Business Develeopment Research
APPLIED RESEARCH PROJECT
ON
COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC SYSTEMS OF THE USA AND AUSTRALIA – A COMPARATIVE STUDY
Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement of
Global Master ofBusiness Administration(GMBA)
Contemporary Marketing Management
SEMESTER 2
PERIOD OF STUDY – Aug „13 to Nov „13
Submitted By:-
Under the guidance of:-
Anushree Natraj/ GMAY13CMM05
Name: Mr. Srinivas Phani
Arjun Gidwani/ GMAY13CMM06
Designation: Director, IIP
Ganesh Srinivasan/ GMAY13CMM10
Sudeep Sodani/ GMAY13CMM35
Vijay Mannur/ GMAY13CMM39
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Acknowledgement
We hereby take this opportunity and privilege to thank and acknowledge everyone related to the successful completion of our project and for providing deep visions and knowledge based upon their invaluable experience. Firstly, we would like to thank and express gratitude towards our mentor Mr. Srinivas Phani for guiding us by providing continuous support from the very start of our project. His motivation and ideas inspired us to think in every possible dimension and achieve the objectives of this research project in the most effective way possible. He has been extremely kind and helpful in sailing through all the issues and problems that we faced during the course of the project. Further, we would like to express our appreciation towards the industry experts, Ms Renee Poulos (Senior Athlete Career and
Education Consultant-NSWIS), MrDiwakar (Recruiter- Tech Mahindra), Mr Manish Arora
(Consultant- Royal International Migration), MrBadriAryal (Director- Expert Education & Visa
Services), MrDipakNalau (Consultant- Hamro Consultancy) for their time and effort in providing us with insightful information and critical knowledge on the Australian education and recruitment system.
Sincere thanks to Mr Sandon Stolle for guiding us with valuable details for the ARP project.
Lastly, we wish to thank our respondents, colleagues and professors for their help and support on this project.
SincerelyAnushree Natraj/ GMAY13CMM05
Arjun Gidwani/ GMAY13CMM06
Ganesh Srinivasan/ GMAY13CMM10
Sudeep Sodani/ GMAY13CMM35
Vijay Mannur/ GMAY13CMM39
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DECLARATION
We hereby declare that the matter included in this ARP report entitled “Collegiate Athletic
Systems of the USA and Australia – A comparative study”, is the result of study and interviews carried out by us. We further declare that this is our original work and has not been published anywhere before.
This Project Work has been carried out for the sole purpose of submission in partial fulfilment of Semester two of Global Master of Business Administration (GMBA) at S P Jain School of
Global Management, Sydney.
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................... 5
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 6
Research Methodology .................................................................................................................... 10
Problem Statement ..................................................................................................................... 11
Research Objectives .................................................................................................................... 11
Research Limitations.................................................................................................................... 11
Secondary Research ........................................................................................................................ 13
Literature Review ........................................................................................................................ 13
Primary Research ............................................................................................................................ 24
Data Collection ........................................................................................................................ 24
Industry Expert ........................................................................................................................ 24
Questionnaire .......................................................................................................................... 24
Qualitative Analysis ......................................................................................................................... 26
I.
Australian Education System vs. US Education System...................................................... 26
II.
Industry Expert................................................................................................................. 27
III.
Australia Sporting System versus U.S. Sporting System ................................................. 29
Quantitative Analysis ....................................................................................................................... 30
I.
Number of Australian Athlete Students in NCAA system ................................................... 30
II.
Australian Education System versus U.S. Education System .............................................. 37
III.
Sports Scholarships – Australia versus USA ................................................................... 38
IV.
Survey Analysis – Student Questionnaire ...................................................................... 39
Conclusion....................................................................................................................................... 46
Recommendations .......................................................................................................................... 47
Bibliography .................................................................................................................................... 48
Appendix ......................................................................................................................................... 49
Safe Assign Report........................................................................................................................... 85
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Executive Summary
The world today is becoming a global village - we are going through a phase where the whole world is coming together. The prevailing globalisation and internationalisation is making the boundaries between nations smaller. The movement across countries for education has become a norm. The effect this has had over people has typically increased patriotism. The emotional connect with your own country increases as one identifies himself as a citizen of that country when surrounded by people from various regions. The
Aussie Athlete Agency gave us a chance to research on the by-product of this very situation.
Every year there are Australian athlete students, who travel to the USA to be a part of a collegiate system that provides them excellent opportunities through the likes of NCAA,
NJCA etc. These students develop their sports acumen and also acquire respectable degrees in the due course of time. All of these sportsmen and women have one dream – ―To represent Australia in Olympics one day‖. The competition for that is fierce, and the kind of exposure these athletes get in USA cannot be compared to Australia. This forms the core of the research project Aussie Athletes Agency has provided us the opportunity with.
The research has various facets to it - some interrelated, some not. The primary objective of the project is to find out the number of Australian Athletes competing in the USA collegiate system, and how many of them have over the years returned to Australia to represent their country in their choice of sport. In addition to this, the report also explores the tuition fees and scholarships available to students in the universities in USA. It helps us compare the two countries based on scholarships, cost of courses and competitiveness of the sports program at university/college level. The numbers, demographics and trends that came out of the research form an interesting case for Aussie Athlete Agency to target audience for growing their business.
Another important objective explored in the report is the translation of degrees from USA to
Australia. Along with talent, luck plays an important role in an Athletes success. The
Athletes who are not successful in achieving desired heights in their sport need to find a career elsewhere. Thus the recognition of their degree comes into the picture. The report presents details on the degree translation and how difficult or easy it is for Australians who have studied in USA to find a fruitful career in Australia.
The above findings are summarised based on the survey responses for 2 surveys designed for Athletes and company HR‘s respectively. These surveys throw light on the preferences of athletes and HR‘s when it comes to a comparison between Australia and USA. We have sought opinions from industry experts on this which has given a base to our findings. The report ends with a few recommendations that we would like to give to Aussie Athlete
Agency.
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Introduction
Australia is a product of a unique blend of established traditions and new influences.
Contemporary Australia is a pluralistic society, rooted in liberal democratic traditions and espousing informality and egalitarianism as key societal values. As a nation, Australia values the central role of education in building a democratic, equitable and just society. In the 21st century Australia‘s capacity to provide a high quality of life for all will depend on the ability to compete in the global economy on knowledge and innovation. Education equips young people with the knowledge, understanding, skills and values to take advantage of opportunity and to face the challenges of this era with confidence. Schools play a
vital
intellectual,
role
physical,
in
promoting
social,
the
emotional,
moral, spiritual and aesthetic development and wellbeing of young Australians, and in ensuring the nation‘s ongoing economic prosperity and social cohesion.
Education in Australia is primarily the responsibility of the states and territories. Each state government provides funding and regulates the public and private schools within its governing area. Both public schools and private schools exist in each state. The curriculum taught in each state or school may vary but the learning areas are the same in all.
Generally, education in Australia follows the three-tier model which includes primary education (primary schools), followed by secondary education (secondary schools/high schools) and tertiary education (universities and/or TAFE colleges).
Each state has a Vocational Education and Training (VET) or Technical and Further
Education (TAFE) system. VET prepares people for work in a career that does not need a university degree. VET is transferable between all states. Study done in one state gains the same status in another state. Typically, a VET/TAFE course takes two years of study. The national government provides the funding for universities in all the states. Each University is independent in its governance. The Universities set their courses and course content. A professional body must endorse a course for it to run. Typically, a university course takes three or four years of study.(Australian Government)
Sport in Australia
Along with education, sport is given a lot of importance in Australia. Sport has long played a vital social and cultural role in Australia, providing a form of social cement which binds communities and creates broader communities. Sport is part of day-to-day discourse in
Australia and it forms a major part of the country 's culture in terms of spectatorship and participation. Cricket is popular in the summer, and football codes are popular in the
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winter. Australian traditions such as grand finals and footy tipping are shared amongst the codes. Australia 's successes in events such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, World
Cup competitions in cricket, rugby union, rugby league, field hockey, netball, and major tournaments in tennis, golf, surfing, and other sports are a source of pride for many
Australians.
The Australian government gives a lot of importance to sport. The Government provides funding for sport as an investment in the community in terms of national pride, improved health, economic activity and stronger communities. The Australian Sports
Commission (ASC) is Australia‘s primary national sports administration and advisory agency, and the cornerstone of a wide-ranging sports system. On behalf of the Australian Government, the
ASC plays a central leadership role in the development and operation of the Australian sports system, administering and funding innovative sport programs and providing leadership, coordination and support for the sport sector. (Australian Sports commission)
Through the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), the ASC offers athlete scholarships across
37 sport programs in 26 sports administered from various centres around Australia. The AIS works in partnership with national sporting organizations (NSOs), state institutes and academies of sport (SIS/SAS) and peak bodies (Australian Olympic Committee, Australian
Paralympic Committee and Australian Commonwealth
Games Association) to deliver international sporting success. (Australian sports commission)
Difficulty in getting scholarships
Although AIS‘s well-funded training programs have been regarded as a major reason for
Australia 's recent success in international sporting competitions, but getting selected in AIS is extremely difficult. The fitness level required for selection in AIS is extremely high and only athletes of elite level are able to get through. Also the amount of scholarships given by
Australian Universities is very low as compared to the ones given by Universities in USA.
Most scholarships have continued eligibility criteria where the athlete is required to maintain continued enrolment and satisfactory progress to stay eligible for scholarship. If the student changes the course he/she is studying or reduces his/her study load (for example from full-time to part-time) then he/she may not be eligible for the scholarship.
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Some scholarships are counted as income by Abstudy/Youth Allowance/Austudy, and therefore affect the athlete‘s Centrelink income. Some scholarships are not exempt from
Income tax. The scholarships/ grants provided by government institutes need to be repaid by the students upon the completion of their course.
Because of all these reasons the Australian athletes consider the American college sports scholarship system as a pathway to their success. The universities in USA provide the perfect platform to these athletes to enter professional sports arena by providing full athletic scholarships and excellent training facilities. More than $2 billion in sport scholarships is
awarded to NCAA (National Collegiate
Athletic Association)
NAIA
(National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) and NJCAA (National Junior College
Athletic Association) sports programs in USA.
The US Sporting System - NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA
NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA are three different bodies involved in the organization of college sport in USA and each has its own rules and regulations. The NCAA governs 4 year college and university member‘s sporting program. There are three NCAA divisions – Division I being the most prestigious. Both Division I and Division II schools can offer athletic scholarships, however
Division III cannot offer athletic scholarships.
Division III schools can, however, offer other forms of financial assistance. Some of most prestigious colleges in the USA participate in the NCAA, such as Stanford, Harvard, Duke and UCLA.
Junior or Community Colleges offer 2 year courses and their competition is governed by the
NJCAA. NJCAA Colleges compete in one of three divisions, and each division has regulations about what scholarships they can offer.
NAIA has Approximately 300 colleges under it, which have fewer recruiting restrictions and an easier application process. NAIA schools are ―4year‖ schools and there are two divisions.
More than 90% of NAIA colleges offer athletic scholarships.
Aussie Athlete Agency
Aussie
Athletes
Australia 's
premier
placement
agency
talented
Australian
Agency
US
(AAA)
College
which athletes is
sport
promotes into the
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mainstream of American university sport recruiting. The national team and international network of the organization was formed by former ATP Tennis professional and Australian
Davis Cup tennis player Sandon Stolle. His personal pathway included playing collegiately in the United States before enjoying success in the business and professional sporting worlds. Sandon started AAA after recognizing the huge opportunity presented for young
Australian athletes to tap into the competitive arena of American college system.
Aussie Athletes Agency provides qualified athletes the guidance, advice, vital contacts and a definite pathway required to obtain athletic and academic scholarships. Therefore creating the opportunity for these athletes to obtain an internationally recognized degree and pursue their sport at the same time. Aussie Athletes Agency strongly believes this pathway has many advantages in nurturing the necessary experience to grow as an individual in life and in sport and from it come away with real benefits.
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Research Methodology
Problem definition
Analysing and assessing Aussie participation in NCAA Division I & II
Secondary research
Statement of research objectives
Research Design
Primary research
Data collection
Data Analysis
Recommendations & Conclusions
Report generation
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Problem Statement
The research aims at understanding the extent of participation of Australian athlete students in sports at the different NCAA levels. The findings and analysis of the research aims to provide business intelligence for Aussie Athlete Agency.
Research Objectives
Objective 1
Objective 2
Objective 3
• Analyzing and assessing the number of
Australian Athlete students who are currently pursuing higher education in US collegiate educational systems, which are listed under NCAA divisions. • Comparing
Australian and US universities in terms of tuition fees, sporting programs, infrastructure, scholarships etc. to motivate budding athletes to pursue education in US while honing their athletic skills.
• Recommending scope for improvement to the Olympic
Committee and
Australian Sports
Commisssion by performing need gap analysis between the
Australian and US education system.
Research Limitations
1. Limited number of sports- For data collection we had chosen 9 sports which are popular among Australian athletes. These were golf, baseball, basketball, soccer, hockey, swimming, track and field and volleyball. The NCAA divisions have many more sports under them and therefore the actual number of Australian athletes in these divisions might be much higher than the numbers that we arrived at through data collection.
2. Limited time period- For the extensive data collection that was required for this research, the time available was very limited. Due to the sheer volume of the task, the data collection for student details was limited to NCAA Division-I and Division-II.
3. Difference in education system of USA and Australia- It was difficult to do a liketo-like comparison of the education systems in USA and Australia in terms of fee structure, scholarships, infrastructure, sporting programs etc. because of the very different structure of each. Australia being a common wealth nation has a system where different colleges are affiliated under one University. In USA, there can be
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standalone colleges which are not a part of a university and are not affiliated under one. 4. Sample size- The sample size for survey analysis of student preferences was substantial enough to draw inferences, but it might not be large enough to give a complete representation of the actual population of athletes. Also the choice of education system is a very personal preference and might differ from person to person based on income, age, sex and other demographic factors.
5. Limited accessibility- We had very limited access to HRs of different companies for collecting substantial amount of data on their preferences in recruiting candidates, through circulation of survey.
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Secondary Research
Literature Review
Higher Education in Australia
The Higher Education in Australia is referred to as ‗Tertiary‘ Education. Tertiary education refers to university and non-university education institutions which encompass degree and sub-degree qualifications. The three main phases of tertiary education are Bachelor, Master and Doctoral studies.
The Australian Federal Government provides significant funding for tertiary education and the grants from them correspond to approximately 42% of the education sector revenue.
The State governments only contribute to 4% of the total revenue.
As a mandate for funding, the institutions must meet a range of quality, reliability and accountability requirements. These requirements are set out in the Higher Education
Support Act 2003. This act dictates that an institution must operate at a bare minimum level of quality and comply with the standards of the accreditation authority listed on the
Australian Qualifications Framework Register (The AQF Register). This Register contains a list of recognized education institutions and authorized accreditation authorities in the country of Australia. These quality agencies are independent by Law.
The Australian education system consists of two types of institutions – Self accrediting
SAI
(SAIs) and non-self-accrediting (NSAIs). These are distributed as below
Source: (Evaluation, Quality Assurance System in Higher Education - Australia, 2010)
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NSAI are recognized under state level or territory legislation and are included in the AQF register. The number of NSAIs has increased over the past few years.
Source: (Evaluation, Quality Assurance System in Higher Education - Australia, 2010)
Courses and Qualifications:
Australian tertiary education institutions are broadly offered over two categories – academic and professional. These courses can either be done full time or part time. The undergraduate courses and qualifications are available in the following modes:
1. Diploma – This is a para-professional Qualification. Diplomas require one or two years of full time study and cover higher and vocational education.
2. Advanced Diploma – This is a professional level qualification which requires two years of study. This qualification is dual-sector and offers the same education choices as a diploma.
3. Associate Degree – These programs, spread over a two year full time course, focus on inculcating research-based knowledge of one or more academic disciplines. These provide the individual an opportunity for Bachelor Degree. It differs from Advance
Diploma by being more academically focused rather than professionally focus.
4. Bachelor Degree – This degree is the most diverse degree. This contains courses over three/ four years, professional degrees, combined degrees and honours degrees etc.
However, as per the AQF regardless of the type of bachelor‘s degree the education outcome should be same.
Source: (Evaluation, Quality Assurance System in Higher Education - Australia, 2010)
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Source: (Evaluation, Quality Assurance System in Higher Education - Australia, 2010)
A detailed structure of the Australian Education System is given in the Appendix # 1.
Tuition Fee and Financial Support for Students
The Higher education in Australia encompasses fees and charges of a wide range. Students also have various funding options. Australian students once registered at an authorized education provider, can be listed as commonwealth paying students or fee-paying students.
The options require students to pay the fees however there is a difference in the amounts to be paid.
The Commonwealth-supported programs are subsidized by the government because they are of national priority – mostly education and nursing. Universities need to complete registration for these courses before offering fee-paying courses to the students.
Source: (Evaluation, Quality Assurance System in Higher Education - Australia, 2010)
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Student Loan Programs
Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)
Business Takeaway
HELP gives eligible students access to a loan from the Australian Federal Government. These
The type of loans provided
are provided in two types:
by the government need to
o
HECS-HELP: Students with a HECSHELP loan incur HELP debt and are not required to
repay
till
their income
reaches a threshold value. After the
Income increases, the HEC debt is repaid via taxation. This is especially for
be paid back after the individual earns a certain income. This applies to athletes as well as they are
the commonwealth supported courses. o supposed to use the same
FEE-HELP: This loan is available to fee-
channels to fund their
paying
students. Students
are
only
required to pay their loan once their income crosses a minimum threshold
education while pursing theirs sporting team.
level
Other financial assistance includes:
Research Training Scheme – for eligible students undertaking research based
Master‘s and Doctoral Degrees.
Australian Postgraduate Awards – for students taking up masters or doctoral in research.
Commonwealth Learning Scholarships – for students from low socio-economic backgrounds to assist them with either educational or accommodation costs.
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Education System in USA
The United States System of higher education is the most diverse in the world. A detailed structure of the US education System in provided in Appendix 2.
The types of education providers can be categorized on basis of three aspects –
Public/Private, two-year/four-year and non-profit/profit. Thus they can be divided into the following four categories.
-
Public two year institutions (e.g. community colleges)
-
Public four year institutions (e.g. universities, colleges)
-
Private two year institutions (e.g. junior colleges)
-
Private four year institutions (e.g. research universities, liberal arts colleges)
These are further categorized as profit or non-profit based on licensing. These corporate entities are governed by board of trustees, who are appointed by citizens.
Public institutions receive some annual allocation of government bonds whereas private institutions are independent of any state influence. However, some state operating funds receive funding from state governments in case they offer public courses.
A few statistics about the education are given below:
Source: (Evaluation, Quality Assurance System in Higher Education - USA, 2010)
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Type of Degrees
Offered
Associate
Degree
Bachelor 's
Degree
Master 's Degree
Doctoral
Degrees
Intermediate
Graduate
Qualifications
Unlike Australia, The US Federal government does not have any direct authority over the
US education system. This is also not stated in the constitution and the federal play only a limited role in the education system.
Student Aid
There is a wide array of private and government financial aid programs that provide assistance to students, based on both financial need and academic merit. Financial aid to students include federal grants, loans and tax credits, state grants and the grants provided by college, universities and private organization.
Federal student aid is financial help to students for tuition fees, room and board, books, supplies and transportation. These are in the form of Grants, Loans, and Work Study.
Grants are the kind of financial aid which doesn‘t need to be repaid. Generally the grants are for students applying to undergraduate courses based on needs, cost of attendance and enrolment status.
Loans are borrowed money and must be repaid with interest. Maximum loan depends on the course and guarantees provided by the student or his family. Loans can be paid to dependent undergraduates as well. For example the Federal Stafford Loans offered to students. Ensuring Quality
Higher Education quality assurance is as diverse as the education system. Since there is no centralized ministry of education, a variety of quality reviews are performed by agencies
(public and private)
1. External Quality Review
This
ranges
from accreditation to
federal data collection
and from state
accountability and licensure review to survey based rankings of institutions.
2. Internal Quality Review
Type of Quality
Assurance
System
Accreditation
Recognitions of
Acrrediting
Organizations
Federal oversight of higher education State quality review of higher education Government
Approval
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Cost Comparison of Education Systems
Australia has been an attractive study destination for many university students as it used to cost less too compared to UK and USA. But the trend has changed in recent years.
For a non-medical, four-year degree in Australia, the total cost can add up to
$262,352.That put it well ahead of the US, with an average of $217,016, and Britain, at
$141,291. Those going to Germany for a degree will need $64,666 and a China degree costs
$57,287.
A key reason for the pricier Australian degree is the country 's strong currency.Living costs in Australia have also risen in recent years.Official estimates show the annual tuition fee for a degree
in
Australia
can
range
from
A$14,000
to
A$35,000
(S$17,000
to
S$42,700).Prospective students are now also required to show that they have AUD18,610 a year to meet basic living costs as stipulated by visa requirements.
The US Sport System
Any discussion about a student pursuing education in USA would not complete without making a mentionof athletics. Ironically, even though the number of student athletes constitutes a smaller proportion of the entire student population, the influence it has on the system is of much greater proportion.
Right from the beginning, student-athletes in America are trained and propelled in a rigorous manner, preparing them for a life of discipline and hard work at the college level.
From the very early teen age they are constantly involved in developing their game skills, and start their pursuit to acquire an athletic scholarship which will put them through a good university and finally enable them to enter the world of professional sport.
Upon reaching college level in their choice of sport, the next stage for them is professional sports. As the professional teams are working through the league to reach the top, these
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student-athletes instead of sitting idle are in a continuous improvement process. They areof course aided by some first class coaches the nation has to offer. A point that can be argued here is that these students may not make it to professional career levels, but for most of them the journey still continues. This is because the degree they have acquired is recognized worldwide as of high qualityand they can always fall back on that.
