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TRACK & XC SUCCESS STORIES
DAVID
RICE UNIVERSITY
Thank you very much for all your help and guidance throughout this process! The SAS system was a key element in David’s ability to be recruited by and sign with Rice University. SAS is a phenomenal organization! I was most impressed with how responsive their entire staff always was. We will gladly recommend SAS to other families.
NATASHA
UCLA
Your program spread the word about Natasha and gave her a ton of confidence in how she spoke with coaches and handled the complexities of getting in front of her desired colleges. We appreciate the many phone calls where SAS took the time to explain things and what we should be doing with the coaches’ responses. In addition, SAS has an outstanding follow up system in place which provided us many useful tips on what to expect. That valuable content gave us starting points to talk with Natasha about her goals and what she needed to do to reach them. Thank you again for all your support and help with this incredible process. SAS played a major role in Natasha’s scholarship to UCLA. We will recommend Student-Athlete Showcase whenever we can.
JACLYN
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
Zack and his team did a great job through the whole process. Their system works. It was a great tool to help our daughter prepare for college and college athletics. Their team helped us stay on track the whole way. If you are serious about getting the right college fit for your student athlete, this is a great way to help you learn how to get there.
RECRUITING DATES
NCAA DIVISION I
Coach-Initiated Phone Calls: Beginning Sept 1 of junior year
Coach-Initiated Electronic Correspondence: Beginning Sept 1 of junior year
Off-Campus Contact: Beginning July 1 following junior year
Unofficial Visits: Beginning Sept 1 of junior year
Official Visits: Beginning Sept 1 of junior year
NCAA DIVISION II
Coach-Initiated Phone Calls: Beginning June 15 preceding junior year
Coach-Initiated Electronic Correspondence: Beginning June 15 preceding junior year
Off-Campus Contact: Beginning June 15 preceding junior year
Unofficial Visits: Beginning June 15 preceding junior year
Official Visits: After June 15 preceding junior year
NCAA DIVISION III
Coach-Initiated Phone Calls: Unlimited
Coach-Initiated Electronic Correspondence: Unlimited
Off-Campus Contact: Beginning after the conclusion of sophomore year
Unofficial Visits: Unlimited
Official Visits: Beginning January 1 of junior year
SCHOLARSHIP STATS
NCAA DIVISION I M/W
Number of Teams: 287/ 338
Total Athletes: 9,795/ 11,239
Average Team Size: 34/ 33
Scholarship Limit Per Team: 12.6/ 18
NCAA DIVISION II M/W
Number of Teams: 216/ 248
Total Athletes: 5,668/ 6,344
Average Team Size: 26/ 26
Scholarship Limit Per Team: 12.6/ 18
NCAA DIVISION III M/W
Number of Teams: 316/ 324
Total Athletes: 10,362/ 8,848
Average Team Size: 33/ 27
NAIA M/W
Number of Teams: 169/ 173
Total Athletes: 4,078/ 3,424
Average Team Size: 24/ 20
Scholarship Limit Per Team: 12/ 12
JUCO M/W
Number of Teams: 75/ 77
Total Athletes: 1,298/ 1,020
Average Team Size: 17/ 11
Scholarship Limit Per Team: 20/ 20
NOTE: Track & Field scholarships at all divisions are equivalency scholarships, meaning a single scholarship can be divided into partial scholarships among multiple athletes.
Cross Country scholarships are included in the Track & Field scholarship numbers.