Summer Spurlock is in her fourth year as an Assistant Athletic Director after previously serving as an assistant women’s basketball coach for the Lions. Spurlock recently moved into a more extensive role with the business operations of the A&M-Commerce athletic department.

In addition, for the last three years, Spurlock serves as the lead person on all NCAA and Lone Star Conference Compliance initiatives.

Among her duties are the administration and completion of NCAA certification of academic eligibility for A&M-Commerce student-athletes. Spurlock maintains eligibility and financial aid records on all student-athletes and serves a vital role in the liaison relationship between academic advisors, registrar, financial aid, scholarship and admissions offices. In addition to eligibility and financial aid responsibilities, she assists coaches in maintaining recruiting and playing and practice season records. 

At A&M-Commerce, Spurlock also serves as the sport administrator for the men’s and women’s golf and soccer programs. 

As an assistant coach, she was involved in the tutelage of five all-Lone Star Conference selections and was an all-conference performer herself in 2001-02 as a senior. In addition, she was a recipient of the Susie Knause Memorial Heart Award and was named to the CoSIDA/Verizon Academic All-District and All-American teams in 2002. The Roswell, New Mexico native earned her bachelor’s degree in finance from A&M-Commerce in 2002 and her master’s of finance also at A&M-Commerce in 2008. 

She is the daughter of Charlie and Diane Sparnon and is married to Michael Spurlock of Commerce. They are the proud parents of a son, Damon.