COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The University of Maryland marketing department has been named a finalist for the 2017 Marketing Team of the Year Award (MTOYA), presented by SuperFanU. The winner will be announced during the 26th Annual NACMA Convention, set to take place June 12-15 in Orlando, Florida.

“Our team is truly honored and thrilled to be a finalist again for the third year in a row,” said Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing Lauren Taylor. “I am so proud of how hard our group worked to keep pushing the envelope to be the best. We couldn't have done it without the support of many other units and the entire Maryland Athletics family."

Maryland was nominated as a top three finalist for the third year in a row for team of the year, after being named the 2015 NACMA MTOYA. Joining Maryland in the top-three this year is Mississippi State University and University of Oregon.

The Maryland Marketing department is also a top-three finalist for the individual award categories of "Single Game Sales Campaign" and "Student Promotion". The awards UMD received the nomination for are the Frese Fest promotion for the women's basketball game against UConn and the "Class Warfare" student promotion for Football. The winner is also announced at the Convention.

Members of the team:

Carrie Blankenship - Senior Associate Athletic Director - External Relations

Lauren Taylor - Assistant Athletic Director of Marketing

Jordan Looby - Director of Marketing

Kendall Butters - Associate Director of Marketing

Aja Washington - Assistant Director of Marketing

Evan Feinstein - Marketing Assistant

Steven Donlan - Marketing Assistant

Nick Lofaro - Associate Athletic Director of Digital Media & Creative Services

Marty Summa - Director of Social & Digital Media

Patrick Fischer - Director of Digital Media & Web Services

-Terps-