MANHATTAN, Kan. – For the fifth time in his 26-year career as director of video services for football, Scott Eilert has been named the Big 12 Conference Video Coordinator of the Year by the Collegiate Sports Video Association, the organization has announced.
Eilert was selected by a majority vote of his peers in the Big 12 to receive the Conference Video Coordinator of the Year honor. He is now a finalist for the prestigious Bob Matey National Video Coordinator of the Year award, which will be announced at the annual CSVA banquet on May 15th, 2019, in Anaheim, California. This latest honor comes on the heels of being only the seventh college inductee to ever be enshrined in the Collegiate Sports Video Association (CSVA) Hall of Fame when he was elected back in 2017.
Eilert has played a vital role in the success of the Wildcat football program by coordinating and implementing the use of video technology for practices and games, as well as managing statistical analysis tools for the coaching staff to use in game strategy preparation.
He also produces numerous weekly highlight videos and manages all content for the annual K-State Football Awards Ceremony. He also spearheaded the popular video series, “The Recruit” – featuring K-State alum and Academy Award-winning actor Eric Stonestreet.
In addition to his work assisting the coaching staff and promoting the program, Eilert has also played a major role in the upgrades and improvement of facilities around Bill Snyder Family Stadium, providing audio/visual consultation for the West Stadium Center, while he was directly involved with audio/visual integration for the Vanier Family Football Complex featuring A/V technology supporting the needs of the football players and coaching staff as well as Vanier Complex guests.
A native of Overland Park, Kansas, Eilert was a founding member of CSVA and former executive board member. In addition to his five Big 12 Video Coordinator of the Year honors, he was also selected as the National Video Coordinator of the Year for the 1998-99 athletics season. Eilert has won multiple SAVVY awards for his work in production, winning the top honor for Motivational videos in 2001 and 2003, while his 2010 submission in the Highlight category placed second.
Eilert is also an executive board member for Big Lakes Developmental Center, an organization in Manhattan, Kansas, that serves adults with disabilities.
A 1991 K-State graduate in Mass Communications, Eilert spent three years as K-State’s assistant video director while an undergraduate student. He also spent one year as a video assistant with the Kansas City Chiefs in addition to working for the Kansas City ABC affiliate, KMBC. He and his wife, Meggan, have two daughters, MaKenna and Hailey.
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