Men's Soccer Earns United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award For 2019-20
9/25/2020 9:30:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Men's team claimed a 3.22 grade point average
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. The 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 for the 2019-20 academic year.
The Bluejays accumulated a 3.22 GPA during the 2019-20 academic year. This year marks the program's seventh straight recognition, and 12th honor in the last 13 seasons. CU has been honored 14 times overall.
A total of 889 college teams (333 men, 556 women) earned the Team Academic Award, including seven members of last year's BIG EAST Conference.
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Men's Team Academic Awards
Creighton University (2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
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2019-20 Men's Team Academic Award
(School, Coach, Team GPA)
Adelphi University, Gary Book, 3.46
University of Akron, Jared Embick, 3.31
University of Alabama-Huntsville, John Carrier, 3.25
Albion College, Wytse Molenaar, 3.23
Albright College, Patrick Stanco, 3.06
Alderson-Broaddus University, Scott Phipps, 3.21
Allegheny College, Angelo Panzetta, 3.31
Alvernia University, Casey Moore, 3.25
American University, Zach Samol, 3.46
Amherst College, Justin Serpone, 3.17
Anderson University, Scott Fridley, 3.09
Arcadia University, Joe Clementi, 3.42
Arizona Western College, Kenny Dale, 3.37
Augsburg University, Greg Holker, 3.14
Aurora University, Ryan Lakin, 3.17
Azusa Pacific University, Dave Blomquist, 3.36
Babson College, Jon Anderson, 3.37
Baldwin Wallace University, Reid Ayers, 3.42
Bard College, TJ Kostecky, 3.34
Barry University, Steve McCrath, 3.39
Belhaven University, Carl Griffiths, 3.32
Bellarmine University, Tim Chastonay, 3.35
Beloit College, Duncan Gillis, 3.02
Benedictine University, Attila Schmidt, 3.06
Bentley University, Gary Crompton, 3.33
Bethany Lutheran College, Derick Lyngholm, 3.09
Bethel University, Jeremy Iwaszkowiec, 3.47
Binghamton University, Paul Marco, 3.45
Birmingham-Southern College, Greg Hinson, 3.24
Bob Jones Univeresity, Matt Hotchkin, 3.36
Boston University, Kevin Nylen, 3.39
Bowdoin College, Scott Wiercinski, 3.29
Bowling Green State University, Nate Kopunek, 3.59
Boyce College, Billy Ward, 3.51
Brescia University, Cameron Williams, 3.05
Brevard College, Helio D'Anna, 3.25
Bridgewater State College, Brendan Adams, 3.20
Brown University, Pat Laughlin, 3.45
Bryant University, Seamus Purcell, 3.41
Bucknell University, Brendan Nash, 3.16
Butte College, Ross Sandberg, 3.25
Cabrini University, Rob Dallas, 3.23
Caldwell College, Andrew Fraser, 3.07
UCLA, Ryan Jorden, 3.30
University of California Riverside, Tim Cupello, 3.30
University of California Santa Cruz, Michael Runerare, 3.26
California Baptist University, Coe Michaelson, 3.36
California State University Bakersfield, Richie Grant, 3.03
California State University Chico, Felipe Restrepo, 3.01
California State University East Bay, Mike Bielski, 3.09
California State University Northridge, Terry Davila, 3.09
Cal Poly Pomona, Matthew O'Sullivan, 3.13
Calvin University, Ryan Souders, 3.30
Carleton College, Bob Carlson, 3.42
Carnegie Mellon University, Brandon Bowman, 3.45
Carroll College, Doug Mello, 3.34
Case Western Reserve University, Carter Poe, 3.62
Castleton University, John O'Connor, 3.18
Catholic University, Travis Beauchamp, 3.40
Cedarville University, Brett Faro, 3.35
Centenary College of Louisiana, Kyle Symczak, 3.42
University of Central Arkansas, Ross Duncan, 3.30
University of Central Florida, Scott Calabrese, 3.36
Central Washington University, Michael Farrand, 3.48
Chaminade University of Honolulu, Paul Shimomoto, 3.20
Chowan University, Chris Whalley, 3.12
Christopher Newport University, Justin Chezem, 3.28
Clark University, Brienne Smith, 3.42
Clarkson University, Carter Lincoln, 3.41
Clemson University, Mike Noonan, 3.34
Coastal Carolina University, Chris Fidler, 3.43
