May 21, 2007
GOUCHER COLLEGE LAUNCHES NEW ATHLETICS WEB SITE WITH PRESTOSPORTS, ATHLETICS.GOUCHER.EDU
ROCKVILLE, Md. - Goucher College, an institution dedicated to the interdisciplinary traditions of the liberal arts and a broad international perspective on education, has launched a dynamic new athletics web site through PrestoSports at athletics.goucher.edu.
"We struggled for several years trying to make improvements to our web site and were never able to quite get everything right. Deciding to go with PrestoSports was the best decision we ever made with regard to our web site," said Goucher College Director of Athletics Geoffrey Miller said. "Now we are ready to unveil a new site that I'm certain will be welcomed by our coaches and student-athletes, family and friends of Goucher's intercollegiate athletics program, our opponents and most especially the young men and women we are recruiting to come to Goucher to be part of our athletics program."
Goucher, a member of NCAA Division III will be moving to the newly-formed Landmark Conference in June. Goucher fields teams in 17 sports. Gophers compete in equestrian, men's basketball, men's cross country, men's lacrosse, men's soccer, men's swimming, men's tennis, men's track and field, women's track and field, women's basketball, women's cross country, women's field hockey, women's lacrosse, women's soccer, women's swimming, women's tennis and women's volleyball.
"The Goucher athletic department had a clear vision for their
new site - and we're happy to help them meet their goals,"
PrestoSports
Vice President Patrick Summers said. "We're proud
to work with a college that focuses so much on student engagement.
With its new web site, the athletics department will have the
latest tools to engage Goucher students, alumni, parents and fans
wherever they are located around the world."
In recent years, Goucher's Gophers have won conference championships in field hockey, women's lacrosse, and men's basketball, and student-athletes routinely earn prestigious awards for their combined athletic and academic achievements.
Goucher College, located in Towson, Md., is an independent, coeducational institution dedicated to the interdisciplinary traditions of the liberal arts and a broad international perspective on education. In 2004, Newsweek magazine named Goucher's students the nation's happiest.
The first college in the nation to pair required study abroad with a special travel stipend for every undergraduate, Goucher believes in complementing its strong majors and rigorous curriculum with abundant opportunities for hands-on experience in the world. Through internships, community service, and study abroad -- and a first-rate arts and sciences academic program -- Goucher teaches its students to engage the world as true global citizens.
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 PrestoSports Vice President Chris Gonzales at (301) 656-5503 or via email at chris@prestosports.com.
