Aaron Combs
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's parents Danny and Pati raised him in Baker, West Virginia. Aaron is married to Carrie, who is a JMU alum. He has one brother (Jared) and sister-in-law (Amanda) and two nephews (Eli and Simon). He 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.
