Men's Soccer Earns 2020-21 Team Academic Award
9/24/2021 11:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Bluejays accumulated a 3.19Â GPA during the 2020-21 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 for the 2020-21 academic year.
The Bluejays accumulated a 3.19Â GPA during the 2020-21 academic year. This year marks the program's eighth straight recognition, and 13th honor in the last 14 seasons. CU has been honored 15 times overall.
A total of 602 college teams (220 men, 382 women) earned the Team Academic Award, including nine 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, 2021)
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Men's Team Academic Award
(School, Coach, Team GPA)
University of Akron, Jared Embick, 3.40
University of Alabama-Huntsville, John Carrier, 3.52
University at Albany, Trevor Gorman, 3.34
Arizona Western College, Kenny Dale, 3.43
Auburn University at Montgomery, Matthew Thorne, 3.52
Aurora University, Ryan Lakin, 3.24
Azusa Pacific University, Dave Blomquist, 3.42
Babson College, Jon Anderson, 3.14
Baker University, Nate Houser, 3.23
Bard College, TJ Kostecky, 3.40
Belhaven University, James Gledhill, 3.10
Bellarmine University, Tim Chastonay, 3.35
Bethel University, Jeremy Iwaskowiec, 3.55
Binghamton University, Paul Marco, 3.37
Birmingham-Southern College, Greg Vinson, 3.22
Blinn College, Michael McBride, 3.01
Boston University, Kevin Nylen, 3.38
Boyce College, Billy Ward, 3.23
Bradley University, Jim DeRose, 3.34
Brevard College, Helio D'Anna, 3.16
Bridgewater State College, Brendan Adams, 3.07
Brown University, Patrick Laughlin, 3.44
University of California, Irvine, Yossi Raz, 3.05
UCLA, Ryan Jorden, 3.20
University of California, Merced, Albert Martins, 3.10
University of California, Riverside, Tim Cupello, 3.37
California Lutheran University, Coe Michaelson, 3.46
California State University East Bay, Mike Bielski, 3.28
California University of Pennsylvania, Emedin Sabic, 3.24
Canisius College, Andrew Incho, 3.12
Carleton College, Bob Carlson, 3.56
Carnegie Mellon University, Brandon Bowman, 3.72
Carroll College, Doug Mello, 3.37
Case Western Reserve University, Carter Poe, 3.80
Castleton University, John O'Connor, 3.44
Central Connecticut State University, David Kelly, 3.04
University of Central Florida, Scott Calabrese, 3.28
Clark University, Matthew O'Toole, 3.35
Clarkson University, Carter Lincoln, 3.52
Clemson University, Micheal Noonan, 3.27
Coastal Carolina University, Shaun Docking, 3.23
Coker University, Michael Antoniewicz, 3.03
Colby-Sawyer College, Bob Reasso, 3.14
Colgate University, Rick Brown, 3.31
Colorado College, Scott Palguta, 3.71
Colorado Mesa University, Jon Fridal, 3.20
Colorado School of Mines, Greg Mulholland, 3.45
Colorado State University Pueblo, Oliver Twelvetrees, 3.35
Concordia University Chicago, Michael Arango, 3.35
Concordia University Nebraska, Jason Weides, 3.53
Connecticut College, Reuben Burk, 3.59
Creighton University, Johnny Torres, 3.19
Curry College, Peter Mendel, 3.02
University of Dayton, Dennis Currier, 3.16
Denison University, Brandon Bianco, 3.15
University of Denver, Jamie Franks, 3.77
DePaul University, Mark Plotkin, 3.46
University of Detroit Mercy, Nicholas Deren, 3.42
Drexel University, Michael Marchiano, 3.35
Drury University, Ben Taylor, 3.31
East Tennessee State University, David Casper, 3.58
Eastern Connecticut State University, Greg DeVito, 3.49
Eastern University, Kevin Brenner, 3.09
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, David Gregson, 3.65
