Men's Soccer Earns United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award
10/17/2018 11:39:00 AM | Men's Soccer
The Golden Eagles compiled a 3.17 team GPA during the 2017-18 academic year
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – United Soccer Coaches announced its Team Academic Award recipients for the 2017-18 academic year and Marquette men's soccer has been recognized for the 10th consecutive season.
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Each year, the organization honors college programs for their exemplary performance in the classroom that meet or exceed a 3.0 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale). A total of 817 soccer teams (308 men, 509 women) earned the award during the 2017-18 academic season.
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Of that number, only 210 had both their men's and women's programs recognized and Marquette fell into that category for the 10th-straight year as well.
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Under the direction of head coach Louis Bennett, the Golden Eagle men made the list with a 3.17 team GPA.
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Last year, then-sophomore Luka Prpa was named a CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team selection, becoming the sixth player in program history to receive that distinction.
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United Soccer Coaches is the world's largest soccer coaches' organization, with a goal of educating coaches, encouraging excellence and serving the soccer community.
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Keep up with the Marquette men's soccer program through social media by following on Twitter (@MarquetteSoccer) and Instagram (@MarquetteSoccer) and `liking' on Facebook (/MarquetteSoccer).
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Each year, the organization honors college programs for their exemplary performance in the classroom that meet or exceed a 3.0 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale). A total of 817 soccer teams (308 men, 509 women) earned the award during the 2017-18 academic season.
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Of that number, only 210 had both their men's and women's programs recognized and Marquette fell into that category for the 10th-straight year as well.
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Under the direction of head coach Louis Bennett, the Golden Eagle men made the list with a 3.17 team GPA.
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Last year, then-sophomore Luka Prpa was named a CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team selection, becoming the sixth player in program history to receive that distinction.
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United Soccer Coaches is the world's largest soccer coaches' organization, with a goal of educating coaches, encouraging excellence and serving the soccer community.
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Keep up with the Marquette men's soccer program through social media by following on Twitter (@MarquetteSoccer) and Instagram (@MarquetteSoccer) and `liking' on Facebook (/MarquetteSoccer).
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