July 2, 2009
For more information, contact:
Mike Donlin
(301) 841-7327
mike@prestosports.com
PRESTOSPORTS PARTNERS WITH EASTERN
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Big Sky Conference member launches new site
ROCKVILLE, Md. - Eastern Washington University, a member of the Big Sky Conference located in Cheney, Wash. for a new athletics web site. Using a custom program, PrestoSports has transitioned content for the NCAA Division I institution from its current provider to the PrestoSports platform. The full site is available at www.goeags.com.
"We're pleased that Eastern Washington University has chosen PrestoSports to enhance the image and visibility of its athletics department," says PrestoSports COO Patrick B. Summers. "In 2009 we established a goal to extend our services to the Division I market, and we're excited to achieve that goal with another member of the Big Sky Conference."
Eastern Washington's new site launched with a unique new design and a number of innovative features which put athletics administrators in complete control of the look and content within the web site. Some of the distinctive features implemented on goeags.com include video players on the main and sport pages, easily updated graphics and many ways for fans to interact with EWU athletics.
"We are excited about the opportunity to partner with PrestoSports," says Eastern Washington University Athletic Director Bill Chaves. "PrestoSports showed a tremendous level of excitement in wanting to partner with us as our official athletic website provider and that was a key reason for this relationship. We look forward to helping each other become successful in the years to come."
Eastern Washington University sponsors 14 intercollegiate sports -- six for men and eight for women -- both as learning opportunities for its most athletically talented students and an enhancement to student and community life. Men's teams include basketball, cross country, football, tennis and indoor and outdoor track and field. Women compete in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, indoor and outdoor track and field, tennis and volleyball.
Eastern Washington University's mission is focused on career preparation with a strong underpinning in the liberal arts. EWU stresses and values excellence in teaching and learning across its nearly 200 fields of study. An exceptional learning provides an opportunity for hands on experience with courses taught by student-centered faculty, and numerous academic resources to help students prepare for their chosen careers.
PrestoSports is a leading technology provider to collegiate athletic departments of services including web site design and hosting, live stats, award management, merchandizing, and officiating. With more than 40 years of combined staff experience in college athletics and collegiate marketing solutions, PrestoSports creates innovative solutions as unique as each of its clients.
For more information, please contact Mike Donlin at (301) 841-7327 or via e-mail at mike@prestosports.com.
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