Travis Mettenbrink Joins Prince/Ektelon Team of Indoor Sales Representatives Bordentown, NJ
June 30, 2010 – Prince is proud to announce the addition of Travis Mettenbrink to its team as the newest Indoor Sales Representative. Mettenbrink, will become the second dedicated Indoor Court Sales Representative for Ektelon Racquetball and Prince Squash joining Mike Orr who was appointed as the first indoor rep earlier this year for the territory of California, Nevada and Arizona.
“There are a lot of similarities between Travis and Mike. Both are top ranked racquetball players who are exciting to watch and they have great outgoing personalities and energy,” said Scott Winters, VP of Indoor Court Sports for Prince. “Both also have extensive sales backgrounds and great passion for the sport. They naturally love playing and promoting the game. I can’t wait to see Travis get involved in his new position and bring his extensive knowledge of our products and programs to an area of the country he has been involved with his entire career.”
Travis will work in conjunction with Prince Territory Representative, Craig Gansen, to cover indoor accounts and manage promotions in the territory of Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa and Missouri. Travis will also tag-team some efforts in his territory with former Ektelon Product Manager, Bryan Crosser who remains an Ektelon Product Development Consultant and top competitive player based in Ottumwa, Iowa.
“I am very proud to be involved in developing these new company programs to provide more focus on indoor court sales and promotions in these territories” stated Dustin Perry, VP of Prince Sales for the Western Region. “This is unprecedented within our industry and it really demonstrates the commitment that our company has to these two great indoor brands.”
Travis is also an accomplished tennis and squash player, so he is a real racquet sports expert. His racquetball career began at the age of eight when first introduced to the game by his father. His impressive list of racquetball accomplishments includes; Nebraska State Singles Championships, two Men’s Open Doubles Championships three Mixed Open Doubles Championships and two National Doubles titles. “This sport has given me so much – providing me with a number of meaningful relationships. I am extremely proud to be part of the Prince/Ektelon family – a company that has given so much to the sport, and I will do what I can to give back to the sport I love so much,” said Mettenbrink.
About Ektelon Based in Bordentown, New Jersey, Ektelon is a division of Prince Sports, Inc. Ektelon has enjoyed the longest, most successful reign of dominance in the sport of racquetball. Ektelon's heritage includes some of the top players in the sport’s history including former No. 1 players Mike Yellen, Dave Peck, Ruben Gonzalez, Rhonda Rajsich and Rocky Carson and current world No. 1 Paola Longoria. In addition, Ektelon has introduced more revolutionary technologies and programs to the sport than any other company. Ektelon innovations include oversized racquetball racquets, the Racquet Taper System (RTS), Power Ring® racquets and Total Racquet Customization, VisionGrip and EXO3 among others. For more information please contact us at 800-283-2635 or log onto our website at www.ektelon.com.
About Prince Sports, Inc. Prince Sports, Inc, based in New Jersey, is a company of racquet sports enthusiasts whose goal is to create cutting edge, functional and technically advanced products that deliver performance benefits for avid players. The Company's portfolio of brands includes Prince (tennis, squash and badminton), Ektelon (racquetball) and Viking (platform/paddle tennis). The Company has a history of innovation including inventing the first "oversize" and "longbody" racquets, the first "Natural Foot Shape" tennis shoe, the first "synthetic gut" string and the first electronic ball machine. Today, Prince markets leading technologies in racquets (EXO3), string (PremierLT) footwear (Lightspeed) and apparel (Aerotech). It has operations on three continents with distribution in over 100 countries. For more information on players, products or programs please visit www.princesports.com.