FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY PARTNERS WITH PRESTOSPORTS, MAAC MEMBER TO LAUNCH NEW WEB SITE THIS SUMMER
ROCKVILLE, Md. - Fairfield University, an NCAA Division I member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, has partnered with PrestoSports to create imaginative web solutions for its athletic department. Members of the Stags staff will begin tailoring FairfieldStags.com through the PrestoSports system for a summer site launch.
"We are excited to be partnering with PrestoSports to host our athletic website. We look forward to having one of the most techologically advanced and cutting edge websites in college athletics," Eugene P. Doris, Fairfield University Director of Athletics said. "Our new site will showcase a dynamic and interactive experience that our fans and supporters will enjoy."
PrestoSports will provide the primary web solutions for the Fairfield University athletic department, featuring virtually unlimited flexibility and the latest software innovations. The company will partner with Penn Atlantic to provide live video streaming and Sportstoday to handle online merchandising.
"It's an honor to bring Fairfield University into the PrestoSports network," PrestoSports Vice President of Sales and Marketing Chris Gonzales said. "The Fairfield University athletic department features some exceptional administrators, coaches and student-athletes. We're delighted for the opportunity to put their ideas into action with a unique web site that suits this remarkable university."
Fairfield competes in 19 intercollegiate sports. The Stags field men's teams at the NCAA Division I level in baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming and diving and tennis. Fairfield women's sports include: basketball, crew, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, volleyball.
Seventeen of Fairfield's teams compete in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference where the Stags have consistently finished among the top programs in the Commissioner's Cup race. Fairfield served as the host institution for the MAAC's men's and women's soccer, men's and women's basketball and softball tournaments in the 2006-07 academic year. The men's lacrosse team faces off with some of the nation's top programs in the ECAC Lacrosse League, while the field hockey team has recently moved into the America East Conference.
Among the nation's foremost Jesuit universities, Fairfield University prepares undergraduate, graduate and continuing education students for leadership and service in a constantly changing world. Fairfield enrolls approximately 5,000 students at its southwestern Connecticut campus.
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.
PrestoSports features a full-time staff with more than 40 years combined experience in collegiate athletics. It includes former sports information directors, conference administrators and experience in collegiate marketing solutions - all focused on creating innovative web solutions for the company's clients.
For more information, please contact Mike Donlin at (301) 841-7327 or via email at mike@prestosports.com.
