Seil & Hand Earn NCAA RAC Appointments
The Empire 8 Conference announced the appointment of two new members to NCAA Division III Championships Regional Advisory Committees on Monday.
The Regional Advisory Committee is comprised of individuals who work full-time at NCAA member institutions. Committee members are appointed by conference officials to represent their conference in each sport that the conference sponsors.
Nazareth Assistant Athletic Director/Sports Information Director Joe Seil will serve on the women’s soccer committee, while Houghton Associate Director of Athletics for Sports Medicine and Administration Deanna Hand will begin duties on the women’s tennis regional committee. Both appointments will last until 2020.
Conferences are grouped regionally and members of the RAC assist in the evaluation of teams, officials, and sites during the championship selection process. While the RAC does not have the authority to select teams or individuals to participate in NCAA championships, the RAC does advise the governing sports national committee in making tournament selections, as well as ranking teams in the region. Each representative is responsible for gathering feedback and reporting on behalf of their conference. RAC members also can serve as NCAA site representatives at preliminary-round competitions as needed.
Committee members serve a consecutive three-year term and cannot be re-appointed until they have been off of the committee for three years.