Posted: Mar 23, 2017
CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- In a ceremony held today at the University of Miami Sport Industry Conference, Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Assistant Commissioner Katie Mucci was presented with the Front Office Sports Rising 25 Award.
A breakthrough award recognizing the 25 best sports business students and professionals 25 years old and under, Mucci was selected by a panel of nine esteemed judges based on her accomplishments and successes as the league's assistant director of communications and new media and then as assistant commissioner when she was promoted in the summer of 2015.
In addition to coordinating and developing all publicity for the 18 SCAC sports, Mucci coordinates the SCAC's social media accounts and develops all the graphics and branding looks for the conference's communications platforms and championship events. Her creative flair has helped the SCAC's Instagram and Facebook pages become the most "liked" or "followed" accounts out of all NCAA Division III conferences. Among her other conference duties, Mucci coordinates all the conference apparel sales and serves as an advisor for the conference's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
At the age of 23, Mucci became the youngest CoSIDA member to hold a committee chair position as she serves as chair of the New Media committee.
The Front Office Sports Rising 25 Award was created to recognize extremely talented and accomplished rising stars who are responsible for significant achievements and success in the sports business while still in school or during the first few years of their professional career.