SEWARD, Neb. – The Concordia University women’s soccer program has been named a recipient of the United Soccer Coaches College Women’s Team Academic Award, as announced on Oct. 4. The honor was earned based upon performance in the classroom during the 2017-18 academic year. Head coach Greg Henson’s team also earned NAIA Scholar-Team status last season after posting a collective GPA of 3.49. The program was represented in 2017-18 by nine NAIA Scholar-Athletes.
United Soccer Coaches (formerly the NSCAA) announced the Team Academic Award Winners at the high school and college levels to recognize exemplary performance in the classroom during the 2017-18 academic year. A total of 824 collegiate teams (311 men, 513 women) earned the Team Academic Award, including 215 schools who had both their men's and women's programs among the recipients.
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 school year. College Team Academic Award recipients are active members of the United Soccer Coaches College Services Program with a composite grade point of average of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale for all players on the roster.
Concordia has become a regular winner of the United Soccer Coaches award. In addition, Henson’s program led the GPAC in NAIA Scholar-Athletes each season from 2013 through 2015. The 2013 Bulldogs topped the entire nation in Scholar-Athletes and its 3.75 GPAC was best among collegiate women’s soccer programs at all levels of competition. The 2017-18 Bulldogs posted the third best GPA in the NAIA among women’s soccer squads.