Category Archives: Success Stories

Bailey Hollick is a water polo student-athlete from Auckland, New Zealand, who signed with Platform Sports in 2022 join the American college system in the fall of 2023. Sierra College is a community college located in Northern California, United States. It has multiple campuses serving the Sierra Nevada foothills and the Sacramento metropolitan area. The […]

Alec Prentice is a golf athlete from Wellington, New Zealand and he signed with Platform Sports in 2022 to enter the American college system in the fall of 2023. He is an incredibly talented student-athlete who was coached by PGA professional Kevin Smith who has previously worked with top golfers such as Daniel Hillier and […]

Luke Hitchcock is from New Zealand and has worked with the Platform Team since 2021. Luke is an incredible 800m and 1500m runner, which has earned him the honour of representing New Zealand. When Luke started this process, his focus was to find a college which can provide a full scholarship and help him improve […]

Ryo Minakata is an impressive young tennis athlete from Hyogo, Japan. Before his college career kicked off, he was already having an exceptional tennis career as he claimed both the 2017 and 2018 Big Island (Hawaii) Interscholastic Federation Individual Championship in singles and won doubles titles at the 2016 and 2017 ITA Grade 5 Noumea […]

Rosie Larkin is a volleyball athlete born in New Zealand but spent the majority of her childhood living in Sydney, Australia, before moving back to NZ at the age of 10. She began playing volleyball in her last year of intermediate, and her high school Junior Premier team won the North Island Volleyball Championships. Salt […]

At a young age, Sophie Shorter-Robinson is already an incredibly accomplished water polo athlete. Originating from Auckland, New Zealand and attending Diocesan School for Girls, she was the College Sport Female Young Sport’s Person of the Year for water polo, the College Sport Nominee for Overall Female Young Sport’s Person of the Year, and earned […]

Scott Cathcart is a lacrosse athlete from Hamilton, New Zealand who has recently signed a deal with Chowan University for the Fall of 2023. Chowan University is a private Christian university located in Murfreesboro, North Carolina. Offering a variety of undergraduate and graduate programs, the university emphasises holistic education that integrates faith and learning. Chowan […]

Orlando Casey is a New Zealand native who attended Sacred Heart College before we aided him in securing a rugby deal at Davenport University for the spring of 2023. Davenport University is a private institution situated in Grand Rapids, Michigan, offering a diverse range of career-oriented undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. It is an NCAA […]

Daniella Barrett is an incredibly talented golf athlete from Turku, Finland, who we helped attain a scholarship at the University of Miami for the Fall of 2019. The University of Miami is an NCAA Division I college competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The college was founded in 1925 and has since become one of […]

Before his leap to the United States, Cooper Morley honed his swimming prowess while attending Rangitoto College in New Zealand. Morely competed at the New Zealand Short Course Championships in April of 2021, earning a best time in the 100m backstroke. He also recorded three top-8 finishes at the New Zealand National Championships in the […]