By Delaney Crawford//
The Hood College Athletic Department and Under Armour have agreed to a five-year partnership that began on July 1, 2020.
Hood’s 23 varsity sports will now be outfitted in Under Armour on-field and off-field training gear. Coaches and staff will also wear Under Armour.
Previously Hood has had a long-standing partnership with Nike. While many students enjoyed the deal with Nike, Director of Athletics Dr. Susan Kolb decided to make the switch over to Under Armour.
“After they invited us to Baltimore to see their facilities, it struck me as a better opportunity for our department,” Kolb said. “Under Armour presented us with a competitive offer and it was a change that our coaches and student-athletes were excited about. So far, I have been very pleased with the products we have ordered.”
BSN Sports will be the official Team Dealer. BSN Sports is the leading marketer, manufacturer and distributor of sporting goods apparel and equipment.
BSN SPORTS, a division of Varsity Brands, markets and distributes its products to over 100,000 institutional and team sports customers in colleges and universities, middle and high schools, and recreational programs throughout the United States via catalog, e-commerce and direct sales.
In signing this deal, Hood will be joining the Under Armour roster of partners that includes Boston College, Cincinnati, Colorado State, Maryland, Northwestern, Notre Dame, South Carolina, Temple, Texas Tech, Utah and Wisconsin.
Under Armour is now trying to partner with every college and university in Maryland.
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