January 11, 2007
NECC Launches Official Website, Unveils League Logo

Rockville, Md. – The New England Collegiate Conference (NECC), an NCAA Division III conference which begins conference play in the 2008-09 academic year, has launched its league site through PrestoSports at www.neccathletics.com.

The NECC site will feature all of the latest PrestoSports conference tools including complete schedule networking through D3Scoreboard, online awards and an efficient content management system.

“The NECC web site launch is another step in building our new athletic conference," NECC Director of Athletics Chair Louise McCleary said. "We know that a comprehensive website is paramount to our success as it will provide a vital source of information for our student athletes, fans, media, administrators and coaches. The NECC is extremely satisfied with the service and product that PrestoSports has provided to assist us in the branding and marketing of our new conference."

The NECC was established on May 31, 2007 and begins competition this fall as a full NCAA Division III member. Members of the New England Collegiate Conference will include Bay Path College, Becker College, Daniel Webster College, Elms College, Lesley University, MitchellCollege, Newbury College, Southern Vermont College and Wheelock College.

“PrestoSports was happy to assist the NECC with their new brand, website and logo,” PrestoSports Vice President Patrick Summers said. “It’s exciting to be a part of a project that will positively impact so many wonderful student-athletes and institutions.”

NECC Conference leaders and PrestoSports embarked on an overall creation of a conference brand prior to the start of the academic year. A conference logo was created, colors and fonts were chosen and integrated into the web site to announce the new league. The site will launch with information such as NECC member highlights, links to member web sites, league bylaws, constitution and the conference directory.

The NECC has formed with a mission to provide athletic competition among institutions that share similar academic aspirations and are committed to the importance of the total educational experience for students engaged in sports. Conference championships will be sponsored in 14 sports. NECC student-athletes will compete for titles in baseball, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s cross country, women’s cross country, field hockey, men’s golf, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, softball, men’s tennis, women’s tennis, men’s volleyball and women’s volleyball.

The NECC is currently conducting a national search for its first commissioner.

The NECC administration will take advantage of several unique PrestoSports features. The Scoreboard Interface features complete D3Scoreboard integration and allows the NECC to share scores and schedules with 23 NCAA Division III conferences to immediately update conference standings and scoreboards. The NECC will also take advantage of the PrestoSports online awards system, which streamlines the nominating, voting and compilation process for conference players of the week, preseason polls and all-conference selections.

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. It provides web-based solutions for over 30 collegiate conferences.

The PrestoSports staff features more than 40 years combined experience in collegiate athletics. It includes former sports information directors, conference administrators and experience in collegiate marketing solutions. For more information, please contact Mike Donlin at (301) 841-7327 or via email at mike@prestosports.com.