beRecruited.com Registers Record Growth in 2007

ATLANTA, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- beRecruited.com, the nation's No. 1 online networking destination for high school student-athletes seeking recruitment from college coaches and universities, reached several key milestones at the close of 2007, including surpassing 150,000 registered high school athletes and making more than two million total connections between athletes and college coaches. The data shows unprecedented growth and affirms beRecruited as the premier platform connecting high school athletes and college coaches.

beRecruited has more than 165,000 total registered users, including more than 150,000 high school student-athletes, 9,000 college coaches, and 4,700 high school coaches.

                                          Total   2007 Numbers   Y/Y Increase
    Registered Athletes:                150,373         86,462           132%
    Registered College Coaches:           9,311          3,302            65%
    Registered High School Coaches:       4,794          4,643            N/A
    Online Connections:               2,040,533      1,226,104           153%
    Unique Visitors (12/07):            310,133      2,195,166           490%
    Page Views (12/07):               2,010,111     16,296,378           251%

"The major reason for our growth is that we're delivering value to high school athletes and their parents, as well as college coaches," said beRecruited President Jeff Cravens. "The two million connections underscore how well our site is achieving its mission of connecting high school athletes and college coaches. We look forward to continuing our success in 2008."

beRecruited allows athletes to create profiles of verified athletic and academic information, as well as browse a comprehensive area of university athletic programs and curriculum. In 2007, more than 81,000 photos and 3,000 videos were uploaded as part of these profiles.

beRecruited had positive growth among all the 18 sports available for registration. Football had the most new registered athletes with more than 20,000 registered football players in 2007, a 201 percent increase over 2006. In terms of overall registration, football, basketball, soccer, and baseball are the top four sports, in order, on beRecruited.

beRecruited was founded in 2000 by Ryan Spoon, a collegiate swimmer for Duke University, in an effort to make the recruiting process more efficient for high school athletes and NCAA coaches. First created exclusively for NCAA swimming and diving, beRecruited now serves athletes and coaches from 18 different sports. beRecruited is a free service for registered users, maintaining the founders' principle of providing a free resource that efficiently and effectively connects student-athletes and coaches nationwide.

CONTACT: Greg Hughes, 404-394-3700; press@berecruited.com; Amy Sorrells, 404-550-4885; press@berecruited.com