KANSAS CITY, Mo.– United Soccer Coaches announced on Friday the College Team Academic Award winners, recognized for their exemplary performance in the classroom during the 2025-26 academic year.
A total of 794 soccer teams (333 men, 461 women) posted a team grade point average of 3.0 or higher, thereby earning the United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award for the 2025-26 academic year. Of that total, 185 schools had both their men's and women's programs recognized.
2025-26 Men's Team Academic Award
(School, Coach, Team GPA)
Adelphi University, Gary Book, 3.49
University of Akron, Jared Embick, 3.30
University of Alabama-Huntsville, John Carrier, 3.56
University at Albany, Trevor Gorman, 3.61
Albion College, Wytse Molenaar, 3.49
Allegheny College, John Lichina, 3.44
Alma College, Alister Newby, 3.40
Alvernia University, Casey Moore, 3.55
American University, Zack Samol, 3.26
Amherst College, Justin Serpone, 3.68
Anderson University, Scott Fridley, 3.45
Arcadia University, Joe Clementi, 3.48
Ashland University, Nick Roberts, 3.39
University of Auburn Montgomery, Matthew Thorne, 3.58
Augsburg University, Greg Holker, 3.19
Aurora University, Ryan Lakin, 3.15
Babson College, Jon Anderson, 3.40
Baldwin Wallace University, Reid Ayers, 3.49
Bard College, TJ Kostecky, 3.52
Bates College, Benjamin Brewster, 3.70
Belhaven University, James Gledhill, 3.30
Bellarmine University, Matthew Cannady, 3.70
Belmont University, David Costa, 3.62
Bentley University, Gary Crompton, 3.42
Berry College, Richard Vardy, 3.44
Binghamton University, Tommy Moon, 3.43
Bloomsburg University, Mark Bassett, 3.38
Boston University, Kevin Nylen, 3.46
Bowling Green State University, Eric Nichols, 3.40
Brandeis University, Gabe Margolis, 3.39
Brevard College, Helio D'Anna, 3.53
University of Bridgeport, Peter Doneit, 3.50
Bridgewater State University, Brendan Adams, 3.05
Brown University, Chase Wileman, 3.60
Bryant University, Ruben Resendes, 3.36
Bucknell University, David Brandt, 3.45
Butte College, Ross Sandberg, 3.41
Caldwell University, Max Correa, 3.19
University of California, Irvine, Yossi Raz, 3.16
UCLA, Ryan Jorden, 3.25
University of California, Riverside, Tim Cupello, 3.19
University of California Santa Cruz, Michael Runeare, 3.51
California Baptist University, Coe Michaelson, 3.42
California Lutheran University, Miguel Ruiz, 3.40
California Institute of Technology, Duncan Gillis, 3.72
California State University Bakersfield, Carlos Amendariz, 3.48
California State University Chico, Felipe Restrepo, 3.36
California State University East Bay, Michael Haswell, 3.28
California State University Stanislaus, John Powell, 3.08
Cal Poly, Oige Kennedy, 3.09
Calvin University, Ryan Souders, 3.27
Capital University, Corey Kirk, 3.29
Carleton College, Bob Carlson, 3.71
Carlow University, Allen Duda, 3.54
Carnegie Mellon University, Brandon Bowman, 3.60
Carthage College, Mike Madigan, 3.21
Case Western Reserve University, Carter Poe, 3.66
Catholic University, Connor Keenan, 3.50
Central College, Garry Laidlaw, 3.24
Central Connecticut State University, David Kelly, 3.45
University of Charleston, Daniel Smee, 3.54
Christian Brothers University, Enda Crehan, 3.30
Clarke University, Jason Carlson, 3.21
Clayton State University, Pete Peterson, 3.27
Clemson University, Mike Noonan, 3.35
Cleveland State University, Sinisa Ubiparipovic, 3.50
Coastal Carolina University, Adam Perron, 3.42
Coe College, Kyle Bakas, 3.30
Colby College, Sean Elvert, 3.59
Colorado College, Scott Palguta, 3.74
Colorado State University-Pueblo, Nick Blackwell, 3.34
Columbia University, Michael Casper, 3.67
Concordia University Nebraska, Jason Weides, 3.24
Connecticut College, Reuben Burk, 3.77
Cornell College, Nate Grosse, 3.29
