ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. – The Bard College Department of Athletics and Recreation added Noah Poll as the assistant sports information director and assistant men's and women's tennis coach on Monday. 

Poll comes to Bard from Williams College, where he worked as a student worker for the sports information department for three years and coached tennis at Towanda High School. 

"I'm honored to join Bard's athletics staff and excited to foster a team environment where student-athletes can develop both on and off the court," said Noah Poll. "Being part of this inclusive athletics program is truly rewarding. I'm confident that learning from diverse perspectives will drive continual growth and contribute to the success of Bard Athletics. I'm excited to share the stories of our athletic community and learn from everyone in the program."

"Noah brings strong tennis analysis skills to our program," head coach Mandy Gamble said. "His acumen will help emphasize tactics that student-athletes are executing so each student can build their match strategy around those insights so we can develop and grow the program." 

"I am looking forward to working with Noah," said sports information director Pearllan Cipriano. "His enthusiasm, perspective, and experience will help balance the work we do for the department and the student-athletes."

During his time as a student worker at Williams, Poll compiled videos for teams, provided broadcast commentary for sports such as softball, basketball, soccer, and ice hockey, and took action pictures for several sports. He also wrote post-game recaps for multiple sports, such as basketball and field hockey. He was a writer and editor for LSE's school newspaper,The Beaver, writing for the sports section. 

As a tennis coach, he coached for Towanda High School during the summer and played for the Williams Club tennis team, where he played third singles and first doubles. 

Poll graduated with a Bachelor's degree in mathematics and economics.