Once the players make it to the draft, they are chosen by the teams round by round, with the higher draft picks receiving higher salaries in their initial ―rookie‖ season. Competition is given big importance, and the bidding process reflects this. The team that finishes last in the previous season gets to pick first, thus allowing different teams to win across the years.
- 1000 Member
Schools
- 505 Member
Schools
- 3 divisions
- 259 Member School
- 60,000 Student
Atheletes
- 400,000 student athletes - $450 mil. in scholarships - Div I full athletic scholarship - 2 divisions
- Div II partial scholarship Source: (McCann & Chalip)
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The Division III Myth
It is a very common myth that NCAA Regulations and Bylaws disallow Division III institutions from awarding financial aid based on athletic ability and therefore no aid is given by Division III colleges. However, it is important to recognize that the vast majority of students participating in sports at the Division III level are receiving substantial financial aid packages. The fact is, NCAA Division III colleges very often provide financial aid for athletic ability. The institutions are free to structure their assistance packaging formulas and they have considerable flexibility. They are also free to name the financial aid grants they award any student or student athlete for the purpose of either enhancing or concealing the real purpose of the
Business Takeaway
The Division III by the NCAA
financial aid award. The director of financial aid is
is not allowed to allot
the staff member responsible for accomplishing the
scholarships. However, the
institution‘s enrollment goal. Plainly stated, Division
IIIcolleges are funding the education of student
athletes ARE given aids in
athletes, while publicly professing that the financial
various other forms.
aid that their studentsreceive is for some merit other
Therefore students can still
than athletic ability. A granted financial aid will likely be
discussed
awards,leadership
in
awards,
terms diversity of
merit awards, academic and honors awards, loans, employment,
―awards of circumstance,‖ andinstitutional awards.
Aidofficials look at their own school‘s ‗need‘ (how
participate while going for universities like the famous
Massachusetts of
Technology.
badly they want an athlete to attend their college based on their academic or athletic accomplishments) and decide how much financial assistance has to be given to a student.(Wheeler) Australian Sport System
The way sports integrate into social life varies from society to society, and the way they are organized differs from place to place and time to time. Thus, Unlike the US there is no system of collegiate sports; however, success in sport in Australia is embodied by an effective sporting system that strives to offer improved participation in quality sports. The current elite athletes are estimated at 200,000. This might sound like a big number however if it is compared this with the US 2 million it is a mere 10%.
The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) is the Australian Government body responsible for the delivery of funding and development of Australian sport. As Australia‘s strategic high performance sport agency, the Australia Institute of Sport (AIS) is responsible and accountable for leading the delivery of Australia‘s international sporting success. Since
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1981, the AIS has been the cradle of Australia‘s national sports system — one that is recognized the world over for its ability to identify, develop and produce world, Olympic and
Paralympic champions.
The AIS works in partnership with national sporting organizations (NSOs), state institutes and academies of sport (SIS/SAS) and peak bodies (Australian Olympic Committee,
Australian Paralympic Committee and Australian Commonwealth Games Association) to deliver international sporting success. The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) delivers 36 sport programs across 26 different sports.
Performance
of
Australian
student
athletes
at
Olympic Games
Business Takeaway
The analysis of the performance of university student
The Division III by the NCAA
athletes named in the Australian Olympic Teams of
is not allowed to allot
2004, 2008 and 2012provides evidence indicating that student-athletes participating at Olympic level appear
scholarships. However, the
to be more likely to win medals than non-student
athletes ARE given aids in
athletes. This evidence holds true not only for the
various other forms.
Australian Olympic Team (Team Australia), but also for most key international teams that finished above
Therefore students can still
Australia in terms of medal tally in London Olympic.
participate while going for
For future improvement it‘s importantto integrate
universities like the famous
student-athletes and universities into the mainstream national high performance program. Australia can gain international competitiveness
in
sport
through
Massachusetts of
Technology.
strategies that encourage and develop more studentathletes, and by better aligning university elite sport programs with the national high performance pathway.Institutions with the largest elite athlete programs include:
University of Sydney- 350 scholarships
University of Melbourne- 175 scholarships
Monash University- 150 scholarships
University of Technology Sydney- 120 scholarships
Macquarie University- 71 scholarships
University of New South Wales- 60 scholarships
Student-athlete scholarship investment in Australia however is far less than the level of scholarship support provided by other nations such as USA and UK. The scholarships provided in Australia range from $500 to $1500 while in UK it‘s about £7,000 a year, and a full scholarship at NCAA Division 1 or 2 universities in the US is worth $12000 to $15000 per annum.(Knapp, 2012)
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Recognition of US Degree in Australia
Business Takeaway
The US degree in Australia can be realized by
Aussie Athlete Agency can
contacting the AEI – NOOSR. This function of the
Australian Education International provides a guide to translating the
education
level
of
an
overseas
qualification. They asses: higher education, postsecondary
technical
and
vocational
overseas
qualifications for general purposes. This costs a mere
try and create a setup where it acts as a facilitator between the individual and the AEI – NOOSR.
$295 and will take a maximum off three months to process.
Their site lists the following:
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Primary Research
Primary Research was carried out in the following ways:
Data
Collection
Questionnare
Industry
Advice
•Data Collection for Australia Athlete Students Student
•Data Collection for University Financial Costs
•Questionnaire for Student Perception
•Questionnaire for Employer Perception
•Industry Expert advice on Education System in Australia
•Industry Expert advice on US Student Employability
Data Collection
Data collection involved manually searching the rosters of NCAA division I and II university teams across 10 sports to find Australian Student Athletes. This data was collected for the last three years and included the spring and fall semester. Further, a total of 5500 NCAA – sponsored men and women‘s team across 656 colleges was searched. Data was further collected to find financial costs of those 656 colleges.
Industry Expert
In order to get qualitative insights for the core objectives of the research, industry experts from education consulting and Human Resource recruiting background were chosen.
Education consultants were chosen to understand the education systems; fee and scholarship structure and get an insight into the student‘s expectations. Human Resource personnel were chosen to understand the expectations of employers from undergraduate students and their perception about candidates who excel in sports. (See Appendix # 3 for list of questions asked)
Questionnaire
Questionnaire Design
As part of the primary research, the survey using questionnaires was identified as a very important part of the research. The surveys were designed to target two sets of people, the student athletes and the Human Resource personnel in organizations of Australia. It was
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ensured that the designed questionnaires were short and crisp, clear and less time consuming. Questionnaire 1: Education Preference for Student Athletes (Appendix # 4)
The questionnaire for student athletes was designed to understand their perception about the various attributes defining the education systems in USA and Australia. The funneling thought process followed while framing the questionnaire to get the desired information from the students is as per the below illustration. The survey was designed keeping in mind, to use the responses for performing factor and cluster analysis.
Questionnaire 2: Recruitment Preference - Human Resource Personnel (Appendix#5)
The questionnaire to understand the recruitment preference was designed to take responses from recruiting personnel in the organizations. The core objective of this was to understand their perception and view on recruiting a candidate who has graduated with an undergraduate degree from USA.
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Qualitative Analysis
I.
Australian Education System vs. US Education System
The Australian education system and the U.S. education system are quite different in nature. To bring them on the same platform, we followed the approach of Universitas 21 where they have defined four parameters to judge the education system:
Parameters
Resources
•Government involvement •Comparitive expenditure by
Student
•Expenditure by student and governent in research Environment
Connectivity
•Gender Diversity
•Approchability to
•Rating for quality of research papers published Data
•International
•Enforcement of
Diversity
Quality
Measurement
•Enrolement in
Tertitary Education
Output
•Quantity and
Quality of articles produced •Depth of world class universities •Research excellnce of univesities
•Employment
Opportunities
•Unemployment
Rates
Source: (Williams, Rassenfosse, Jensen, & Marginson, 2013)
The above parameters when evaluated give the following picture for both the countries. The numbers represent score received by each of them (on a scale of 120)
USA
98 95
OUTPUT
USA
100
56
Australia
USA
Australia
CONNECTIVITY
72 96
Australia
91 64
ENVIRONMENT
R
Australia
USA
RESOURCES
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100
77
Australia
USA
OVERALL
In conclusion, on a relative scale the US degree system works better than the Australian degree system in giving education based on the various
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parameters.
On quality of education
Australia
USA
provided the scales tip in favour of USA. There is a definite scope of improvement on the
Australia Education
System as well. The research paper will further look into the cost analysis to arrive at a conclusion.
II.
Industry Expert
Captured below are some of the key findings from in-depth interviews with the industry experts. How can the Australian education system attract more students?
The government grants and support to universities in Australia have to improve in order to attract more students. This may be in the form of scholarships.
- Mr BadriAriyal, Director
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Where do you think the Australian Education system can improve?
The admission process into the Australian
Universities needs to be stricter. Currently, students are sometimes given admission without their education background into consideration. This shows in the corporate world, where these students find it difficult to adapt to the industry.
- Mr. Manish Arora, Admin
How would a US degree translate here in
Australia? How would a sports background help a candidate?
The country of degree for a candidate matters when it involves requirement of local knowledge and compliance to local rules and regulations. Excellence in sports gives any candidate an edge over others. The reason being it develops person in totality. It imbibes in a person the team spirit, leadership skills and sense of responsibility.
- Mr.Diwakar R, Recruiter
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III.
Australia Sporting System versus U.S. Sporting System
There are several reasons for the rising trend of Australian student- athletes opting NCAA colleges in USA over Australian colleges. Some of the key reasons are –
1. No Dedicated collegiate athletic programs- Unlike
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USA, in Australia there are no collegiate athletic programs. The athletes can get in Universities through sports scholarships, but academics and athletics remain two very separate entities because of lack of sports training programs at
University level. The
athletes have
to get
selected in one of the external training facilities such as AIS while attending college for studies at the same time. On the other hand in USA the athletes get to hone their skills on a daily basis and maximize their athletic potential while studying in a good college. This way they do not have to face the challenge of juggling education
Only sporting event in
Australia that comes close to the US system is the annual UniSports.
However, this has very less participation – only 28 teams participate from across the country.
with a sporting career.
2. Ease of getting selected- In Australia getting recognized as an athlete is very difficult for student athletes who are at an amateur level. Getting selected in one of the independent training centres such as AIS is easy only for athletes of elite level. On the other hand with the large number of universities present in USA, the opportunities available to athletes are much wider. Compared to around 40 universities in Australia, there are approximately 4500 in the United States.
3. Opportunity for debt free education- In Australia the value of scholarships given by universities is very low compared to that offered by universities in USA. Hence US universities give athletes the opportunity to get trained in their favourite sport and walk away with a good college degree in 4 years with no loans to repay.
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Quantitative Analysis
I.
Number of Australian Athlete Students in NCAA system
Part I – NCAA Division I
Data collection involved manually searching the rosters of NCAA university teams across
10 sports to find Australian Student Athletes(See Appendix 6 for detailed list). This data was collected for the last three years and included the spring and fall semester. Further a total of 4000 NCAA –sponsored men and women‘s team across 345 colleges was searched.
This analysis is limited to the fact that some rosters did not mention/ update their rosters correctly, due to which some athletes may not have been accounted for.
Key Finding 1
Business Take Away
Over the last three years, a total of 325 student athletes who featured at the NCAA Division I, who identified Australia as their hometown. These were spread out over the years in the following way
There is an increasing trend in the number of student athletes participating each year in the 10 sports examined. Business Take Away
Key Finding 2
Of these athletes, there was an almost even spread amongst men and women. Male‘s accounted for 52% of the total number of athletes rest 48% were women.
Genderwise Distribution - NCAA Div - 1
48%
52%
Female
The Ratio of Male to
Female athlete students is quite similar at a ratio of 1.08 Male athletes for
Male
every Female Athlete.
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The sports distribution lookout reveals even more interesting data.
Key Finding 3
Business Take Away
The most common sport played by an Australian student athlete (among the 10 sports) is Basketball followed by Swimming and Soccer.
129
150
100
50
0
most athletes. NBA being the big league in USA is
59
15 10 27 42
12 1
Basketball attracts the
24
6
the most sought after option after studies for these athletes, hoping to be picked in drafts.
Key Finding 4
Business Take Away
The most common sport played by a male and
Female Australian student athlete (among the 10 sports) is Basketball followed by Swimming and
Soccer.
A 1% of total Australian student athletes participate in not one but
Female
Volleyball
3%
Track &
Field
10%
Swimming
19%
Soccer
16%
Male
Track &
Field
Swimming 5%
17%
Golf
9%
Soccer
10%
Football
6%
two sports. This might be
Basketball
35%
linked to the concept of
Field Hockey
10%
Golf
7%
Volleyball
1%
Baseball
Baseball & 7%
Soccer
1%
Basketball
44%
more opportunities for the student having two
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To understand the reach of Australian Athlete students, their presence across the United
States of America was analysed. The key findings are displayed below:
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A further research into the background of the Students reveals the following:
Key Finding 5
Business Take Away
Australian athlete students attended universities across 44 states in the USA. This accounts for 84.6%.
The most popular region as per university choice was the South. This was then followed by Northeast and then the Midwest. This phenomenon needs to be studied further to analyze their choice of region.
Key Finding 6
New South Wales is the key contributor to the pool of
Australian student athletes to NCAA Division I.
Business Take Away
Statewise Distribution - NCAA Div 1
7% 3%
33%
27%
1%
7%
21%
1%
Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
At least one student from each of the Australian
States is represented in the
NCAA Division I teams.
Sydney was the biggest contributor to the NSW athlete count.
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Part II – NCAA Division II
Data collection involved manually searching the rosters of NCAA division II university teams across 10 sports to find Australian Student Athletes (See Appendix 7 for detailed list). This data was collected for the last three years and included the spring and fall semester.
Further, a total of 2000 NCAA –sponsored men and women‘s team across 311 colleges was searched. This analysis is limited to the fact that some rosters did not mention/ update their rosters correctly, due to which some athletes may not have been accounted for.
Key Finding 1
Business Take Away
Over the last three years, a total of 190 student athletes who featured at the NCAA Division II, who identified Australia as their hometown. These were spread out over the years in the following way.
Yearwise athlete count - NCAA Div - 2
97
200
97
of Australian Student Athletes is increasing in
Division II, the numbers
123
0
2011-12 2012-13
Even though the number
are less compared to
2103-14
Division I.
Key Finding 2
Business Take Away
Of these athletes, there was an almost even spread amongst men and women. Male‘s accounted for 64% of the total number of athletes rest 36% were women.
The Australian student athletes in Division II are
Genderwise Split - NCAA Div 2
more dominated by a male count. There are 1.78 male
36%
Female
Male
64%
student athletes for every female student-athlete.
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The sports distribution in Division II is a little varied from Division I.
Key Finding 3
Business Take Away
The most common sport played by an Australian student athlete (among the 10 sports) is Basketball followed by Soccer and Baseball.
Similar to Division I
Basketball attracts the most athletes. However, in
100
80
60
20
0
contrast to Division I the
96
40
44
15
2
13
1
9
8
2
next leading choices for sport are different, due to difference in infrastructure. Business Take Away
Key Finding 4
The most common sport played by a male and Female
Australian student athlete (among the 10 sports) is
Basketball followed by Swimming and Soccer.
Female
Swimming
9%
Soccer
22%
Hockey
2% Golf
7%
Male
Track and
Swimmingfield
3%
2%
Golf
7%
Track and field 6%
participation continues through to the
Demographics and we see that the number of sports
Basketball
54%
and participation from
Australian nationals is less. Women feature in
Volleyball
2%
Baseball
12%
Soccer
24%
Football
2%
The trend of less
fewer sports as compared to men – an extension of
Basketball
48%
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To understand the reach of Australian Athlete students, their presence across the United
States of America was analysed. The key findings are displayed below:
Key Finding 5
Business Take Away
Australian athlete students attended universities across 37 states in the USA. This accounts for 71.1%.
A reduced participation by
Australian athletes in
Division II is shown throughout the states when compared to Division
I. The numbers of studentathletes are most in the western part of the country. A further research into the background of the Students reveals the following:
Key Finding 5
Victoria is the key contributor to the pool of
Australian student athletes to NCAA Division II.
Business Take Away
At least one student from
Statewise distribution - NCAA Div 2
Australian Capital
Territory
New South Wales
2%
11%
each of the Australian
States is represented in
Northern Territory
28%
Queensland
the NCAA Division I teams.
31%
1%
7%
20%
South Australia
In Victoria, the city of
Victoria
Western Australia
Melbourne represented most of the students.
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Summary
The numbers of Australian athlete students have grown in abundance over the last couple of years, and this is in accordance with the finding of the NCAA Student athlete ethnicity report. Australians represent approximately 4.2% of all the foreign athletes in the Division I.
However, objectively, compared to other students, Australians find it easy to adapt to given a similar culture of Westernized world, similar language. The numbers imply that the
Australian students have a higher tendency to play sports which are popular back home in
Australia, with Basketball being a major sport. In part due to pursuing education in foreign land, Australians generally go for universities with students from their Community, giving them a sense of belonging.
Summary Finding
The number of Australians going to familiar universities is more.
Business Take Away
159
The number of institutions with at least one Australian Athlete student in Division I
104
The number of institutions with at least one Australian Athlete student in Division II
11
7
Highest number of students in an Institute for Division I– Saint
Mary 's College of
California
Highest number of students in an Institute for Division II – Newberry
College
159
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II.
Australian Education System versus U.S. Education System
The Australian Education system and US education system differ a lot on the quality basis.
Thus, on the cost basis, the two countries cannot be compared on an even scale. This is very evident even from the fact that the number 1 ranked university in Australia is not comparable on a level on the number 1 ranked university in USA. The number 1 ranked university in Australia is ranked 93rd in the world whereas the number 1 ranked university in USA is ranked number 1 in the world. Thus, to get a more relative average cost the universities were divided into 4 bands – Gold, Silver, Bronze, Copper (Or 1st quartile to 4th quartile) Business Take Away
24000
46% 0
158 NCAA Division I universities are cheaper
Average University Cost in Australia
64%
200 NCAA Division II universities are cheaper
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III.
Sports Scholarships – Australia versus USA
The Biggest state New South Wales has NSWIS which provides maximum scholarship of
$6000. Surprisingly, more than half of division I colleges offer scholarship more than that.
Business Take Away
285
$6000
77
Highest Sports scholarship in Australia
NCAA Div 1 universities in USA offer a higher scholarship
NCAA Div II universities in USA offer a higher scholarship
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IV.
Survey Analysis – Student Questionnaire
Factor Analysis
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The student questionnaire listed various attributes which were used to understand student preference for deciding a college. The sample consists of students are the ones who are aspiring to pursue sports as a career. The initial factors were:Scholarship and grants
Tuition fee
Living Expenses
Post university job opportunities in country of study and home country
Reputation of the university and course
The technique of factor analysis was performed on the responsesreceived as a part of the survey. This technique helped to understand the similarities between the attributes. The factor analysis of these 7 attributes lead to the formation of 3 major factors that were used to understand the student behavior further. These new factors were namedMoney Matters,
Career Opportunities and Reputation.
Factor analysis helped in reducing the scope of analysis by clubbing similar attributes and grouping them under a common bracket. The advantage of the clubbing into less number of variables is that time and cost saving and better insight for further in depth analysis.
From Aussie Athlete Agency point of view, the three new factors will help in understanding behavior and segmentation of students, who are the customers.
The following table is the rotated component matrix that was derived during factor analysis is SPSS tool that shows the factor loading for each attribute.
Attributes
Money
Career
Matters
Opportunities
Scholarship and Grants
0.720
Tuition fee
0.704
LivingExpenses
Reputation
0.676
Opportunities in foreign country
0.823
Opportunities in home country
0.806
Reputation of university
0.738
Reputation of course
0.723
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In order to check the validity of the factor analysis, the KMO statistic is used. The KMO statistic gives the measure of the adequacy of the relationship between all the variables. A value range of 0.60 to 0.80 for KMO statistic approves the validity of the factor analysis.
KMO and Bartlett 's Test
Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin Measure of Sampling Adequacy.
0.627
Approx. Chi-Square
32.156
df
21
Sig.
0.056
Bartlett 's Test of Sphericity
Cluster Analysis
The factors derived from factor analysis were used to identify the groups of individuals that have similar interest and preferences. Cluster anlaysis techniquewas used to identify these segments. The cluster analysis revealed two significant segments of students:
One cluster inclined the most towards the monetary aspect of higher education and the least towards Reputation.
The second cluster inclined towards career opportunities post higher education and the least monetary aspect.
The cluster analysis using the SPSS software was used to map the charateristics of the customer segments. The mapping was then done using the regression scores from the factor analysis. The following table gives the distances of the cluster from each attribute.
This shows the relationship between in of the attributes.
Attributes
Cluster 1
Cluster 2
Money matters
1.70755
-2.88081
Career Opportunity
-1.78508
2.01414
Reputation
-2.30051
-0.38286
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THE CAUTIOUS
SPENDER
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The Cautious Spender
The first segment of students can be classified as the cautious spender, who are more concerned about the monetary aspects of the university education namely – tution fee, living expenses and scholarship grants.
Demography & Characteristics
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THE FUTURE
THINKER
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The Future Thinker
The second segment of students can be classified as the future thinkers, who are more concerned about the career opportunities post the education rather than the
monetary
aspects of the university education and the reputation of the course.
Demography & Characteristics
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Conclusion
An extensive research using Primary and Secondary research helped chalk out the answers to the objectives set forth at the inception of this project. In totality, the research points the following key findings in conclusion:
Student athletes in Australia are facing some key issues in progressing in their career. These resulted out of the difference in the sporting systems at university level in US and Australia. The main issues revealed in the findings: o Lack of motivation from the Australian Institute of Sport due to strict admission criteria.
o
The dual career life of student-athletes and how they need to sacrifice on their academics to maintain elite athlete status.
o
The grants and scholarship provided in Australian sports are ineffective when compared to the ones offered by universities in US.
o
A definite lack in the university sporting program in Australia when compared to the big stage sports in US. The only participation that comes close to the US system is the UniSports – an annual event with as low as 28 team participation. The US collegiate system provides a more healthy competitive market for the athletes with participation form across 990 universities across the three NCAA divisions alone.
