FirstPoint USA
FirstPoint USA is a British-based
sports scholarship agency, headquartered in
Glasgow, that provides assistance to talented sportsmen & women wishing to pursue their academic and playing careers at an American college or university.
[1] The company was founded in 2001 by former
University of Cincinnati All-American soccer player and Hall of Fame inductee,
Andrew Kean
[2], with the assistance of the
Princes Youth Business Trust
[3]
The company has secured scholarships for over 7,000 sportsmen & women from across the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand; brokering over $150 million on their behalf in the process. FirstPoint employs a team of over 20 staff to manage the scholarship process on behalf of its athletes, with many of our team former scholarship athletes themselves.
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Notable Alumni
The following is a list of some notable FirstPoint USA alumni
- Danny Willett - Golf - Jacksonville State University
- Dulcie Davies - Field Hockey - Stanford University
- Russell Knox - Golf - Jacksonville University
- Callum Macaulay - Golf - University of Mississippi
- Lewis Hawke - Soccer - Furman University
- Jordan Wilson - Soccer - University of Kentucky
- Liam Doyle - Soccer - Ohio State University
- Matthew Graham - Cross Country - DePaul University
- David Browning - Soccer - Cornell University
- Liam Parrington - Soccer - Hartwick College
- Gavin Dear - Golf - Lynn University
- Edward Brand - Soccer - San Jose State University
- Aisling Coyle - Field Hockey - Ohio State University
- David McGuire - Soccer - Southern New Hampshire University
- Paul Wyatt - Soccer - James Madison University
- Andy Stirling - Soccer - Cloud County Community College
NCAA Certification
In 2012, FirstPoint became one of the first international companies in the world to be awarded 'Certified & Approved' status by the
National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA), a status that it still carries to this day.
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Awards
In 2015, FirstPoint was named 'Sports Business of the Year' by the Government-backed ' Sporting Chance Initiative'. [6]. The company's founder, Andrew Kean, was named as a finalist for the Shell LIVEwire Entrepreneur of the Year award and Royal Bank of Scotland Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards, respectively. [7] In 2002, he was named as a finalist for the 'Scotsman of the Year' award alongside Sir Jackie Stewart, Sir Ian Wilmut, and Baron George Robertson of Port Ellen.
References
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^ "About Us - FirstPoint USA Website". www.firstpointusa.com/about/firstpoint-usa.
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^ "UC names HOF inductees".
http://archive.cincinnati.com/article/20090714/SPT0101/307140067/UC-names-HOF-inductees.
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^ "FirstPoint USA: Top of Their Game and Kean to Stay There".
http://sportingchanceinitiative.co.uk/firstpoint-usa-top-of-their-game-and-kean-to-stay-there/.
{{ cite web}}: External link in|website=|url=( help) - ^ "Official Website".
- ^ "NCAA Certification & Approval".
- ^ "Sports Business of the Year".
- ^ "Andrew Kean, England Golf".