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Success stories
Read about our student athletes who received sports scholarships in America and made a huge success of it. They all started with a dream of playing college sports in the US. Some of them went on to play pro sports, others into coaching, and some into professional careers. Let us help you follow in their footsteps…
Andy Cormack
Plymouth, England
Andy played successfully at St.Francis College before deciding to stay in the US and becoming the team's assistant coach in 2015.
Claire McAuley
Glasgow, Scotland
Claire became the gold medalist for the Glasgow School of Sports in Scotland in the 3000-meter run and has repeatedly beaten her own records whilst being at University!
John-Paul Williamson
Derry, Ireland
Whilst in the US, John-Paul has repeatedly earned the Mid-South Conference Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week Honors.
Majed Osman
London, England
Majed has played for West Virgina and then Xavier University, two major Division I schools. Click to see a video showing what he has been up to!
Paco Craig
London, England
Paco Craig is a professional footballer as of March 2016 and plays as a defender for Louisville City in the United Soccer League.
James Liddiard
Staffordshire, England
After graduating, James went on to work in the US for two years before coming back to the UK in 2016 to work for a London based investment management company.
Lois Heuchan
Castle Douglas, Scotland
Lois managed to net the golden goal in KU’s 1-0 overtime win over Missouri in the first round of the NCAA Tournament! She has tallied 39 shots on the year, more than doubling her shot output from her previous two seasons combined.
Meghan MacLaren
Cambridge, England
The 22-year-old turned pro after scoring the winning point for Great Britain and Ireland in the 2016 Curtis Cup!
Rory Franssen
Inverness, Scotland
Rory Fransson is the first ever player from the University of Missouri Men's Golf Team to play in the Arnold Palmer Cup, representing Team Europe. The fact that he achieved this whilst being a Freshmen makes this even more impressive!
Fiona Hardie
Salisbury, England
Helped Villanova win their first Big East Championship since 1996. Named Big East athlete of the week in Nov 2014. Click to read more on why Fiona thinks NCAA Swimming is an extrodinary experience for foreign swimmers
Zara Bailey
Peterborough, England
Was selected to represent Jamaica in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, FINA World Championships and CARIFTA Games for Caribbean countries.
Meet Andy
×Andy Cormack
- Check out this article from 2013 where he talks about what made Andy choose the scholarship route!
- 2015-2017: Andy graduated in 2015 and decided to stay in the US and became the Assistant Men's Soccer Coach for St. Francis and has been ever since.
- 2013: Started 17 of 17 matches last season and was named to the 2013 All-NSCAA First Team and the 2013 All-Northeast Conference Tournament Team. At the end of the regular season, Cormack was honored with an appearance on the 2013 All-Northeast Conference Second Team.
- 2012: Appeared in and started in 14 games including his first game against the University of Connecticut in which he helped the St. Francis Brooklyn defense hold the #4 team in the country off the scoreboard for the first forty-five minutes of the match. He rocketed six shots with one of them being on target.
- Previously: As a member of the Plymstock United Colts, he was named the 2004-05 Player of the Year. The following season, for Elm United, he was a two-time Player of the Year selection for the 2005-06 & 2006-07 campaign. For the Salisbury City Youth, he was named team captain.
Meet Claire
×Claire McAuley
- 2013: Competed at six meets as a senior and posted a career-best 5K time of 18:45.44 at the Illinois State Invitational to take 29th place. Recorded a season-best 6K time of 22:47.00 at the Bradley Classic and placed 13th at the NIU Open, crossing the finish line at 20:56.81.
- 2012: Ran in five meets during the season including a season-best time of 19:15.00 at the Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational. She crossed the finish line at a season-low 6K time of 23:37.30 at the MAC Championships and placed 11th at the UIC Opener.
- 2011: Competed in all seven meets during the year and registered a career-best 5K time of 19:10.60 at the Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational. She posted a career-low 6K mark of 23:05.10 at the MAC Championships and finished second among NIU runners at all but one meet in 2011.
- 2010: Ran at all seven of the meets NIU competed in during the 2010 season and placed a season-best 30th at the Huskie Open, where she also set a personal record at 20:36.70. She also set a 6K record at the Tori Neubauer Invitational with a mark of 24:03.80.
- High School: Set club records in 300-meter and 1500-meter run her sophomore year... Gold medalist for Glasgow School of Sports in Scotland in the 3000-meter run as a sophomore.
Meet John-Paul
×John-Paul Williamson
- Why not follow him on Twitter or Instagram to see what John-Paul has been up to!
