Spencer Flaten
| Title: | Assistant Sports Information Director |
| Phone: | (715) 836-4184 |
| Email: | flatenst@uwec.edu |
| Season: | 1st Year |
Spencer Flaten enters his first year as UW-Eau Claire's Assistant Sports Information Director.
Flaten joins UW-Eau Claire after nearly five years in the newspaper industry. He began as a sports reporter in 2017 at the Chippewa Herald in Chippewa Falls, Wis., covering high school and other amateur sports in Chippewa County. In 2018, he joined the Leader-Telegram in Eau Claire, where he served as a sports reporter for three years and the sports editor for one. He covered professional, college, high school and other amateur athletics, including sports at UW-Eau Claire and around the WIAC. As editor, he oversaw the sports department, including day-to-day operations and big-picture projects.
The Green Bay, Wis., native graduated from the University of St. Thomas in 2017 with a Bachelor's Degree in Communications and Journalism.