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former U.S. student-athletes!
KAA operates on a foundation of trust, knowledge, experience, and professionalism.
Our team of agents are all highly qualified to guide you through this recruiting process, having been student-athletes themselves! This gives KAA the 100% scholarship success rate.
We guarantee a personalised approach, diligent communication, and complete honesty throughout this process, to maximise your recruiting potential!
Georgia Garden-Bachop
Managing director
Progressing from a successful KAA athlete to the managing director of the company, Georgia is passionate about the opportunities waiting in the U.S. for other talented kiwis. Attending Monmouth University on their field hockey team, she completed her degree in health sciences. Continuing her studies at Brunel Univeristy, London, Georgia recently finished her MSc in Sport, Health, and Exercise Sciences.
David Hodge
Director of AAA
Over 20 years of experience including coaching at Stanford University & the University of Colorado, being an All-American & attaining a B.S.E. at Baylor University, & assisting individuals through the process to become student-athletes at prestigious institutions
SOPHIE MCCARTIN
Agent
Sophie attended Indiana University where she was a member of the women’s rowing team. In her senior season, Sophie was stroke seat of the top varsity 8 that placed 3rd at the Big10 Champs. Sophie completed a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and majored in Sports Marketing and Management. While at IU, Sophie was a Scholar Athlete, 3x All-Big10, academic athlete & earned the Big10 distinguished scholar award in her last year.
HANNAH MILLER
Agent
Hannah started her U.S. college experience at SMU in Dallas Texas where she ran track and XC for the mustang’s while completing a double degree in journalism and political science. Claiming 8 conference championships, Hannah used her final year of eligibility to transfer to UNM in Albuquerque where she completed her Master’s in Public Policy.
Rob CHEYNE
Agent
Rob represented NZ in Davis Cup 2003 before playing tennis at California State University of Fresno from 1996-2000, earning a B.S. in Kinesiology before playing professionally for 3 years. As the Assistant Men’s Tennis Coach at Baylor University in 2003-5, he won the 2003/4 National Championship and then going undefeated in 2004/5 until the final against UCLA. Rob holds a Bachelor of Chiropractic from the NZ college of Chiropractic and is now a successful Chiropractor, but still enjoys advising student-athletes so they can reach their full potential.
Ebony Panoho
Agent
Ebony coached at Arizona State University after earning All-American honours and being a Pac-12 Conference Champion for her Alma Mater. Bachelor of Science and Masters in Higher and Post Secondary Education