Australian athlete students have an opportunity for a pathway to the first class collegiate education while pursuing their sports dream. In terms of education the scales tip in favour of US again. The simple apples to apples comparison suggested that the #1 ranked university in the US is the ranked #1 in the world, while the #1 ranked university in Australia is ranked #93 in the world. A further report compared the attributes of the education system in and affirmed the same. Further, the option of degree translation allows for the students to show degree credibility for job opportunities back home.
At the business level, the cluster of students identified as per the survey will help
Aussie Athlete Agency understand the psychographics. The two clusters - the cautious spender and the future thinker – have different needs and wants which the
Aussie Athlete Agency can use to guide their clients towards providing scope for a trade-off between career and personal choices (choice of region, cost benefits etc.)
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Recommendations
For Aussie Athlete Agency
The Aussie Athlete Agency should use ‗SmartSearch Pro‘ (the tool developed as a part of this project for giving a suitable list of colleges based on input details) to suggest a precise list of colleges to prospective students as well as their parents as per their requirements. Being able to service the customers with such accurate details will help the agency form a credible image in front of the customers and increase the efficiency of its services.
The agency should facilitate degree translation for students who come back to
Australia after finishing their studies in USA, by forming a tie up with AEI-NOOSR, the government agency which does Degree conversion in Australia. This service will help the agency gain competitive edge in the market by helping them stand out among other agencies, which provide similar facilities.
The Aussie Athlete agency should start providingauxiliary services to students such as coaching classes for SAT and ACT, counselling sessions for course selection, and helping prospective students get in touch with other Australian students who have gone to USA on similar scholarships.
Along with student testimonials the Agency‘s website should mention the number of students successfully sent to US colleges and the number of coaches the agency is associated with. This will increase the legitimacy of the Agency‘s services in the eyes of student athletes.
The agency should expand business to New Zealand, Japan, and Chinaetc. where a lot of importance is given to sports along with education. Since the countries in the
Indian sub-continent are more academically inclined, expanding services to India will not be a good idea. There might be rare cases of enquiries but these can be addressed remotely.
For Olympic Committee
Mr Sandon Stolle should use the analysis results of this project to make a strong case in front of the Olympic Committee for suggesting changes in the Australian
Sports System. On a short term basis he can suggest introduction of better scholarship programs and increased participation in UniSports. On a long term basis he can suggest some initiatives on similar lines of US Sport system, such as better sports training facilities at a collegiate level. This will gradually help retain talented athletes in Australia and increase sports participation at a national level.
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Appendix
Appendix 1: Australian Education System
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Appendix 2: US Education System
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Appendix 3: Discussion Guide
Discussion Guide: Education Consultants
Date:
Time:
Place:
Interviewee’s Name:
Organization:
Discussion Questions:
1) What are the major student concerns when it comes to admissions into colleges?
2) How do you rate and view the education systems in Australia and USA?
3) What are the areas in which one outweighs the other?
4) How effective is the scholarship system in Australia to attract students when compared to USA?
5) How does a degree from a university in USA translate to in Australia in the aspect of career opportunities?
Discussion Guide: Human Resource Personnel
Date:
Time:
Place:
Interviewee’s Name:
Organization:
Discussion Questions:
1) How important are undergraduate fresh candidates for organizations?
2) What kind of roles are fresh graduates capable of handling in organizations?
3) What are the expectations from fresh college graduates at the corporate level?
4) How does a degree from a university in USA help candidates meet these expectations? 5) What edge do candidates with sports excellence possess?
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Appendix 4: Student Questionnaire
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Appendix 5: HR Questionnaire
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Appendix 6: Australian Athletes in NCAA Division I
2011Name
2012-
2013-
Gender
College
Sport
2012
2013
2014
Hometown
Matt Massey
Male
Southern Utah University
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Brisbane
Damon Heuir
Male
Southern Utah University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Townsville
Blake Harris
Male
University of Central Arkansas
Soccer
Yes
No
No
Sydney
Sarah McAppion
Female
Troy University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Canberra
Sophie Kleeman
Female
Troy University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Newcastle
5 MaddyPlunke
Female
Utah State University
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Albury
Adam Gotsis
Male
Georgia Institute of Technology
Football
No
Yes
Yes
Abbotsford
Adam Kalms
Male
University of Wyoming
Swimming/Diving
Yes
Yes
Yes
Marmong Point
Adam McCleary
Male
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Golf
Yes
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Adele Schultz
Female
Eastern Michigan University
Swimming
No
No
Yes
Gelorup
Aden Louez
Male
California State University, Northridge
Golf
No
No
Yes
Coffs Harbour
Aiden Chipps
Male
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Swimming
No
Yes
No
Perth
AlenaVoronina
Female
Old Dominion University
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Brisbane
Alex Howe
Male
University of Texas–Pan American
Baseball
No
Yes
Yes
Unanderra
Alex Overs
Male
Nicholls State University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Alex Press
Male
Auburn University
Swimming
No
No
Yes
Alex Sheedy
Female
California State University, Fresno
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Moe
Alexander Kinal
Male
Wake Forest University
Football
Yes
Yes
Yes
Adeliade
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Alisha Bass
Female
University of Wyoming
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Ally McConnell
Female
Cleveland State University
Swimming
No
No
Yes
Woolwich
AllyxPurcel
Female
Auburn University
Swimming
No
No
Yes
South Port
Amy Brown
Female
San Diego State University
Track & Field
Yes
No
No
Sydney
Amy Kidner
Female
University of Northern Colorado
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Perth
Anastasia McCleary
Female
Alabama State University
Soccer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Queensland
Baseball &
Anderson, Travis
Male
Oregon State University
Soccer
Yes
No
No
Adeliade
Andrew Jones
Male
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Baseball
No
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Angus Baldwin
Male
East Tennessee State University
Track & Field
No
Yes
Yes
TumbiUmbi
ArnelZahirovic
Male
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Soccer
Yes
No
No
Melbourne
Ash Stone
Female
University of North Texas
Swimming
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Ashlee Kelly
Female
University of Southern Mississippi
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Victoria
Ashleigh Karaitiana
Female
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Ashleigh McBean
Female
Murray State University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Warrandyte
Ashleigh Vella
Female
Idaho State University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Melbourne
Badhwar, Viraat
Male
Stanford University
Golf
No
No
Yes
Queensland
Barker, Alissa
Female
University of California, Berkeley
Swimming
Yes
No
No
Sydney
Baxter Ward
Male
Stephen F. Austin State University
Golf
N/a
N/a
Yes
Australia
Bec Stafford
Female
Youngstown State University
Swimming
No
No
Yes
Brisbane
Beck Kiting
Female
Quinnipiac University
Soccer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Canberra
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Ben O 'Neill
Male
University of Hartford
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Sydney
Ben Rogers
Male
San Diego State University
Golf
No
Yes
No
Rosebud
Ben Wilson
Male
Idaho State University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Bardon
Bianca Babic
Female
Murray State University
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Bianca Dufelmeier
Female
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Canberra
Biyendolo, Marley
Male
Pepperdine University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Blake Muir
Male
Bobin Kang
Male
Bonnie Macdonald
Baylor University
Sutherland
Football
No
No
Yes
NSW
Liberty University
Golf
Yes
No
No
Goldcoast
Female
University of Alabama
Swimming/Diving
No
No
Yes
Goldcoast
BoskoKostur
Male
Bryant University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Brad Reid
Male
University of Missouri–Kansas City
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Tantanoola
Brandt, Angus
Male
Oregon State University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Bree Farley
Female
California State University, Fresno
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Kadina
BreeWhatman
Female
North Dakota State University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Beacons field
Bridget Sankey
Female
Southeast Missouri State University
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Brisbane
Brock Motum
Male
Washington State University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Brisbane
Brockett, Chantelle
Male
Lamar University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Geelong
Brooke Cassar
Female
University of Central Arkansas
Track & Field
No
No
Yes
Australia
Cade Towers
Male
Nicholls State University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Queensland
Cameron Bairstow
Male
University of New Mexico
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Brisbane
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Candace Sciberras
Female
University of Wyoming
Soccer
No
No
Yes
NSW
Casey Bayliss
Female
Missouri State University
Field Hockey
Yes
No
No
Bathurst
Cater, Phoebe
Female
Ohio State University
Swimming
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Cathleen Santoso
Female
University of Oregon
Golf
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Chris Lynch
Male
Seattle University
Swimming
Yes
Yes
No
Melbourne
Chris Patton
Male
University of California, Riverside
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Christine Wylie
Female
Kennesaw State University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Ballarat
Claire Marie O 'Bryan
Female
Bucknell University
Basketball
N/a
N/a
Yes
Queensland
Claudia Goswell
Female
University of Michigan
Swimming
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Claudia Lim
Female
Ohio State University
Golf
Yes
Yes
No
Bella Vista
ClaybrinMcMath
Male
Bryant University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Adelaide
Cody Ellis
Male
Saint Louis University
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Perth
ConorLourey
Male
High Point University
Baseball
No
No
Yes
Perth
Cooper Rogers
Male
University of the Pacific
Swimming
No
Yes
Yes
Perth
CorbanWroe
Male
University of Hartford
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Brisbane
Corey Maynard
Male
Bryant University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Adelaide
Courtney Gaze
Female
California State University, Fresno
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Crew, Kelly
Female
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Soccer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Brisbane
Daisy Ding
Female
Rice University
Track and Field
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Damon Stephenson
Male
Georgia State University
Golf
Yes
Yes
Yes
Gold coast
Dan Trist
Male
Lafayette College
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Sydney
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Daniel Fisher
Male
American University
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Daniel Hill
Male
Eastern Washington University
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Daniel Lester
Male
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Swimming
Yes
Yes
No
Brisbane
Danielle Pearce
Female
Lamar University
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Avalon
Darcy Malone
Male
Manhattan College
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Canberra
Declan Soukup
Male
Bryant University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
DejanKostur
Male
Idaho State University
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Melbourne
Dellavedova, Matthew
Male
Saint Mary 's College of California
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Maryborough
Demi Tomlinson
Female
Long Island University–Brooklyn
Basketball
No
Yes
Na
Sydney
Des Cairns
Male
Colgate University
Swimming/Diving
No
Yes
Yes
Macleod
Dexter Kernich-Drew
Male
Washington State University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Dobrijevic, Ellen
Female
Princeton University
Hockey
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Donlan, Matt
Male
South Dakota State University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Dougal Weir
Male
University of Hartford
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Duncan, Nick
Male
Boise State University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Eilidh Simpson
Female
St. Francis College
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Eleanor Wardleworth
Female
Rice University
Track and Field
No
Yes
Yes
Adelaide
ElleseZalewski
Female
University of Florida
Swimming
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Emily Allen
Female
Montana State University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Gold coast
Emily Bennet
Female
Bowling Green State University
Swimming
Yes
Yes
No
Seaforth
Emily Schill
Female
San Jose State University
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Tecoma
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Emily Simons
Female
University of the Pacific
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Doncaster
Emma Betland
Female
Washington State University
Golf
Yes
Yes
No
Forbes
Emma Neely
Female
Washington State University
Swimming
Yes
No
No
Sunbury
Erin McKenzie
Female
Robert Morris University
Field Hockey
Yes
Yes
Yes
Lismore
Eve Sarris
Female
University of Arizona
Swimming
Yes
Yes
Yes
Adelaide
Faithfull, Indiana
Male
Wofford College
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Felix Von Hofe
Male
Eastern Washington University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Freddy Ovett
Male
University of Oregon
Track & Field
Yes
No
No
Melbourne
Gaze, Kate
Female
Saint Mary 's College of California
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Gemma Johnson
Female
San Diego State University
Swimming
No
Yes
No
Sydney
Georgia Parsons
Female
Alcorn State University
Volleyball
No
Yes
Yes
Toowoomba
Grant Nel
Male
Texas A&M University
Swimming
Yes
No
No
Melbourne
Greg Mosel
Male
Southeast Missouri State University
Baseball
No
No
Yes
Darwin
Groves, Jackson
Male
Oregon State University
Soccer
No
Yes
Yes
Adeliade
Gwatkin Rebecca
Female
Louisiana Tech University
Soccer
No
Yes
No
Sydney
Hadziomerovic, Igor
Male
Boise State University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Hamish MacInnes
Male
Jacksonville State University
Football
No
Yes
Yes
Victoria
Hannah Fairweather
Female
Charleston Southern University
Golf
N/a
N/a
Yes
Perth
Hannah Wright
Female
Louisiana Tech University
Volleyball
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Hannah Wrigley
Female
University of Arkansas
Track & Field
No
Yes
No
Sydney
Hannah Young
Female
Virginia Tech
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Newcastle
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Harris-Tunks, Shane
Male
University of Colorado at Boulder
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Liverpool
Harry Pullar
Male
University of Southern California
Swimming/Diving
No
Yes
Yes
Brisbane
HAYES, SHEVAUN
Female
Rutgers University
Hockey
Na
Na
Yes
Melbourne
Hayley Abbott
Female
Southeast Missouri State University
Soccer
Yes
Yes
No
Narooma
Hill, Jeromie
Male
University of Texas at San Antonio
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Cairns
Hodgson, Matt
Male
Saint Mary 's College of California
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Booval
Hodgson, Matt
Male
Saint Mary 's College of California
Basketball
No
Yes
No
Booval
Hogan, Willy
Male
New Mexico State University
Golf
No
Yes
Yes
Canberra
Holly Martin
Female
Nicholls State University
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Sydney
Hugh Greenwood
Male
University of New Mexico
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Hobart
Ieva Nagy
Female
Troy University
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Adelaide
Iggy Nujic
Male
University of California, Davis
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Perth
inden Smith-Hyde
Male
Nicholls State University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Sydney
Jacinta Vandenberg
Female
California State University, Fresno
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Jack Lopez
Male
University of Montana
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Bankstown
Jackson Aldridge
Male
Butler University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Jaele Patrick
Female
Texas A&M University
Swimming
Yes
No
No
Lilydale
Jake Walsh
Male
Old Dominion University
Football
No
No
Yes
Victoria
James Brooks
Male
University of Utah
Baseball
Yes
Yes
No
Melbourne
James Coleman
Male
University of North Texas
Track & Field
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
James Darcy
Male
Campbell University
Baseball
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
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James Duvcevski
Male
Virginia Tech
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Victoria
James Hunter
Male
Washington State University
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Jamie Hartley
Female
Robert Morris University
Field Hockey
Yes
Yes
Yes
Tamworth
JaniqueKautsky
Female
Tulane University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Perth
Jaryd Eustace
Male
Miami University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Brisbane
Jasmine Matkovic
Female
Jenna Collingridge
Female
Jeremy Saad
Male
Jess Coates
University of Utah
Southeast Missouri State University
Wellington
Swimming
Yes
Yes
Yes
Point
New South
Soccer
No
Yes
Yes
Wales
East Tennessee State University
Soccer
No
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Female
Nicholls State University
Soccer
No
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Jess Martin-Brown
Female
Robert Morris University
Field Hockey
No
Yes
Yes
Mount Gambier
Jess Reinhardt
Female
Liberty University
Swimming
No
Yes
Yes
Gatton
Jesse Williams
Male
University of Alabama
Football
Yes
No
No
Brisbane
Jessica Kaufman
Female
St. Francis College
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Jordan Burnes
Female
Northern Arizona University
Swimming
No
No
Yes
Berkeley Vale
Jordan Hickert
Male
Eastern Washington University
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Bunbury
Jordan Vandenberg
Male
North Carolina State University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
JordenMerrilees
Female
Oakland University
Swimming
No
Yes
Yes
Brisbane
Josh Duinker
Male
University of Richmond
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Sydney
Josiah Purss
Male
University of Utah
Swimming
No
Yes
Yes
Wauchope
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Josie Greenwood
Female
University of New Mexico
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Hobart
Justine Lee
Female
Arizona State University
Golf
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Kahlia Warner
Female
University of Florida
Swimming
No
No
Yes
Queensland
Kai Halliday
Male
Florida Atlantic University
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Brisbane
Kane Grimster
Male
Auburn University
Track & Field
Yes
Yes
Yes
Victoria
Kaser, Hannah
Female
Saint Mary 's College of California
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Leongatha
Kate Johnstone
Female
Northeastern University
Track & Field
No
No
Yes
Ascot
Kate Oliver
Female
University of Southern California
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Neaumont Hills
Katherine Brockett
Female
Radford University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Geelong
Katherine McCleary
Female
Alabama State University
Soccer
Yes
No
No
Coolangatta
Kayla de Bondt
Female
Lamar University
Track and Field
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Kelly Marquenie
Female
San Diego State University
Swimming
Yes
Yes
No
Gold Coast
Kelly Sandefur
Female
Rider University
Soccer
Yes
Yes
No
Melbourne
Kershaw, Phoebe
Female
Wake Forest University
Track & Field
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sydney
KiaraBomben
Female
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Canberra
Kimberley Rashleigh
Female
Old Dominion University
Swimming
No
Yes
No
Sydney
Kirk Kappelhoff
Male
University of California, Davis
Soccer
No
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
KlaraWischer
Female
University of San Diego
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Melbourne
Lachlan Prest
Male
Nicholls State University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Flagstaff Hill
Laura Johns
Female
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Banksia Park
Laura Rose Donegan
Female
University of New Hampshire
Track & Field
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
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Lauren Arnold
Female
Tulane University
Swimming
No
No
Yes
Victoria
Lauren Mansfield
Female
Iowa State University
Basketball
Yes
Lauren McKillop
Female
Butler University
Track & Field
No
Yes
No
Matraville
Laurence Braude
Male
Northeastern University
Soccer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Leah Bird
Female
University of Alabama
Swimming/Diving
No
No
Yes
Newcastle
Leah Oakhill
Female
East Tennessee State University
Track & Field
Yes
No
No
Brisbane
Lena Skipper
Female
University of New Mexico
Volleyball
No
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Leon Holderhead
Male
Tennessee State University
Football
No
No
Yes
Brunswick East
Liam Thomas
Male
Nicholls State University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Lianna Watkins
Female
Robert Morris University
Field Hockey
No
Yes
Yes
Sawtell
Adelaide
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Lilly Rydon
Female
County
Soccer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Stirling
Little, Loui
Male
Western Kentucky University
Swimming
No
No
Yes
Victoria
Liz O 'Reilly
Female
University of Wyoming
Soccer
Yes
Yes
Yes
NSW
Lizzie Durack
Female
Harvard University
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Loren Cory
Female
University of Central Florida
Volleyball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Queensland
Loren Mahoney
Female
University of Wyoming
Soccer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Lucas Bakker
Male
Elon University
Baseball
No
No
Yes
Deception Bay
Lucie McDowell
Female
University of Wyoming
Soccer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Queensland
Lucy Young
Female
Northeastern University
Track & Field
No
No
Yes
Brisbane
Luke Devlin
Male
University at Albany, SUNY
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sydney
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Luke Gearin
Male
Lipscomb University
Soccer
No
Yes
Yes
Cronulla Beach
Luke Hargreaves
Male
Mississippi State University
Track and Field
No
Yes
Yes
Adelaide
Luke Hayes
Male
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Swimming
Yes
No
No
Melbourne
Luke Palmateer
Male
University at Albany, SUNY
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Perth
Luke Percy
Male
University of Tennessee
Swimming
No
No
Yes
South Port
Maddison Penn
Female
Virginia Tech
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Avoca Beach
Madeleine White
Female
University of South Dakota
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Warrnambool
Majok, Majok
Male
Ball State University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
MangokMathiang
Male
University of Louisville
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Marcus Kinsella
Male
Portland State University
Football
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Marena Whittle
Female
North Dakota State University
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Vermont South
Mark Ferguson
Male
Northwestern University
Swimming
Yes
Yes
Yes
Perth
Marr, Maclayne
Male
Saint Mary 's College of California
Golf
No
Yes
Yes
Mona Vale
Marshall, Jacki
Female
University of Oklahoma
Golf
No
Yes
No
Brisbane
Martin Gorrie
Male
University at Albany, SUNY
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Grafton
MartynaKudziela
Female
Western Illinois University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Brisbane
Matt Hancock
Male
Lamar University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Matt Johnsen
Male
Lamar University
Track and Field
No
No
Yes
Broulee
Matt Parsons
Male
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Swimming
Yes
No
No
Brisbane
Maty Brennan
Male
Drexel University
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Max Brennen
Male
Northwestern State University
Baseball
No
No
Yes
Sydney
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University of North Carolina at
McDonald, Jordan
Male
Greensboro
Baseball
No
No
Yes
Perth
McDonald, Travis
Male
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Baseball
No
Yes
Yes
Sydney
McInerney, Liam
Male
Stetson University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Port Campbell
McLennan, Emily
Female
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Golf
No
Yes
Yes
Queensland
Melanie Garibald
Female
San Diego State University
Swimming
Yes
Yes
No
Gold Coast
Melville, Paige
Female
New Mexico State University
Basketball
Yes
No
No
TumbiUmbi
Michael Harper
Male
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Michael Young
Male
Louisiana State University
Swimming
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Michaela Quinn
Female
University of Mississippi
Track and Field
No
No
Yes
Nowra
Michelle Lewthwaite
Female
Robert Morris University
Field Hockey
Yes
Yes
Yes
Macarthur
Ming-Yang Ong
Male
American University
Swimming
Yes
Na
No
Pymble
Mollie McKendrick
Female
