BRIEFLY: SEMO NAMES SPORTS MARKETING DIRECTOR

Eric Foote has been hired as director of sports marketing and promotions at Southeast Missouri State University.

Foote served last year as director of marketing and sales for the Rapid City Thrillers in the International Basketball Association. He also formerly served as a sales associate and marketing assistant with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

A native of Newton, Iowa, and a graduate of Wartburg College in Iowa, Foote played basketball at both Wartburg and Truman State.