- 2015: For the fourth time that season, John-Paul earned Mid-South Conference Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week honors. The senior from Derry, Ireland, finished 12th overall at the NAIA Preview with a time of 25 minutes and 23 seconds. Williamson set a new personal best in the 8k race. He finished the race just over a minute behind the top runner in the field of 201 harriers, and was the top finisher from the Mid-South Conference. Williamson also competed in the Fast Cats Classic hosted by Kentucky Wesleyan, where he finished the race in 27th-place out of 129 runners, with a time of 28 minutes. Williamson earns his fourth runner of the week honor this season and of his career.
- 2013 Awards: All Mid-South Conference First Team, Academic All Mid-South Conference
Meet Majed
×Majed Osman
- Watch this video to see what Majed has been up to in the States!
- As A RS Senior (2016 – Xavier) • OCSA Academic All-Ohio NCAA Men's Division I Team • BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll where he appeared in and started all 19 matches. He led team with 61 shots, including 21 on goal leading him to rank 5th in the BIG EAST and 38th in the nation with 3.21 shots per game.
- As A RS Junior (2015 – Xavier) • BIG EAST All-Academic Team • BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll where he appeared in 18 matches, starting 14 in the midfield and logged 822 minutes.
- As A Junior (2014 – Xavier) • BIG EAST All-Academic Team Utilized a medical redshirt.
- As A Sophomore (2013 – West Virginia) • All-Mid-American Conference First Team • Academic All-Mid-American Conference Earned All-Mid-American Conference First Team and Academic All-Mid-American Conference honors where he led the team in assists and ranked second in points (19), tied for second in assists (7) and tied for fourth in goals (6).
- As A Freshman (2012 – West Virginia) He was second on the team with three goals to go along with four assists during rookie season and played in 12 matches with seven starts, taking 24 shots.
Meet Paco
×Paco Craig
- Why not keep up-to-date with what Paco has been up to by following him on Instagram and Twitter! Read this interview to find out how he likes being part of Louisville FC.
- 2016: Craig signed his first professional contract with United Soccer League's Louisville City FC on 14 March 2016.
- 2015: While at college, Craig appeared for Premier Development League side Ocala Stampede.
- 2013-14: Started 16 matches for the Mountain Lions and recorded first collegiate goal against Nova Southeastern (9/6/13) Paco was named the Peach Belt Conference AstroTurf Defender of the Week three times as well as Freshman of the Year in the Peach Belt! He was selected to the NSCAA NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region First Team and named to the NSCAA Division II All-America Third Team, being one of only two freshmen listed on any of the teams. He was also named to the PBC Presidential Honor Roll.
- 2011: After being released from West Ham United in 2011, Craig spent a season with Bishop's Stortford.
Meet James
×James Liddiard
- Soccer: Liddiard led the Marauders to their first conference win in a upset victory over Simon Fraser University. Liddiard's goal came after a tough defensive battle with Simon Fraser taking 13 shots in the game but only one on goal as the Marauders continually blocked shot after shot to slow the attack. Liddiard leads the Marauders with three goals on 18 shots for the year with a .611 shot-on-goal percentage.
- Career:
- 2016: works for FactSet as a UK Investment Management Consultant in London, United Kingdom.
- 2015: worked in Bismarck, North Dakota Area as a Program Management Co-op for the Bobcat Company.
- 2014: worked as a Marketing Intern for United Printing & Mailing in Phoenix, Arizona.
Meet Lois
×Lois Heuchan
- Follow her Instagram or Twitter to see what she has been up to in the States!
- 2016: Played in all 21 of the Jayhawks’ matches and was a member of the starting lineup in 19 of those contests. She tallied 39 shots on the year, more than doubling her shot output from her previous two seasons combined and averaged 3.2 shots per match in her final five outing of the year.
- 2015: Saw action in 16 games, including three-consecutive starts against Oregon State (9/6), Wyoming (9/11) and Colorado College (9/13) where she averaged 34.9 minutes per outing. Her 559 minutes were the second-most on the team by a non-starter.
- 2014: Started six of the Jayhawks’ first six matches on the year and appeared in 15 total games on the season where she averaged 35.9 minutes per outing, with a season-high 71 minutes coming in KU’s 2-1 overtime win at Colorado (9/5) Lois scored three goals in KU’s first six games, two of which were game-winners. She posted 15 shots on the year, the most of any KU freshman!
- High School: Four total letters won in high school and won the Girl’s Athletic Championship in her age group each of the last five years.
