Mercer Rakes In United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award
8/11/2025 9:33:00 PM | Men's Soccer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mercer men's soccer team showcased its academic prowess on Monday evening when the Bears were among 307 programs nationwide to earn the United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award.
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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 academic year. College Team Academic Award recipients are active members of the United Soccer Coaches College 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 2021-22 academic year.
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MU was also one of just 171 schools that had both their men's and women's programs recognized with the distinguished accolade.
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The Bears posted a 3.60 team GPA for the 2024-25 academic year and boasted 14 players with 3.5 cumulative GPAs or better.
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Mercer will lift the lid on the exhibition portion of its 2025 season on Tuesday whean the Orange & Black host Winthrop in a 3 p.m. friendly at Betts Stadium. Admission is free.
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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 academic year. College Team Academic Award recipients are active members of the United Soccer Coaches College 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 2021-22 academic year.
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MU was also one of just 171 schools that had both their men's and women's programs recognized with the distinguished accolade.
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The Bears posted a 3.60 team GPA for the 2024-25 academic year and boasted 14 players with 3.5 cumulative GPAs or better.
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Mercer will lift the lid on the exhibition portion of its 2025 season on Tuesday whean the Orange & Black host Winthrop in a 3 p.m. friendly at Betts Stadium. Admission is free.
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