Will Prewitt accepted an offer to become the first commissioner of the Great American Conference on October 18, 2010, more than a month before the league had been officially named.
Prior to taking the helm of the GAC, Prewitt served the previous 12 years as associate commissioner for the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC), an NCAA Division II league based in Princeton, W.V.
The Williamsburg, Kentucky native joined the WVIAC on July 1, 1999 after stints at Tusculum College and Appalachian State University. His duties at the WVIAC dealt primarily with championships, sport administration, scheduling and media relations.
The 1994 graduate of the University of Mississippi is a past member of the NCAA Division II Championships Committee (2007-10) and participated as the liaison for the sports of football and men's golf. He is currently a member of the NCAA Division II Management Council and completed a term on the NCAA Football Rules Committee in March, 2014. Prewitt also serves as a member of the NCAA Division II Identity Sub-Committee.
He previously served stints on the NCAA Committee for Medical Safeguards and Competitive Standards, the Division II Atlantic Region Baseball Advisory Committee, the Division II Men's Golf Committee, the Division II Great Lakes Region Softball Advisory Committee and the Division II Northeast Region Football Advisory Committee.
In addition, Prewitt was also selected to be a part of the NCAA Division II Regionalization Advisory Board in the spring of 2007. During the summer of 2007, Prewitt participated in the Division II Game Environment Hearing in Arlington, VA. He also chaired the Championship Committee's Rating Percentage Index study subgroup in spring 2010.
Prewitt played a key role in bringing the 2006 NCAA D-II Men's Golf Championship to West Virginia and was the tournament's co-director. He has also been a part of the tournament staffs of over 30 national championships, including the Division II Softball, Division III Football and Division III Men's Basketball events.
Closer to home, he was the co-developer of the WVIAC Tournament Network and oversaw a re-branding of the league's logos in 2007. The WVIAC also gained a new internet presence at that time as the league entered into a contract with Sidearm Sports for an upgraded and revamped website.
Prewitt served as sports information director at Tusculum College in Greeneville, Tenn. from March of 1998 until arriving at the WVIAC. He was the primary media contact for the Pioneers' 14 varsity sports as the school moved to the NCAA Division II level and the South Atlantic Conference.
He previously worked with the baseball and basketball programs at NCAA Division I Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. Prewitt was the sports information contact for the Mountaineer baseball program in 1996 and 1997. He also was in charge of statistical operations for home football and basketball contests, as well as traveling with the ASU men's basketball team to handle road media relations.
Prewitt was an active volunteer with Labrador Retriever Rescue of SW Virginia, and currently lives with his wife, Stephanie and daughter, Olivia, in Dardanelle, Ark. with their seven dogs.
Prior to taking the helm of the GAC, Prewitt served the previous 12 years as associate commissioner for the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC), an NCAA Division II league based in Princeton, W.V.
The Williamsburg, Kentucky native joined the WVIAC on July 1, 1999 after stints at Tusculum College and Appalachian State University. His duties at the WVIAC dealt primarily with championships, sport administration, scheduling and media relations.
The 1994 graduate of the University of Mississippi is a past member of the NCAA Division II Championships Committee (2007-10) and participated as the liaison for the sports of football and men's golf. He is currently a member of the NCAA Division II Management Council and completed a term on the NCAA Football Rules Committee in March, 2014. Prewitt also serves as a member of the NCAA Division II Identity Sub-Committee.
He previously served stints on the NCAA Committee for Medical Safeguards and Competitive Standards, the Division II Atlantic Region Baseball Advisory Committee, the Division II Men's Golf Committee, the Division II Great Lakes Region Softball Advisory Committee and the Division II Northeast Region Football Advisory Committee.
In addition, Prewitt was also selected to be a part of the NCAA Division II Regionalization Advisory Board in the spring of 2007. During the summer of 2007, Prewitt participated in the Division II Game Environment Hearing in Arlington, VA. He also chaired the Championship Committee's Rating Percentage Index study subgroup in spring 2010.
Prewitt played a key role in bringing the 2006 NCAA D-II Men's Golf Championship to West Virginia and was the tournament's co-director. He has also been a part of the tournament staffs of over 30 national championships, including the Division II Softball, Division III Football and Division III Men's Basketball events.
Closer to home, he was the co-developer of the WVIAC Tournament Network and oversaw a re-branding of the league's logos in 2007. The WVIAC also gained a new internet presence at that time as the league entered into a contract with Sidearm Sports for an upgraded and revamped website.
Prewitt served as sports information director at Tusculum College in Greeneville, Tenn. from March of 1998 until arriving at the WVIAC. He was the primary media contact for the Pioneers' 14 varsity sports as the school moved to the NCAA Division II level and the South Atlantic Conference.
He previously worked with the baseball and basketball programs at NCAA Division I Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. Prewitt was the sports information contact for the Mountaineer baseball program in 1996 and 1997. He also was in charge of statistical operations for home football and basketball contests, as well as traveling with the ASU men's basketball team to handle road media relations.
Prewitt was an active volunteer with Labrador Retriever Rescue of SW Virginia, and currently lives with his wife, Stephanie and daughter, Olivia, in Dardanelle, Ark. with their seven dogs.