- Club: Tallied three seasons with Celtic FC where she helped the squad to back-to-back league runner-up finishes and scored 21 goals during the 2013 season.
- National Experience: Spent five years playing for Scotland’s various National Teams ... Played on the U15, U17 and U19 national squads.
Meet Meghan
×Meghan MacLaren
- Keep up-to-date with what she's up to by following her on Twitter, Instagram or her own website!
- 2016: Selected to represent GB&I in the Curtis Cup, Selected to represent Europe in the Patsy Hankins Trophy v Asia. Selected to represent England in the Nations Cup Teams in Ladies' British Open Champs, Helen Holm, European Ladies Team Champs.
- 2015: Member of the England Golf Women's USA Squad. European Ladies' Team Champs, Ladies' British Stroke Play Champs.
- 2014: Member of the England Golf Women’s USA Squad. Represented England in the Irish Womens Stroke Play Championships, St Rule Trophy, European Ladies Team Championships.
- 2013: England Golf Performance USA Squad. Represented England at the International European Ladies Championships, European Ladies Team Championships and The Spirit International.
- 2012: EWGA Performance Squad. Represented England at the French U.21 Team, European Girls Team Championships and Girls Home Internationals.
- 2011: EWGA U.18 Squad. Represented England at the Girls Home Internationals.
- 2010: EWGA Select Midlands Squad. Represented England in the match vs Spain at the North of England U.16 Team.
- 2009: EWGA Midlands B Select Squad.
Meet Rory
×Rory Franssen
Why not follow Rory on Instagram or Twitter to see what he's been up to in the States!
- 2016-17:
- Has played in three of four events for Mizzou during the fall season.
- Has finished two of his three events played in the top-15, including a tie for 8th at the Jackrabbit Invitational.
- Shot a 213 at the Jackrabbit, setting a career low 54-hole event. Was Franssen's first and only event under par.
- Shot a 68 at the Jackrabbit, setting a career low 18-hole round.
- Has three rounds under par (68, 71, 70).
- Is averaging 72.1 strokes a round.
- High School:
- Attended Iverness High School in Iverness, Scotland.
- Took part in several European events, including the Scottish Boys Stokeplay Championship, the European Boy's Team Championship, and the Scottish Youths Championship.
- Placed third at the Scottish Boys Storkeplay Championship, shooting 72-69-72-69 over four rounds to finish with a 281.
- Placed 11th at the Scottish Youths Championships.
- Ranked 163rd among all European Golfers, men and boys.
Meet Fiona
×Fiona Hardie
- Read an interview on Why Swimming for the NCAA is an Extraordinary Experience for Foreigners or an article she wrote on University Swimming in the USA.
- 2015-16: Competed in the 100 Fly, 200 Fly, 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay races at BIG EAST where she medaled in all five events.
- 2014-15: Ranked second at the BIG EAST Championships with six top-three finishes in the only six events she participated in. She finished the conference championships with three individual and three relay victories. She was named the BIG EAST Women's Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Week on Nov. 4, 2014 and swam in all 11 meets on the year and a total of 59 races. Fiona had a total of 19 first-place victories, 10 second-place finishes and five third-place marks to go along with a total of 37 top-5 finishes.
- 2013-14: She helped the Villanova women's swimming team win 14 out of 18 events to capture its first BIG EAST Championship since 1996.
- 2012-13: Competed in five events at the BIG EAST Championship, including 100 butterfly, 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay and 200 medley relay. Earned first in the 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay against Pitt and in the 200 freestyle relay and 200 medley relay at the Frank Elm Invite.
Meet Zara
×Zara Bailey
- 2014: During the Commonwealth Games hosted in Glasgow, the 18 year-old former King’s School pupil, who swims for the City of Peterborough Swimming Club, was representing Jamaica in the 400m individual medley and she finished sixth in her heat in a time of 4:59:08.
- 2013: Bailey represents Jamaica internationally; she competed at the FINA World Championships in Barcelona. While she has no short course times yet, she has been 2:17/4:53 200 & 400 IM, plus 1:11/2:39 in the 100 & 200 breaststrokes.
- 2011: She competed for the host country in the CARIFTA Games for Caribbean countries and won five gold medals, two silvers and two bronze medals to emerge as Jamaica’s top competitor. Her golds came in the 400m IM relay, 400m IM, 400m freestyle, 200m breaststroke and 200m IM, she won silver in the 200m freestyle relay and 100m breaststroke, and bronze in the 100m fly and 100m freestyle.