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The National Junior Collegiate Athletic Association has announced the hiring of Brett Monaghan as vice president of championships and sports governance to oversee the recruitment and selection of host sites, execution and management of all NJCAA national championships and work with regional and district championships as needed. Monaghan joins the NJCAA staff after serving as […]
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The NJCAA has announced the hiring of three individuals to serve in key positions within the National Office with Danielle Lafferty having joined in July as the director of championships. Lafferty will play an integral part in leading the NJCAA’s vision for executing and progressing the national championship experience. Previously, Lafferty worked in athletics administration […]
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Christopher Parker has received a contract extension through 2027 to remain as president and chief executive officer of the NJCAA. Parker, who has served as president and chief executive officer of the organization since 2017, is the fourth chief executive of the NJCAA since its founding in 1938. “The NJCAA has made so many strides […]
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The National Junior College Athletic Association has announced a partnership agreement with the PGA of America which will see the PGA of America and the NJCAA working together to grow the game by sharing professional and career opportunities with two-year collegiate golfers. The PGA of America will collaborate with NJCAA golf programs to offer athletes […]
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ESPN and the NJCAA have announced a multi-year media rights agreement to begin with the 2022-2023 season that will include the Division I football national championship game broadcast nationally with dozens of other events throughout the fall, winter and spring broadcast on ESPN Plus, the cable network’s streaming service. “This opportunity to work with ESPN […]
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The NJCAA has announced changes to the structure of football that will create increased opportunities for the sport to flourish at the two-year level including the creation of Division I and Division III, implementation of a Division I national championship playoff system, addition of a Division III national championship and separate division rankings. Currently, NJCAA […]
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The NJCAA, along with the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau and Arkansas Parks, Heritage and Tourism, has announced the Arkansas destination as the location for the 2021, 2022, and 2023 NJCAA Football Championships at War Memorial Stadium. The 2021 championship is scheduled for June 5 and will be televised nationally by CBS Sports Network. […]
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The National Junior College Athletic Association has officially announced women’s flag football as an emerging sport in a joint effort with the National Football League and Reigning Champs Experiences, with the NFL providing a $150,000 grant to the NJCAA Foundation for distribution to member colleges that declare their intent to participate in the sport over […]
Continue ReadingThe National Junior College Athletic Association will recognize competitive cheer (coed), clay shooting (coed), men’s volleyball and women’s wrestling as emerging sports with member schools permitted to begin programs in those sports starting in the fall of 2021. Each of the new sports have garnered interest amongst member colleges as club sports in recent years. […]
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The year 2020 will go down as a moment where the sports-event industry was forced to pivot. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was felt by all stakeholders, whether they are destinations, event organizers, hotels or any number of suppliers. While there has been evidence that the industry has begun its recovery, there are still […]
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