“I am delighted to align the East Coast Conference with PrestoSports, which has rapidly become the leader in content management for Division II.  The immediate response to the redesign has been outstanding.  Our parents, fans and alumni will be able to now easily access conference scores, standings, statistics and news.  This site is the next step in our marketing and branding campaign that features an improved logo and corporate partner program.”

Ken Belbin, Assistant Commissioner, East Coast Conference

ECAC launches new web site through PrestoSports, site switch took place on July 1

ROCKVILLE, Md. - The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) has partnered with PrestoSports to relaunch the conference website, http://www.ecac.org/ on July 1, 2007.

The new site contains all pertinent administrative information about ECAC championships, awards, officiating, marketing endeavors and the annual convention. The site features a user-friendly interface that will allow coaches, officials, conference and school administrators at member institutions to easily navigate to find the information they need.

"The new ECAC website will provide our membership with a service that it has never received before," Keeling said. "The support of a committed company like PrestoSports will help keep the ECAC on the cutting edge of technology. Declaration forms, award nominations and important information will be clear and easy to locate."

The new site comes at the start of a new era at the ECAC. On May 1st, Keeling began his tenure as Commissioner, making him the seventh to assume the prestigious position in the nearly seventy year history of the conference.

"We're pleased to be a part of this new era at the ECAC," Vice President of PrestoSports Patrick Summers said. "With two former ECAC administrators on our staff, we are confident we can meet the unique challenges that only this league presents. It's an ambitious organization that services thousands of student-athletes and we're happy they've chosen us to help meet their goals."

Summers served as the Assistant Commissioner for Championships and Technology at the ECAC from 1997-2003 after starting as an Asa S. Bushnell Intern for the 1996-97 academic year. PrestoSports Operations Specialist Robb Modica was a member of the 2000-01 Bushnell Intern Class.

About PrestoSports

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.

About the ECAC

The ECAC is the nation's largest athletic conference with 320 Divisions I, II, and III colleges and universities from Maine to North Carolina. Established in 1938, the ECAC, a non-profit service organization, sponsors 98 championships in 35 men's and women's sports, assigns more than 5,100 officials in 15 sports, administers nine affiliate sports organizations and seven playing leagues and recognizes more than 3,990 student-athletes in 21 sports through the public relations arm of the conference. The ECAC serves as the primary conference for selected members in the sports of men's and women's ice hockey, men's lacrosse, men's gymnastics, wrestling, fencing and rowing.