K-State Earns United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award
Sep 24, 2020 | Soccer
MANHATTAN, Kansas – For the second time in the five-year history of the program, K-State soccer garnered the United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award for its performance in the classroom during the 2019-20 academic year.
United Soccer Coaches annually celebrates the academic achievements of high school and college soccer teams whose student-athletes collectively demonstrate a commitment to excellence in their studies over the course of a full academic year.
College Team Academic Award recipients are active members of the United Soccer Coaches College Services Program with a composite grade point average of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale for all players on the roster.
During the 2019-20 academic year, K-State registered a team grade point average of 3.62 and had a program-best 17 combined selections for the Academic All-Big 12 First and Second Teams. The Wildcats also tied the program high with six student-athletes collecting Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team honors.
Of the eight Big 12 programs to earn the United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award, K-State ranked fourth in the league based on team GPA.
K-State returns to action on Friday, October 2, as the Wildcats host Kansas at Buser Family Park at 7 p.m. Tickets will be available on Thursday, October 1, at 8:30 a.m., by calling (800) 221-CATS or by visiting kstatesports.com/tickets.
The match will also be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ and can be heard on 101.5 KROCK in Manhattan or for free at kstatesports.com.
United Soccer Coaches annually celebrates the academic achievements of high school and college soccer teams whose student-athletes collectively demonstrate a commitment to excellence in their studies over the course of a full academic year.
College Team Academic Award recipients are active members of the United Soccer Coaches College Services Program with a composite grade point average of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale for all players on the roster.
During the 2019-20 academic year, K-State registered a team grade point average of 3.62 and had a program-best 17 combined selections for the Academic All-Big 12 First and Second Teams. The Wildcats also tied the program high with six student-athletes collecting Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team honors.
Of the eight Big 12 programs to earn the United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award, K-State ranked fourth in the league based on team GPA.
K-State returns to action on Friday, October 2, as the Wildcats host Kansas at Buser Family Park at 7 p.m. Tickets will be available on Thursday, October 1, at 8:30 a.m., by calling (800) 221-CATS or by visiting kstatesports.com/tickets.
The match will also be broadcast on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ and can be heard on 101.5 KROCK in Manhattan or for free at kstatesports.com.
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