University of Minnesota Athletics
Gopher Soccer Receives NSCAA Academic Award
12/18/2007 12:00:00 AM | Soccer
The University of Minnesota women's soccer team earned the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Team Academic Award for the 2006-07 academic year. The squad earned a 3.30 team grade point average during that period to earn the honor, which is given to teams that record a team GPA over 3.0.
A total of 413 soccer teams (114 men, 299 women) posted a team grade point average of 3.0 or higher, thereby earning the award. Six other Big Ten schools (Penn State, Purdue, Ohio State, Michigan, Illinois and Northwestern) also were honored.
Ten Gophers were also named to the recently-release 2007 Academic All-Big Ten team for the fall, a list that included:
Sara Clancy, So. (Education) - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Lindsey Dare, Jr. (Kinesiology) Apple Valley, Minn.
Clare Grimwood, Jr. (Individualized Studies) - Palatine, Ill.
Kelsey Hood, Jr. (Sociology) - Ankeny, Iowa
Hailey McCarthy, Sr. (International Business) - Oregon City, Ore.
Lyndsey Mueller, So. (Kinesiology) - Urbandale, Iowa
Dana Tripp, So. (Journalism) - White Bear Lake, Minn.
Katilin Wagner, Jr. (Kinesiology) - Plymouth, Minn.
Kelly Wepking, So. (Genetics & Cell Biology) - Pleasant Prairie, Wis.
Kirsten Zachman, So. (Undecided) - Mahtomedi, Minn.