Boston University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Mildura
Monica Jung
Female
Southern Utah University
Golf
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Morgan Timms
Female
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Swimming
No
Yes
No
Brisbane
Mun Hon Lee
Male
Boston University
Swimming
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Murphy, Rhys
Male
Oregon State University
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Sydney
Naburgs, Joel
Male
Stetson University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Victoria
Nadine White
Female
Campbell University
Golf
No
No
Yes
Brisbane
Natasha Burgess
Female
University of Houston
Swimming
Yes
Yes
Yes
Adelaide
Nathan Cobbe
Male
West Virginia University
Swimming
No
No
Yes
Victoria
Page | 67
Nathan Grant
Male
Cleveland State University
Swimming
Na
Yes
Yes
Blacktown
Nathan Sobey
Male
University of Wyoming
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Warrnambool
Nathaniel Musters
Male
Lafayette College
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Padstow
Nicholas Schafer
Male
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Swimming
No
Yes
Yes
Carina
Nicholson, Lauren
Female
Saint Mary 's College of California
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Nicole Calder
Female
Kennesaw State University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Adelaide
Nicole Seekamp
Female
University of South Dakota
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Renmark
Nikola Deiter
Female
Central Connecticut State University
Soccer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Newcastle
Nujic, Igor
Male
University of Texas at San Antonio
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Perth
Oliver Goss
Male
University of Tennessee
Golf
No
Yes
Yes
Perth
Page, Jorden
Male
Saint Mary 's College of California
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Maroochydore
Pal, Chudier
Male
University of North Carolina at Asheville
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Rockingham
Panos, Jayde
Female
Oklahoma State University–Stillwater
Golf
No
No
Yes
Perth
Patrick Foley
Male
University of Missouri–Kansas City
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Paul Galimi
Male
St. Francis College
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Peter Hooley
Male
University at Albany, SUNY
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Hahndorf
Peter Lamaris
Male
Phillip Brittain
Male
Piers Carroll
Pineau, Dane
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
New South
Golf
Yes
Yes
Yes
Wales
Cleveland State University
Swimming
No
No
Yes
Nanango
Male
Nicholls State University
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Male
Saint Mary 's College of California
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
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Pipe, Jasper
Male
San Jose State University
Soccer
No
Yes
No
Sydney
Rebecca Lee
Female
Kent State University
Field Hockey
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bathurst
Rebecca Redgen
Female
Louisiana Tech University
Volleyball
No
No
Yes
Gladstone
Rebekah Horsey
Female
University of Houston
Soccer
No
Yes
Yes
Queensland
Roberts, Chelsea
Female
University of Tennessee at Martin
Basketball
No
No
Yes
St Peters
Roscoe, Samantha
Female
University of North Dakota
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Perth
Rose, Alexander
Male
Wake Forest University
Track & Field
Yes
Yes
Yes
Brisbane
Ruben Sondjaja
Male
Iowa State University
Golf
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Ruedin, Simone
Female
New Mexico State University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Eltham
Ryan Broekhoff
Male
Valparaiso University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Frankston
Ryan Mulvany
Male
University of Nevada, Reno
Golf
No
Yes
Yes
Bundaberg
Sally Hacket
Female
University of Arizona
Swimming
No
No
Yes
City Beach
Sam Daley
Male
Iowa State University
Golf
Yes
Yes
Yes
Wynnum
Sam McBeath
Male
Nicholls State University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Sam Parker
Male
Auburn University
Swimming
Yes
Yes
No
New Castle
Sam Rowley
Male
University at Albany, SUNY
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Sydney
Sam Street
Male
University of Texas–Pan American
Baseball
No
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Sarah Breen
Female
Old Dominion University
Field Hockey
No
Yes
Yes
Taylors Hil
Savanna Ferns
Female
Oakland University
Soccer
Yes
No
No
Melbourne
Sean Guiney
Male
Lamar University
Track and Field
No
No
Yes
Sandringham
Sean Maloney
Male
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Swimming
No
No
Yes
Canberra
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Sean Muir
Male
ShoriHijikata
Female
Simon Hinde
Baylor University
Sutherland
Football
No
No
Yes
NSW
Harvard University
Swimming
No
Yes
Yes
Willoughby
Male
Quinnipiac University
Soccer
No
Yes
Yes
Canberra
Simone Arthur
Female
Southern University
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Queensland
Sophie Linn
Female
University of Mississippi
Track and Field
No
No
Yes
Adelaide
Sophie Watt
Female
Robert Morris University
Field Hockey
No
Yes
Yes
Sawtell
Soraya Page
Female
Houston Baptist University
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Mountain Creek
Spencer Llewellyn
Male
University of the Pacific
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Stacey Barr
Female
University of Idaho
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Steindl, Clint
Male
Saint Mary 's College of California
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Mackay
Stephanie Bairstow
Female
Utah State University
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Brisbane
Stuart McEwen
Male
Old Dominion University
Basketball
No
Yes
No
Sydney
TahniaRavnjak
Female
Taleah Scott
Female
TamasMaffey-Stumpe
Campbell University
Cordeaux
Golf
No
No
Yes
Heights
Robert Morris University
Field Hockey
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crookwell
Male
Saint Francis University
Soccer
Yes
Yes
No
Cairns
Tanja Steed
Female
Utah State University
Basketball
No
Yes
No
Lysterfield
Tayler Evans
Female
Syracuse University
Hockey
No
No
Yes
Coorparoo
Taylor Dyson
Male
University of Hartford
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Sassafras
Taylor Ritenberg
Female
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Swimming
Yes
Yes
No
Evanston Park
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University of North Carolina at Chapel
Tee, Eugene
Male
Hill
Swimming
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Teisha King
Female
Old Dominion University
Field Hockey
No
Yes
No
Mout Martha
Thomas Dyundam
Male
Portland State University
Football
No
Yes
No
Melbourne
Thomas Hodges
Male
University of the Pacific
Volleyball
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Thomas McWilliams
Male
TidjaneDiop
Male
Tim Allen
Saint Francis University
Mermaid
Soccer
Yes
Yes
No
waters
Seattle University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Queensland
Male
University at Albany, SUNY
Soccer
No
Yes
Yes
Brisbane
Tim Beard
Male
Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi
Baseball
Yes
Yes
No
Canberra
Timmers, Zoe
Female
University of Idaho
Track & Field
Yes
No
No
Perth
Tom Coates
Male
Eastern Michigan University
Swimming
No
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Tomas Bruce
Male
California State University, Bakersfield
Swimming/Diving
No
Yes
Yes
BrisbaneQLD
Trey Valentine
Male
University of South Florida
Golf
Yes
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Ty Collins
Male
Old Dominion University
Swimming
Yes
No
No
Brisbane
Vanessa Hart
Female
Southeast Missouri State University
Soccer
Yes
No
No
Dubbo
Vanessa Panousis
Female
Virginia Tech
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Sydney
VenkyJois
Male
Eastern Washington University
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Boronia
Veronica Wallington
Female
Loyola Marymount University
Track & Field
No
Yes
No
Canowindra
Victoria Smith
Female
Georgia State University
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Sydney
Wanasa Zhou
Male
University of Arizona
Golf
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
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Young, Mitchell
Male
Saint Mary 's College of California
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Logan
YsiSchieb
Female
Boston University
Field Hockey
No
No
Yes
Gold Coast
ZacDalby
Male
Arizona State University
Swimming/Diving
Yes
Yes
Yes
Alice Springs
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Appendix 7: Australian Athletes in NCAA Division II
2011-
2012-
2013-
Name
Gender
College
Sport
2012
2013
2014
Hometown
Aimee Durbidge
Female
St. Edward 's University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Coffs Harbour
Alex Mullen
Male
Mars Hill College
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Adelaide
Alex Sheil
Male
Ashland University
Swimming
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Adelaide
Alexandra
Newman University
Ciabattoni
Female
Amy Armistead
Female
University of West Alabama
Soccer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Forest Lake
Amy Saunders
Female
Wingate University
Swimming
Yes
No
No
Brisbane
Andre Hale
Male
California State University, Monterey Bay
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Gosford
Andrew Bolton
Male
Sonoma State University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Gawler
Andrew Morris
Male
Coker College
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Melbourne
California State Polytechnic University,
Andrew Steel
Male
Pomona
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Melbourne
Angie Rassias
Female
American International College
Soccer
Yes
Yes
No
Melbourne
Anthony Pronin
Male
Seton Hill University
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Melba
Arizona Chin
Female
Northeastern State University
Golf
Yes
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Ashleigh Zandi
Female
Lander University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Goldcoast
Ashley Arnott
Male
Sonoma State University
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Clyde
Ashley Taia
Female
Saint Leo University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Brisbane
Beattie, Sam
Male
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
Baseball
No
No
Yes
Brisbane
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Beau Samuelson
Male
Mercyhurst University
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Perth
Ben Kelly
Male
University of West Georgia
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Melbourne
BJ Moyes
Female
Colorado Christian University
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Canberra
South Dakota School of Mines and
Blake Harris
Male
Technology
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Brad Williams
Male
Mars Hill College
Baseball
No
No
Yes
Perth
Bradley Simpson
Male
Adelphi University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Goulburn
Breanna Gleeson
Female
Young Harris College
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Adelaide
Bree Parsons
Female
California State University, Los Angeles
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Terrigal
Brett Seljak
Male
University of West Georgia
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Geelong
Britney Barry
Female
Gannon University
Soccer
No
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Bryce Arnott
Male
Coker College
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Bryce Ziada
Male
Limestone College
Soccer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Caleb Davis
Male
Saginaw Valley State University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Perth
field
No
No
Yes
Tallangatta Valley
California State University, Los Angeles
Track and
Calista Lyon
Female
Callaghan Charge
Male
Mars Hill College
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Callum Taylor
Male
Mars Hill College
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Campbell Quirk
Male
California University of Pennsylvania
Golf
Yes
No
No
Queensland
Yes
Yes
No
Bairnsdale
Cassandra Hallam
Female
Oklahoma Christian University
Track &
Field
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Catherine Odgers
Female
Oklahoma Christian University
Golf
Yes
Yes
Yes
Victoria
Chantal Thomas
Female
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Queensland
Charlotte Goninan
Female
Bentley University
Hockey
Yes
No
No
Queensland
Chris Clarke
Male
University of Tampa
Golf
No
No
Yes
Terrigal
Chris Lane
Male
East Central University
Baseball
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Christopher Jolly
Male
University of Mary
Baseball
Yes
Yes
No
Sydney
ConorMcGoldrick
Male
Oakland City University
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Wollongong
Corey Bates
Male
California Baptist University
Volleyball
Yes
No
No
Melbourne
Corey Jeffs
Male
Winona State University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Courtney Healy
Female
Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Chrinside Park
Crystal Bennet
Female
Northern Michigan University
Swimming
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Daniel Deblaere
Male
Delta State University
Soccer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Daniel Lee
Male
University of Indianapolis
Baseball
No
No
Yes
Adelaide
Daniel Patching
Male
Eastern New Mexico University
Baseball
Yes
No
No
Dawesville
David Skull
Male
Christian Brothers University
Soccer
Yes
Yes
No
Adelaide
Declan Harrick
Male
Delta State University
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Declan Stimson
Male
Catawba College
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Adelaide
field
No
Yes
No
Sydney
Virginia State University
Track and
Denford Moore
Male
Dianne Koureas
Female
Fort Hays State University
Soccer
Yes
No
No
Gold Coast
Dominique Cooks
Male
Chaminade University of Honolulu
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Wollongong
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Dylan Simpson
Male
Northeastern State University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Canberra
Edgar Choy
Male
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Swimming
Yes
Yes
No
Melbourne
Ellen Chambers
Female
Lynn University
Golf
Yes
Yes
Yes
Petrie
Ellen Kett
Female
Simon Fraser University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Niddrie
Ellie Gleeson
Female
Newberry College
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Albury
EllySpeer
Female
Wingate University
Swimming
Yes
Yes
No
Sydney
Emily Perry
Female
Newberry College
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Nambour
Emma Mahady
Female
California University of Pennsylvania
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Albury
Emma Ylias
Female
Queens College
Soccer
No
Yes
No
Perth
Felix Son Vu
Male
Alderson Broaddus University
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Victoria
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Melbourne
Francesca
Caldwell College
Marinucci
Female
Gavin Field
Male
University of West Georgia
Basketball
Yes
No
No
South Lake
Georgia Williams
Female
California State University, Los Angeles
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Townsville
Hannah Knight
Female
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Mandurah
Harrison Goodrick
Male
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Hayden Annett
Male
University of Charleston
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Portland
HayleeLepaio
Female
Newberry College
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bathhurst
Ieva Nagy
Female
Hawaiʻi Pacific University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Adelaide
India Matthews
Female
Oklahoma Christian University
Golf
No
No
Yes
Merrimac
Jace Poole
Male
Hawaiʻi Pacific University
Baseball
Yes
Yes
No
Newcastle
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Jack Madgen
Male
Delta State University
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Williamstown
Jackson McTier
Male
University of Alaska Anchorage
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Rockhampton
Jacob Beard
Male
Adelphi University
Baseball
Yes
Yes
No
Perth
Jacob Reed
Male
Nova Southeastern University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Perth
Field
Yes
Yes
No
Bairnsdale
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Mackay
field
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Jacqueline Hallam
Female
Jacqui Zelenka
Female
Oklahoma Christian University
Southwest Baptist University
University of Wisconsin–Parkside
Track &
Track and
Jade Barnden
Female
Jaimee Cohen
Female
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Basketball
N/a
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Jake Braddy
Male
Western State Colorado University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sydney
James Somerville
Male
Anderson University
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Pampoolah NSW
Jamie Somers
Male
King University
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Perth
JamilChaban
Male
Academy of Art University
Soccer
No
Yes
No
Melbourne
Jared Consoli
Male
Oklahoma Christian University
Golf
Yes
Yes
Yes
Brisbane
Jarred Bairstow
Male
University of Central Oklahoma
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Brisbane
Jarrod Muggleton
Male
University of Alabama in Huntsville
Soccer
Yes
No
No
Sydney
Jason Fox
Male
Gannon University
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Southport
Jaymee Gibbons
Female
Lander University
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Perth
Jessica Pickwick
Female
Tarleton State University
Golf
Yes
Yes
Yes
Kilmore
Joel Head
Male
Delta State University
Golf
Yes
Yes
Yes
Dubbo, NSW
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Jon Cooke
Male
Western State Colorado University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Joshua Jokic
Male
Wingate University
Soccer
Yes
No
No
Brisbane
Joshua Marocchi
Male
Montana State University Billings
Soccer
Yes
No
No
Perth
field
Yes
No
No
Anglesea
California State University, Chico
Track and
Julian Spence
Male
Kate Bellamy
Female
Northeastern State University
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Cambewarra
Kate Seebohm
Female
California University of Pennsylvania
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Millicent
Kathryn Mellon
Female
California University of Pennsylvania
Swimming
Yes
Yes
No
Queensland
field
No
No
Yes
St. Edward 's College
Adams State University
Track and
Kevin Batt
Male
Kirsten Dunsmore
Female
Newberry College
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Kyal Williams
Male
University of Mary
Baseball
Yes
Yes
No
Adelaide
Lewis Einarson
Male
Mount Olive College
Vollyeball
N/a
N/a
Yes
Adelaide
Lewis Thomas
Male
Western Oregon University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Perth
Liam Gibcus
Male
University of Alaska Anchorage
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Lysterfield
Linley Laverdure
Male
Georgia Southwestern State University
Soccer
Yes
No
No
Melbourne
Louis Ilton
Male
Texas A&M International University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Darwin
Lucas Barker
Male
Kentucky Wesleyan College
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Cranbourne
Luis Ponte
Male
Texas A&M International University
Soccer
Yes
Yes
No
Diamond Beach
Luke Shelley
Male
Kentucky Wesleyan College
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Newborough
Maddison Campbell
Female
New York Institute of Technology
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Victoria
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Maddison Lord
Female
St. Thomas Aquinas College
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Maddison Wild
Female
West Texas A&M University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Epsom
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Adelaide
Maddy
Hawaiʻi Pacific University
Cunningham
Female
Mathew Schulz
Male
Lander University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Epping
Matt Corbitt
Male
Upper Iowa University
Baseball
Yes
Yes
No
Goldcoast
Matt Davies
Male
Chaminade University of Honolulu
Soccer
No
Yes
Yes
Blaxland
Matt Logan
Male
Northeastern State University
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Kiama
Matthew Baker
Male
Delta State University
Soccer
Yes
No
No
Deniliquin
Maverick Antcliff
Male
Georgia Regents University
Golf
No
No
Yes
Beaudesert
Max Burstin - JV
Male
Alderson Broaddus University
Basketball
No
Yes
No
Melbourne
Max Halson
Male
University of California, San Diego
Swimming
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Megan Kermond
Female
California University of Pennsylvania
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Adelaide
Michael Gullotta
Male
Harding University
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Southport
Michelle Brown
Female
Adelphi University
Soccer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Mitch McCarron
Male
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Brisbane
Mitch Riggs
Male
Newberry College
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Lanwarrin
Mitch Thorn
Male
Florida Institute of Technology
Soccer
No
Yes
Yes
Brisbane
Morgan Munson
Female
Southern New Hampshire University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Rockhampton
MUNSON, Brodie
Male
Columbus State University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Rockhampton
Nathan Kenyon
Male
Midwestern State University
Soccer
No
Yes
Yes
Cronulla
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Nathan Lemke
Male
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Victoria
Ned Balme
Male
University of Central Oklahoma
Football
No
No
Yes
Mandurah
Nicholas Kay
Male
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Tamworth
Nick Robinson
Male
Florida Institute of Technology
Soccer
Yes
No
No
Victoria
Nicole Barnaba
Female
Fort Hays State University
Soccer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Merrimac HS
Obi Kyei
Male
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Olivia Sheehan
Female
California State University, Los Angeles
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Terrigal
Paige Melville
Female
California State University, Los Angeles
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Terrigal
Patrick Satorie
Male
West Texas A&M University
Soccer
No
Yes
No
Blackburn
Paul Brotherson
Male
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Sydney
Paul Jones
Male
Virginia Union University
Football
Yes
No
No
Victoria
PeriEwin
Female
St. Edward 's University
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Rochedale
Phillip Georgiou
Male
Bloomfield College
Soccer
No
Yes
No
Melbourne
Rebecca Betts
Female
University of Mary
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Brisbane
Rebecca Galbraith
Female
Holy Names University
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Perth
Rebecca Romeo
Female
New York Institute of Technology
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Victoria
Rhys Murphy
Male
Chaminade University of Honolulu
Basketball
No
Yes
No
Sydney
Ryan Godfrey
Male
University of West Georgia
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Rockingham
Ryan Griffin
Male
Lindenwood University
Baseball
Yes
Yes
No
Sydney
Sam Carmichael
Male
Hawaiʻi Pacific University
Soccer
Yes
No
No
Geelong
Sam Johnston
Male
Western State Colorado University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
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Samantha Creed
Female
Newberry College
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Montmorency
Sarah Pullen
Female
Drury University
Swimming
No
Yes
Yes
Brisbane
Saul Palte
Male
Gannon University
Soccer
Yes
No
No
Sydney
Schuler, Brayden
Male
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
Baseball
No
No
Yes
Gold Coast
Scott Cone
Male
West Texas A&M University
Baseball
No
Yes
Yes
Glenwood
Scott Edwards
Male
Bluefield State College
Baseball
No
No
Yes
Pendle Hill
Scott Elder
Male
Lander University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Perth
Scott Oudendyk
Male
University of West Georgia
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Brisbane
Sean Mullan
Male
Nova Southeastern University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Mangerton
Sean Preston
Male
Coker College
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Sean Preston
Male
Young Harris College
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Simon Payne
Male
University of West Georgia
Golf
No
No
Yes
Canning Vale
Simone Arthur
Female
Fort Hays State University
Soccer
Yes
No
No
Gold Coast
Stacey Jones
Female
Bloomfield College
Soccer
Yes
Yes
No
Mt. Sheridan
Steve Sokol
Male
University of Southern Indiana
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Perth
Steve Viterbo
Male
Young Harris College
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Steve White
Male
University of Alaska Anchorage
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Manly
Stuart McEwen
Male
Stonehill College
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Susannah Walmsley
Female
Hawaiʻi Pacific University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Newcastle
Tanja Steed
Female
Harding University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Lysterfield
Taylor Bestry
Female
Eckerd College
Swimming
Yes
Yes
No
Perth
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Tessa Ramsay
Female
Tom Longman
Male
Tom Ward
Male
Tori Gikas
Newman University
Adams State University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Templestowe
Australia / Wesley
Golf
No
No
Yes
College
Ouachita Baptist University
Baseball
Yes
Yes
No
Goald coast
Female
Franklin Pierce University
Soccer
Yes
No
No
Sydney
Trent Zomer
Male
Northern State University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Troy Parker
Male
Upper Iowa University
Soccer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Orange
Van Rijn, Tegan
Female
Erskine College
Soccer
No
No
Yes
South Windsor
Will Flitcroft
Male
California State University, Chico
Golf
No
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Will Sinclair
Male
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Lilydale
Xavier Evans
Male
Pfeiffer University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Yannick Skull
Male
Christian Brothers University
Soccer
Yes
Yes
No
Adelaide
Zach Ngawaka
Male
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Basketball
No
Yes
No
Keysborough
Zach Taulien
Male
University of West Georgia
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Mooroolbark
Zara Pearson
Female
Newberry College
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Echuca
Yes
Yes
Yes
Wurtulla
Zoe Sharplin
Male
University of Central Missouri
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Appendix 10: How to use the Tool – SmartSearch Pro
Step 1: Open the SmartSearch Pro V1
Step 2 : Go to Input sheet
Step 3: Insert the desired parameters in the given form and hit Find University
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Step 4: Go to Results page for the list of universities
Step 5: Hit Reset to change parameters or before closing the sheet.
