Key Takeaways
- Scorability acquired Ryzer to combine recruiting technology with event management, serving over 4,000 college programs
- Ryzer powers more than 25,000 sports camps annually, connecting over one million athletes to college opportunities
- The platform allows coaches to filter prospects by academic, athletic, and mentality attributes on an interactive map
- Michael Kahn remains President of Ryzer; Tim Heath joins as CFO of the combined company
- The integration gives college programs using Ryzer camps direct access to Scorability’s evaluation and tracking tools
Connecting Two Sides of the Recruiting Pipeline
Austin-based Scorability has acquired Des Moines-based Ryzer, bringing recruiting analytics and event management onto a single platform. The deal combines Scorability’s data filtering tools with Ryzer’s camp registration system, which processes tens of thousands of events each year across college and high school programs.
College coaches using Scorability can search athletes based on specific criteria including academic profile, athletic performance, and behavioral traits. Results appear on an interactive map, allowing programs to identify prospects by geography and fit. Ryzer’s network includes camps across multiple sports and competition levels, from Power Four programs to junior colleges.
“College programs that already use Ryzer to manage camps will now have access to Scorability’s powerful tools for evaluating and tracking prospects,” said Brett Andrew, Co-Founder of Scorability. “At the same time, college coaches using Scorability gain valuable insights and verified data on the athletes they are recruiting.”
Scale Across the College Sports Ecosystem
Ryzer currently serves more than 4,000 college and high school sports programs and powers over 25,000 sports camps. More than one million athletes participate in Ryzer events annually, creating attendance and performance data that flows through the platform.
The combined company now operates across every level of college athletics, from Division I programs to community colleges, and covers participation across multiple sports. Scorability’s platform uses AI-driven insights and predictive analytics to help coaches assess prospect success, while Ryzer provides the operational infrastructure for camp registration, payments, and program management.
Michael Kahn will continue leading Ryzer as President. Tim Heath joins the combined organization as Chief Financial Officer.
Data Integration and Coach Workflow
The acquisition creates a direct link between camp participation and recruiting evaluation. Programs running camps through Ryzer can now track those same athletes within Scorability’s recruiting database. Coaches gain access to verified athlete information, performance metrics, and behavioral data collected across events.
“By integrating Ryzer’s vast network of camps and athletes with Scorability’s predictive analytics and data infrastructure, we’re completely transforming the recruiting experience for coaches, athletes and parents,” said Brian Cruver, Scorability’s Co-Founder and CEO.
The platform aims to reduce friction in the recruiting process by centralizing athlete discovery, event management, and evaluation tools in one system. College programs can manage their own camps while simultaneously identifying and tracking prospects who attend other programs’ events across the network.
Strategic Implications for College Recruiting
The acquisition reflects ongoing consolidation in the college recruiting technology sector, where platforms are combining athlete databases, event infrastructure, and evaluation tools. Scorability’s move positions the company to capture data at multiple points in the recruiting funnel, from initial camp participation through final prospect evaluation.
For college programs, the integration offers operational efficiency by reducing the number of platforms needed to manage recruiting workflows. Coaches can run camps, register participants, collect payments, and evaluate prospects without switching between systems. The combined dataset also gives programs visibility into athlete participation patterns across camps and events beyond their own programs.
The deal expands Scorability’s reach into high school sports programs, which represent a significant portion of Ryzer’s client base and serve as feeder systems for college recruiting pipelines.
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