Pictured from left at the NATYCAA National Convention are NJCAA Executive Director Mary Ellen Leicht, Herkimer County Community College Director of Athletics Donald Dutcher and NATYCAA President Jim Forkum.
(Herkimer, NY – June 27, 2013) Herkimer County Community College placed third in the 2012-13 National Alliance of Two Year College Athletic Administrators (NATYCAA) Cup competition. This year’s award marks the tenth consecutive year that Herkimer has placed in the top five of the competition.
NATYCAA is the national organization of all two-year athletic administrators from the United States. The NATYCAA Cup competition recognizes excellence in two-year college athletics. Rankings are formulated by awarding National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) institutions with points based on competition at NJCAA championship events.
Director of Athletics Donald Dutcher accepted the award at the NATYCAA National Convention in Orlando, FL. Herkimer teams that earned points toward the ranking included men’s soccer, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s basketball, men’s and women’s bowling, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, men’s and women’s track and field, and women’s softball.
Gloucester Community College (Sewell, NJ) placed first in the rankings, and Suffolk County Community College (Selden, NY) placed second.