ECAC Partners With Beynon Sports Surfaces, Inc.
CAPE COD, Mass. - Commissioner of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC®) Rudy Keeling announced today that the conference has named Beynon Sports Surfaces, Inc. as the presenting sponsor of the 133rd IC4A Track and Field Championships. They will also be the presenting sponsor of the 2009 ECAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Beynon Sports Surfaces, a Tarkett Sports company, is renowned for providing colleges and universities with high performance running track surfaces. Beynon has had several high profile installations in its history including Duke University, University of Massachusetts, and University of Oregon, site of the 2008 Olympic trials.
"We take great pride in running such a historic event as the IC4A Championships," said Keeling. "Beynon brings a great deal of experience in the intercollegiate world, and we know that our relationship will only grow stronger."
"Beynon Sports Surfaces is extremely proud to be the Presenting Sponsor of the 133rd IC4A/ECAC Track and Field Championships," said Drew Beynon, Vice President of Beynon Sports. "This distinguished group of universities has done a tremendous job of promoting and developing educational leadership as well excellence in track and field and it is an honor to have Beynon Sports Surfaces be a part of this remarkable event."
The ECAC Corporate Partner Program is dedicated to developing relationships with commercial entities that are committed to the mission of the ECAC, support the ideals of intercollegiate athletics, value the pursuit of excellence on and off the field of play, and serve the needs of the membership. The Corporate Partner Program offers a wide range of marketing opportunities, including, but not limited to, championship naming rights, entitlement rights to student-athlete recognition programs, and official supplier designations.
About Beynon Sports Surfaces, Inc.
Beynon, a Tarkett Sports company, provides colleges and
universities high performance synthetic turf surfaces at affordable
rates. Beynon has developed surfaces for the University of Oregon,
Hayward Field, site of the 2008 Olympic Trials and a Class I IAAF
Facility, as well as Auburn University (Class I IAAF), the
University of North Carolina, Duke University, North Carolina State
University, Wake Forest University, the University of Maryland, the
United States Coast Guard Academy, the University of Wisconsin and
the University of Massachusetts to name a few.
About the ECAC®
The ECAC is the nation's largest athletic and the only
multi-divisional conference with 319 Divisions I, II, and III
colleges and universities from Maine to North Carolina and westerly
to Illinois. Established in 1938, the ECAC, a non-profit service
organization, sponsors more than 100 championships in 37 men's and
women's sports, assigns more than 4,400 officials in 12 sports,
administers nine affiliate sports organizations and six playing
leagues and recognizes more than 2,500 student-athletes in 23
sports through the public relations arm of the conference. The ECAC
serves as the primary conference for select members in the sports
of men's and women's ice hockey, and men's lacrosse.
