General | 10/31/2019 9:23:24 AM
ROCHESTER, NY – Empire 8 Conference Commissioner Chuck Mitrano has been appointed as a member of the NCAA Division III Championships Committee. The appointment will begin in January, 2020 and go through January, 2024. Mitrano will become the first representative from the Empire 8 or its member institutions to serve on the NCAA Championships Committee.
The Championships Committee handles the oversight of Division III’s championships. The committee reports directly to Management Council on matters such as budgetary recommendations. The committee also supervises the Division III championships qualification and selection process; reviews recommendations from sports committees regarding the administration of those championship; and reviews other issues related to the administration of championships events among other duties.
Mitrano, who has served as Empire 8 Commissioner since 2001, is also Commissioner of the United Volleyball Conference (UVC) and the United Collegiate Hockey Conference (UCHC). He has served on several regional and national committees, most recently as the president of the NCAA Division III Commissioner's Association. Mitrano was also President of the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) from 2015-17.
ABOUT THE EMPIRE 8 CONFERENCE
The members of the Empire 8 Conference are committed first and foremost to the pursuit of academic excellence and the league is regarded as an outstanding NCAA Division III conference. The membership has distinguished itself among its peer group for its quality institutions, spirited and sportsmanlike competition, outstanding services and highly ethical policies and practices. Its commitment to serve the educational needs of its student-athletes is the hallmark of the E8. For more on the Empire 8 visit
www.empire8.com.
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