Peyton Rives currently serves as the Director of Graphic Design for Illinois State Athletics, a role he has held since October 2022.

Previously, Rives spent time as a Communications Graduate Assistant at Illinois State, where he worked primarily with the Redbird cross country/track & field programs. He graduated in May 2023 with a master’s degree in Sport Management. 

Rives is a native of St. Charles, Mo. and attended the University of Missouri-Columbia, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in Journalism. While he was a student, he spent three years interning with Mizzou Athletics in strategic communications and graphic design.