August 27, 2007
EAST COAST CONFERENCE PARTNERS WITH PRESTOSPORTS FOR WEB SITE SOLUTION, ECCSPORTS.ORG READY FOR START OF ACADEMIC YEAR
ROCKVILLE, Md. - The East Coast Conference, an NCAA Division II Conference formerly known as the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference (NYCAC), has re-launched its website at www.eccsports.org as a part of the growing PrestoSports network. The new ECC site takes advantage of the PrestoSports content management system to feature conference administrative information, news, schedules, statistics, interactive polls, membership information and highlights the league's corporate sponsors. Soon, the site will also offer links to the conference streaming package at ECCSports.tv.
"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." said Jonathan Harper the league's new commissioner.
Members of the league include: Adelphi, Bridgeport, C.W. Post, Concordia, Dowling, Mercy, Molloy, New Haven, NYIT, Queens and St. Thomas Aquinas. The conference sponsors league play and championships in baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, golf, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's soccer, softball, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track & field and volleyball.
"We're pleased to add another NCAA Division II Conference to our network - especially as it charts an ambitious new course," PrestoSports Vice President Patrick Summers said. "It's humbling for our company when new administrators bring us on board to help provide solutions for their conference. We've been lucky to work with Commissioner Harper in the past and look forward to helping meet the challenges of this league as it continues to make its mark on college athletics."
The conference has captured 16 team national championships. Its membership routinely exceeds its mission of commitment to the highest standards of scholarship, sportsmanship, teamwork, and citizenship. Its mission is to promote the total person concept in its student-athletes which stresses the abilities to excel in academic achievement, athletic competition, and positive character traits.
An offspring of several single-sport college conferences which existed in the New York City Metropolitan Area in the 1960's, 1970's and 1980's, the East Coast Conference (ECC) entered a new and exciting era on July 1, 2006, when it adopted a new name and branding, reflective of the growth the league has experienced since debuting as the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference nearly 20 years ago.
PrestoSports, the national leader in conference web sites, has launched or recently partnered with 10 NCAA Division II conferences. PrestoSports provides web site solutions for the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference, Conference Carolinas, the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the East Coast Conference, the Lone Star Conference, the North Central Conference, the Northeast-10 Conference, the PacWest Conference and the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. PrestoSports will re-launch the Peach Belt Conference site this fall.
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.