Endicott College, Joe Calabrese, 3.22
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham, Keith O'Connor, 3.13
Flagler College, Chris Kranjc, 3.21
Florida Gulf Coast University, Jesse Cormier, 3.09
Florida Southern College, Ashley Holmes, 3.58
Florida Tech, Robin Chan, 3.58
Fontbonne University, Donnie Alberty, 3.20
Fordham University, Carlo Acquista, 3.41
Furman University, Doug Allison, 3.20
Geneva College, Gary Dunda, 3.20
George Washington University, Craig Jones, 3.32
Georgia Gwinnett College, Steve DeCou, 3.07
Georgia State University, Brett Surrency, 3.28
Georgian Court University, Dino Raso, 3.25
Greenville University, Chris Swift, 3.06
Grove City College, Michael Dreves, 3.26
Hamilton College, Perry Nizzi, 3.43
Hartwick College, John Scott, 3.28
High Point University, Zach Haines, 3.33
Hobart College, Shawn Griffin, 3.36
Hofstra University, Richard Nuttall, 3.68
Holy Family University, Georg Montag, 3.02
Houston Baptist University, Ryan Pratt, 3.13
Humboldt State University, Fred Jungemann, 3.35
Husson University, Gavin Penny, 3.47
University of Illinois-Springfield, Adam Hall, 3.53
Illinois College, Evan Philpott, 3.12
Illinois Institute of Technology, Marc Colwell, 3.61
Illinois Wesleyan University, Kyle Schauls, 3.46
Indiana University, Todd Yeagley, 3.52
IUPUI, Brian Barnett, 3.50
John Carroll University, Dejan Mladenovic, 3.25
Jones College, Brendan Connolly, 3.42
Kalamazoo College, Lumumba Shabazz, 3.47
King College, Richie Rose, 3.30
Lafayette College, Dennis Bohn, 3.18
Lander University, Lee Squires, 3.32
Lawrence Technological University, Will Dyer, 3.20
Lebanon Valley College, Charlie Grimes, 3.38
Lees-McRae College, Shane Calvert, 3.28
Limestone College, Eric Alsop, 3.51
Lipscomb University, Charles Morrow, 3.60
Lock Haven University, Patrick Long, 3.15
Loyola Marymount University, Paul Krumpe, 3.40
Lynn University, John Rootes, 3.62
Maine Maritime Academy, William Shannon, 3.18
Manchester Universty, Chad Brooks, 3.03
Marietta College, Joe Bergin, 3.05
Marquette University, Louis Bennett, 3.55
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Brad Bankhead, 3.11
UMBC, Pete Caringi, 3.32
Maryville University, David Korn, 3.48
Marywood University, Andrew Smith, 3.04
McPherson College, Doug Quint, 3.03
University of Memphis, Richard Mulrooney, 3.37
Mercer University, Brad Ruzzo, 3.31
Merrimack College, Tony Martone, 3.57
Messiah College, Brad McCarty, 3.64
Michigan State University, Damon Rensing, 3.60
MidAmerica Nazarene University, Kevin Wardlaw, 3.30
Midway University, Tim Wolz, 3.16
Misericordia University, Andrew Loughnane, 3.40
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Chris Handy, 3.40
Missouri University of Science & Technology, Robert Cummings, 3.29
Missouri State University, Jon Leamy, 3.28
Monmouth University, Rob McCourt, 3.33
University of Mount Olive, Jason Carlson, 3.25
Nebraska Wesleyan University, Brandon Bonilla, 3.56
University of New Haven, Brian Quinn, 3.12
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Fernando Barboto, 3.40
Newberry College, Bryce Cooper, 3.19
University of North Carolina-Asheville, Mick Giordano, 3.12
University of North Carolina-Greensboro, Chris Rich, 3.33
North Carolina State University, George Kiefer, 3.50
North Central College, Enzo Fuschino, 3.47
University of North Florida, Derek Marinatos, 3.42
North Park University, Kris Grahn, 3.31
Northeastern State University, Rob Czlonka, 3.11
Northern Illinois University, Ryan Swan, 3.33
