Empire 8 Conference Appoints Four New NCAA Regional Advisory Committee Members

7/17/2019 3:37:37 PM

The Empire 8 Conference announced the appointment of four new members to NCAA Division III Championships Regional Advisory Committees (RACs) recently. Morrisville football coach Curt Fitzpatrick will join the Football RAC, while Hartick's Waleed Farid will serve on the NCAA's Men's Basketball RAC. Also appointed were Sage softball head coach Erica Li on the Softball committee and Elmira's Corey Paluga on the baseball committee.

CLOSER LOOK
The Regional Advisory Committee is comprised of individuals who work at NCAA member institutions. Committee members are appointed by conference officials to represent their conference in each sport that the conference sponsors. Members serve a consecutive three-year term and cannot be re-appointed until they have been off the committee for three years.
 
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.

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 and https://youtu.be/wzL4HcDoUUQ