Creighton University, Johnny Torres, 3.21
Dartmouth College, Connor Klekota, 3.54
University of Dayton, Dennis Currier, 3.27
Defiance College, Htut Zar, 3.07
University of Delaware, Tommy McMeneny, 3.65
DePaul University, Mark Plotkin, 3.62
DePauw University, Steven McCarthy, 3.40
Denison University, Brandon Bianco, 3.28
University of Denver, Jamie Franks, 3.57
University of Detroit Mercy, Nate Kopunek, 3.57
Dickinson College, Jorge Chapoy, 3.62
Dominican University of California, David Frank, 3.51
Dominican University , Erick Baumann, 3.27
Drew University, Lenny Armuth, 3.32
Duquesne University, Chase Brooks, 3.52
East Stroudsburg University, Tom Mustac, 3.21
Eckerd College, Joe Ilett, 3.32
Elon University, Marc Reeves, 3.54
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, David Gregson, 3.74
Emmanuel College, Keith Danley, 3.26
Endicott College, Joe Calabrese, 3.55
University of Evansville, Robbe Tarver, 3.36
Felician University, Brandon Levine, 3.16
Florida Atlantic University, Joey Worthen, 3.37
Florida Gulf Coast University, Oliver Twelvetrees, 3.31
Florida Southern College, Ashley Holmes, 3.60
Florida Tech, Nicholas Robinson, 3.65
Fort Hays State University, Alex Nichols, 3.38
Fort Lewis College, David Oberholtzer, 3.30
Francis Marion University, Luis Rincon, 3.30
Franciscan University of Steubenville, Brent Ridenour, 3.39
Furman University, Brandon Tucker, 3.30
Geneva College, Gary Dunda, 3.10
George Mason University, Richard Costanzo, 3.49
Georgetown University, Brian Wiese, 3.57
Georgia Southern University, Lee Squires, 3.49
Georgia State University, Brett Surrency, 3.45
Georgian Court University, Dino Raso, 3.31
Gettysburg College, Daniel Malone, 3.61
Glendale Community College, Jeff Perry, 3.27
Greensboro College, Jacob Weinshank, 3.14
Grinnell College, Brian Jaworski, 3.52
Goldey-Beacom College, Ryan Dixon, 3.15
Goshen College, Dan Sullivan, 3.30
Goucher College, Bryan Laut, 3.04
Grand Canyon University, Jamies Davies, 3.30
Greenville University, Chris Swift, 3.20
Grove City College, Michael Dreves, 3.39
Gwynedd Mercy University, Dave Bontempo, 3.27
Hamilton College, Brendan Ujvary, 3.63
Hampden-Sydney College, Tommy DiNuzzo, 3.44
Harding University, Thom Jacquet, 3.35
Hardin-Simmons University, Brad Bankhead, 3.29
Hartwick College, John Scott, 3.29
Haverford College, Kevin Brenner, 3.84
University of Hawai'I Hilo, Diego Marroquin, 3.27
High Point University, Zach Haines, 3.51
Hofstra University, Stephen Roche, 3.59
Holy Family University, Georg Montag, 3.48
Hope College, David Blahnik, 3.50
Houston Christian University, Ryan Pratt, 3.44
Husson University, Carlos Bermudez, 3.61
University of Illinois-Chicago, Sean Phillips, 3.41
Illinois Wesleyan University, Kyle Schauls, 3.65
Immaculata University, Rob Dallas, 3.37
Indiana University, Todd Yeagley, 3.50
IU Indianapolis, Sid Van Druenen, 3.54
Indiana Wesleyan University, Matt Reeb, 3.44
Ithaca College, Gabe Kuhn, 3.49
Jacksonville University, Ali Simmons, 3.59
James Madison University, Paul Zazenski, 3.07
John Carroll University, Dejan Mladenovic, 3.40
Johnson County Community College, Jeff Cole, 3.60
Jones College, Brendan Connolly, 3.52
Judson University, Rafa Heck, 3.13
Kenyon College, Travis Wall, 3.65
Keuka College, Jordan Sullivan, 3.42
King's College, Brandon Raynor, 3.06
Lafayette College, Josh Bordwick, 3.50
Lake Erie College, Louie Rolko, 3.17
Lawrence Technological University, Will Dyer, 3.37
Lebanon Valley College, Charlie Grimes, 3.37
Lees-McRae College, Taylor Morton, 3.54
Lehigh University, Dean Koski, 3.24
Lindenwood University, Kristofer Bertsch, 3.60
Lock Haven University, Patrick Long, 3.38
University of Louisville, John Michael Hayden, 3.65
Loyola University Chicago, Kevin Robson, 3.66
Luther College, Chris Garcia-Prats, 3.29
