Adam Alvarado joined UTRGV Athletics as a Graduate Assistant on Aug. 1, 2025. On June 8, 2026, Alvarado was elevated to Corporate Partnerships Coordinator.
As a graduate assistant, Alvarado primarily assisted with the ticket team in the fall of 2025, helping UTRGV through its inaugural football season and ran the ticket operations at all UTRGV soccer matches and swimming & diving meets. In addition, Alvarado helped supervise, train, and schedule over 50 student workers, assisted in football season ticket renewals, and oversaw all sales and fulfillment for the Junior Vaqueros Club. Alvarado was a main contributor to the overall ticketing success that UTRGV saw in the 2025-26 athletic year, which was named a finalist for the National Association of Athletic Ticket Sales and Operations Ticket Team of the Year.
In the spring, Alvarado started working with the corporate partnerships team where he wrote contracts, created recap presentations for sponsors, drafted proposals for current and prospective corporate partners, coordinated meetings, and assisted with corporate asset tracking and sponsorship fulfillment.
Prior to working with UTRGV Athletics, Alvarado served as a student employee for the University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA) Athletics. While completing his undergraduate degree, Alvarado assisted with the UTSA Athletics development team, Roadrunner Athletic Fund, and was a recruiting assistant for UTSA Football across his two years with the Roadrunners. He also worked with the UTSA Campus Recreation as a sports program supervisor for three years.
Alvarado, a McAllen native, has also volunteered at the 2025 NCAA Final Four, worked with the San Antonio Brahmas Gameday Communications Team, and worked with the McAllen Parks and Recreation as a summer track coach.
Alvarado earned his Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from UTSA in the summer of 2025 and is currently working towards his Master of Science in Kinesiology with a concentration in Sports Management.
