South Mountain Community College Athletic Awareness and Development Fall 2012 Update.

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Athletic Awareness and Development

Fall 2012 Update

Men’s and Women’s SoccerThis week….

At Gateway CC 4:30pm/7pm

SMCC Who are the Cougars?.....

Women’s Volleyball 3 ACCAC playoff appearances in last 4 years. Defeated nationally ranked Scottsdale CC last week in 3 straight sets. Tuesday 9/25/12 game vs. Pima CC 7pm (Dig Pink Game)

SMCC Who are the Cougars?.....

2012-13 Season Start Dates

Men’s Basketball: November 1, 2012 Women’s Basketball: November 3, 2012

Burgers and Basketball Conference Kick-off Wednesday November 14, 2012 (5:30pm)Baseball: January 25, 2013Softball: January 25, 2013Men’s and Women’s Golf: February 2013

SMCC Who are the Cougars?.....

SMCC Cougar Pride.....

2012 NJCAA Division 2 National Champs2012 NJCAA Division 2 National ChampsCongratulations Coach Harrington and Team!!Congratulations Coach Harrington and Team!!

SMCC Cougar Pride…

Athletics History:

6 of 9 teams on campus have competed in National Championships.

6 current head coaches at SMCC have taken teams to national tournaments.

56 professional athletes 3 National Championships 3 Academic National Champion Teams

SMCC Cougar Pride…

Student-AthleteGraduation and Transfer Rates

Graduation 2009-2010: 47% of 2nd year athletes graduated 2010-2011: 39% of 2nd year athletes graduated 2011-2012: 65% of 2nd year athletes graduated

Transfer 2009-2010: 32% of student-athletes transferred to 4-year institutions. 2010-2011: 39% of student-athletes transferred to 4-year institutions. 2011-2012: 76% of student-athletes transferred to 4-year institutions.

SMCC Cougar Development…

Athletics Development CommitteeIn progress…….Youth Basketball League Update EXS 265 BB curriculum (Spring 2013) 6 Teams, 6 weeks, league format complete

Fundraising/Development Corporate Sponsorship Program Golf Tournaments, Merchandise Sales (web), Event Staff

Marketing Efforts Enhanced Webpage (online media guides) Media contacts; score reports