Lycoming College, John Schwein, 3.02
University of Lynchburg, Chris Yeager, 3.28
Macalester College, Gregg Olson, 3.72
Maine Maritime Academy, Billy Shannon, 3.45
Manhattan University, Tom Giovatto, 3.45
Manhattanville University, Thomas Buckner, 3.24
Marietta College, Joe Bergin, 3.20
Marist University, Matt Viggiano, 3.32
Marshall University, Chris Grassie, 3.34
Marquette University, David Korn, 3.49
Mars Hill University, Greg Munn, 3.35
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Ben Allen, 3.42
Marymount University, Nathan Kalin, 3.22
Maryville College, Pepe Fernandez, 3.07
University of Massachusetts, Shane Ebanks, 3.54
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Andrew Storton, 3.70
McDaniel College, Steve Corrieri, 3.29
Menlo College, Keith Lambert, 3.58
Mercer University, Brad Ruzzo, 3.49
Mercy University, Pedro Velasquez, 3.66
Merrimack College, Tony Martone, 3.74
Midway University, Stu Riddle, 3.30
Misericordia University, Alistair Moore, 3.62
Mississippi University for Women, Stewart Mena, 3.13
University of Missouri-Kansas City, Ryan Pore, 3.45
Missouri University of Science & Technology, Rob Cummings, 3.40
Monmouth University, Rob McCourt, 3.43
University of Montevallo, Bruce Dietterle, 3.52
Mount Aloysius College, Matthew Davis, 3.21
University of Mount Union, David Krems, 3.30
Muhlenberg College, Sean Topping, 3.31
Nebraska Wesleyan University, Brandon Bonilla, 3.35
New England College, Pat Laughlin, 3.33
University of New Hampshire, Alan Kehoe, 3.11
College of New Jersey, Steve DeMatteo, 3.08
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Fernando Barboto, 3.57
Nichols College, Marco DeVito, 3.35
University of North Carolina-Asheville, Danny Frid, 3.49
University of North Carolina-Charlotte, Kevin Langan, 3.32
University of North Carolina-Greensboro, Chris Rich, 3.59
NC State University, Marc Hubbard, 3.29
North Carolina Wesleyan University, Mark Bowman, 3.46
North Central College, Enzo Fuschino, 3.50
University of North Georgia, Anel Lilic, 3.04
North Park University, Kristoffer Grahn, 3.50
Northern Illinois University, Ryan Swan, 3.39
Northern Michigan University, Alex Fatovic, 3.26
Notre Dame of Maryland University, Frank Olszewski, 3.53
Oakton College, Steve Brody, 3.02
Oberlin College, Blake New, 3.61
Oglethorpe University, Jon Akin, 3.17
Ohio Dominican University, Tony Daniels, 3.72
Ohio Northern University, Chris Majteka, 3.38
Ohio State University, Brian Maisonneuve, 3.31
Ohio Wesleyan University, Matt Weiss, 3.28
Oregon State University, Jared Brookins, 3.37
Otterbein University, Jason Griffiths, 3.28
Ouachita Baptist University, Wes Holifield, 3.19
University of the Ozarks, Aaron Brueckner, 3.33
Pace University, Edward Evans, 3.38
Penn State University Harrisburg, Colby Gay, 3.29
Piedmont University, James Stephens, 3.30
University of Pittsburgh, Jay Vidovich, 3.50
Plattsburgh State University, Chris Taylor, 3.18
Plymouth State University, Rob Wright, 3.23
Point Loma Nazarene University, Phil Wolf, 3.29
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges, Clint Moore, 3.75
Post University, Ted Haley, 3.49
Presbyterian College, Nick Finotti, 3.46
Princeton College, Jim Barlow, 3.54
Purdue University-Fort Wayne, Stephen Gorton, 3.28
Queens University of Charlotte, Oliver Carias, 3.57
University of Redlands, Alex Ortega, 3.24
Regis College, Alex Elia, 3.47
Rhodes College, Matt Lamb, 3.45
Rider University, Chad Duenberger, 3.28
Ripon College, Marco Rhein, 3.25
Robert Morris University, Jonathan Potter, 3.46
Roberts Wesleyan University, Scott Reber, 3.25
University of Rochester, Ben Cross, 3.57
Rochester Institute of Technology, Bill Garno, 3.48
Rockhurst University, Tony Tocco, 3.64
Roger Williams University, James Greenslit, 3.28
