BREVARD, N.C. - Throughout the Fall, the Brevard College Department of Athletics will be highlighting its staff members in a tri-weekly Staff Highlight Series, giving members of the Athletic Administration and Coaching Staff the opportunity to introduce themselves to the BC community through a series of questions and biographical elements.
Next up in BC's Staff Highlight Series is Brevard College Football Wide Receivers Coach/Director of Facilities Ellie Rudd, a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
bctornados.com: What has been your favorite professional memory?
Coach Rudd: When UNC beat Duke on a last-second interception in 2019 on Homecoming at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill.
bctornados.com: What makes Brevard College a special place?
Coach Rudd: The beauty of the campus and the tight-knit staff and community
bctornados.com: Who has been the biggest influence in your professional career?
Coach Rudd: Coach Chad Scott - the Offensive Coordinator at West Virginia, and Head Coach Mack Brown at UNC.
bctornados.com: What is some advice you would give to young people looking to get into the profession?
Coach Rudd: Do good work when no one's watching and it won't go unnoticed. Treat everyone with the same respect, no matter their job or title.
Coach Rudd pictured at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill during her undergrad.
Ellie Rudd has been named the Assistant Wide Receivers Coach at Brevard College and is entering her first season with the BC Football team.
Rudd comes to the Brevard College Football program after finishing her undergraduate education at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where Rudd worked with the UNC Football team as a Student Equipment Manager for four seasons. Rudd managed a staff of other student managers, assisting in over 150 practices and 50 games, performing various duties.
Over the course of her last season with the Tar Heels, Rudd worked directly with UNC Football Recruiting as a Recruiting and Operations Intern, working to plan and execute official and unofficial visits to campus while ensuring a positive experience for potential student-athletes while on campus.
During the summer of 2019, Rudd completed a marketing internship with Playmakers Sponsorship and Marketing in Johannesburg, South Africa, where she worked with prominent brands such as Powerade, Coca-Cola, and Adidas. While in South Africa, Rudd traveled across the country, working eight different advertisement-based events.
Rudd worked with USA Baseball in West Palm Beach, Florida in the summer of 2018 as the East Championships Coordinator where she hired, scheduled, and managed 20 scorekeepers for the events, organized and scheduled catered meals, and assisted scouts.
A native of Brevard, N.C. and a graduate of Brevard High School, Rudd earned her Bachelor's degree in the Spring of 2020 from UNC-Chapel Hill in Sport Administration and Sociology.
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