The Western Athletic Conference is unveiling two commercials later today.
The first commercial focuses on the Conference as a whole. The commercial includes images from our diverse geographic locations, recent athletic success including Fresno State's College World Series victory and the final images of the Boise State / Oklahoma Fiesta Bowl game. Other images featured focus on the commitment each university has to both athletics and academics through recent facility (Idaho and Louisiana Tech) and campus renovations (Nevada) and enhancements.
The second commercial focus on the importance of sportsmanship and the traits we instill in our student-athletes and expect from our coaches and fans. The sportsmanship commercials feature student-athletes from all nine institutions. We traveled to Logan, Utah back in June to shoot the commercial. The SAAC student-athletes were meeting at that time and it was the perfect opportunity to film a representative from each institution while in one location. As you can see the SAAC student-athletes did a superb job in the commercial! SAAC stands for Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Representatives from each campus have a monthly conference call to discuss ways to get involved in the community and issues they face as student-athletes. SAAC members are elected on campus by their peers and we have various sports represented on the board and in the commercial....football, swimming, basketball, golf, gymnastics and soccer and more.....
The Conference wide and Sportsmanship commercials will air on the WAC website, pre-game at WAC athletic events and during nationally televised games.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Monday, July 20, 2009
WAC compliance administrators enjoy some downtime at the Boise Hawks game with Humphrey the Hawk during their recent in-person summer meeting in Boise, ID. (photo left)
Representatives from all nine institutions were present for the meetings which took place July 15/16. The compliance officers reviewed existing policies, best practices and new and upcoming legislation.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Summer Update and New Projects!
I can't believe we are half way through the summer! It seems like the spring sports just concluded.
In the office things have been moving right along as we prepare for the upcoming fall season. That's right we are only 48 days out from the first football game....can you believe it?! Utah State will travel to Salt Lake City to take on Utah at 7pm MST and ESPN will televise the Oregon / Boise State game at 8:15pm MST on Thursday, September 3.
We have had a lot of projects in the hopper over the summer which are close to being complete. We have been working with row27 to create our sportsmanship and conference wide commercials. The sportsmanship commercial features student-athletes from each of our nine institutions and the conference wide commercial will focus on both academic and athletics. The commercial will feature photos and footage from each of our nine institutions. The commercials will air during WAC football games, on http://www.wacsports.com/, the WAC twitter and facebook pages as well as our blog.
We are also working with JumpTV, our website provider to redesign www.wacsports.com I think you are going to like the new features and look of the site. We are pleased with the drafts and are looking forward to the launch date which is still TBD...so keep checking http://www.wacsports.com/!
We are also in the process of filling the Associate Commissioner position....Darlene Bailey who previously held the position was named the Director of Athletics and Physical Education Department Chair of William Jewell College on May 20. We are so excited for Darlene!
We are currently looking at possible student-athlete gifts, championship merchandise, awards and closing the books on the 2008-2009 budget. Finally, we are in the process of finalizing our fall sport media guides! They will be available for download during the first week in August.
In the office things have been moving right along as we prepare for the upcoming fall season. That's right we are only 48 days out from the first football game....can you believe it?! Utah State will travel to Salt Lake City to take on Utah at 7pm MST and ESPN will televise the Oregon / Boise State game at 8:15pm MST on Thursday, September 3.
We have had a lot of projects in the hopper over the summer which are close to being complete. We have been working with row27 to create our sportsmanship and conference wide commercials. The sportsmanship commercial features student-athletes from each of our nine institutions and the conference wide commercial will focus on both academic and athletics. The commercial will feature photos and footage from each of our nine institutions. The commercials will air during WAC football games, on http://www.wacsports.com/, the WAC twitter and facebook pages as well as our blog.
We are also working with JumpTV, our website provider to redesign www.wacsports.com I think you are going to like the new features and look of the site. We are pleased with the drafts and are looking forward to the launch date which is still TBD...so keep checking http://www.wacsports.com/!
We are also in the process of filling the Associate Commissioner position....Darlene Bailey who previously held the position was named the Director of Athletics and Physical Education Department Chair of William Jewell College on May 20. We are so excited for Darlene!
We are currently looking at possible student-athlete gifts, championship merchandise, awards and closing the books on the 2008-2009 budget. Finally, we are in the process of finalizing our fall sport media guides! They will be available for download during the first week in August.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
WAC Commercials
It’s that time of year again, when conference offices’ and athletic departments across the country begin to film commercials for sportsmanship and football season and single game tickets. At the WAC we will film our sportsmanship commercial on Friday. We are working with a fantastic company, row27 on this commercial and two others (conference wide and basketball tournament).
Currently we are gathering footage for our conference wide commercial and I would like to know what you, the WAC fans think we should highlight in the commercial….we would like for the commercial to highlight our academic and athletic accomplishments from the past season. What type of shots, information do you think we should include / highlight in the commercial? Is there a particular commercial you have seen on the airwaves that really impressed you? Just post your recommendations and comments here on the WAC blog!
Currently we are gathering footage for our conference wide commercial and I would like to know what you, the WAC fans think we should highlight in the commercial….we would like for the commercial to highlight our academic and athletic accomplishments from the past season. What type of shots, information do you think we should include / highlight in the commercial? Is there a particular commercial you have seen on the airwaves that really impressed you? Just post your recommendations and comments here on the WAC blog!
Thursday, May 21, 2009
NAPA Auto Parts WAC Baseball Tournament - Game Two - NM State / Fresno State
NM State wins game two of the NAPA Auto Parts WAC Baseball Tournament They will face the winner of the LA Tech/Hawai`i game tomorrow @ 7pm
NM State hits a three-run homer in the top of the 9th inning to reclaim the lead over Fresno State.
