KANSAS CITY, MO – United Soccer Coaches announced the College Team Academic Award winners and 11 North Coast Athletic Conference teams were recognized for their exemplary performances in the classroom during the 2022-23 academic year.

Overall 801 soccer programs (307 men, 494 women) posted a team grade point average of 3.0 or higher to earn the award from this past academic year. Of that total, 179 schools had both their men's and women's programs recognized, including the men's and women's programs from Denison, Ohio Wesleyan, Wittenberg and Wooster. Additionally, the men's program from Oberlin and the women's programs from DePauw and Kenyon were honored. 

United Soccer Coaches annually celebrates the academic achievements of teams whose student-athletes collectively demonstrate a commitment to excellence in their studies over the course of a full academic year.