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Safe Assign Report
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COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC SYSTEMS OF THE USA AND AUSTRALIA – A COMPARATIVE STUDY
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PERIOD OF STUDY – Aug „13 to Nov „13
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Acknowledgement
We hereby take this opportunity and privilege to thank and acknowledge everyone related to the successful completion of our project and for providing deep visions and knowledge based upon their invaluable experience. Firstly, we would like to thank and express gratitude towards our mentor Mr. Srinivas Phani for guiding us by providing continuous support from the very start of our project. His motivation and ideas inspired us to think in every possible dimension and achieve the objectives of this research project in the most effective way possible. He has been extremely kind and helpful in sailing through all the issues and problems that we faced during the course of the project. Further, we would like to express our appreciation towards the industry experts, Ms Renee Poulos (Senior Athlete Career and
Education Consultant-NSWIS), MrDiwakar (Recruiter- Tech Mahindra), Mr Manish Arora
(Consultant- Royal International Migration), MrBadriAryal (Director- Expert Education & Visa
Services), MrDipakNalau (Consultant- Hamro Consultancy) for their time and effort in providing us with insightful information and critical knowledge on the Australian education and recruitment system.
Sincere thanks to Mr Sandon Stolle for guiding us with valuable details for the ARP project.
Lastly, we wish to thank our respondents, colleagues and professors for their help and support on this project.
SincerelyAnushree Natraj/ GMAY13CMM05
Arjun Gidwani/ GMAY13CMM06
Ganesh Srinivasan/ GMAY13CMM10
Sudeep Sodani/ GMAY13CMM35
Vijay Mannur/ GMAY13CMM39
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DECLARATION
We hereby declare that the matter included in this ARP report entitled “Collegiate Athletic
Systems of the USA and Australia – A comparative study”, is the result of study and interviews carried out by us. We further declare that this is our original work and has not been published anywhere before.
This Project Work has been carried out for the sole purpose of submission in partial fulfilment of Semester two of Global Master of Business Administration (GMBA) at S P Jain School of
Global Management, Sydney.
The above is true to the best of our knowledge and understanding.
We have read, understood and signed the code of Ethics.
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................... 5
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 6
Research Methodology .................................................................................................................... 10
Problem Statement ..................................................................................................................... 11
Research Objectives .................................................................................................................... 11
Research Limitations.................................................................................................................... 11
Secondary Research ........................................................................................................................ 13
Literature Review ........................................................................................................................ 13
Primary Research ............................................................................................................................ 24
Data Collection ........................................................................................................................ 24
Industry Expert ........................................................................................................................ 24
Questionnaire .......................................................................................................................... 24
Qualitative Analysis ......................................................................................................................... 26
I.
Australian Education System vs. US Education System...................................................... 26
II.
Industry Expert................................................................................................................. 27
III.
Australia Sporting System versus U.S. Sporting System ................................................. 29
Quantitative Analysis ....................................................................................................................... 30
I.
Number of Australian Athlete Students in NCAA system ................................................... 30
II.
Australian Education System versus U.S. Education System .............................................. 37
III.
Sports Scholarships – Australia versus USA ................................................................... 38
IV.
Survey Analysis – Student Questionnaire ...................................................................... 39
Conclusion....................................................................................................................................... 46
Recommendations .......................................................................................................................... 47
Bibliography .................................................................................................................................... 48
Appendix ......................................................................................................................................... 49
Safe Assign Report........................................................................................................................... 85
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Executive Summary
The world today is becoming a global village - we are going through a phase where the whole world is coming together. The prevailing globalisation and internationalisation is making the boundaries between nations smaller. The movement across countries for education has become a norm. The effect this has had over people has typically increased patriotism. The emotional connect with your own country increases as one identifies himself as a citizen of that country when surrounded by people from various regions. The
Aussie Athlete Agency gave us a chance to research on the by-product of this very situation.
Every year there are Australian athlete students, who travel to the USA to be a part of a collegiate system that provides them excellent opportunities through the likes of NCAA,
NJCA etc. These students develop their sports acumen and also acquire respectable degrees in the due course of time. All of these sportsmen and women have one dream – ―To represent Australia in Olympics one day‖. The competition for that is fierce, and the kind of exposure these athletes get in USA cannot be compared to Australia. This forms the core of the research project Aussie Athletes Agency has provided us the opportunity with.
The research has various facets to it - some interrelated, some not. The primary objective of the project is to find out the number of Australian Athletes competing in the USA collegiate system, and how many of them have over the years returned to Australia to represent their country in their choice of sport. In addition to this, the report also explores the tuition fees and scholarships available to students in the universities in USA. It helps us compare the two countries based on scholarships, cost of courses and competitiveness of the sports program at university/college level. The numbers, demographics and trends that came out of the research form an interesting case for Aussie Athlete Agency to target audience for growing their business.
Another important objective explored in the report is the translation of degrees from USA to
Australia. Along with talent, luck plays an important role in an Athletes success. The
Athletes who are not successful in achieving desired heights in their sport need to find a career elsewhere. Thus the recognition of their degree comes into the picture. The report presents details on the degree translation and how difficult or easy it is for Australians who have studied in USA to find a fruitful career in Australia.
The above findings are summarised based on the survey responses for 2 surveys designed for Athletes and company HR‘s respectively. These surveys throw light on the preferences of athletes and HR‘s when it comes to a comparison between Australia and USA. We have sought opinions from industry experts on this which has given a base to our findings. The report ends with a few recommendations that we would like to give to Aussie Athlete
Agency.
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Introduction
Australia is a product of a unique blend of established traditions and new influences.
Contemporary Australia is a pluralistic society, rooted in liberal democratic traditions and espousing informality and egalitarianism as key societal values. As a nation, Australia values the central role of education in building a democratic, equitable and just society. In the 21st century Australia‘s capacity to provide a high quality of life for all will depend on the ability to compete in the global economy on knowledge and innovation. Education equips young people with the knowledge, understanding, skills and values to take advantage of opportunity and to face the challenges of this era with confidence. Schools play a
vital
intellectual,
role
physical,
in
promoting
social,
the
emotional,
moral, spiritual and aesthetic development and wellbeing of young Australians, and in ensuring the nation‘s ongoing economic prosperity and social cohesion.
Education in Australia is primarily the responsibility of the states and territories. Each state government provides funding and regulates the public and private schools within its governing area. Both public schools and private schools exist in each state. The curriculum taught in each state or school may vary but the learning areas are the same in all.
Generally, education in Australia follows the three-tier model which includes primary education (primary schools), followed by secondary education (secondary schools/high schools) and tertiary education (universities and/or TAFE colleges).
Each state has a Vocational Education and Training (VET) or Technical and Further
Education (TAFE) system. VET prepares people for work in a career that does not need a university degree. VET is transferable between all states. Study done in one state gains the same status in another state. Typically, a VET/TAFE course takes two years of study. The national government provides the funding for universities in all the states. Each University is independent in its governance. The Universities set their courses and course content. A professional body must endorse a course for it to run. Typically, a university course takes three or four years of study.(Australian Government)
Sport in Australia
Along with education, sport is given a lot of importance in Australia. Sport has long played a vital social and cultural role in Australia, providing a form of social cement which binds communities and creates broader communities. Sport is part of day-to-day discourse in
Australia and it forms a major part of the country 's culture in terms of spectatorship and participation. Cricket is popular in the summer, and football codes are popular in the
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winter. Australian traditions such as grand finals and footy tipping are shared amongst the codes. Australia 's successes in events such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, World
Cup competitions in cricket, rugby union, rugby league, field hockey, netball, and major tournaments in tennis, golf, surfing, and other sports are a source of pride for many
Australians.
The Australian government gives a lot of importance to sport. The Government provides funding for sport as an investment in the community in terms of national pride, improved health, economic activity and stronger communities. The Australian Sports
Commission (ASC) is Australia‘s primary national sports administration and advisory agency, and the cornerstone of a wide-ranging sports system. On behalf of the Australian Government, the
ASC plays a central leadership role in the development and operation of the Australian sports system, administering and funding innovative sport programs and providing leadership, coordination and support for the sport sector. (Australian Sports commission)
Through the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), the ASC offers athlete scholarships across
37 sport programs in 26 sports administered from various centres around Australia. The AIS works in partnership with national sporting organizations (NSOs), state institutes and academies of sport (SIS/SAS) and peak bodies (Australian Olympic Committee, Australian
Paralympic Committee and Australian Commonwealth
Games Association) to deliver international sporting success. (Australian sports commission)
Difficulty in getting scholarships
Although AIS‘s well-funded training programs have been regarded as a major reason for
Australia 's recent success in international sporting competitions, but getting selected in AIS is extremely difficult. The fitness level required for selection in AIS is extremely high and only athletes of elite level are able to get through. Also the amount of scholarships given by
Australian Universities is very low as compared to the ones given by Universities in USA.
Most scholarships have continued eligibility criteria where the athlete is required to maintain continued enrolment and satisfactory progress to stay eligible for scholarship. If the student changes the course he/she is studying or reduces his/her study load (for example from full-time to part-time) then he/she may not be eligible for the scholarship.
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Some scholarships are counted as income by Abstudy/Youth Allowance/Austudy, and therefore affect the athlete‘s Centrelink income. Some scholarships are not exempt from
Income tax. The scholarships/ grants provided by government institutes need to be repaid by the students upon the completion of their course.
Because of all these reasons the Australian athletes consider the American college sports scholarship system as a pathway to their success. The universities in USA provide the perfect platform to these athletes to enter professional sports arena by providing full athletic scholarships and excellent training facilities. More than $2 billion in sport scholarships is
awarded to NCAA (National Collegiate
Athletic Association)
NAIA
(National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) and NJCAA (National Junior College
Athletic Association) sports programs in USA.
The US Sporting System - NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA
NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA are three different bodies involved in the organization of college sport in USA and each has its own rules and regulations. The NCAA governs 4 year college and university member‘s sporting program. There are three NCAA divisions – Division I being the most prestigious. Both Division I and Division II schools can offer athletic scholarships, however
Division III cannot offer athletic scholarships.
Division III schools can, however, offer other forms of financial assistance. Some of most prestigious colleges in the USA participate in the NCAA, such as Stanford, Harvard, Duke and UCLA.
Junior or Community Colleges offer 2 year courses and their competition is governed by the
NJCAA. NJCAA Colleges compete in one of three divisions, and each division has regulations about what scholarships they can offer.
NAIA has Approximately 300 colleges under it, which have fewer recruiting restrictions and an easier application process. NAIA schools are ―4year‖ schools and there are two divisions.
More than 90% of NAIA colleges offer athletic scholarships.
Aussie Athlete Agency
Aussie
Athletes
Australia 's
premier
placement
agency
talented
Australian
Agency
US
(AAA)
College
which athletes is
sport
promotes into the
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mainstream of American university sport recruiting. The national team and international network of the organization was formed by former ATP Tennis professional and Australian
Davis Cup tennis player Sandon Stolle. His personal pathway included playing collegiately in the United States before enjoying success in the business and professional sporting worlds. Sandon started AAA after recognizing the huge opportunity presented for young
Australian athletes to tap into the competitive arena of American college system.
Aussie Athletes Agency provides qualified athletes the guidance, advice, vital contacts and a definite pathway required to obtain athletic and academic scholarships. Therefore creating the opportunity for these athletes to obtain an internationally recognized degree and pursue their sport at the same time. Aussie Athletes Agency strongly believes this pathway has many advantages in nurturing the necessary experience to grow as an individual in life and in sport and from it come away with real benefits.
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Research Methodology
Problem definition
Analysing and assessing Aussie participation in NCAA Division I & II
Secondary research
Statement of research objectives
Research Design
Primary research
Data collection
Data Analysis
Recommendations & Conclusions
Report generation
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Problem Statement
The research aims at understanding the extent of participation of Australian athlete students in sports at the different NCAA levels. The findings and analysis of the research aims to provide business intelligence for Aussie Athlete Agency.
Research Objectives
Objective 1
Objective 2
Objective 3
• Analyzing and assessing the number of
Australian Athlete students who are currently pursuing higher education in US collegiate educational systems, which are listed under NCAA divisions. • Comparing
Australian and US universities in terms of tuition fees, sporting programs, infrastructure, scholarships etc. to motivate budding athletes to pursue education in US while honing their athletic skills.
• Recommending scope for improvement to the Olympic
Committee and
Australian Sports
Commisssion by performing need gap analysis between the
Australian and US education system.
Research Limitations
1. Limited number of sports- For data collection we had chosen 9 sports which are popular among Australian athletes. These were golf, baseball, basketball, soccer, hockey, swimming, track and field and volleyball. The NCAA divisions have many more sports under them and therefore the actual number of Australian athletes in these divisions might be much higher than the numbers that we arrived at through data collection.
2. Limited time period- For the extensive data collection that was required for this research, the time available was very limited. Due to the sheer volume of the task, the data collection for student details was limited to NCAA Division-I and Division-II.
3. Difference in education system of USA and Australia- It was difficult to do a liketo-like comparison of the education systems in USA and Australia in terms of fee structure, scholarships, infrastructure, sporting programs etc. because of the very different structure of each. Australia being a common wealth nation has a system where different colleges are affiliated under one University. In USA, there can be
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standalone colleges which are not a part of a university and are not affiliated under one. 4. Sample size- The sample size for survey analysis of student preferences was substantial enough to draw inferences, but it might not be large enough to give a complete representation of the actual population of athletes. Also the choice of education system is a very personal preference and might differ from person to person based on income, age, sex and other demographic factors.
5. Limited accessibility- We had very limited access to HRs of different companies for collecting substantial amount of data on their preferences in recruiting candidates, through circulation of survey.
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Secondary Research
Literature Review
Higher Education in Australia
The Higher Education in Australia is referred to as ‗Tertiary‘ Education. Tertiary education refers to university and non-university education institutions which encompass degree and sub-degree qualifications. The three main phases of tertiary education are Bachelor, Master and Doctoral studies.
The Australian Federal Government provides significant funding for tertiary education and the grants from them correspond to approximately 42% of the education sector revenue.
The State governments only contribute to 4% of the total revenue.
As a mandate for funding, the institutions must meet a range of quality, reliability and accountability requirements. These requirements are set out in the Higher Education
Support Act 2003. This act dictates that an institution must operate at a bare minimum level of quality and comply with the standards of the accreditation authority listed on the
Australian Qualifications Framework Register (The AQF Register). This Register contains a list of recognized education institutions and authorized accreditation authorities in the country of Australia. These quality agencies are independent by Law.
The Australian education system consists of two types of institutions – Self accrediting
SAI
(SAIs) and non-self-accrediting (NSAIs). These are distributed as below
Source: (Evaluation, Quality Assurance System in Higher Education - Australia, 2010)
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NSAI are recognized under state level or territory legislation and are included in the AQF register. The number of NSAIs has increased over the past few years.
Source: (Evaluation, Quality Assurance System in Higher Education - Australia, 2010)
Courses and Qualifications:
Australian tertiary education institutions are broadly offered over two categories – academic and professional. These courses can either be done full time or part time. The undergraduate courses and qualifications are available in the following modes:
1. Diploma – This is a para-professional Qualification. Diplomas require one or two years of full time study and cover higher and vocational education.
2. Advanced Diploma – This is a professional level qualification which requires two years of study. This qualification is dual-sector and offers the same education choices as a diploma.
3. Associate Degree – These programs, spread over a two year full time course, focus on inculcating research-based knowledge of one or more academic disciplines. These provide the individual an opportunity for Bachelor Degree. It differs from Advance
Diploma by being more academically focused rather than professionally focus.
4. Bachelor Degree – This degree is the most diverse degree. This contains courses over three/ four years, professional degrees, combined degrees and honours degrees etc.
However, as per the AQF regardless of the type of bachelor‘s degree the education outcome should be same.
Source: (Evaluation, Quality Assurance System in Higher Education - Australia, 2010)
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Source: (Evaluation, Quality Assurance System in Higher Education - Australia, 2010)
A detailed structure of the Australian Education System is given in the Appendix # 1.
Tuition Fee and Financial Support for Students
The Higher education in Australia encompasses fees and charges of a wide range. Students also have various funding options. Australian students once registered at an authorized education provider, can be listed as commonwealth paying students or fee-paying students.
The options require students to pay the fees however there is a difference in the amounts to be paid.
The Commonwealth-supported programs are subsidized by the government because they are of national priority – mostly education and nursing. Universities need to complete registration for these courses before offering fee-paying courses to the students.
Source: (Evaluation, Quality Assurance System in Higher Education - Australia, 2010)
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Student Loan Programs
Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)
Business Takeaway
HELP gives eligible students access to a loan from the Australian Federal Government. These
The type of loans provided
are provided in two types:
by the government need to
o
HECS-HELP: Students with a HECSHELP loan incur HELP debt and are not required to
repay
till
their income
reaches a threshold value. After the
Income increases, the HEC debt is repaid via taxation. This is especially for
be paid back after the individual earns a certain income. This applies to athletes as well as they are
the commonwealth supported courses. o supposed to use the same
FEE-HELP: This loan is available to fee-
channels to fund their
paying
students. Students
are
only
required to pay their loan once their income crosses a minimum threshold
education while pursing theirs sporting team.
level
Other financial assistance includes:
Research Training Scheme – for eligible students undertaking research based
Master‘s and Doctoral Degrees.
Australian Postgraduate Awards – for students taking up masters or doctoral in research.
Commonwealth Learning Scholarships – for students from low socio-economic backgrounds to assist them with either educational or accommodation costs.
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Education System in USA
The United States System of higher education is the most diverse in the world. A detailed structure of the US education System in provided in Appendix 2.
The types of education providers can be categorized on basis of three aspects –
Public/Private, two-year/four-year and non-profit/profit. Thus they can be divided into the following four categories.
-
Public two year institutions (e.g. community colleges)
-
Public four year institutions (e.g. universities, colleges)
-
Private two year institutions (e.g. junior colleges)
-
Private four year institutions (e.g. research universities, liberal arts colleges)
These are further categorized as profit or non-profit based on licensing. These corporate entities are governed by board of trustees, who are appointed by citizens.
Public institutions receive some annual allocation of government bonds whereas private institutions are independent of any state influence. However, some state operating funds receive funding from state governments in case they offer public courses.
A few statistics about the education are given below:
Source: (Evaluation, Quality Assurance System in Higher Education - USA, 2010)
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Type of Degrees
Offered
Associate
Degree
Bachelor 's
Degree
Master 's Degree
Doctoral
Degrees
Intermediate
Graduate
Qualifications
Unlike Australia, The US Federal government does not have any direct authority over the
US education system. This is also not stated in the constitution and the federal play only a limited role in the education system.
Student Aid
There is a wide array of private and government financial aid programs that provide assistance to students, based on both financial need and academic merit. Financial aid to students include federal grants, loans and tax credits, state grants and the grants provided by college, universities and private organization.
Federal student aid is financial help to students for tuition fees, room and board, books, supplies and transportation. These are in the form of Grants, Loans, and Work Study.
Grants are the kind of financial aid which doesn‘t need to be repaid. Generally the grants are for students applying to undergraduate courses based on needs, cost of attendance and enrolment status.
Loans are borrowed money and must be repaid with interest. Maximum loan depends on the course and guarantees provided by the student or his family. Loans can be paid to dependent undergraduates as well. For example the Federal Stafford Loans offered to students. Ensuring Quality
Higher Education quality assurance is as diverse as the education system. Since there is no centralized ministry of education, a variety of quality reviews are performed by agencies
(public and private)
1. External Quality Review
This
ranges
from accreditation to
federal data collection
and from state
accountability and licensure review to survey based rankings of institutions.
2. Internal Quality Review
Type of Quality
Assurance
System
Accreditation
Recognitions of
Acrrediting
Organizations
Federal oversight of higher education State quality review of higher education Government
Approval
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Cost Comparison of Education Systems
Australia has been an attractive study destination for many university students as it used to cost less too compared to UK and USA. But the trend has changed in recent years.
For a non-medical, four-year degree in Australia, the total cost can add up to
$262,352.That put it well ahead of the US, with an average of $217,016, and Britain, at
$141,291. Those going to Germany for a degree will need $64,666 and a China degree costs
$57,287.
A key reason for the pricier Australian degree is the country 's strong currency.Living costs in Australia have also risen in recent years.Official estimates show the annual tuition fee for a degree
in
Australia
can
range
from
A$14,000
to
A$35,000
(S$17,000
to
S$42,700).Prospective students are now also required to show that they have AUD18,610 a year to meet basic living costs as stipulated by visa requirements.
The US Sport System
Any discussion about a student pursuing education in USA would not complete without making a mentionof athletics. Ironically, even though the number of student athletes constitutes a smaller proportion of the entire student population, the influence it has on the system is of much greater proportion.
Right from the beginning, student-athletes in America are trained and propelled in a rigorous manner, preparing them for a life of discipline and hard work at the college level.
From the very early teen age they are constantly involved in developing their game skills, and start their pursuit to acquire an athletic scholarship which will put them through a good university and finally enable them to enter the world of professional sport.
Upon reaching college level in their choice of sport, the next stage for them is professional sports. As the professional teams are working through the league to reach the top, these
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student-athletes instead of sitting idle are in a continuous improvement process. They areof course aided by some first class coaches the nation has to offer. A point that can be argued here is that these students may not make it to professional career levels, but for most of them the journey still continues. This is because the degree they have acquired is recognized worldwide as of high qualityand they can always fall back on that.
Once the players make it to the draft, they are chosen by the teams round by round, with the higher draft picks receiving higher salaries in their initial ―rookie‖ season. Competition is given big importance, and the bidding process reflects this. The team that finishes last in the previous season gets to pick first, thus allowing different teams to win across the years.