Heading into the top of the inning Fresno State takes the field. We are all tied up...Fresno State has four runs on ten hits and have committed one error. NM State has four runs on seven hits and no errors.
NM State takes the lead....4-3 with a single
We are tied up in the top of the eighth inning. NM State is up to bat with one out and have a runner at third
After a few innings of running promotions we are back for the final two innings of the game! Fresno State has three runs on five hits with no errors while NM State has two runs on eight hits and have committed one error.
With two outs and two runners on base Fresno State has an opportunity to increase the lead....but they can't capitalize....as we head into the top of the second Fresno State leads 2-1.
More trash talking fills the time....Paka and Paul (from a local radio station)
are arguing about basketball...
Fresno State takes the lead off of a Dusty Robinson two-run homer.
New Mexico State is off to a good start scoring a run off two hits in the top of the first.
The press box is alive with chatter over the Nuggets / Lakers game. Eddie Morelos, SID for NM State, who is currently sitting next to me is a HUGE Lakers fan while our SID host Pakalani Bello is a Nuggest/ Birdman fan...there is a lot of entertaining trash talking taking place.....
Fresno State takes the field first. Interesting fact about Les Murakami Stadium...they play on a turf surface...Nevada also plays on a turf surface.
Game two of the NAPA Auto Parts WAC Baseball Tournament is underway at Les Murakami Stadium in Honolulu, HI. The weather is gorgeous....sunny and 80!
NM State hits a three-run homer in the top of the 9th inning to reclaim the lead over Fresno State.
Heading into the top of the inning Fresno State takes the field. We are all tied up...Fresno State has four runs on ten hits and have committed one error. NM State has four runs on seven hits and no errors.
NM State takes the lead....4-3 with a single
We are tied up in the top of the eighth inning. NM State is up to bat with one out and have a runner at third
After a few innings of running promotions we are back for the final two innings of the game! Fresno State has three runs on five hits with no errors while NM State has two runs on eight hits and have committed one error.
With two outs and two runners on base Fresno State has an opportunity to increase the lead....but they can't capitalize....as we head into the top of the second Fresno State leads 2-1.
More trash talking fills the time....Paka and Paul (from a local radio station)
are arguing about basketball...
Fresno State takes the lead off of a Dusty Robinson two-run homer.
New Mexico State is off to a good start scoring a run off two hits in the top of the first.
The press box is alive with chatter over the Nuggets / Lakers game. Eddie Morelos, SID for NM State, who is currently sitting next to me is a HUGE Lakers fan while our SID host Pakalani Bello is a Nuggest/ Birdman fan...there is a lot of entertaining trash talking taking place.....
Fresno State takes the field first. Interesting fact about Les Murakami Stadium...they play on a turf surface...Nevada also plays on a turf surface.
Game two of the NAPA Auto Parts WAC Baseball Tournament is underway at Les Murakami Stadium in Honolulu, HI. The weather is gorgeous....sunny and 80!
NAPA Auto Parts WAC Baseball Tournament Game One Underway
San Jose State will take on the loser of the Fresno State/NM State game tomorrow at 3pm HST while Nevada will face the loser of the LA Tech/Hawaii game tomorrow at 11am HSTHeading into the top of the eighth inning San Jose State leads Nevada 5-1. A total of four home runs have been
We have an incredible view of Diamond Head from the press box!
The tournament is a double elimination format with three games played each day at 11a.m., 3p.m., and 7p.m. HST.
We are in the bottom of the third inning and we have already witnessed two home runs as the Spartans lead 4-1.
Today's game features the regular season champions and top seeded San Jose State Spartans and the sixth seeded Nevada Wolf Pack.
Welcome to the NAPA Auto Parts WAC Baseball Tournament. We are blogging live from Les Murakami Stadium on the campus of the University of Hawai`i in Honolulu. It's a beautiful day as you can imagine.....sunny skies and a little humidity.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
May Is A Busy Month!
Although we are only two weeks into the month of May, it has been very busy for the conference and our schools.....
The month started out with the WAC Softball Tournament in Fresno, CA. The Fresno State Bulldogs (36-18), WAC regular season co-champions won three consecutive games to earn the Tournament title and automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs play in the Los Angeles Regional and will face UNLV on Friday at 1p.m. Nevada, who shares the regular season co-champions honors lost one game en route to the championship game where they fell to Fresno State (3-2 in extra innings). Nevada (39-17) earned an at-large bid the NCAA Tournament and will travel to the Palo Alto Regional to face Cal Poly at 3p.m. on Friday.
The month started out with the WAC Softball Tournament in Fresno, CA. The Fresno State Bulldogs (36-18), WAC regular season co-champions won three consecutive games to earn the Tournament title and automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs play in the Los Angeles Regional and will face UNLV on Friday at 1p.m. Nevada, who shares the regular season co-champions honors lost one game en route to the championship game where they fell to Fresno State (3-2 in extra innings). Nevada (39-17) earned an at-large bid the NCAA Tournament and will travel to the Palo Alto Regional to face Cal Poly at 3p.m. on Friday.This week Utah State is hosting the Outdoor Track and Field Tournament May 13-16 at Ralph Maughan Track Stadium. Boise State, Fresno State, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana Tech, Nevada, New Mexico State and Utah State will all compete for the tournament title and individual qualifying times and standards for the NCAA Regional (May 29-30).
The following week (May 21-24)the University of Hawai`i will host the NAPA Auto Parts WAC Baseball Tournament. The top six teams in the league will play for the tournament title and automatic berth to the NCAA Regional. As you are aware last years tournament champions, the Fresno State Bulldogs won the College World Series....
Tickets may be purchased by calling the University of Hawaii Athletic Ticket Office at (808) 944-2697 or online at http://etickethawaii.com/?DB_OEM_ID=10100.
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