Wilkes University Athletics

Scott Musa begins his first year as Director of Athletics at Wilkes after being hired in early July 2023.

Musa comes to Wilkes following a 31-year career at Shenandoah University, where he most recently served as associate athletic director and athletic communications director. In this role, Musa led the publicity for all of the Hornets 22 intercollegiate teams and the athletic web site. He also had supervisory responsibility over 11 athletic programs.
 
In his time as an administrator, Musa helped direct the renovation/construction of baseball, softball and lacrosse/field hockey stadiums within the last 18 months. In 2018 he served as the athletics general director for the construction of the $25 million, 77,000 square foot James R Wilkins, Jr. Athletics & Events Center. Musa had a hand in fundraising for the athletic department at Shenandoah helping organize and run the athletic golf outing from 2001-2010.
 
Musa served on three NCAA committees: the Division III Women's Lacrosse Committee, the Women's Lacrosse Rules Committee and the Playing Rules Oversight Panel (PROP). He will continue his service on PROP through August, 2024. He ended his term on the DIII Women's Lacrosse Championships Committee as chair, and was honored by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association with its President's Cup award for distinguished contribution to the sport of women's lacrosse.
 
Musa was a member of the College Sports Communicators and the Virginia State Sports Information Directors Association and served as president of the latter organization from 2007 to 2011. In August, 2019, Musa was elected as the second vice president of the Division III Sports Information Directors Association. He was president of the association during the 2021-22 academic year.
 
Musa got his start in Division III athletics at Shenandoah as an assistant men's lacrosse coach in 1992. He became the women's lacrosse head coach in 1999 and served for five seasons.
 
Musa earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Notre Dame in 1992 where he was a four-year member of the men's lacrosse program. He and his wife, CK Calhoun, have a son named Carter.