Rollins College, Keith Buckley, 3.37
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Sean Helliwell, 3.30
Rowan University, Scott Baker, 3.42
Rutgers University, Jim McElderry, 3.49
Rutgers University-Camden, Tim Oswald, 3.38
Sacred Heart University, Anthony Anzevui, 3.46
St. Bonaventure University, Mick Giordano, 3.59
St. Edward's University, Brian Young, 3.45
St. Lawrence University, Mike Toshack, 3.13
Saint Louis University, Kevin Kalish, 3.44
Saint Mary's College of California, Adam Cooper, 3.40
St. Mary's College of Maryland, Alun Oliver, 3.26
St. Mary's University, Johnny Clifford, 3.31
St. Olaf College, Justin Oliver, 3.64
University of San Diego, Brian Quinn, 3.54
San Diego State University, Ryan Hopkins, 3.31
University of Scranton, Andrew Loughnane, 3.53
Seattle University, Nathan Dalicgon, 3.25
Seattle Pacific University, Kevin Sakuda, 3.10
Seton Hall University, Andreas Lindberg, 3.61
Siena University, Graciano Brito, 3.38
Skidmore College, Brad Campion, 3.40
Slippery Rock University, Kevin Wilhelm, 3.56
University of South Carolina, Tony Annan, 3.56
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, Cale Wasserman, 3.41
Southern Methodist University, Kevin Hudson, 3.55
Southwest Mississippi Community College, Zach Mills, 3.36
Southwestern University, Dustin Norman, 3.62
Stanford University, Jeremy Gunn, 3.65
SUNY Canton, Tim Penrod, 3.15
SUNY Fredonia, PJ Gondek, 3.38
SUNY Geneseo, Mark Howlett, 3.24
SUNY Oneonta, Iain Byrne, 3.14
SUNY Oswego, Dan Kane, 3.11
Stonehill College, Jim Reddish, 3.39
Stony Brook University, Ryan Anatol, 3.40
Suffolk University, Bill Maddock, 3.57
Swarthmore College, Eric Wagner, 3.73
University of Tampa, Adrian Bush, 3.19
Temple University, Bryan Green, 3.62
Thiel College, Zack Walters, 3.49
Thomas More University, Scott Phipps, 3.17
Tiffin University, Rudy Brownell, 3.13
Transylvania University, Ben Federici, 3.45
Trinity University, Dylan Harrison, 3.66
Tufts University, Kyle Dezotell, 3.68
University of Tulsa, Thomas McIntosh, 3.48
Tusculum University, Vanessa Fyffe, 3.59
United States Coast Guard Academy, Chris Parsons, 3.43
Union College, John Ciano, 3.22
Union University, Steven Cox, 3.22
Ursinus College, Colin Klingman, 3.64
Utah Valley University, Michael Chesler, 3.43
Vassar College, Jonathan Hood, 3.76
University of Vermont, Adrian Dubois, 3.30
Villanova University, Mark Fetrow, 3.59
University of Virginia, George Gelnovatch, 3.26
Virginia Tech, Mike Brizendine, 3.40
Wake Forest University, Bobby Muuss, 3.44
University of Washington, Jamie Clark, 3.53
Washington & Jefferson College, Ian McDonald, 3.35
Washington University in St. Louis, Andrew Bordelon, 3.70
Waynesburg University, Treg Lunger, 3.44
Webster University, Nenad Curic, 3.49
Wesleyan University, Geoffrey Wheeler, 3.73
University of West Florida, Bill Elliott, 3.48
West Chester University, Michael Benn, 3.45
West Liberty University, Sean Regan, 3.43
West Virginia University, Dan Stratford, 3.53
Western Michigan University, Chad Wiseman, 3.53
Western New England University, Devin O'Neill, 3.30
Wheaton College, Bryan Waggoner, 3.31
Wheaton College, Steve McCrath, 3.48
Whitman College, Jose Cedeno, 3.25
Wilkes University, Michael Piranian, 3.35
Williams College, Steffen Siebert, 3.79
University of Wisconsin, Neil Jones, 3.22
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Casey Holm, 3.30
University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Jesse Tinney, 3.36
University of Wisconsin-River Falls, Evan Sassano, 3.05
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Tony Guinn, 3.31
Wofford College, Ryan Osborne, 3.60
John Wood Community College, Bob Cowman, 3.63
College of Wooster, Andy Zidron, 3.47
Yale University, Kylie Stannard, 3.72
Yeshiva University, Alejandro Saul, 3.36