- 1000 Member
Schools
- 505 Member
Schools
- 3 divisions
- 259 Member School
- 60,000 Student
Atheletes
- 400,000 student athletes - $450 mil. in scholarships - Div I full athletic scholarship - 2 divisions
- Div II partial scholarship Source: (McCann & Chalip)
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The Division III Myth
It is a very common myth that NCAA Regulations and Bylaws disallow Division III institutions from awarding financial aid based on athletic ability and therefore no aid is given by Division III colleges. However, it is important to recognize that the vast majority of students participating in sports at the Division III level are receiving substantial financial aid packages. The fact is, NCAA Division III colleges very often provide financial aid for athletic ability. The institutions are free to structure their assistance packaging formulas and they have considerable flexibility. They are also free to name the financial aid grants they award any student or student athlete for the purpose of either enhancing or concealing the real purpose of the
Business Takeaway
The Division III by the NCAA
financial aid award. The director of financial aid is
is not allowed to allot
the staff member responsible for accomplishing the
scholarships. However, the
institution‘s enrollment goal. Plainly stated, Division
IIIcolleges are funding the education of student
athletes ARE given aids in
athletes, while publicly professing that the financial
various other forms.
aid that their studentsreceive is for some merit other
Therefore students can still
than athletic ability. A granted financial aid will likely be
discussed
awards,leadership
in
awards,
terms diversity of
merit awards, academic and honors awards, loans, employment,
―awards of circumstance,‖ andinstitutional awards.
Aidofficials look at their own school‘s ‗need‘ (how
participate while going for universities like the famous
Massachusetts of
Technology.
badly they want an athlete to attend their college based on their academic or athletic accomplishments) and decide how much financial assistance has to be given to a student.(Wheeler) Australian Sport System
The way sports integrate into social life varies from society to society, and the way they are organized differs from place to place and time to time. Thus, Unlike the US there is no system of collegiate sports; however, success in sport in Australia is embodied by an effective sporting system that strives to offer improved participation in quality sports. The current elite athletes are estimated at 200,000. This might sound like a big number however if it is compared this with the US 2 million it is a mere 10%.
The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) is the Australian Government body responsible for the delivery of funding and development of Australian sport. As Australia‘s strategic high performance sport agency, the Australia Institute of Sport (AIS) is responsible and accountable for leading the delivery of Australia‘s international sporting success. Since
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1981, the AIS has been the cradle of Australia‘s national sports system — one that is recognized the world over for its ability to identify, develop and produce world, Olympic and
Paralympic champions.
The AIS works in partnership with national sporting organizations (NSOs), state institutes and academies of sport (SIS/SAS) and peak bodies (Australian Olympic Committee,
Australian Paralympic Committee and Australian Commonwealth Games Association) to deliver international sporting success. The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) delivers 36 sport programs across 26 different sports.
Performance
of
Australian
student
athletes
at
Olympic Games
Business Takeaway
The analysis of the performance of university student
The Division III by the NCAA
athletes named in the Australian Olympic Teams of
is not allowed to allot
2004, 2008 and 2012provides evidence indicating that student-athletes participating at Olympic level appear
scholarships. However, the
to be more likely to win medals than non-student
athletes ARE given aids in
athletes. This evidence holds true not only for the
various other forms.
Australian Olympic Team (Team Australia), but also for most key international teams that finished above
Therefore students can still
Australia in terms of medal tally in London Olympic.
participate while going for
For future improvement it‘s importantto integrate
universities like the famous
student-athletes and universities into the mainstream national high performance program. Australia can gain international competitiveness
in
sport
through
Massachusetts of
Technology.
strategies that encourage and develop more studentathletes, and by better aligning university elite sport programs with the national high performance pathway.Institutions with the largest elite athlete programs include:
University of Sydney- 350 scholarships
University of Melbourne- 175 scholarships
Monash University- 150 scholarships
University of Technology Sydney- 120 scholarships
Macquarie University- 71 scholarships
University of New South Wales- 60 scholarships
Student-athlete scholarship investment in Australia however is far less than the level of scholarship support provided by other nations such as USA and UK. The scholarships provided in Australia range from $500 to $1500 while in UK it‘s about £7,000 a year, and a full scholarship at NCAA Division 1 or 2 universities in the US is worth $12000 to $15000 per annum.(Knapp, 2012)
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Recognition of US Degree in Australia
Business Takeaway
The US degree in Australia can be realized by
Aussie Athlete Agency can
contacting the AEI – NOOSR. This function of the
Australian Education International provides a guide to translating the
education
level
of
an
overseas
qualification. They asses: higher education, postsecondary
technical
and
vocational
overseas
qualifications for general purposes. This costs a mere
try and create a setup where it acts as a facilitator between the individual and the AEI – NOOSR.
$295 and will take a maximum off three months to process.
Their site lists the following:
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Primary Research
Primary Research was carried out in the following ways:
Data
Collection
Questionnare
Industry
Advice
•Data Collection for Australia Athlete Students Student
•Data Collection for University Financial Costs
•Questionnaire for Student Perception
•Questionnaire for Employer Perception
•Industry Expert advice on Education System in Australia
•Industry Expert advice on US Student Employability
Data Collection
Data collection involved manually searching the rosters of NCAA division I and II university teams across 10 sports to find Australian Student Athletes. This data was collected for the last three years and included the spring and fall semester. Further, a total of 5500 NCAA – sponsored men and women‘s team across 656 colleges was searched. Data was further collected to find financial costs of those 656 colleges.
Industry Expert
In order to get qualitative insights for the core objectives of the research, industry experts from education consulting and Human Resource recruiting background were chosen.
Education consultants were chosen to understand the education systems; fee and scholarship structure and get an insight into the student‘s expectations. Human Resource personnel were chosen to understand the expectations of employers from undergraduate students and their perception about candidates who excel in sports. (See Appendix # 3 for list of questions asked)
Questionnaire
Questionnaire Design
As part of the primary research, the survey using questionnaires was identified as a very important part of the research. The surveys were designed to target two sets of people, the student athletes and the Human Resource personnel in organizations of Australia. It was
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ensured that the designed questionnaires were short and crisp, clear and less time consuming. Questionnaire 1: Education Preference for Student Athletes (Appendix # 4)
The questionnaire for student athletes was designed to understand their perception about the various attributes defining the education systems in USA and Australia. The funneling thought process followed while framing the questionnaire to get the desired information from the students is as per the below illustration. The survey was designed keeping in mind, to use the responses for performing factor and cluster analysis.
Questionnaire 2: Recruitment Preference - Human Resource Personnel (Appendix#5)
The questionnaire to understand the recruitment preference was designed to take responses from recruiting personnel in the organizations. The core objective of this was to understand their perception and view on recruiting a candidate who has graduated with an undergraduate degree from USA.
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Qualitative Analysis
I.
Australian Education System vs. US Education System
The Australian education system and the U.S. education system are quite different in nature. To bring them on the same platform, we followed the approach of Universitas 21 where they have defined four parameters to judge the education system:
Parameters
Resources
•Government involvement •Comparitive expenditure by
Student
•Expenditure by student and governent in research Environment
Connectivity
•Gender Diversity
•Approchability to
•Rating for quality of research papers published Data
•International
•Enforcement of
Diversity
Quality
Measurement
•Enrolement in
Tertitary Education
Output
•Quantity and
Quality of articles produced •Depth of world class universities •Research excellnce of univesities
•Employment
Opportunities
•Unemployment
Rates
Source: (Williams, Rassenfosse, Jensen, & Marginson, 2013)
The above parameters when evaluated give the following picture for both the countries. The numbers represent score received by each of them (on a scale of 120)
USA
98 95
OUTPUT
USA
100
56
Australia
USA
Australia
CONNECTIVITY
72 96
Australia
91 64
ENVIRONMENT
R
Australia
USA
RESOURCES
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100
77
Australia
USA
OVERALL
In conclusion, on a relative scale the US degree system works better than the Australian degree system in giving education based on the various
Business Takeaway
parameters.
On quality of education
Australia
USA
provided the scales tip in favour of USA. There is a definite scope of improvement on the
Australia Education
System as well. The research paper will further look into the cost analysis to arrive at a conclusion.
II.
Industry Expert
Captured below are some of the key findings from in-depth interviews with the industry experts. How can the Australian education system attract more students?
The government grants and support to universities in Australia have to improve in order to attract more students. This may be in the form of scholarships.
- Mr BadriAriyal, Director
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Where do you think the Australian Education system can improve?
The admission process into the Australian
Universities needs to be stricter. Currently, students are sometimes given admission without their education background into consideration. This shows in the corporate world, where these students find it difficult to adapt to the industry.
- Mr. Manish Arora, Admin
How would a US degree translate here in
Australia? How would a sports background help a candidate?
The country of degree for a candidate matters when it involves requirement of local knowledge and compliance to local rules and regulations. Excellence in sports gives any candidate an edge over others. The reason being it develops person in totality. It imbibes in a person the team spirit, leadership skills and sense of responsibility.
- Mr.Diwakar R, Recruiter
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III.
Australia Sporting System versus U.S. Sporting System
There are several reasons for the rising trend of Australian student- athletes opting NCAA colleges in USA over Australian colleges. Some of the key reasons are –
1. No Dedicated collegiate athletic programs- Unlike
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USA, in Australia there are no collegiate athletic programs. The athletes can get in Universities through sports scholarships, but academics and athletics remain two very separate entities because of lack of sports training programs at
University level. The
athletes have
to get
selected in one of the external training facilities such as AIS while attending college for studies at the same time. On the other hand in USA the athletes get to hone their skills on a daily basis and maximize their athletic potential while studying in a good college. This way they do not have to face the challenge of juggling education
Only sporting event in
Australia that comes close to the US system is the annual UniSports.
However, this has very less participation – only 28 teams participate from across the country.
with a sporting career.
2. Ease of getting selected- In Australia getting recognized as an athlete is very difficult for student athletes who are at an amateur level. Getting selected in one of the independent training centres such as AIS is easy only for athletes of elite level. On the other hand with the large number of universities present in USA, the opportunities available to athletes are much wider. Compared to around 40 universities in Australia, there are approximately 4500 in the United States.
3. Opportunity for debt free education- In Australia the value of scholarships given by universities is very low compared to that offered by universities in USA. Hence US universities give athletes the opportunity to get trained in their favourite sport and walk away with a good college degree in 4 years with no loans to repay.
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Quantitative Analysis
I.
Number of Australian Athlete Students in NCAA system
Part I – NCAA Division I
Data collection involved manually searching the rosters of NCAA university teams across
10 sports to find Australian Student Athletes(See Appendix 6 for detailed list). This data was collected for the last three years and included the spring and fall semester. Further a total of 4000 NCAA –sponsored men and women‘s team across 345 colleges was searched.
This analysis is limited to the fact that some rosters did not mention/ update their rosters correctly, due to which some athletes may not have been accounted for.
Key Finding 1
Business Take Away
Over the last three years, a total of 325 student athletes who featured at the NCAA Division I, who identified Australia as their hometown. These were spread out over the years in the following way
There is an increasing trend in the number of student athletes participating each year in the 10 sports examined. Business Take Away
Key Finding 2
Of these athletes, there was an almost even spread amongst men and women. Male‘s accounted for 52% of the total number of athletes rest 48% were women.
Genderwise Distribution - NCAA Div - 1
48%
52%
Female
The Ratio of Male to
Female athlete students is quite similar at a ratio of 1.08 Male athletes for
Male
every Female Athlete.
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The sports distribution lookout reveals even more interesting data.
Key Finding 3
Business Take Away
The most common sport played by an Australian student athlete (among the 10 sports) is Basketball followed by Swimming and Soccer.
129
150
100
50
0
most athletes. NBA being the big league in USA is
59
15 10 27 42
12 1
Basketball attracts the
24
6
the most sought after option after studies for these athletes, hoping to be picked in drafts.
Key Finding 4
Business Take Away
The most common sport played by a male and
Female Australian student athlete (among the 10 sports) is Basketball followed by Swimming and
Soccer.
A 1% of total Australian student athletes participate in not one but
Female
Volleyball
3%
Track &
Field
10%
Swimming
19%
Soccer
16%
Male
Track &
Field
Swimming 5%
17%
Golf
9%
Soccer
10%
Football
6%
two sports. This might be
Basketball
35%
linked to the concept of
Field Hockey
10%
Golf
7%
Volleyball
1%
Baseball
Baseball & 7%
Soccer
1%
Basketball
44%
more opportunities for the student having two
Business Take Away choices. Some sports like Hockey and Volleyball are more popular among Women.
To understand the reach of Australian Athlete students, their presence across the United
States of America was analysed. The key findings are displayed below:
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A further research into the background of the Students reveals the following:
Key Finding 5
Business Take Away
Australian athlete students attended universities across 44 states in the USA. This accounts for 84.6%.
The most popular region as per university choice was the South. This was then followed by Northeast and then the Midwest. This phenomenon needs to be studied further to analyze their choice of region.
Key Finding 6
New South Wales is the key contributor to the pool of
Australian student athletes to NCAA Division I.
Business Take Away
Statewise Distribution - NCAA Div 1
7% 3%
33%
27%
1%
7%
21%
1%
Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
At least one student from each of the Australian
States is represented in the
NCAA Division I teams.
Sydney was the biggest contributor to the NSW athlete count.
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Part II – NCAA Division II
Data collection involved manually searching the rosters of NCAA division II university teams across 10 sports to find Australian Student Athletes (See Appendix 7 for detailed list). This data was collected for the last three years and included the spring and fall semester.
Further, a total of 2000 NCAA –sponsored men and women‘s team across 311 colleges was searched. This analysis is limited to the fact that some rosters did not mention/ update their rosters correctly, due to which some athletes may not have been accounted for.
Key Finding 1
Business Take Away
Over the last three years, a total of 190 student athletes who featured at the NCAA Division II, who identified Australia as their hometown. These were spread out over the years in the following way.
Yearwise athlete count - NCAA Div - 2
97
200
97
of Australian Student Athletes is increasing in
Division II, the numbers
123
0
2011-12 2012-13
Even though the number
are less compared to
2103-14
Division I.
Key Finding 2
Business Take Away
Of these athletes, there was an almost even spread amongst men and women. Male‘s accounted for 64% of the total number of athletes rest 36% were women.
The Australian student athletes in Division II are
Genderwise Split - NCAA Div 2
more dominated by a male count. There are 1.78 male
36%
Female
Male
64%
student athletes for every female student-athlete.
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The sports distribution in Division II is a little varied from Division I.
Key Finding 3
Business Take Away
The most common sport played by an Australian student athlete (among the 10 sports) is Basketball followed by Soccer and Baseball.
Similar to Division I
Basketball attracts the most athletes. However, in
100
80
60
20
0
contrast to Division I the
96
40
44
15
2
13
1
9
8
2
next leading choices for sport are different, due to difference in infrastructure. Business Take Away
Key Finding 4
The most common sport played by a male and Female
Australian student athlete (among the 10 sports) is
Basketball followed by Swimming and Soccer.
Female
Swimming
9%
Soccer
22%
Hockey
2% Golf
7%
Male
Track and
Swimmingfield
3%
2%
Golf
7%
Track and field 6%
participation continues through to the
Demographics and we see that the number of sports
Basketball
54%
and participation from
Australian nationals is less. Women feature in
Volleyball
2%
Baseball
12%
Soccer
24%
Football
2%
The trend of less
fewer sports as compared to men – an extension of
Basketball
48%
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To understand the reach of Australian Athlete students, their presence across the United
States of America was analysed. The key findings are displayed below:
Key Finding 5
Business Take Away
Australian athlete students attended universities across 37 states in the USA. This accounts for 71.1%.
A reduced participation by
Australian athletes in
Division II is shown throughout the states when compared to Division
I. The numbers of studentathletes are most in the western part of the country. A further research into the background of the Students reveals the following:
Key Finding 5
Victoria is the key contributor to the pool of
Australian student athletes to NCAA Division II.
Business Take Away
At least one student from
Statewise distribution - NCAA Div 2
Australian Capital
Territory
New South Wales
2%
11%
each of the Australian
States is represented in
Northern Territory
28%
Queensland
the NCAA Division I teams.
31%
1%
7%
20%
South Australia
In Victoria, the city of
Victoria
Western Australia
Melbourne represented most of the students.
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Summary
The numbers of Australian athlete students have grown in abundance over the last couple of years, and this is in accordance with the finding of the NCAA Student athlete ethnicity report. Australians represent approximately 4.2% of all the foreign athletes in the Division I.
However, objectively, compared to other students, Australians find it easy to adapt to given a similar culture of Westernized world, similar language. The numbers imply that the
Australian students have a higher tendency to play sports which are popular back home in
Australia, with Basketball being a major sport. In part due to pursuing education in foreign land, Australians generally go for universities with students from their Community, giving them a sense of belonging.
Summary Finding
The number of Australians going to familiar universities is more.
Business Take Away
159
The number of institutions with at least one Australian Athlete student in Division I
104
The number of institutions with at least one Australian Athlete student in Division II
11
7
Highest number of students in an Institute for Division I– Saint
Mary 's College of
California
Highest number of students in an Institute for Division II – Newberry
College
159
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II.
Australian Education System versus U.S. Education System
The Australian Education system and US education system differ a lot on the quality basis.
Thus, on the cost basis, the two countries cannot be compared on an even scale. This is very evident even from the fact that the number 1 ranked university in Australia is not comparable on a level on the number 1 ranked university in USA. The number 1 ranked university in Australia is ranked 93rd in the world whereas the number 1 ranked university in USA is ranked number 1 in the world. Thus, to get a more relative average cost the universities were divided into 4 bands – Gold, Silver, Bronze, Copper (Or 1st quartile to 4th quartile) Business Take Away
24000
46% 0
158 NCAA Division I universities are cheaper
Average University Cost in Australia
64%
200 NCAA Division II universities are cheaper
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III.
Sports Scholarships – Australia versus USA
The Biggest state New South Wales has NSWIS which provides maximum scholarship of
$6000. Surprisingly, more than half of division I colleges offer scholarship more than that.
Business Take Away
285
$6000
77
Highest Sports scholarship in Australia
NCAA Div 1 universities in USA offer a higher scholarship
NCAA Div II universities in USA offer a higher scholarship
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IV.
Survey Analysis – Student Questionnaire
Factor Analysis
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The student questionnaire listed various attributes which were used to understand student preference for deciding a college. The sample consists of students are the ones who are aspiring to pursue sports as a career. The initial factors were:Scholarship and grants
Tuition fee
Living Expenses
Post university job opportunities in country of study and home country
Reputation of the university and course
The technique of factor analysis was performed on the responsesreceived as a part of the survey. This technique helped to understand the similarities between the attributes. The factor analysis of these 7 attributes lead to the formation of 3 major factors that were used to understand the student behavior further. These new factors were namedMoney Matters,
Career Opportunities and Reputation.
Factor analysis helped in reducing the scope of analysis by clubbing similar attributes and grouping them under a common bracket. The advantage of the clubbing into less number of variables is that time and cost saving and better insight for further in depth analysis.
From Aussie Athlete Agency point of view, the three new factors will help in understanding behavior and segmentation of students, who are the customers.
The following table is the rotated component matrix that was derived during factor analysis is SPSS tool that shows the factor loading for each attribute.
Attributes
Money
Career
Matters
Opportunities
Scholarship and Grants
0.720
Tuition fee
0.704
LivingExpenses
Reputation
0.676
Opportunities in foreign country
0.823
Opportunities in home country
0.806
Reputation of university
0.738
Reputation of course
0.723
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In order to check the validity of the factor analysis, the KMO statistic is used. The KMO statistic gives the measure of the adequacy of the relationship between all the variables. A value range of 0.60 to 0.80 for KMO statistic approves the validity of the factor analysis.
KMO and Bartlett 's Test
Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin Measure of Sampling Adequacy.
0.627
Approx. Chi-Square
32.156
df
21
Sig.
0.056
Bartlett 's Test of Sphericity
Cluster Analysis
The factors derived from factor analysis were used to identify the groups of individuals that have similar interest and preferences. Cluster anlaysis techniquewas used to identify these segments. The cluster analysis revealed two significant segments of students:
One cluster inclined the most towards the monetary aspect of higher education and the least towards Reputation.
The second cluster inclined towards career opportunities post higher education and the least monetary aspect.
The cluster analysis using the SPSS software was used to map the charateristics of the customer segments. The mapping was then done using the regression scores from the factor analysis. The following table gives the distances of the cluster from each attribute.
This shows the relationship between in of the attributes.
Attributes
Cluster 1
Cluster 2
Money matters
1.70755
-2.88081
Career Opportunity
-1.78508
2.01414
Reputation
-2.30051
-0.38286
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THE CAUTIOUS
SPENDER
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The Cautious Spender
The first segment of students can be classified as the cautious spender, who are more concerned about the monetary aspects of the university education namely – tution fee, living expenses and scholarship grants.
Demography & Characteristics
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THE FUTURE
THINKER
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The Future Thinker
The second segment of students can be classified as the future thinkers, who are more concerned about the career opportunities post the education rather than the
monetary
aspects of the university education and the reputation of the course.
Demography & Characteristics
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Conclusion
An extensive research using Primary and Secondary research helped chalk out the answers to the objectives set forth at the inception of this project. In totality, the research points the following key findings in conclusion:
Student athletes in Australia are facing some key issues in progressing in their career. These resulted out of the difference in the sporting systems at university level in US and Australia. The main issues revealed in the findings: o Lack of motivation from the Australian Institute of Sport due to strict admission criteria.
o
The dual career life of student-athletes and how they need to sacrifice on their academics to maintain elite athlete status.
o
The grants and scholarship provided in Australian sports are ineffective when compared to the ones offered by universities in US.
o
A definite lack in the university sporting program in Australia when compared to the big stage sports in US. The only participation that comes close to the US system is the UniSports – an annual event with as low as 28 team participation. The US collegiate system provides a more healthy competitive market for the athletes with participation form across 990 universities across the three NCAA divisions alone.
Australian athlete students have an opportunity for a pathway to the first class collegiate education while pursuing their sports dream. In terms of education the scales tip in favour of US again. The simple apples to apples comparison suggested that the #1 ranked university in the US is the ranked #1 in the world, while the #1 ranked university in Australia is ranked #93 in the world. A further report compared the attributes of the education system in and affirmed the same. Further, the option of degree translation allows for the students to show degree credibility for job opportunities back home.
