MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Mountain East Conference Commissioner Reid Amos has been elected Chairperson of the NCAA Division II Championships Committee. Amos has served on the Championship Committee since 2019 and began his one-year appointment as chair in September.
Amos is the only commissioner in MEC history, serving in that role since the league’s founding in 2013. He was a member of the NCAA Division II Football Committee from 2015-2018.
“It is an honor and a privilege to serve as chair of the NCAA Division II Championships Committee,” said Amos. “Providing oversight aimed at ensuring memorable NCAA postseason experiences for Division II student-athletes is at the core of our charge as a committee. I am passionate about conference and NCAA Championship events and as such I am grateful for the opportunity to provide leadership to this committee.”
The Championships Committee is the primary oversight group responsible for administering policies and procedures associated with the division’s 25 championship sports. The committee oversees what is presently a $24.6 million dollar budget, qualification and selection procedures, and the administration of each Division II championship sport. The committee additionally makes championship policy and reviews recommendations from sports committees regarding the administration of those championships amongst other duties. Amos additionally serves as the chair of the NCAA Division II Championships Appeals Subcommittee.