Colgate University, Erik Ronning, 3.58
Colorado College, Scott Palguta, 3.41
Concordia University Chicago, Michael Arango, 3.23
Concordia University Nebraska, Jason Weides, 3.08
Concordia University Texas, Nick Mims, 3.20
Connecticut College, Reuben Burk, 3.50
Covenant College, Scott Bosgraf, 3.32
Creighton University, Johnny Torres, 3.22
Curry College, Peter Mendel, 3.08
University of Dallas, David Hoffmann, 3.12
Davidson College, Mike Babst, 3.53
University of Dayton, Dennis Currier, 3.25
University of Denver, Jamie Franks, 3.74
DePaul University, Mark Plotkin, 3.58
University of Detroit Mercy, Nicholas Deren, 3.50
Dickinson College, Brian Redding, 3.16
University of the District of Columbia, Matthew Thompson, 3.38
Dominican University of California, David Frank, 3.49
Dominican University, Erick Baumann, 3.44
Drew University, Lenny Armuth, 3.36
Drury University, Ben Taylor, 3.20
University of Dubuque, Brad Johnson, 3.28
Duke University, John Kerr, 3.54
Duquesne University, Chase Brooks, 3.32
Earlham College, Aaron Gustine, 3.20
Eastern Connecticut State University, Greg DeVito, 3.20
Eastern New Mexico University, Jon Fridal, 3.22
Eastern Oklahoma State College, Jon Evan, 3.40
Edgewood College, Romaric Setodji, 3.31
Elmira College, Gregory Margolis, 3.01
Elon University, Marc Reeves, 3.56
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, David Gregson, 3.59
Emerson College, Bryan Harkin, 3.56
Endicott College, Joseph Calabrese, 3.26
University of Evansville, Marshall Ray, 3.28
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham, Keith O'Connor, 3.20
University of Findlay, Andrew Smyth, 3.19
Florida Gulf Coast University, Jesse Cormier, 3.18
Florida Southern College, Ashley Holmes, 3.44
Florida Tech, Robin Chan, 3.42
Fontbonne University, Donnie Alberty, 3.29
Fordham University, Carlo Acquista, 3.63
Fort Lewis College, David Oberholtzer, 3.41
Franklin & Marshall College, Dan Wagner, 3.54
Frostburg State University, Keith Byrnes, 3.01
Furman University, Doug Allison, 3.20
Gardner-Webb University, Tony Setzer, 3.34
Geneva College, Gary Dunda, 3.25
Georgetown University, Brian Wiese, 3.37
George Washington University, Craig Jones, 3.32
Georgia State University, Brett Surrency, 3.58
Georgian Court University, Dino Raso, 3.25
Grand Canyon University, Schellas Hyndman, 3.46
Greenville University, Chris Swift, 3.29
Grinnell College, Brian Jaworski, 3.64
Grove City College, Michael Dreves, 3.13
Gwynedd Mercy College, Dave Bontempo, 3.16
Hartwick College, John Scott, 3.33
Haverford College, Zach Ward, 3.74
Hawaii Pacific University, Chris Fisher, 3.11
Heidelberg University, Pat Svhilik, 3.40
Hobart College, Shawn Griffin, 3.19
Hofstra University, Richard Nuttall, 3.60
Holy Family University, Georg Montag, 3.16
Hood College, Kenny Putnam, 3.10
Houston Baptist University, Ryan Pratt, 3.43
Humboldt State University, Fred Jungemann, 3.41
Huntingdon College, Matt Cooper, 3.15
Illinois College, Evan Philpott, 3.29
Illinois Institute of Technology, Marc Colwell, 3.25
University of Illinois-Chicago, Sean Phillips, 3.11
University of Illinois-Springfield, Adam Hall, 3.26
Illinois Wesleyan University, Kyle Schauls, 3.46
Iowa Western Community College, Mike Brown, 3.40
Indiana Institute of Technology, John Dunn, 3.40
IUPUI, Brian Barnett, 3.63
University of Jamestown, Tommy Nienhaus, 3.14
Jones College, Brendan Connelly, 3.35
Kalamazoo College, Lumumba Shabazz, 3.46
Keiser University, Gavin Oldham, 3.21
University of Kentucky, Johan Cedergren, 3.23
Kenyon College, Chris Brown, 3.30
Keystone College, Joe Schneck, 3.20
King University, Richard Rose, 3.30
Lafayette College, Dennis Bohn, 3.42
Lander University, Lee Squires, 3.33
Laramie County Community College, Vince Gibson, 3.36
Lawrence University, Will Greer, 3.36
Lawrence Technological University, Will Dyer, 3.37
Lebanon Valley College, Charlie Grimes, 3.29
Lees-McRae College, Shane Calvert, 3.36
Lehigh University, Dean Koski, 3.36
Lewis University, Evan Fiffles, 3.26
Limestone College, Eric Alsop, 3.51