At the business level, the cluster of students identified as per the survey will help
Aussie Athlete Agency understand the psychographics. The two clusters - the cautious spender and the future thinker – have different needs and wants which the
Aussie Athlete Agency can use to guide their clients towards providing scope for a trade-off between career and personal choices (choice of region, cost benefits etc.)
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Recommendations
For Aussie Athlete Agency
The Aussie Athlete Agency should use ‗SmartSearch Pro‘ (the tool developed as a part of this project for giving a suitable list of colleges based on input details) to suggest a precise list of colleges to prospective students as well as their parents as per their requirements. Being able to service the customers with such accurate details will help the agency form a credible image in front of the customers and increase the efficiency of its services.
The agency should facilitate degree translation for students who come back to
Australia after finishing their studies in USA, by forming a tie up with AEI-NOOSR, the government agency which does Degree conversion in Australia. This service will help the agency gain competitive edge in the market by helping them stand out among other agencies, which provide similar facilities.
The Aussie Athlete agency should start providingauxiliary services to students such as coaching classes for SAT and ACT, counselling sessions for course selection, and helping prospective students get in touch with other Australian students who have gone to USA on similar scholarships.
Along with student testimonials the Agency‘s website should mention the number of students successfully sent to US colleges and the number of coaches the agency is associated with. This will increase the legitimacy of the Agency‘s services in the eyes of student athletes.
The agency should expand business to New Zealand, Japan, and Chinaetc. where a lot of importance is given to sports along with education. Since the countries in the
Indian sub-continent are more academically inclined, expanding services to India will not be a good idea. There might be rare cases of enquiries but these can be addressed remotely.
For Olympic Committee
Mr Sandon Stolle should use the analysis results of this project to make a strong case in front of the Olympic Committee for suggesting changes in the Australian
Sports System. On a short term basis he can suggest introduction of better scholarship programs and increased participation in UniSports. On a long term basis he can suggest some initiatives on similar lines of US Sport system, such as better sports training facilities at a collegiate level. This will gradually help retain talented athletes in Australia and increase sports participation at a national level.
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Appendix
Appendix 1: Australian Education System
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Appendix 2: US Education System
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Appendix 3: Discussion Guide
Discussion Guide: Education Consultants
Date:
Time:
Place:
Interviewee’s Name:
Organization:
Discussion Questions:
1) What are the major student concerns when it comes to admissions into colleges?
2) How do you rate and view the education systems in Australia and USA?
3) What are the areas in which one outweighs the other?
4) How effective is the scholarship system in Australia to attract students when compared to USA?
5) How does a degree from a university in USA translate to in Australia in the aspect of career opportunities?
Discussion Guide: Human Resource Personnel
Date:
Time:
Place:
Interviewee’s Name:
Organization:
Discussion Questions:
1) How important are undergraduate fresh candidates for organizations?
2) What kind of roles are fresh graduates capable of handling in organizations?
3) What are the expectations from fresh college graduates at the corporate level?
4) How does a degree from a university in USA help candidates meet these expectations? 5) What edge do candidates with sports excellence possess?
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Appendix 4: Student Questionnaire
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Appendix 5: HR Questionnaire
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Appendix 6: Australian Athletes in NCAA Division I
2011Name
2012-
2013-
Gender
College
Sport
2012
2013
2014
Hometown
Matt Massey
Male
Southern Utah University
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Brisbane
Damon Heuir
Male
Southern Utah University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Townsville
Blake Harris
Male
University of Central Arkansas
Soccer
Yes
No
No
Sydney
Sarah McAppion
Female
Troy University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Canberra
Sophie Kleeman
Female
Troy University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Newcastle
5 MaddyPlunke
Female
Utah State University
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Albury
Adam Gotsis
Male
Georgia Institute of Technology
Football
No
Yes
Yes
Abbotsford
Adam Kalms
Male
University of Wyoming
Swimming/Diving
Yes
Yes
Yes
Marmong Point
Adam McCleary
Male
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Golf
Yes
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Adele Schultz
Female
Eastern Michigan University
Swimming
No
No
Yes
Gelorup
Aden Louez
Male
California State University, Northridge
Golf
No
No
Yes
Coffs Harbour
Aiden Chipps
Male
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Swimming
No
Yes
No
Perth
AlenaVoronina
Female
Old Dominion University
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Brisbane
Alex Howe
Male
University of Texas–Pan American
Baseball
No
Yes
Yes
Unanderra
Alex Overs
Male
Nicholls State University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Alex Press
Male
Auburn University
Swimming
No
No
Yes
Alex Sheedy
Female
California State University, Fresno
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Moe
Alexander Kinal
Male
Wake Forest University
Football
Yes
Yes
Yes
Adeliade
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Alisha Bass
Female
University of Wyoming
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Ally McConnell
Female
Cleveland State University
Swimming
No
No
Yes
Woolwich
AllyxPurcel
Female
Auburn University
Swimming
No
No
Yes
South Port
Amy Brown
Female
San Diego State University
Track & Field
Yes
No
No
Sydney
Amy Kidner
Female
University of Northern Colorado
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Perth
Anastasia McCleary
Female
Alabama State University
Soccer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Queensland
Baseball &
Anderson, Travis
Male
Oregon State University
Soccer
Yes
No
No
Adeliade
Andrew Jones
Male
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Baseball
No
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Angus Baldwin
Male
East Tennessee State University
Track & Field
No
Yes
Yes
TumbiUmbi
ArnelZahirovic
Male
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Soccer
Yes
No
No
Melbourne
Ash Stone
Female
University of North Texas
Swimming
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Ashlee Kelly
Female
University of Southern Mississippi
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Victoria
Ashleigh Karaitiana
Female
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Ashleigh McBean
Female
Murray State University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Warrandyte
Ashleigh Vella
Female
Idaho State University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Melbourne
Badhwar, Viraat
Male
Stanford University
Golf
No
No
Yes
Queensland
Barker, Alissa
Female
University of California, Berkeley
Swimming
Yes
No
No
Sydney
Baxter Ward
Male
Stephen F. Austin State University
Golf
N/a
N/a
Yes
Australia
Bec Stafford
Female
Youngstown State University
Swimming
No
No
Yes
Brisbane
Beck Kiting
Female
Quinnipiac University
Soccer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Canberra
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Ben O 'Neill
Male
University of Hartford
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Sydney
Ben Rogers
Male
San Diego State University
Golf
No
Yes
No
Rosebud
Ben Wilson
Male
Idaho State University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Bardon
Bianca Babic
Female
Murray State University
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Bianca Dufelmeier
Female
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Canberra
Biyendolo, Marley
Male
Pepperdine University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Blake Muir
Male
Bobin Kang
Male
Bonnie Macdonald
Baylor University
Sutherland
Football
No
No
Yes
NSW
Liberty University
Golf
Yes
No
No
Goldcoast
Female
University of Alabama
Swimming/Diving
No
No
Yes
Goldcoast
BoskoKostur
Male
Bryant University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Brad Reid
Male
University of Missouri–Kansas City
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Tantanoola
Brandt, Angus
Male
Oregon State University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Bree Farley
Female
California State University, Fresno
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Kadina
BreeWhatman
Female
North Dakota State University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Beacons field
Bridget Sankey
Female
Southeast Missouri State University
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Brisbane
Brock Motum
Male
Washington State University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Brisbane
Brockett, Chantelle
Male
Lamar University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Geelong
Brooke Cassar
Female
University of Central Arkansas
Track & Field
No
No
Yes
Australia
Cade Towers
Male
Nicholls State University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Queensland
Cameron Bairstow
Male
University of New Mexico
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Brisbane
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Candace Sciberras
Female
University of Wyoming
Soccer
No
No
Yes
NSW
Casey Bayliss
Female
Missouri State University
Field Hockey
Yes
No
No
Bathurst
Cater, Phoebe
Female
Ohio State University
Swimming
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Cathleen Santoso
Female
University of Oregon
Golf
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Chris Lynch
Male
Seattle University
Swimming
Yes
Yes
No
Melbourne
Chris Patton
Male
University of California, Riverside
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Christine Wylie
Female
Kennesaw State University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Ballarat
Claire Marie O 'Bryan
Female
Bucknell University
Basketball
N/a
N/a
Yes
Queensland
Claudia Goswell
Female
University of Michigan
Swimming
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Claudia Lim
Female
Ohio State University
Golf
Yes
Yes
No
Bella Vista
ClaybrinMcMath
Male
Bryant University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Adelaide
Cody Ellis
Male
Saint Louis University
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Perth
ConorLourey
Male
High Point University
Baseball
No
No
Yes
Perth
Cooper Rogers
Male
University of the Pacific
Swimming
No
Yes
Yes
Perth
CorbanWroe
Male
University of Hartford
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Brisbane
Corey Maynard
Male
Bryant University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Adelaide
Courtney Gaze
Female
California State University, Fresno
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Crew, Kelly
Female
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Soccer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Brisbane
Daisy Ding
Female
Rice University
Track and Field
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Damon Stephenson
Male
Georgia State University
Golf
Yes
Yes
Yes
Gold coast
Dan Trist
Male
Lafayette College
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Sydney
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Daniel Fisher
Male
American University
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Daniel Hill
Male
Eastern Washington University
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Daniel Lester
Male
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Swimming
Yes
Yes
No
Brisbane
Danielle Pearce
Female
Lamar University
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Avalon
Darcy Malone
Male
Manhattan College
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Canberra
Declan Soukup
Male
Bryant University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
DejanKostur
Male
Idaho State University
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Melbourne
Dellavedova, Matthew
Male
Saint Mary 's College of California
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Maryborough
Demi Tomlinson
Female
Long Island University–Brooklyn
Basketball
No
Yes
Na
Sydney
Des Cairns
Male
Colgate University
Swimming/Diving
No
Yes
Yes
Macleod
Dexter Kernich-Drew
Male
Washington State University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Dobrijevic, Ellen
Female
Princeton University
Hockey
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Donlan, Matt
Male
South Dakota State University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Dougal Weir
Male
University of Hartford
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Duncan, Nick
Male
Boise State University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Eilidh Simpson
Female
St. Francis College
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Eleanor Wardleworth
Female
Rice University
Track and Field
No
Yes
Yes
Adelaide
ElleseZalewski
Female
University of Florida
Swimming
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Emily Allen
Female
Montana State University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Gold coast
Emily Bennet
Female
Bowling Green State University
Swimming
Yes
Yes
No
Seaforth
Emily Schill
Female
San Jose State University
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Tecoma
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Emily Simons
Female
University of the Pacific
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Doncaster
Emma Betland
Female
Washington State University
Golf
Yes
Yes
No
Forbes
Emma Neely
Female
Washington State University
Swimming
Yes
No
No
Sunbury
Erin McKenzie
Female
Robert Morris University
Field Hockey
Yes
Yes
Yes
Lismore
Eve Sarris
Female
University of Arizona
Swimming
Yes
Yes
Yes
Adelaide
Faithfull, Indiana
Male
Wofford College
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Felix Von Hofe
Male
Eastern Washington University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Freddy Ovett
Male
University of Oregon
Track & Field
Yes
No
No
Melbourne
Gaze, Kate
Female
Saint Mary 's College of California
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Gemma Johnson
Female
San Diego State University
Swimming
No
Yes
No
Sydney
Georgia Parsons
Female
Alcorn State University
Volleyball
No
Yes
Yes
Toowoomba
Grant Nel
Male
Texas A&M University
Swimming
Yes
No
No
Melbourne
Greg Mosel
Male
Southeast Missouri State University
Baseball
No
No
Yes
Darwin
Groves, Jackson
Male
Oregon State University
Soccer
No
Yes
Yes
Adeliade
Gwatkin Rebecca
Female
Louisiana Tech University
Soccer
No
Yes
No
Sydney
Hadziomerovic, Igor
Male
Boise State University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Hamish MacInnes
Male
Jacksonville State University
Football
No
Yes
Yes
Victoria
Hannah Fairweather
Female
Charleston Southern University
Golf
N/a
N/a
Yes
Perth
Hannah Wright
Female
Louisiana Tech University
Volleyball
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Hannah Wrigley
Female
University of Arkansas
Track & Field
No
Yes
No
Sydney
Hannah Young
Female
Virginia Tech
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Newcastle
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Harris-Tunks, Shane
Male
University of Colorado at Boulder
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Liverpool
Harry Pullar
Male
University of Southern California
Swimming/Diving
No
Yes
Yes
Brisbane
HAYES, SHEVAUN
Female
Rutgers University
Hockey
Na
Na
Yes
Melbourne
Hayley Abbott
Female
Southeast Missouri State University
Soccer
Yes
Yes
No
Narooma
Hill, Jeromie
Male
University of Texas at San Antonio
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Cairns
Hodgson, Matt
Male
Saint Mary 's College of California
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Booval
Hodgson, Matt
Male
Saint Mary 's College of California
Basketball
No
Yes
No
Booval
Hogan, Willy
Male
New Mexico State University
Golf
No
Yes
Yes
Canberra
Holly Martin
Female
Nicholls State University
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Sydney
Hugh Greenwood
Male
University of New Mexico
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Hobart
Ieva Nagy
Female
Troy University
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Adelaide
Iggy Nujic
Male
University of California, Davis
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Perth
inden Smith-Hyde
Male
Nicholls State University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Sydney
Jacinta Vandenberg
Female
California State University, Fresno
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Jack Lopez
Male
University of Montana
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Bankstown
Jackson Aldridge
Male
Butler University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Jaele Patrick
Female
Texas A&M University
Swimming
Yes
No
No
Lilydale
Jake Walsh
Male
Old Dominion University
Football
No
No
Yes
Victoria
James Brooks
Male
University of Utah
Baseball
Yes
Yes
No
Melbourne
James Coleman
Male
University of North Texas
Track & Field
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
James Darcy
Male
Campbell University
Baseball
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
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James Duvcevski
Male
Virginia Tech
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Victoria
James Hunter
Male
Washington State University
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Jamie Hartley
Female
Robert Morris University
Field Hockey
Yes
Yes
Yes
Tamworth
JaniqueKautsky
Female
Tulane University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Perth
Jaryd Eustace
Male
Miami University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Brisbane
Jasmine Matkovic
Female
Jenna Collingridge
Female
Jeremy Saad
Male
Jess Coates
University of Utah
Southeast Missouri State University
Wellington
Swimming
Yes
Yes
Yes
Point
New South
Soccer
No
Yes
Yes
Wales
East Tennessee State University
Soccer
No
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Female
Nicholls State University
Soccer
No
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Jess Martin-Brown
Female
Robert Morris University
Field Hockey
No
Yes
Yes
Mount Gambier
Jess Reinhardt
Female
Liberty University
Swimming
No
Yes
Yes
Gatton
Jesse Williams
Male
University of Alabama
Football
Yes
No
No
Brisbane
Jessica Kaufman
Female
St. Francis College
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Jordan Burnes
Female
Northern Arizona University
Swimming
No
No
Yes
Berkeley Vale
Jordan Hickert
Male
Eastern Washington University
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Bunbury
Jordan Vandenberg
Male
North Carolina State University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
JordenMerrilees
Female
Oakland University
Swimming
No
Yes
Yes
Brisbane
Josh Duinker
Male
University of Richmond
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Sydney
Josiah Purss
Male
University of Utah
Swimming
No
Yes
Yes
Wauchope
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Josie Greenwood
Female
University of New Mexico
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Hobart
Justine Lee
Female
Arizona State University
Golf
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Kahlia Warner
Female
University of Florida
Swimming
No
No
Yes
Queensland
Kai Halliday
Male
Florida Atlantic University
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Brisbane
Kane Grimster
Male
Auburn University
Track & Field
Yes
Yes
Yes
Victoria
Kaser, Hannah
Female
Saint Mary 's College of California
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Leongatha
Kate Johnstone
Female
Northeastern University
Track & Field
No
No
Yes
Ascot
Kate Oliver
Female
University of Southern California
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Neaumont Hills
Katherine Brockett
Female
Radford University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Geelong
Katherine McCleary
Female
Alabama State University
Soccer
Yes
No
No
Coolangatta
Kayla de Bondt
Female
Lamar University
Track and Field
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Kelly Marquenie
Female
San Diego State University
Swimming
Yes
Yes
No
Gold Coast
Kelly Sandefur
Female
Rider University
Soccer
Yes
Yes
No
Melbourne
Kershaw, Phoebe
Female
Wake Forest University
Track & Field
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sydney
KiaraBomben
Female
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Canberra
Kimberley Rashleigh
Female
Old Dominion University
Swimming
No
Yes
No
Sydney
Kirk Kappelhoff
Male
University of California, Davis
Soccer
No
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
KlaraWischer
Female
University of San Diego
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Melbourne
Lachlan Prest
Male
Nicholls State University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Flagstaff Hill
Laura Johns
Female
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Banksia Park
Laura Rose Donegan
Female
University of New Hampshire
Track & Field
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
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Lauren Arnold
Female
Tulane University
Swimming
No
No
Yes
Victoria
Lauren Mansfield
Female
Iowa State University
Basketball
Yes
Lauren McKillop
Female
Butler University
Track & Field
No
Yes
No
Matraville
Laurence Braude
Male
Northeastern University
Soccer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Leah Bird
Female
University of Alabama
Swimming/Diving
No
No
Yes
Newcastle
Leah Oakhill
Female
East Tennessee State University
Track & Field
Yes
No
No
Brisbane
Lena Skipper
Female
University of New Mexico
Volleyball
No
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Leon Holderhead
Male
Tennessee State University
Football
No
No
Yes
Brunswick East
Liam Thomas
Male
Nicholls State University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Lianna Watkins
Female
Robert Morris University
Field Hockey
No
Yes
Yes
Sawtell
Adelaide
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Lilly Rydon
Female
County
Soccer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Stirling
Little, Loui
Male
Western Kentucky University
Swimming
No
No
Yes
Victoria
Liz O 'Reilly
Female
University of Wyoming
Soccer
Yes
Yes
Yes
NSW
Lizzie Durack
Female
Harvard University
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Loren Cory
Female
University of Central Florida
Volleyball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Queensland
Loren Mahoney
Female
University of Wyoming
Soccer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Lucas Bakker
Male
Elon University
Baseball
No
No
Yes
Deception Bay
Lucie McDowell
Female
University of Wyoming
Soccer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Queensland
Lucy Young
Female
Northeastern University
Track & Field
No
No
Yes
Brisbane
Luke Devlin
Male
University at Albany, SUNY
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Page | 65
Luke Gearin
Male
Lipscomb University
Soccer
No
Yes
Yes
Cronulla Beach
Luke Hargreaves
Male
Mississippi State University
Track and Field
No
Yes
Yes
Adelaide
Luke Hayes
Male
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Swimming
Yes
No
No
Melbourne
Luke Palmateer
Male
University at Albany, SUNY
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Perth
Luke Percy
Male
University of Tennessee
Swimming
No
No
Yes
South Port
Maddison Penn
Female
Virginia Tech
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Avoca Beach
Madeleine White
Female
University of South Dakota
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Warrnambool
Majok, Majok
Male
Ball State University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
MangokMathiang
Male
University of Louisville
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Marcus Kinsella
Male
Portland State University
Football
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Marena Whittle
Female
North Dakota State University
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Vermont South
Mark Ferguson
Male
Northwestern University
Swimming
Yes
Yes
Yes
Perth
Marr, Maclayne
Male
Saint Mary 's College of California
Golf
No
Yes
Yes
Mona Vale
Marshall, Jacki
Female
University of Oklahoma
Golf
No
Yes
No
Brisbane
Martin Gorrie
Male
University at Albany, SUNY
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Grafton
MartynaKudziela
Female
Western Illinois University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Brisbane
Matt Hancock
Male
Lamar University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Matt Johnsen
Male
Lamar University
Track and Field
No
No
Yes
Broulee
Matt Parsons
Male
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Swimming
Yes
No
No
Brisbane
Maty Brennan
Male
Drexel University
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Max Brennen
Male
Northwestern State University
Baseball
No
No
Yes
Sydney
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University of North Carolina at
McDonald, Jordan
Male
Greensboro
Baseball
No
No
Yes
Perth
McDonald, Travis
Male
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Baseball
No
Yes
Yes
Sydney
McInerney, Liam
Male
Stetson University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Port Campbell
McLennan, Emily
Female
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Golf
No
Yes
Yes
Queensland
Melanie Garibald
Female
San Diego State University
Swimming
Yes
Yes
No
Gold Coast
Melville, Paige
Female
New Mexico State University
Basketball
Yes
No
No
TumbiUmbi
Michael Harper
Male
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Michael Young
Male
Louisiana State University
Swimming
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Michaela Quinn
Female
University of Mississippi
Track and Field
No
No
Yes
Nowra
Michelle Lewthwaite
Female
Robert Morris University
Field Hockey
Yes
Yes
Yes
Macarthur
Ming-Yang Ong
Male
American University
Swimming
Yes
Na
No
Pymble
Mollie McKendrick
Female
Boston University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Mildura
Monica Jung
Female
Southern Utah University
Golf
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Morgan Timms
Female
