PrestoSports Pride of Maryland Player of the Week Announced

  PRESTOSPORTS ANNOUNCES PRIDE OF MARYLAND PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARD

Award Presented to best Division III Men's College Basketball Player in the State

ROCKVILLE, MD (12 November 2007) - PrestoSports has created and will administer a weekly Player of the Week award under the auspices of the Provident Bank Pride of Maryland men's basketball tournament. The award will be presented on Mondays, beginning on November 19, 2007, and concluding February 25, 2008.

There are nine schools who comprise the Pride of Maryland. All are NCAA Division III members: Frostburg State College, Goucher College, Hood College, John Hopkins, McDaniel College, Salisbury State College, St. Mary's College of Maryland, Villa Julie College and Washington College.

"We are delighted to have the opportunity to honor these student-athletes," states Chris Gonzales, Director of Sales and Marketing at PrestoSports. "These nine Maryland institutions represent the best of Division III both on the court and in the classroom."

The award is modeled after the Metropolitan (NYC) Basketball Writers Association Player of the Week Award, which PrestoSports also sponsors and administers.

PrestoSports, founded in 2002, is a leading provider of athletic content management software to colleges and conference offices. With parent company Lokitech, PrestoSports markets solutions for website design and hosting, live stats, award management, merchandising, officiating and photo hosting. 

Its staff has more than 40 years combined experience in collegiate athletics.  It includes former sports information directors, conference administrators and general experience in collegiate marketing solutions.  For more information, please contact Chris Gonzales (301-656-5503).