Northern Michigan University, David Poggi, 3.19
Northwestern University, Russell Payne, 3.36
Ohio Wesleyan University, Jay Martin, 3.23
Oregon State University, Terry Boss, 3.26
University of Pennsylvania, Brian Gill, 3.47
Pennsylvania College of Technology, Tyler Mensch, 3.21
University of Pittsburgh, Jay Vidovich, 3.19
Plymouth State University, Rob Wright, 3.05
Presbyterian College, Jonathan Potter, 3.32
Principia College, Jess Semnacher, 3.43
Randolph College, Adam Godwin, 3.01
Regis University, Taylor Diem, 3.65
Robert Morris University, Jason O'Keefe, 3.43
Roberts Wesleyan College, Scott Reber, 3.21
University of Rochester, Chris Apple, 3.40
Rochester Institute of Technology, Bill Garno, 3.67
Rockhurst University, Tony Tocco, 3.66
Rogers State University, Derek Larkin, 3.45
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Sean Helliwell, 3.35
Rutgers University, Jim McElderry, 3.58
St. Bonaventure University, Kwame Oduro, 3.46
St. Francis College Brooklyn, Tom Giovatto, 3.50
Saint Francis University, Frank Olszewski, 3.46
University of Saint Francis, Jake Essig, 3.12
Saint John's University, John Haws, 3.31
St. John Fisher College, Jack Burgasser, 3.36
Saint Mary's College of California, Adam Cooper, 3.19
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Corbin Bowers, 3.40
St. Olaf College, Travis Wall, 3.30
The College of Saint Rose, John Ciano, 3.34
University of St. Thomas, Jon Lowery, 3.24
Salve Regina University, Craig O'Rourke, 3.38
University of San Diego, Brian Quinn, 3.23
Sarah Lawrence College, Evan Bransdorfer, 3.65
University of Scranton, Matthew Pivirotto, 3.18
Seton Hall University, Andreas Lindberg, 3.61
Shenendoah University, Zack MacDougall, 3.20
University of South Carolina, Tony Annan, 3.49
Southeastern University, Clay Roberts, 3.00
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Cale Wasserman, 3.62
Springfield College, Tommy Crabill, 3.37
Stanford University, Jeremy Gunn, 3.72
SUNY Canton, Timothy Penrod, 3.29
SUNY Oneonta, Iain Byrne, 3.16
Stevenson University, Graeme Millar, 3.20
Stonehill College, Jim Reddish, 3.21
Stony Brook University, Ryan Anatol, 3.00
Suffolk University, Bill Maddock, 3.09
University of Tampa, Adrian Bush, 3.36
University of Texas-Dallas, Jason Hirsch, 3.33
University of Texas-Tyler, Kenny Jones, 3.54
Thiel College, Zack Walters, 3.10
Thomas University, Joe McDowell, 3.46
University of Tulsa, Thomas McIntosh, 3.46
Tyler Junior College, Steve Clements, 3.30
Ursinus College, Keith Cappo, 3.36
Vasssar College, Andrew Jennings, 3.67
Villanova University, Tom Carlin, 3.46
University of Virginia, George Gelnovatch, 3.55
Wake Forest University, Robert Muuss, 3.10
Warner University, Drew Stacy, 3.21
Wartburg College, Mike Madigan, 3.50
University of Washington, Jamie Clark, 3.53
Washington & Jefferson College, Ian McDonald, 3.18
Washington & Lee University, Mike Singleton, 3.45
Washington University in St. Louis, Joe Clarke, 3.75
Westminster College, Girish Thakar, 3.28
West Virginia University, Daniel Stratford, 3.31
West Virginia Wesleyan College, Gavin Donaldson, 3.00
Wilkes University, Michael Piranian, 3.19
College of William & Mary, Chris Norris, 3.37
Winthrop University, Daniel Ridenhour, 3.22
University of Wisconsin, John Trask, 3.35
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Jeremy Bonomo, 3.43
Wittenberg University, Dwight Burgess, 3.20
Xavier University, Andy Fleming, 3.43
Yale University, Kylie Stannard, 3.43
Yavapai College, Andre Luciano, 3.11
