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MEC commissioner Reid Amos receives extension

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — Mountain East Conference Commissioner Reid Amos received a contract extension, set to run through the 2023-24 academic year, the conference’s Board of Directors announced Tuesday.

“Our Mountain East institutions have experienced an unprecedented level of collective success during Commissioner Amos’ tenure,” West Liberty President Dr. Stephen Greiner said. “He continues to raise the profile of our institutions both regionally and nationally and we are very pleased that he will continue to lead our conference.”

Amos served as commissioner since the conference’s inception in 2013. He guided the league through its first change in membership, adding Davis & Elkins and Frostburg State as full-time members, compressing the league’s geographic footprint while maintaining a regional presence through three states. He led efforts in attracting UNC Pembroke as an associate member in five sports to help expand and further stabilize the MEC’s championship offerings.

Amos oversaw the addition of seven championship sports offered by the MEC, bringing the total to 23 sports for the 2019-20 academic year. Additionally, the MEC made history as the first NCAA conference to conduct a championship in the sport of acrobatics and tumbling last spring.

Institutions in the MEC saw success at the NCAA Division II level, including the only NCAA championships by its members in their collective histories, with Wheeling claiming the national volleyball title in 2015 and Charleston winning the 2017 men’s soccer national championship. MEC schools won 20 regional championships. In addition to on the field success, over 1,600 student-athletes are recognized annually for their academic achievements as part of the Academic All-MEC program and eight MEC student-athletes have won the NCAA Elite 90 Award, given to the student-athlete with the highest GPA competing at the NCAA Championship finals site.

In addition to his work for the MEC, Amos served as a member of the NCAA Division II Football Committee from 2015-19 and was the committee’s chair in 2018-19. He also had a six-year stint on the NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Committee from 2009-14, which included a term as chair from 2012-14. He is also an active member of the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA), having served as chair of the external relations committee for that organization.

“I am tremendously honored to serve in this leadership role on behalf of our twelve Mountain East Conference institutions,” Amos said. “The high level of competitiveness among our programs combined with a commitment by our members to consistently support building our league has fueled successes that have exceeded our expectations over our first six years. While I am very pleased with the many successes our institutions have experienced to date, I am confident that there is much opportunity for continuing growth for our members. I am humbled that our Board of Directors has asked that I continue to lead this great conference.”