Athletics Announcement

May 3, 2018

Milwaukee Area Technical College announced that MATC will transition men’s and women’s basketball teams from Division III to Division II play in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), and that the men’s and women’s tennis teams will begin their debut season this fall as NJCAA Division I teams. College partners were critical in making the move happen. They include Kristin and Brian Kellerman, who formed the Opportunity 34 Scholarship Fund after their son and MATC basketball player Will Kellerman died in a car accident in November 2017. The Kellermans donated $40,000 to the MATC Foundation Inc. for athletic scholarships, which now will be available because of the move to the higher divisions. Support for the move also came from the Al Hurvis/ADAMM Foundation, which helped MATC develop tennis teams and offers independent scholarships to student athletes interested in tennis. The foundation also supports college automotive programs and the MATC Promise program for students attending MATC direct from high school. Dr. Vicki J. Martin, MATC president; Johnny Craig, MATC vice president for student services and enrollment management; Kristin Kellerman; Nathaniel Lynn, executive director of the Al Hurvis/ADAMM Foundation; Kenny Foster, former MATC basketball player; and Randy Casey, MATC athletic director and men’s basketball coach, spoke at the event.