Kaiber Takamiya is entering a fifth year at The Big West, elevated to Director of Communications
in July 2025 after
joining the team in August 2021 as the Assistant Director of Strategic Communications,
Before joining The Big West, Takamiya served four years at Cal State Dominguez Hills holding the title of Athletics Communications Assistant. He was the media contact and oversaw the coverage of various teams, as well as holding gameday management responsibilities, for the Toros’ athletics department.
Prior to CSUDH, Takamiya held similar positions at Cal State San Marcos, his alma mater, and at UC San Diego while the Tritons were competing in NCAA Division II. He got his start in collegiate athletics as a student intern for the sports information office at Cal State San Marcos.
Takamiya has spent time in the past covering high school sports for The Orange County Register and the now defunct North County Times.
Takamiya graduated from Cal State San Marcos with a bachelor’s degree in communication and has an associate’s degree in social sciences from Fullerton College. He competed on the cross country and track & field teams for both schools. Additionally, he was the sports editor for the student newspaper at Fullerton College,
The Hornet.