Lincoln Memorial University, Robert Spain, 3.42
Lipscomb University, Charles Morrow, 3.64
Lock Haven University, Patrick Long, 3.36
Long Island University, Michael Mordoco, 3.39
University of Louisville, John Michael Hayden, 3.15
Loyola Marymount University, Paul Krumpe, 3.30
Loyola University Chicago, Neil Jones, 3.66
Lubbock Christian University, Paul Gilbert, 3.45
Luther College, Chris Garcia-Prats, 3.16
Lycoming College, Nate Gibboney, 3.06
Macalester University, Gregg Olson, 3.70
Maine Maritime Academy, William Shannon, 3.13
Manchester University, Corey Bruggeman, 3.20
Manhattanville College, Paul Templeton, 3.11
Marietta College, Joe Bergin, 3.11
Marist College, Matt Viggiano, 3.19
Marquette University, Louis Bennett, 3.46
Marshall University, Chris Grassie, 3.30
Martin Methodist College, Chris Leonardi, 3.17
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Brad Bankhead, 3.24
University of Maryland, Sasho Cirovski, 3.22
UMBC, Pete Caringi, Jr., 3.25
Maryville College, Pepe Fernandez, 3.25
Marywood University, John Velasco, 3.02
University of Massachusetts, Fran O'Leary, 3.47
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ken Bovell, 3.67
McPherson College, Doug Quint, 3.33
University of Memphis, Richard Mulrooney, 3.31
Mercer University, Brad Ruzzo, 3.44
Merrimack College, Tony Martone, 3.57
Messiah College, Brad McCarty, 3.65
Michigan State University, Damon Rensing, 3.21
MidAmerica Nazarene University, Kevin Wardlaw, 3.31
Midway University, Tim Wolz, 3.25
Misericordia University, Andrew Loughnane, 3.32
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Chris Handy, 3.48
Molloy College, Tyler Botte, 3.19
Monmouth University, Rob McCourt, 3.21
Montana State University-Billings, Thomas Chameraud, 3.22
University of Montevallo, Bruce Dietterle, 3.27
Nebraska Wesleyan University, Brandon Bonilla, 3.12
University of New England, Peter Ostergaard, 3.48
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Fernando Barboto, 3.56
New York University, Kim Wyant, 3.56
University of North Carolina-Charlotte, Kevin Langan, 3.26
University of North Carolina-Greensboro, Chris Rich, 3.24
North Carolina State University, George Kiefer, 3.10
North Central College, Enzo Fuschino, 3.35
University of North Florida, Derek Marinatos, 3.26
University of North Georgia, Patrice Parris, 3.08
North Park University, Kristoffer Grahn, 3.15
Northeastern State University, Rob Czlonka, 3.47
Northern Illinois University, Ryan Swan, 3.51
University of Northern Michigan, David Poggi, 3.29
Northwest Nazarene University, Adam Pearce, 3.29
Northwestern University, Tim Lenahan, 3.42
Nova Southeastern University, Matthew Watts, 3.51
Oakland City University, Elliott Spruell, 3.26
Oglethorpe University, Jon Akin, 3.08
Ohio Dominican University, William Merrick, 3.14
Ohio Northern University, Chris Matejka, 3.52
Ohio Wesleyan University, Jay Martin, 3.14
Oklahoma Christian University, David Scott, 3.22
Ottawa University Arizona, Matt Gow, 3.03
Oxford College of Emory University, Gregory Moss-Brown, 3.62
University of Pennsylvania, Brian Gill, 3.47
Pennsylvania College of Technology, Tyler Mensch, 3.05
Penn State University, Jeff Cook, 3.45
Piedmont College, Jimmy Stephens, 3.08
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford, Nathan Whitehurst, 3.29
Plymouth State University, Rob Wright, 3.17
Point Loma Nazarene University, Phil Wolf, 3.28
Princeton University, Jim Barlow, 3.40
Principia College, Jess Semnacher, 3.33
Purdue University Northwest, Ryan Hayes, 3.14
Quinnipiac University, Eric DaCosta, 3.47
Randolph College, Adam Godwin, 3.20
Regis University, Tony McCall, 3.68
Reinhardt University, Joey Johnson, 3.22
Rider University, Charles Inverso, 3.51
Roberts Wesleyan College, Scott Reber, 3.25
University of Rochester, Chris Apple, 3.18
Rochester Institute of Technology, Bill Garno, 3.52
Rockhurst University, Tony Tocco, 3.34
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Sean Helliwell, 3.39
Russell Sage College, Matthew Esposito, 3.11
Rutgers University, Jim McElderry, 3.37
