Women's Soccer | 9/25/2020 9:43:57 AM
Elmira, Hartwick and Russell Sage Have Both Men's and Women's Teams Recognized
Nine Empire 8 soccer programs (five women's and four men's teams) were named United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award winners to recognize exemplary performance in the classroom during the 2019-20 academic year.
A total of 904 college teams (341 men, 563 women) earned the Team Academic Award, including 184 schools who had both their men’s and women’s programs among the recipients. Elmira College, Hartwick College and Russell Sage College garnered academic awards for both the men’s and women’s programs. Russell Sage had the highest team grade-point average among all E8 women’s programs (3.64), while Hartwick enjoyed the top men’s program GPA (3.33).
College Team Academic Award recipients are active members of the United Soccer Coaches 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 2018-19 academic year.
2019-20 United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award Winners
Men's Team Academic Award Winners
Elmira - 3.01
Hartwick - 3.33
Russell Sage - 3.11
Utica - 3.21
Women's Team Academic Award Winners
Alfred - 3.54
Elmira - 3.23
Hartwick - 3.47
Nazareth - 3.49
Sage - 3.64
ABOUT THE EMPIRE 8 CONFERENCE
The members of the Empire 8 Conference are committed first and foremost to the pursuit of academic excellence and the league is regarded as an outstanding NCAA Division III conference. The membership has distinguished itself among its peer group for its quality institutions, spirited and sportsmanlike competition, outstanding services and highly ethical policies and practices. Its commitment to serve the educational needs of its student-athletes is the hallmark of the E8. For more on the Empire 8 visit
www.empire8.com.
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