athlete academic services in 2022.
Seger oversees the day-to-day operations of the football academic unit. He provides academic support and guidance to football student-athletes, to help them succeed in the classroom, maintain eligibility and ultimately help them earn their degree.
He maintains accurate records and knowledge of student-athlete academic schedules to notify coaches regarding classes, tests, grades and study sessions. He also maintains constant communications with professors, advisors, and other on-campus units to ensure the success of our football student athletes.
Prior to being named assistant director, Seger was responsible for coordinating all tutoring and textbook distribution at the Reynolds Family Academic Center. He organized and implemented academic programs that ensures their growth in the classroom, in the community and on an individual level.
Serving as the assistant academic coordinator for football at WVU, he assisted with the organization and implementation of academic support programs and advised student-athletes in selecting area of study and organizing their individual schedules. He worked with at-risk student athletes, facilitated daily tutor schedules and monitored study hall.
The Windber, Pennsylvania, native graduated cum laude from West Virginia University in 2014 with a degree in sport management. He earned his master’s degree in Higher Education Management from Pitt in 2016.
