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For Immediate Release

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Contact(s)

Alex Young
KAP7
949/737-3535 ext. 101
a.young@kap7inc.com

Gail Dent
NCAA
317/917-6117
 

INDIANAPOLIS, IN---The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has named KAP7 International, Inc. (KAP7) as the Exclusive and Official Championship Water Polo Game Ball provider.

Designed to meet guidelines for local, national and global specifications, each KAP7 ball is constructed with extreme care and quality.  With years of industry experience, specific design elements and top of the line materials, KAP7 has created the long lasting and extremely tacky HydroGrip for all levels of competition.  KAP7 offers five sizes of balls.  The KAP7 104 and 105 will be specifically used in NCAA competition.

“KAP7 is extremely excited to partner with the NCAA to be the Official Water Polo Ball Supplier” said Todd Snider, CEO of KAP7.  “This is a milestone for our company.  With the many years of involvement both on and off the pool deck by Co-Founders Bradley Schumacher, Wolf Wigo and the KAP7 team, we are proud to see our product showcased at the highest level of collegiate competition.”

Co-Founder Bradley Schumacher commented, “As a former NCAA competitor, I am very excited for the opportunity to support water polo student athletes.  At KAP7, we have all been fortunate enough to take the lessons learned as athletes in the collegiate environment and apply them to achieve both business and lifetime goals.  I look forward to seeing the athletes compete with the KAP7 NCAA Official Water Polo Ball.”

“The NCAA is proud to partner with KAP7 at the NCAA water polo championships,” said Peter Davis, NCAA director of corporate alliances.   “We’re also proud to partner with former NCAA student-athletes who have firsthand experience with our water polo championships and now know the nature of this business.  We look forward to KAP7’s support and innovation in the future.”

For additional information about the NCAA Water Polo Championships and KAP7, please visit www.ncaa.org and www.kap7waterpolo.com.

About KAP7

Founded by aquatic greats Bradley Schumacher and Wolf Wigo, KAP7 is comprised of 5 former collegiate athletes. Combined they have participated in 12 NCAA Water Polo Championships, 3 NCAA Swimming Championships, 2 NCAA Swimming Finals, and claimed 7 NCAA Water Polo titles. Based on many years of combined experience, KAP7 was formed to design and build innovative world class products for the water polo community that are “Built by Water Polo Players, For Water Polo Players”.

About the NCAA

The NCAA® is a membership-led nonprofit association of colleges and universities committed to supporting academic and athletics opportunities for more than 400,000 student-athletes at more than 1,000 member colleges and universities. Each year, more than 54,000 student-athletes compete in NCAA Championships in Divisions I, II and III sports. Visit NCAA.org and NCAA.com for more details about the Association, its goals and members and corporate partnerships that help support programs for student-athletes.