Honeywell Named Assistant AD for Ticket Operations
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (June 8, 2021) – The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has named Michael Honeywell as the assistant athletics director for ticket operations.
In his new role, Honeywell will direct the daily operations of the Mountaineer Ticket Office. He will plan and administer the sale, allocation and distribution of all ticketed athletics events and serve at the primary ticket liaison with the Mountaineer Athletic Club regarding priority seating plans and customer service.
He will oversee the ticket office staff, work directly with the athletics business office and manage the department’s usage of the Paciolan ticketing system with a strong emphasis on digital/mobile ticketing.
“We welcome Michael to West Virginia University and our athletics department,” Matt Wells, Senior Associate AD for External Affairs said. “His experience has prepared him to lead our ticket operations, and our goal is to place a special emphasis on maximizing the benefits available inside our ticketing system so that we can better serve our fans.”
Honeywell comes to West Virginia from the University of Pennsylvania, where he was the director of ticket sales and service for the Ivy League school. At Penn, he was responsible for all ticket office operations in historic venues such as the Palestra and Franklin Field, while handling ticket sales and operations for the prestigious Penn Relays, which is the nation’s largest and oldest outdoor track and field event.
Starting in the Penn ticket office in 2015, he became the assistant director in 2016 before assuming the lead role in 2018. Prior to Penn, Honeywell spent time at Temple with the Owl Club and as a wrestling manager at East Stroudsburg from 2013-15.
“I am excited to take this next step in my career and lead the Mountaineer Ticket Office,” Honeywell said. “While I am incredibly grateful for this opportunity, I also look forward to the challenges ahead and making a significant contribution at WVU.”
The Flourtown, Pennsylvania, native earned his bachelor’s degree in sport management from East Stroudsburg and competed for the Warriors in wrestling from 2011-13. He went on to obtain his master’s degree in sport management from Drexel in 2019.
