Mentorship

Find Your Edge. Follow a Proven Path.

Map out your recruiting journey with clarity, confidence, and purpose.

YD3 mentors are quintessential role models. They’ve graduated from Division III colleges and universities, competed for four years, and served as team leaders. D3 mentors believe in the transformational power of the D3 experience and openly share insights from their journey from high school to college and into their careers.

Our mentors

Leaders you can lean on.

Now they share that knowledge with you and your family, including how to think through a major decision when you’re not sure where or how to start.

Find D3 mentors based on your sport, academic, and career interests.

Your mentor guides you step by step through our program, developing your knowledge, confidence, strategy, and recruiting plan. You’ll navigate the process together, with college and career horizons in mind, to position you for success, as you define it.

Tatumn Eccleston

Lacrosse

Kenyon College

, ‘23

US Sponsorships Marketing at Deloitte

Playing at the Division III level shaped far more than my experience as an athlete—it set the foundation for who I am today. It pushed me to grow academically, personally, and professionally, while reinforcing the value of discipline, balance, and initiative. Through the relationships I built, including connections with teammates’ families, I was able to secure a job at Deloitte after graduation—an opportunity that showed me the real power of the D3 network. Just as importantly, the experience instilled in me the drive and confidence to stay engaged beyond my career, continuing to seek out and contribute to communities and organizations that matter to me.

Sarah Molloy

Field Hockey

Kenyon College

, ‘25

Research Coordinator at Weill Cornell Medicine

When entering my high school recruiting years, I knew how much I valued the balance of school and sports I had in high school. I made sure to look at schools that prioritized this. When I first toured Kenyon, I saw professors grabbing coffee with students and saw amazing facilities. I knew this was the place for me. During my 4 years, I was able to lead multiple student organizations, get support from my professors, live in Italy for 5 months, and play a sport I love.

Ryan Matarese

Lacrosse

Kenyon College

, ‘25

Alternative Investments Product Development Associate at Morgan Stanley

Playing DIII athletics was one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences of my life. Balancing the demands of academics and athletics taught me invaluable skills that I continue to carry with me in both my personal life and early professional career beyond college athletics.

I struggled with the feeling of not being a successful athlete if I didn’t play Division III. Now, here I am, playing with my best friends, and winning a national championship.

— Kassidy Lanthier

Transferred from Iowa women’s soccer

To Washington University in St. Louis

yd3 mentors

Guiding the next generation of Division III.

You spent years learning everything about D3 recruiting that few tell the next generation of student-athletes: what actually matters, what to consider, what to avoid, and how to make decisions with complete confidence. Mentoring lets you turn that hard-won experience into a real, lasting impact on student-athletes who are following in your footsteps. It’s flexible, rewarding, and one of the few ways to stay connected to the sport and community that shaped you.

Flexible, remote, fits around your schedule
Builds your own communication and leadership skills
Join a network of fellow former D3 athletes
Competitive compensation for every session