University Athlete Gives College Volleyball Coaches a Smarter Way to Recruit
January 28, 2026
Platform connects 1,500+ college programs with 200,000 recruitable athletes across 350+ events nationwide, with AI-powered matching on the horizon.
Minneapolis, MN — January 28, 2026 — University Athlete, the recruiting platform that has served the volleyball community for more than two decades, today announced a significant expansion of its college recruiting suite, equipping coaches with a powerful set of tools to search, evaluate, and engage with prospective student-athletes across every major volleyball tournament in the country.
The platform positions itself as a virtual recruiting assistant for college programs, handling the heavy lifting of connecting coaches with the right athletes at the events they're already attending. With access to a database of more than 200,000 recruitable athletes spanning over 350 events and trusted by 1,500 college programs, University Athlete serves as the connective tissue between colleges, athletes, and the club volleyball ecosystem.
"University Athlete is the glue between colleges, athletes, and events," said Jordan Carlson, Head of Product at OTTO SPORT AI. "We do the work on behalf of college coaches to connect them with the right athletes for their program needs, at the exact events where those athletes are competing. For a recruiting staff of any size, that kind of intelligence and reach is invaluable."
The updated platform gives college coaches unrestricted access to the full athlete database, enhanced evaluation tools designed to streamline recruiting workflows, and direct visibility into the tournament circuit where tomorrow's recruits are developing today. Two marquee features are also in active development: AI-powered athlete matching, which will surface athletes that are a genuine fit for a program's specific needs, and messaging, which will allow coaches to communicate directly with athletes without ever leaving the platform, removing friction from one of recruiting's most time-sensitive workflows.
University Athlete is free for college programs to get started and is part of the OTTO SPORT AI family of products, which includes OTTO SPORT Club Management, SportWrench Tournament Management and SportWrench Ticketing. With more than 20 years of experience in the volleyball recruiting space, the platform continues to invest in technology that makes the process smarter and more efficient for coaches at every level of the game.
About University Athlete
University Athlete is the premier recruiting platform connecting college volleyball programs with student-athletes and club events across the country. Trusted by 1,500+ college programs and home to more than 200,000 recruitable athletes, the platform has powered volleyball recruiting since 2003. University Athlete is a product of OTTO SPORT AI. Learn more at universityathlete.com/coaches.
About OTTO SPORT AI
OTTO SPORT AI is a portfolio of intelligent technology platforms built to revolutionize the way youth sports teams and organizations manage their players, events, and operations, on and off the field or court. Its products include SportWrench, the leading volleyball tournament management and ticketing platform; University Athlete, the leading volleyball recruiting network used by college coaches and athletes nationwide; and OTTO SPORT, an AI-driven operating system for club and team management. Built by industry-leaders in youth sports, OTTO SPORT AI delivers modern, intuitive and AI-driven tools that remove friction, increase insights, and create better connections, so athletes, families, coaches, and administrators can grow, compete, and thrive.
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