Representing seven institutions, including four head coaches, were staffs from Benedict College, Clark Atlanta University, Fort Valley State University, Johnson C. Smith University, Kentucky State University, Morehouse College, and Point University.

In result, more than 15 attendees earned college scholarship offers on the spot, while a large percentage of the group will receive notification from coaches on scholarship and admission status, per each evaluation in the upcoming weeks.

 “My staff and I were very impressed with the amount of talent we saw today at the recruitment summit,” said Johnson C. Smith University Head Coach and Fraternity member Steve Aycock (93-Alpha Gamma).

“Attending the Metro Atlanta Recruitment Summit gave us a great opportunity to place our footprint in the Metro Atlanta area,” added Kentucky State University Head Coach Joshua Dean.

Prior to meeting the coaches, the student-athletes received a mini workshop on financial aid, admissions, and the NCAA Clearinghouse process.

“Since we have started this event, it really has been a win-win for the kids and the colleges,” said Bro. Alonzo Upshur, who founded the event after helping some of his former student-athletes earn scholarship or admission after National Signing Day. “Moving forward we want to continue to help contribute to the increase of male enrollment in colleges. The recruitment summit is a great segue that will continue to counter the crisis of enrollment issues that affect colleges today.”

To date, over 50 past attendees have received athletic or academic scholarship, as well as admission into various colleges around the southeast.