KANSAS CITY, MO – The United Soccer Coaches announced its team Academic Award winners for the 2017-18 academic year. Both the Iona College men's and women's programs were recognized for their efforts in the classroom.

This is the eighth time the women's program has earned recognition. They finished the 2017-18 season with a 3.691 cumulative team GPA. The men's team has now been honored six times and earned its first distinction since 2014 with a team GPA pf 3.172.

Iona, Marist, Monmouth, and Siena had both men's and women's teams honored. Quinnipiac and Rider had its respective women's team honored. The team must have maintained a 3.0 GPA during the academic year to be eligible to the award.

About the United Soccer Coaches:
Founded in 1941 and headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., United Soccer Coaches is the trusted and unifying voice, advocate and partner for coaches at all levels of the game. The largest community for soccer coaches in the world, we unite coaches of all levels around the love of the game and we elevate the game through advocacy, education and service. To learn more, visit UnitedSoccerCoaches.org.

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