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Swimming
No
Yes
No
Brisbane
Mun Hon Lee
Male
Boston University
Swimming
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Murphy, Rhys
Male
Oregon State University
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Sydney
Naburgs, Joel
Male
Stetson University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Victoria
Nadine White
Female
Campbell University
Golf
No
No
Yes
Brisbane
Natasha Burgess
Female
University of Houston
Swimming
Yes
Yes
Yes
Adelaide
Nathan Cobbe
Male
West Virginia University
Swimming
No
No
Yes
Victoria
Page | 67
Nathan Grant
Male
Cleveland State University
Swimming
Na
Yes
Yes
Blacktown
Nathan Sobey
Male
University of Wyoming
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Warrnambool
Nathaniel Musters
Male
Lafayette College
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Padstow
Nicholas Schafer
Male
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Swimming
No
Yes
Yes
Carina
Nicholson, Lauren
Female
Saint Mary 's College of California
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Nicole Calder
Female
Kennesaw State University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Adelaide
Nicole Seekamp
Female
University of South Dakota
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Renmark
Nikola Deiter
Female
Central Connecticut State University
Soccer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Newcastle
Nujic, Igor
Male
University of Texas at San Antonio
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Perth
Oliver Goss
Male
University of Tennessee
Golf
No
Yes
Yes
Perth
Page, Jorden
Male
Saint Mary 's College of California
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Maroochydore
Pal, Chudier
Male
University of North Carolina at Asheville
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Rockingham
Panos, Jayde
Female
Oklahoma State University–Stillwater
Golf
No
No
Yes
Perth
Patrick Foley
Male
University of Missouri–Kansas City
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Paul Galimi
Male
St. Francis College
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Peter Hooley
Male
University at Albany, SUNY
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Hahndorf
Peter Lamaris
Male
Phillip Brittain
Male
Piers Carroll
Pineau, Dane
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
New South
Golf
Yes
Yes
Yes
Wales
Cleveland State University
Swimming
No
No
Yes
Nanango
Male
Nicholls State University
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Male
Saint Mary 's College of California
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Page | 68
Pipe, Jasper
Male
San Jose State University
Soccer
No
Yes
No
Sydney
Rebecca Lee
Female
Kent State University
Field Hockey
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bathurst
Rebecca Redgen
Female
Louisiana Tech University
Volleyball
No
No
Yes
Gladstone
Rebekah Horsey
Female
University of Houston
Soccer
No
Yes
Yes
Queensland
Roberts, Chelsea
Female
University of Tennessee at Martin
Basketball
No
No
Yes
St Peters
Roscoe, Samantha
Female
University of North Dakota
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Perth
Rose, Alexander
Male
Wake Forest University
Track & Field
Yes
Yes
Yes
Brisbane
Ruben Sondjaja
Male
Iowa State University
Golf
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Ruedin, Simone
Female
New Mexico State University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Eltham
Ryan Broekhoff
Male
Valparaiso University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Frankston
Ryan Mulvany
Male
University of Nevada, Reno
Golf
No
Yes
Yes
Bundaberg
Sally Hacket
Female
University of Arizona
Swimming
No
No
Yes
City Beach
Sam Daley
Male
Iowa State University
Golf
Yes
Yes
Yes
Wynnum
Sam McBeath
Male
Nicholls State University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Sam Parker
Male
Auburn University
Swimming
Yes
Yes
No
New Castle
Sam Rowley
Male
University at Albany, SUNY
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Sydney
Sam Street
Male
University of Texas–Pan American
Baseball
No
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Sarah Breen
Female
Old Dominion University
Field Hockey
No
Yes
Yes
Taylors Hil
Savanna Ferns
Female
Oakland University
Soccer
Yes
No
No
Melbourne
Sean Guiney
Male
Lamar University
Track and Field
No
No
Yes
Sandringham
Sean Maloney
Male
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Swimming
No
No
Yes
Canberra
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Sean Muir
Male
ShoriHijikata
Female
Simon Hinde
Baylor University
Sutherland
Football
No
No
Yes
NSW
Harvard University
Swimming
No
Yes
Yes
Willoughby
Male
Quinnipiac University
Soccer
No
Yes
Yes
Canberra
Simone Arthur
Female
Southern University
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Queensland
Sophie Linn
Female
University of Mississippi
Track and Field
No
No
Yes
Adelaide
Sophie Watt
Female
Robert Morris University
Field Hockey
No
Yes
Yes
Sawtell
Soraya Page
Female
Houston Baptist University
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Mountain Creek
Spencer Llewellyn
Male
University of the Pacific
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Stacey Barr
Female
University of Idaho
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Steindl, Clint
Male
Saint Mary 's College of California
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Mackay
Stephanie Bairstow
Female
Utah State University
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Brisbane
Stuart McEwen
Male
Old Dominion University
Basketball
No
Yes
No
Sydney
TahniaRavnjak
Female
Taleah Scott
Female
TamasMaffey-Stumpe
Campbell University
Cordeaux
Golf
No
No
Yes
Heights
Robert Morris University
Field Hockey
Yes
Yes
Yes
Crookwell
Male
Saint Francis University
Soccer
Yes
Yes
No
Cairns
Tanja Steed
Female
Utah State University
Basketball
No
Yes
No
Lysterfield
Tayler Evans
Female
Syracuse University
Hockey
No
No
Yes
Coorparoo
Taylor Dyson
Male
University of Hartford
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Sassafras
Taylor Ritenberg
Female
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Swimming
Yes
Yes
No
Evanston Park
Page | 70
University of North Carolina at Chapel
Tee, Eugene
Male
Hill
Swimming
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Teisha King
Female
Old Dominion University
Field Hockey
No
Yes
No
Mout Martha
Thomas Dyundam
Male
Portland State University
Football
No
Yes
No
Melbourne
Thomas Hodges
Male
University of the Pacific
Volleyball
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Thomas McWilliams
Male
TidjaneDiop
Male
Tim Allen
Saint Francis University
Mermaid
Soccer
Yes
Yes
No
waters
Seattle University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Queensland
Male
University at Albany, SUNY
Soccer
No
Yes
Yes
Brisbane
Tim Beard
Male
Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi
Baseball
Yes
Yes
No
Canberra
Timmers, Zoe
Female
University of Idaho
Track & Field
Yes
No
No
Perth
Tom Coates
Male
Eastern Michigan University
Swimming
No
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Tomas Bruce
Male
California State University, Bakersfield
Swimming/Diving
No
Yes
Yes
BrisbaneQLD
Trey Valentine
Male
University of South Florida
Golf
Yes
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Ty Collins
Male
Old Dominion University
Swimming
Yes
No
No
Brisbane
Vanessa Hart
Female
Southeast Missouri State University
Soccer
Yes
No
No
Dubbo
Vanessa Panousis
Female
Virginia Tech
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Sydney
VenkyJois
Male
Eastern Washington University
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Boronia
Veronica Wallington
Female
Loyola Marymount University
Track & Field
No
Yes
No
Canowindra
Victoria Smith
Female
Georgia State University
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Sydney
Wanasa Zhou
Male
University of Arizona
Golf
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Page | 71
Young, Mitchell
Male
Saint Mary 's College of California
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Logan
YsiSchieb
Female
Boston University
Field Hockey
No
No
Yes
Gold Coast
ZacDalby
Male
Arizona State University
Swimming/Diving
Yes
Yes
Yes
Alice Springs
Page | 72
Appendix 7: Australian Athletes in NCAA Division II
2011-
2012-
2013-
Name
Gender
College
Sport
2012
2013
2014
Hometown
Aimee Durbidge
Female
St. Edward 's University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Coffs Harbour
Alex Mullen
Male
Mars Hill College
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Adelaide
Alex Sheil
Male
Ashland University
Swimming
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Adelaide
Alexandra
Newman University
Ciabattoni
Female
Amy Armistead
Female
University of West Alabama
Soccer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Forest Lake
Amy Saunders
Female
Wingate University
Swimming
Yes
No
No
Brisbane
Andre Hale
Male
California State University, Monterey Bay
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Gosford
Andrew Bolton
Male
Sonoma State University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Gawler
Andrew Morris
Male
Coker College
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Melbourne
California State Polytechnic University,
Andrew Steel
Male
Pomona
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Melbourne
Angie Rassias
Female
American International College
Soccer
Yes
Yes
No
Melbourne
Anthony Pronin
Male
Seton Hill University
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Melba
Arizona Chin
Female
Northeastern State University
Golf
Yes
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Ashleigh Zandi
Female
Lander University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Goldcoast
Ashley Arnott
Male
Sonoma State University
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Clyde
Ashley Taia
Female
Saint Leo University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Brisbane
Beattie, Sam
Male
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
Baseball
No
No
Yes
Brisbane
Page | 73
Beau Samuelson
Male
Mercyhurst University
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Perth
Ben Kelly
Male
University of West Georgia
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Melbourne
BJ Moyes
Female
Colorado Christian University
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Canberra
South Dakota School of Mines and
Blake Harris
Male
Technology
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Brad Williams
Male
Mars Hill College
Baseball
No
No
Yes
Perth
Bradley Simpson
Male
Adelphi University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Goulburn
Breanna Gleeson
Female
Young Harris College
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Adelaide
Bree Parsons
Female
California State University, Los Angeles
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Terrigal
Brett Seljak
Male
University of West Georgia
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Geelong
Britney Barry
Female
Gannon University
Soccer
No
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Bryce Arnott
Male
Coker College
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Bryce Ziada
Male
Limestone College
Soccer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Caleb Davis
Male
Saginaw Valley State University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Perth
field
No
No
Yes
Tallangatta Valley
California State University, Los Angeles
Track and
Calista Lyon
Female
Callaghan Charge
Male
Mars Hill College
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Callum Taylor
Male
Mars Hill College
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Campbell Quirk
Male
California University of Pennsylvania
Golf
Yes
No
No
Queensland
Yes
Yes
No
Bairnsdale
Cassandra Hallam
Female
Oklahoma Christian University
Track &
Field
Page | 74
Catherine Odgers
Female
Oklahoma Christian University
Golf
Yes
Yes
Yes
Victoria
Chantal Thomas
Female
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Queensland
Charlotte Goninan
Female
Bentley University
Hockey
Yes
No
No
Queensland
Chris Clarke
Male
University of Tampa
Golf
No
No
Yes
Terrigal
Chris Lane
Male
East Central University
Baseball
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Christopher Jolly
Male
University of Mary
Baseball
Yes
Yes
No
Sydney
ConorMcGoldrick
Male
Oakland City University
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Wollongong
Corey Bates
Male
California Baptist University
Volleyball
Yes
No
No
Melbourne
Corey Jeffs
Male
Winona State University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Courtney Healy
Female
Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Chrinside Park
Crystal Bennet
Female
Northern Michigan University
Swimming
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Daniel Deblaere
Male
Delta State University
Soccer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Daniel Lee
Male
University of Indianapolis
Baseball
No
No
Yes
Adelaide
Daniel Patching
Male
Eastern New Mexico University
Baseball
Yes
No
No
Dawesville
David Skull
Male
Christian Brothers University
Soccer
Yes
Yes
No
Adelaide
Declan Harrick
Male
Delta State University
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Declan Stimson
Male
Catawba College
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Adelaide
field
No
Yes
No
Sydney
Virginia State University
Track and
Denford Moore
Male
Dianne Koureas
Female
Fort Hays State University
Soccer
Yes
No
No
Gold Coast
Dominique Cooks
Male
Chaminade University of Honolulu
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Wollongong
Page | 75
Dylan Simpson
Male
Northeastern State University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Canberra
Edgar Choy
Male
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Swimming
Yes
Yes
No
Melbourne
Ellen Chambers
Female
Lynn University
Golf
Yes
Yes
Yes
Petrie
Ellen Kett
Female
Simon Fraser University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Niddrie
Ellie Gleeson
Female
Newberry College
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Albury
EllySpeer
Female
Wingate University
Swimming
Yes
Yes
No
Sydney
Emily Perry
Female
Newberry College
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Nambour
Emma Mahady
Female
California University of Pennsylvania
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Albury
Emma Ylias
Female
Queens College
Soccer
No
Yes
No
Perth
Felix Son Vu
Male
Alderson Broaddus University
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Victoria
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Melbourne
Francesca
Caldwell College
Marinucci
Female
Gavin Field
Male
University of West Georgia
Basketball
Yes
No
No
South Lake
Georgia Williams
Female
California State University, Los Angeles
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Townsville
Hannah Knight
Female
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Mandurah
Harrison Goodrick
Male
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Hayden Annett
Male
University of Charleston
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Portland
HayleeLepaio
Female
Newberry College
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Bathhurst
Ieva Nagy
Female
Hawaiʻi Pacific University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Adelaide
India Matthews
Female
Oklahoma Christian University
Golf
No
No
Yes
Merrimac
Jace Poole
Male
Hawaiʻi Pacific University
Baseball
Yes
Yes
No
Newcastle
Page | 76
Jack Madgen
Male
Delta State University
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Williamstown
Jackson McTier
Male
University of Alaska Anchorage
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Rockhampton
Jacob Beard
Male
Adelphi University
Baseball
Yes
Yes
No
Perth
Jacob Reed
Male
Nova Southeastern University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Perth
Field
Yes
Yes
No
Bairnsdale
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Mackay
field
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Jacqueline Hallam
Female
Jacqui Zelenka
Female
Oklahoma Christian University
Southwest Baptist University
University of Wisconsin–Parkside
Track &
Track and
Jade Barnden
Female
Jaimee Cohen
Female
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Basketball
N/a
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Jake Braddy
Male
Western State Colorado University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sydney
James Somerville
Male
Anderson University
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Pampoolah NSW
Jamie Somers
Male
King University
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Perth
JamilChaban
Male
Academy of Art University
Soccer
No
Yes
No
Melbourne
Jared Consoli
Male
Oklahoma Christian University
Golf
Yes
Yes
Yes
Brisbane
Jarred Bairstow
Male
University of Central Oklahoma
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Brisbane
Jarrod Muggleton
Male
University of Alabama in Huntsville
Soccer
Yes
No
No
Sydney
Jason Fox
Male
Gannon University
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Southport
Jaymee Gibbons
Female
Lander University
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Perth
Jessica Pickwick
Female
Tarleton State University
Golf
Yes
Yes
Yes
Kilmore
Joel Head
Male
Delta State University
Golf
Yes
Yes
Yes
Dubbo, NSW
Page | 77
Jon Cooke
Male
Western State Colorado University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Joshua Jokic
Male
Wingate University
Soccer
Yes
No
No
Brisbane
Joshua Marocchi
Male
Montana State University Billings
Soccer
Yes
No
No
Perth
field
Yes
No
No
Anglesea
California State University, Chico
Track and
Julian Spence
Male
Kate Bellamy
Female
Northeastern State University
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Cambewarra
Kate Seebohm
Female
California University of Pennsylvania
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Millicent
Kathryn Mellon
Female
California University of Pennsylvania
Swimming
Yes
Yes
No
Queensland
field
No
No
Yes
St. Edward 's College
Adams State University
Track and
Kevin Batt
Male
Kirsten Dunsmore
Female
Newberry College
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Kyal Williams
Male
University of Mary
Baseball
Yes
Yes
No
Adelaide
Lewis Einarson
Male
Mount Olive College
Vollyeball
N/a
N/a
Yes
Adelaide
Lewis Thomas
Male
Western Oregon University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Perth
Liam Gibcus
Male
University of Alaska Anchorage
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Lysterfield
Linley Laverdure
Male
Georgia Southwestern State University
Soccer
Yes
No
No
Melbourne
Louis Ilton
Male
Texas A&M International University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Darwin
Lucas Barker
Male
Kentucky Wesleyan College
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Cranbourne
Luis Ponte
Male
Texas A&M International University
Soccer
Yes
Yes
No
Diamond Beach
Luke Shelley
Male
Kentucky Wesleyan College
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Newborough
Maddison Campbell
Female
New York Institute of Technology
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Victoria
Page | 78
Maddison Lord
Female
St. Thomas Aquinas College
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Maddison Wild
Female
West Texas A&M University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Epsom
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Adelaide
Maddy
Hawaiʻi Pacific University
Cunningham
Female
Mathew Schulz
Male
Lander University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Epping
Matt Corbitt
Male
Upper Iowa University
Baseball
Yes
Yes
No
Goldcoast
Matt Davies
Male
Chaminade University of Honolulu
Soccer
No
Yes
Yes
Blaxland
Matt Logan
Male
Northeastern State University
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Kiama
Matthew Baker
Male
Delta State University
Soccer
Yes
No
No
Deniliquin
Maverick Antcliff
Male
Georgia Regents University
Golf
No
No
Yes
Beaudesert
Max Burstin - JV
Male
Alderson Broaddus University
Basketball
No
Yes
No
Melbourne
Max Halson
Male
University of California, San Diego
Swimming
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Megan Kermond
Female
California University of Pennsylvania
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Adelaide
Michael Gullotta
Male
Harding University
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Southport
Michelle Brown
Female
Adelphi University
Soccer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Mitch McCarron
Male
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Brisbane
Mitch Riggs
Male
Newberry College
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Lanwarrin
Mitch Thorn
Male
Florida Institute of Technology
Soccer
No
Yes
Yes
Brisbane
Morgan Munson
Female
Southern New Hampshire University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Rockhampton
MUNSON, Brodie
Male
Columbus State University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Rockhampton
Nathan Kenyon
Male
Midwestern State University
Soccer
No
Yes
Yes
Cronulla
Page | 79
Nathan Lemke
Male
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Victoria
Ned Balme
Male
University of Central Oklahoma
Football
No
No
Yes
Mandurah
Nicholas Kay
Male
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Tamworth
Nick Robinson
Male
Florida Institute of Technology
Soccer
Yes
No
No
Victoria
Nicole Barnaba
Female
Fort Hays State University
Soccer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Merrimac HS
Obi Kyei
Male
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Olivia Sheehan
Female
California State University, Los Angeles
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Terrigal
Paige Melville
Female
California State University, Los Angeles
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Terrigal
Patrick Satorie
Male
West Texas A&M University
Soccer
No
Yes
No
Blackburn
Paul Brotherson
Male
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Sydney
Paul Jones
Male
Virginia Union University
Football
Yes
No
No
Victoria
PeriEwin
Female
St. Edward 's University
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Rochedale
Phillip Georgiou
Male
Bloomfield College
Soccer
No
Yes
No
Melbourne
Rebecca Betts
Female
University of Mary
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Brisbane
Rebecca Galbraith
Female
Holy Names University
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Perth
Rebecca Romeo
Female
New York Institute of Technology
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Victoria
Rhys Murphy
Male
Chaminade University of Honolulu
Basketball
No
Yes
No
Sydney
Ryan Godfrey
Male
University of West Georgia
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Rockingham
Ryan Griffin
Male
Lindenwood University
Baseball
Yes
Yes
No
Sydney
Sam Carmichael
Male
Hawaiʻi Pacific University
Soccer
Yes
No
No
Geelong
Sam Johnston
Male
Western State Colorado University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Page | 80
Samantha Creed
Female
Newberry College
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Montmorency
Sarah Pullen
Female
Drury University
Swimming
No
Yes
Yes
Brisbane
Saul Palte
Male
Gannon University
Soccer
Yes
No
No
Sydney
Schuler, Brayden
Male
Oklahoma Panhandle State University
Baseball
No
No
Yes
Gold Coast
Scott Cone
Male
West Texas A&M University
Baseball
No
Yes
Yes
Glenwood
Scott Edwards
Male
Bluefield State College
Baseball
No
No
Yes
Pendle Hill
Scott Elder
Male
Lander University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Perth
Scott Oudendyk
Male
University of West Georgia
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Brisbane
Sean Mullan
Male
Nova Southeastern University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Mangerton
Sean Preston
Male
Coker College
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Sean Preston
Male
Young Harris College
Basketball
No
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Simon Payne
Male
University of West Georgia
Golf
No
No
Yes
Canning Vale
Simone Arthur
Female
Fort Hays State University
Soccer
Yes
No
No
Gold Coast
Stacey Jones
Female
Bloomfield College
Soccer
Yes
Yes
No
Mt. Sheridan
Steve Sokol
Male
University of Southern Indiana
Soccer
No
No
Yes
Perth
Steve Viterbo
Male
Young Harris College
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Steve White
Male
University of Alaska Anchorage
Basketball
Yes
No
No
Manly
Stuart McEwen
Male
Stonehill College
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Sydney
Susannah Walmsley
Female
Hawaiʻi Pacific University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
No
Newcastle
Tanja Steed
Female
Harding University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Lysterfield
Taylor Bestry
Female
Eckerd College
Swimming
Yes
Yes
No
Perth
Page | 81
Tessa Ramsay
Female
Tom Longman
Male
Tom Ward
Male
Tori Gikas
Newman University
Adams State University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Templestowe
Australia / Wesley
Golf
No
No
Yes
College
Ouachita Baptist University
Baseball
Yes
Yes
No
Goald coast
Female
Franklin Pierce University
Soccer
Yes
No
No
Sydney
Trent Zomer
Male
Northern State University
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Melbourne
Troy Parker
Male
Upper Iowa University
Soccer
Yes
Yes
Yes
Orange
Van Rijn, Tegan
Female
Erskine College
Soccer
No
No
Yes
South Windsor
Will Flitcroft
Male
California State University, Chico
Golf
No
Yes
Yes
Sydney
Will Sinclair
Male
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Lilydale
Xavier Evans
Male
Pfeiffer University
Basketball
No
No
Yes
Melbourne
Yannick Skull
Male
Christian Brothers University
Soccer
Yes
Yes
No
Adelaide
Zach Ngawaka
Male
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Basketball
No
Yes
No
Keysborough
Zach Taulien
Male
University of West Georgia
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Mooroolbark
Zara Pearson
Female
Newberry College
Basketball
Yes
Yes
Yes
Echuca
Yes
Yes
Yes
Wurtulla
Zoe Sharplin
Male
University of Central Missouri
Track and field Page | 82
Appendix 10: How to use the Tool – SmartSearch Pro
Step 1: Open the SmartSearch Pro V1
Step 2 : Go to Input sheet
Step 3: Insert the desired parameters in the given form and hit Find University
Page | 83
Step 4: Go to Results page for the list of universities
Step 5: Hit Reset to change parameters or before closing the sheet.
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Safe Assign Report
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Bibliography: Evaluation, N. I. (2010). Quality Assurance System in Higher Education - Australia. Japan. Evaluation, N. I. (2010). Quality Assurance System in Higher Education - USA. Japan. Knapp, D. (2012). Performance of Student Athletes at Olympic Games. Australian Sports Commission. Williams, R., Rassenfosse, G. d., Jensen, P., & Marginson, S. (2013). U21 Ranking of National Higher Education Systems 2013
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