Melissa Wendt serves as Campbell's Senior Associate Athletics Director and Senior Woman Administrator.
With nearly a decade of experience in the field, Wendt joined the Fighting Camels' staff in January 2023 as Associate A.D. for Compliance. Prior to CU, she served as Associate Director of Compliance at the University of Wisconsin since July 2019.
"Since her arrival on campus, Melissa has been a great addition to our department," said Bazemore. "She brings a wealth of knowledge, experience and leadership to Campbell, and I am excited for her to expand her role as an advocate for our female student-athletes and programs."
"I want to thank Hannah Bazemore for this opportunity," said Wendt. "Athletics have made such a positive impact on my life, and I am grateful for the chance to further serve our student-athletes, coaches and staff as SWA."
In her new role, Wendt will continue to oversee all day-to-day operations of the compliance office and serve as compliance liaison to all 21 varsity teams, in addition to serving as Campbell's Deputy Title IX Coordinator while providing oversight for sports performance and sports medicine. She also serves as program administrator for Campbell's women's basketball, women's soccer, track & field and cross country programs.
A former collegiate athlete and coach, Wendt first moved into the compliance field in 2015 as an intern at Wichita State, where she had also served as assistant track & field coach.
She served as compliance assistant at Jacksonville University from 2016-17 before accepting a position as assistant director of compliance at Washington State in May 2017.
Wendt moved to Wisconsin in July 2019 and served as compliance liaison for the Badger volleyball, softball, men's and women's soccer and men's and women's tennis teams. In addition to assisting with the daily operations of the Wisconsin compliance office, she monitored recruiting for all UW sports and serves as liaison to the ticket office, camp administration and university travel agency.
A collegiate pentathlete indoors and heptathlete outdoors, Wendt competed as an undergraduate at Northern Michigan University where she was an NCAA Division II national provisional qualifier. She still holds top 10 school records in nine different events.
A Dean's List student and NCAA Division II, GLIAC indoor and outdoor track all-academic team member, Wendt graduated in 2013 with a B.S. in physical education-coaching with minors in biology, health and nutrition.
She earned her M.Ed. in sport management from Wichita State in 2016. While in Wichita, she assisted in coaching horizontal jumps and multi events and coordinated fund-raising efforts for a program that included 150 athletes.
A member of NACDA, Wendt is certified by USA Track & Field as a Level 1 Coach and Registered Apprentice Official.
She and her husband, Rob, were married in 2021 and have two dogs (Hershey and Toast), a horse (Scotty) and a donkey (Magnolia).