St. Bonaventure University, Kwame Oduro, 3.59
St. Edward's University, Brian Young, 3.63
St. Francis College Brooklyn, Tom Giovatto, 3.27
Saint Francis University, Frank Olszewski, 3.48
University of Saint Francis, Jake Essig, 3.21
Saint Louis University, Kevin Kalish, 3.31
Saint Mary's College of California, Adam Cooper, 3.55
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Corbin Bowers, 3.15
St. Olaf College, Travis Wall, 3.46
The College of Saint Rose, John Ciano, 3.34
University of St. Thomas (MInn.), Jon Lowery, 3.35
Salisbury University, Alex Hargrove, 3.33
Salve Regina University, Craig O'Rourke, 3.21
University of San Diego, Brian Quinn, 3.42
Schreiner University, Casey Collins, 3.04
University of Scranton, Matt Pivirotto, 3.41
Seattle University, Peter Fewing, 3.32
Seattle Pacific University, Mark Collings, 3.17
Seton Hall University, Andreas Lindberg, 3.50
Sewanee: University of the South, Tony Pacella, 3.13
Siena College, Graciano Brito, 3.41
Siena Heights University, Drew Crawford, 3.18
Sonoma State University, Marcus Ziemer, 3.27
University of South Carolina, Mark Berson, 3.65
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, Cale Wasserman, 3.61
University of Southern Indiana, Mat Santoro, 3.65
Southern Methodist University, Kevin Hudson, 3.42
Southwestern University, Dustin Norman, 3.30
Spring Hill College, Steve Wieczorek, 3.55
Stanford University, Jeremy Gunn, 3.51
SUNY Brockport, Gary LaPietra, 3.10
SUNY Geneseo, Mark Howlett, 3.22
SUNY New Paltz, Kyle Clancy, 3.29
SUNY Oneonta, Iain Byrne, 3.33
Stevenson University, Graeme Millar, 3.24
Stonehill College, Jim Reddish, 3.19
Stony Brook University, Ryan Anatol, 3.16
Suffolk University, Bill Maddock, 3.11
Susquehanna University, Jim Findlay, 3.34
Syracuse University, Ian McIntyre, 3.35
University of Tampa, Adrian Bush, 3.14
Temple University, Nicholas Bochette, 3.52
University of Texas-Dallas, Jason Hirsch, 3.32
University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley, Paul Leese, 3.34
University of Texas-Tyler, Kenny Jones, 3.33
Texas Lutheran University, Edward Salazar, 3.10
Thomas University, Joel McDowell, 3.37
Transylvania University, Matt Vogel, 3.21
Trinity College, Mike PIlger, 3.50
Trinity University, Paul McGinlay, 3.32
University of Tulsa, Thomas McIntosh, 3.28
Union College, Jeff Guinn, 3.30
Union University, Steven Cox, 3.42
United States Coast Guard Academy, Chris Parsons, 3.36
Ursinus College, Keith Cappo, 3.46
Utah Valley University, Greg Maas, 3.35
Utica College, Brian Marcantonio, 3.21
Vassar College, Andrew Jennings, 3.58
Villanova University, Tom Carlin, 3.43
University of Virginia, George Gelnovatch, 3.32
Virginia Commonwealth University, Dave Giffard, 3.31
Virginia Tech, Michael Brizendine, 3.23
Wabash College, Chris Keller, 3.45
Warner University, Drew Stacey, 3.40
Wartburg College, Mike Madigan, 3.46
University of Washington, James Clark, 3.41
Washington & Jefferson College, Ian McDonald, 3.17
Washington & Lee University, Mike Singleton, 3.53
Washington University in St. Louis, Joe Clarke, 3.66
Waynesburg University, Brad Heethius, 3.43
West Virginia University, Dan Stratford, 3.40
West Virginia Wesleyan College, Gavin Donaldson, 3.22
Western Michigan University, Chad Wiseman, 3.60
Western New England University, Devin O'Neill, 3.22
Western Washington University, Greg Brisbon, 3.46
Westminster College, Girish Thakar, 3.00
Wheeling University, Jim Regan, 3.56
Wilkes University, Michael Piranian, 3.21
College of William & Mary, Chris Norris, 3.51
Winthrop University, Daniel Ridenhour, 3.23
University of Wisconsin, John Trask, 3.45
University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Jason Zitzke, 3.19
University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Sam Koenig, 3.27
Wittenberg University, Dwight Burgess, 3.26
John Wood Community College, Bob Cowman, 3.31
The College of Wooster, Andy Zidron, 3.38
Xavier University, Andy Fleming, 3.34
Yale University, Kylie Stannard, 3.52
Yavapai College, Mike Pantalione, 3.32
Yeshiva University, Jonathan Davidson, 3.45
