DENVER – Nine Western Athletic Conference men's and women's soccer squads were recognized with the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Team Academic Award. Women's programs Grand Canyon, UMKC, New Mexico State and Seattle U along with men's programs Houston Baptist, Incarnate Word, UMKC, Seattle U and Utah Valley were honored for outstanding work done in the classroom by each school’s student-athletes.
A total of 861 soccer teams (279 men, 582 women) posted a team grade point average of 3.0 or higher, thereby earning the NSCAA Team Academic Award for the 2013-14 academic year.
WAC Schools Earning the 2013-14 NSCAA Team Academic Award
School, Coach, Team GPA
Grand Canyon-Women, Stevie Gill, 3.50
Houston Baptist-Men, Steve Jones, 3.17
Incarnate Word-Men, Vince Martinez, 3.15
UMKC-Men, Rick Benben, 3.11
UMKC-Women, Chris Cissell, 3.45
New Mexico State, Freddy Delgado, 3.39
Seattle U-Men, Pete Fewing, 3.17
Seattle U-Women, Julie Woodard, 3.34
Utah Valley-Men, Greg Maas, 3.36