Aaron Combs

Coordinator of Intramural Sports & Special Events

combsad@jmu.edu
540-568-8711

Aaron Combs joined UREC as the Coordinator of Intramural Sports and Special Events in 2008.  His main responsibilities include scheduling intramural sports, training student officials and implementing a variety of special events. 

Aaron graduated from Shepherd University in West Virginia with an undergraduate degree in Sport Management.  He earned his master’s degree in Sport Administration from Western Illinois University in MaComb, Illinois.  Aaron has also served as a Parks and Recreation Youth Sports Specialist in Loudon County, a Parks and Recreation Camp Director in Berkeley County and a Carpenter’s Assistant at Tusing Construction.  In 2005, he was an undergraduate intern with the Intramural Sports program.  Aaron was named one of UREC’s Employees of the Year in 2006. Aaron is a member of NIRSA.

Aaron grew up about an hour away from Harrisonburg in Baker, West Virginia.  He has a dog named Mya and enjoys all sports, hunting, fishing, officiating, dancing, watching movies and coaching.  He won seven intramural flag football championships - five at Shepherd and two at Western Illinois. Aaron’s favorite activity at UREC is the daily lunchtime JMU faculty/staff basketball games.  His favorite thing about UREC is the atmosphere that the students and faculty create.  Aaron’s favorite quote is “One man practicing good sportsmanship is far better than fifty others preaching it” by Knute K. Rockne.  His favorite action is movie is Braveheart and his favorite comedy is Dumb and Dumber. His favorite television shows are Nip Tuck and Prison Break.  He also loves a variety of music, but his favorite rock artist is AC/DC, his favorite hip-hop artist is 50 Cent, his favorite classical artist is Mozart, and his favorite country artist is Brad Paisley.