July 26, 2009

PrestoSports partners with Colorado School of Mines

July 19, 2009

For more information, contact:
Mike Donlin
(301) 841-7327
mike@prestosports.com

PRESTOSPORTS PARTNERS WITH COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES
RMAC member launches new site at csmorediggers.com

ROCKVILLE, Md. - Colorado School of Mines, an NCAA Division II member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference located in Golden, Colo. has partnered with PrestoSports for a new athletics web site. The new home for the Orediggers launched at www.csmorediggers.com earlier this month.

"We're excited to partner with the Colorado School of Mines on its new athletics web site," says PrestoSports Chief Operating Officer Patrick Summers. "From the start, it was evident the athletics administration was focused on shaping a strong online presence. We're pleased PrestoSports was able to help achieve this goal."

The new Colorado School of Mines site includes a unique new design and a number of innovative features which put athletics administrators in complete control of the look of and content within the web site. Some of the distinctive features implemented on csmorediggers.com include adjustable headers, rotating top stories, instantly updated RMAC standings and direct links to schedules and special announcements.

"We are thrilled with our new PrestoSports website," said Jeff Duggan, Sports Information Director at Colorado School of Mines.  "From the very beginning of the process, it was evident that PrestoSports was going to provide us with the look and functionality that we wanted.  PrestoSports' design, development and administrative departments all surpassed our expectations. We are looking forward to a long-lasting relationship with PrestoSports."

PrestoSports' services and technology will allow Colorado School of Mines fans, alums and media to quickly find information about the school's teams. Now part of the PrestoSports Network, scores entered into the McDaniel web site through traditional or mobile entry systems will immediately update the web site's schedules and networked sites such as the RMAC and members CSU-Pueblo and Regis.

Colorado School of Mines' intercollegiate athletics program provides student-athletes with the opportunity to participate in 18 varsity sports, more than any other state institution in Colorado. Men's sports offered at Colorado School of Mines include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming & diving, track & field and wrestling. Women's sports include basketball, cross-country, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, track & field and volleyball.

Founded in 1874, Colorado School of Mines is a public research university devoted to engineering and applied science. It has the highest admissions standards of any public university in Colorado and among the highest of any public university in the U.S. Mines has distinguished itself by developing a curriculum and research program geared towards responsible stewardship of the earth and its resources. With a student body of about 4,500, Mines has a student/faculty ratio of 14:1 and an average undergraduate class size of 33 students.

PrestoSports is a leading technology provider to collegiate athletic departments with 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 email at mike@prestosports.com.

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