Olivia Puttin joined the University of Minnesota Athletic Communication staff today and will serve as the primary media relations contact for the soccer and softball programs.
Puttin returns to Minnesota after a two-year stint as a graduate assistant at the University of Georgia where she worked with the women’s basketball, soccer and equestrian teams. Puttin is a Rogers, Minn., native and played collegiate soccer at Minnesota Crookston. She was a goalkeeper for the Golden Eagles from 2016-18, and she also worked in the school’s sports information department.
Puttin spent 2019 as a student worker in the athletic communications office at Minnesota’s flagship campus. She worked with Minnesota’s women’s tennis team and worked numerous events and championships hosted by the Gophers. She also was a special events intern at the 3M Open in 2019 before heading to Georgia.
