SMSU Soccer Earns NSCAA Team Academic Award for 2008-09
12/30/2009 9:43:10 AM
2009 NSCAA Team Academic Award Winners
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - The National Soccer Coaches Association of America has announced that the Southwest Minnesota State soccer team has earned the NSCAA Team Academic Award for the 2008-09 academic year. To be eligible for this honor, a team must a have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0. SMSU posted a team GPA of 3.48 for the 2008-09 academic year.
The NSCAA is the largest coaches' organization in the United States. Since its founding in 1941, it has grown to include more than 30,000 members who coach both genders at all levels of the sport. In addition to a national rankings program for colleges and high schools, NSCAA offers an extensive recognition program that presents nearly 10,000 individual awards every year. It fulfills its mission of coaching education through a nationwide program of clinics and week-long courses, teaching more than 4,000 soccer coaches each year.
This marks the fifth time the SMSU soccer program has received the accolade as the Mustangs were also honored by the NSCAA in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007.
SMSU finished the 2009 season with a 2-14-0 overall record and 2-11-0 in the NSIC. The Mustangs were 12th in the final conference standings.