ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Griffon Athletics and Peak Sports MGMT are excited to announce the addition of Brea Blanton to the Missouri Western Athletic Department as an account executive for Griffon Sports Properties.
 
She joins Griffon Sports Properties General Manager Evan Wolf, as Blanton will assist in building relationships and increasing revenue from new businesses within the St. Joseph area. Her main focus will be on contract fulfillment and activation of current partners.

"We are very excited to have Brea transition from her role on the softball field to the role of account executive at Griffon Sports Properties," Wolf said. "In addition to playing softball at MWSU and as the graduate to Brett Esely last year, she filled in several roles extending outside her basic job description and already has lots of experience with our partners and Gold Coat members. We are very fortunate to have Brea on board full-time, and I'm glad to officially welcome her to our Missouri Western family!" 
 
From Stewartsville, Missouri, Blanton is a 2022 spring graduate of Missouri Western State University. She completed her bachelor's degree in the health, sport and exercise science department and is currently obtaining her master's degree in the sport and fitness management program. While completing her undergrad at Missouri Western, Blanton was a part of the Griffon Softball team from 2019-2022. 

"I am glad to continue working for Missouri Western Athletics and officially joining Evan on the Griffon Sport Properties team," Blanton said. "I am excited to continue building and maintaining relationships with those within the community as well as supporting our student-athletes here at Missouri Western." 

During Blanton's time with Griffon Softball, she slashed a career .336 batting average, starting 122 games out of 130 contests played. Blanton blasted 12 career home runs, collected 70 RBI, tallied 106 hits and walked 37 times.
 
Prior to joining Griffon Sports Properties, Blanton comes from a background of numerous positions within the Missouri Western Athletic Department. She started as a student assistant in External Relations in August 2020 and transitioned over to External Relation graduate assistant work in August of 2021. Blanton handled game day operations, promotional items and ticketing. Blanton also worked for the Kansas City Royals as a member of the Game Crew/Event Presentation staff.