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MENTONE HONORED BY AVCA FOR DUAL ROLE
NJIT, CACC SID Recognized For Excellence In Volleyball Publicity

NEWARK, N.J. – Mark Mentone, coordinator of sports information services at New Jersey Institute of Technology of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference, was one of 28 athletic media relations professionals to be named a regional honoree of the 2004-05 American Volleyball Coaches Association Grant Burger Media Award program, the AVCA announced today.

Mentone was the Women’s Division II Northeast Regional receipient of the Burger Award, presented for excellence in publicizing the sport of college volleyball. He is also the part-time information director for the CACC, and works directly with the AVCA’s media relations staff in both roles.

The NJIT women’s volleyball team posted a 13-victory improvement from the previous season in 2004, and reached the semifinals of the CACC Tournament. The Highlanders claimed their first AVCA National Player of the Week and their first First Team All-CACC selection (freshman Angie Casado). Casado was also voted the inaugural CACC Newcomer of the Year. The CACC, meanwhile, had a team (Wilmington (Del.) College) selected for the NCAA Northeast Regional for the first time.

Mentone, 31, has been a media relations professional for nine years, including the last five at NJIT. He was the main media contact for Southern Connecticut State University’s back-to-back Division II national championships in men’s soccer in 1998 and 1999. A native of Hamden, Conn., he resides in Bloomfield, N.J.



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2005-06 News Archives 2005-06 \| 2006-07 \| 2007-08 \| 2008-09 NJIT SID Honored by AVCA MENTONE HONORED BY AVCA FOR DUAL ROLE NJIT, CACC SID Recognized For Excellence In Volleyball Publicity NEWARK, N.J. – Mark Mentone, coordinator of sports information services at New Jersey Institute of Technology of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference, was one of 28 athletic media relations professionals to be named a regional honoree of the 2004-05 American Volleyball Coaches Association Grant Burger Media Award program, the AVCA announced today. Mentone was the Women’s Division II Northeast Regional receipient of the Burger Award, presented for excellence in publicizing the sport of college volleyball. He is also the part-time information director for the CACC, and works directly with the AVCA’s media relations staff in both roles. The NJIT women’s volleyball team posted a 13-victory improvement from the previous season in 2004, and reached the semifinals of the CACC Tournament. The Highlanders claimed their first AVCA National Player of the Week and their first First Team All-CACC selection (freshman Angie Casado). Casado was also voted the inaugural CACC Newcomer of the Year. The CACC, meanwhile, had a team (Wilmington (Del.) College) selected for the NCAA Northeast Regional for the first time. Mentone, 31, has been a media relations professional for nine years, including the last five at NJIT. He was the main media contact for Southern Connecticut State University’s back-to-back Division II national championships in men’s soccer in 1998 and 1999. A native of Hamden, Conn., he resides in Bloomfield, N.J.