April 12, 2007
PACIFIC WEST CONFERENCE LAUNCHES NEW WEB
SITE WITH PRESTOSPORTS
League's rebirth amplified with powerful new web
site
ROCKVILLE, Md. - The Pacific West Conference, a realigned NCAA Division II conference, has recently launched its innovative new web site through PrestoSports at www.pacificwestsports.org. The Pacific West Conference features a diverse membership which spans three time zones. Its membership includes three schools in Hawaii, one in Arizona, one in California and one in Utah.
Starting with the 2006-07 academic year, the conference has been re-formed to include Brigham Young University-Hawaii, Chaminade University, Dixie State College, Grand Canyon University, Hawaii Pacific University, University of Hawaii-Hilo, and Notre Dame de Namur University. The Pacific West Conference features championships in men's and women's soccer, women's volleyball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's basketball, women's tennis, men's golf and softball.
"We're pleased to extend the reach of our company and provide
solutions to yet another exciting conference," PrestoSports
Vice President Patrick Summers said. "The
conference offers exciting challenges and we're happy to help their
top notch administrators raise the profile of the conference."
The new web site serves as the interactive home of the conference.
Its easily-updated and navigable news, schedules, statistics and
standings functions will offer daily updates on the conference's
exciting action. Features such as PacWest.tv, a conference weekly
report and the conference Student Athlete Advisory Committee are
coming soon to the site.
For league administrators, coaches and officials, the conference
partnership with PrestoSports
will make their efforts more efficient in coordinating league
scheduling and officiating.
From the Southwest to the Pacific Rim, the Pac West covers a vast geographical area. Brigham Young University-Hawaii, Chaminade University, Hawaii Pacific University and the University of Hawaii-Hilo give the conference an unmatched presence in Hawaii. Grand Canyon University, located in Phoenix, Ariz., has a strong tradition in NCAA Division II athletics, while Dixie State College is making the transition to NCAA Division II as Utah's first member of the division and Notre Dame de Namur University, located in Belmont, Calif. is also making the transition to Division II.
The Pacific West Conference boasts a skilled administrative team. Woody Hahn has served as the Pacific West Conference Commissioner since the conference was created in 1992. Hahn was also the Commissioner of the two conferences that eventually formed the PacWest - the Great Northwest Conference and the Continental Divide Conference and served as Athletics Director at Eastern Montana College.
College athletics media relations veteran Tom DiCamillo has been tabbed as the conference's director of media relations. DiCamillo, a champion for NCAA Division II Sports Information Directors and former member of the College Sports Information Directors Association executive board, previously served as the Sports Information Director at West Chester University. He is in his first year as the conference publicist.
PrestoSports, founded in 2002, is a leading provider of athletic content management software to colleges and conference offices. It markets solutions for website design and hosting, live stats, award management, merchandising, officiating and photo hosting.
The PrestoSports team features more than 40 years combined experience in collegiate athletics. It includes former sports information directors, conference administrators and general experience in collegiate marketing solutions. For more information, please contact Director of Sales and Marketing Chris Gonzales at (301) 656-5503 or via email chris@prestosports.com.
