June 1, 2007
PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY PARTNERS WITH PRESTOSPORTS FOR WEB SITE SOLUTIONS, CACC MEMBER TO LAUNCH SITE
ROCKVILLE, Md. - Philadelphia University, a private institution located in the fifth-most populous city in the United States, has partnered with PrestoSports to create an innovative new web site for its athletics program. The new home of the Rams will launch with a unique design in the upcoming school year.
"This is a very exciting partnership for Philadelphia
University, joining with what we feel is the top athletic
website development company in the nation, PrestoSports," said
Tom Shirley, Director of Athletics at the
university. "In this day and age, website development and
maintenance are vital to collegiate athletics and we are confident
that in working with PrestoSports, we will be on
the cutting edge of this ever-changing industry. We are very
grateful to Patrick (Summers) and his staff for
their interest in Philadelphia University and we are eager to get
underway."
The Philadelphia University athletic department encompasses 18
sports. The Rams compete in eight men's sports (baseball,
basketball, cheerleading, cross country, golf, rowing, soccer and
tennis) and 10 women's sports (basketball, cheerleading, cross
country, field hockey, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball, tennis
and volleyball). The men's soccer team competes at the NCAA
Division I level while the rest of the athletics program
participates in NCAA Division II.
"We're happy to work with the people at Philadelphia University to promote their powerful athletics program," PrestoSports Vice President Patrick Summers said. "The PrestoSports team is excited to help put a web site together that matches the institution's reputation both on and off the court."
Philadelphia University boasts a pair of successful basketball programs. Men's basketball head coach Herb Magee '63 has won more basketball games than any other NCAA Division II coach. His record of 833-328 (all at his alma mater) ranks him seventh on the NCAA list for wins at all divisions. The women's program, guided by Director of Athletics Tom Shirley, has garnered 16 consecutive postseason appearances.
Philadelphia University competes in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC). The conference web site and league members Dominican College and Post University are also members of the PrestoSports network. Other members of the CACC include: Bloomfield University, Caldwell College, Felician University, Georgian Court, Goldey-Beacom College, Holy Family University, Nyack College, the University of Sciences Philadelphia and Wilmington College.
Founded in 1884, Philadelphia University is a private institution of higher learning committed to providing an experiential education and is recognized as a leader in the architecture, design, engineering, business, textiles, and health and sciences fields. The institution was awarded university status by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on July 13, 1999 and officially changed its name to Philadelphia University - the first and only private university named exclusively after the city of Philadelphia.
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.
