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Steve Torres

Steven Torres

Torres is in his eighth complete season as Sports Information Assistant at Lehman College as he assists with communications and statistics of its 18 athletic teams.  Last season, Torres reach a milestone of having worked in over 1,000 collegiate athletic games in his career.

The New York City native brings to Lehman a wealth of experience in the field of communications & media relations, both national and international, spanning three decades.
 
During the past summer offseason, oversaw the media operations for two high-profile international soccer friendlies in New York and New Jersey, prior to the start of the FIFA World Cup as he was recruited to direct media operations for the June 4 match between Guatemala and World Cup-bound Czechia at Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, N.J. Leading a dedicated staff of volunteers, his team earned high praise from the international media in attendance.  Four days later (June 8), Torres assumed similar duties for a highly anticipated match-up between two World Cup-bound teams, the Netherlands and Uzbekistan. The game took place at Icahn Stadium on Randall's Island, N.Y.

After the World Cup, Torres once again returned to Sports Illustrated Stadium for the Leagues Cup 2026 overseeing the media operations for the group matches involving New York City FC against Mexican club sides, Club Santos Laguna, CD SC Cruz Azul and CID Necaxa.

During the summer of 2025, Torres assisted the communication’s outreach for Spanish Language/International Media in leading up to relaunch of New York Cosmos as he handled the media operations for historic press conference announcement at Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson, N.J.  The overall coverage also reached media outlets in at least five continents following the announcement.

In the spring of 2019, Torres was interim head coach for Lehman men's tennis team as the Lightning qualified to the CUNYAC Postseason.

Torres has also worked with organizations such as United States Soccer Federation, North American Soccer League, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL and FIFA.

Torres' career of athletic communications also includes SID Assistant with U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y. from 1998-99.  He also assisted at SID offices of Hunter College ('98) and Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus ('95-97).

A graduate from LIU-Brooklyn with a degree in Journalism, Torres resides in New York City.