2023-24 High School Team Academic Award Winners Announced

by | Sep 5, 2024 | Association News

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Sept. 5, 2024) – United Soccer Coaches announced on Thursday the High School Team Academic Award winners, recognized for their exemplary performance in the classroom during the 2023-24 academic year.

A total of 292 soccer teams (116 boys, 176 girls) posted a team grade point average of 3.25 or higher, thereby earning the United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award for the 2023-24 academic year. Of that total, 33 schools had both their men’s and women’s programs recognized.

The team GPA is determined by adding every player’s GPA, then dividing by the number of players.

 

2023-24 Boys Team Academic Award

School City State Coach Team GPA
Academic Magnet High School  North Charleston  S.C.  Dr. Jason Hamil 4.69
Academy of Holy Angels  Richfield  Minn.  James See 3.51
Aiken High School  Aiken  S.C.  Roger Carpenter 3.34
All Saints Academy  Winter Haven  Fla.  Geoffrey Smith 3.58
Oliver Ames High School  Easton  Mass.  Joao Barata 3.34
Anchor Bay High School  Fair Haven  Mich.  Nathan Williams 3.62
Andover Central High School  Andover  Kan.  Steven Huskey 3.55
Arlington High School  Arlington  Tenn.  Duncan Nicol 3.94
Arizona College Prep High School  Chandler  Ariz.  Jeff Fisher 3.59
Bacon Academy  Colchester  Conn.  Skip Starks 3.33
Baylor School  Chattanooga  Tenn.  Curtis Blair 3.77
Belleville New Glarus  Belleville  Wis.  Robert Gentilli 3.5
Belleville West High School  Belleville  Ill.  Jason Mathenia 4.05
Bentonville West High School  Centerton  Ark.  Wayne Smith 3.56
Blacksburg High School  Blacksburg  Va.  Shelley Blumenthal 4.05
Blue Valley West High School  Overland Park  Kan.  Kyle Conley 3.73
Bridgewater-Raritan High School  Bridgewater  N.J.  Mark Heinbach 3.62
Broomfield High School  Broomfield  Colo.  Zach Hindman 3.82
Brunswick High School  Brunswick  Ohio  Ben Dotson 3.37
Byram Hills High School  Armonk  N.Y.  Matthew Allen 3.79
Byron High School  Byron  Minn.  Dave Bahr 3.66
Cambridge Christian School  Tampa  Fla.  Kevin Hickinbotham 3.64
Cardinal Newman School  Columbia  S.C.  Will Eudy 4.15
Archbishop Carroll High School  Dayton  Ohio  Scott Molfenter 3.48
Catonsville High School  Catonsville  Md.  Brendan Kennedy 4.26
Celina High School  Celina  Ohio  Ryan Jenkins 3.44
Chagrin Falls High School  Chagrin Falls  Ohio  Brian McKenna 3.74
Charlotte High School  Punta Gorda  Fla.  Greg Winkler 3.54
Christian Life School  Kenosha  Wis.  Alan Krass 3.27
Clayton High School  Clayton  Mo.  Brendan Taylor 3.71
Crystal Lake South High School  Crystal Lake  Ill.  Brian Allen 3.52
Danville High School  Danville  Ky.  Brent Beauman 3.57
Dutch Fork High School  Irmo  S.C.  Todd Woodward 4.52
East Bladen High School  Elizabethtown  N.C.  Jay Raynor 3.44
East Bridgewater High School  East Bridgewater  Mass.  Patrick Horgan 3.76
Farmington High School  Farmington  Conn.  Nick Boorman 3.5
Fishers High School  Fishers  Ind.  Phil Schmidt 3.63
Fort Gibson High School  Fort Gibson  Okla.  Todd Friend 3.92
Foxborough High School  Foxborough  Mass.  Colin Meiselman 3.55
Friendswood High School  Friendswood  Texas  Stephen Peter 3.55
Gaffney High School  Gaffney  S.C.  Scott Simmons 3.62
Gilbert High School  Gilbert  S.C.  Tim Green 3.58
Gray Collegiate Academy  West Columbia  S.C.  Kevin Heise 4.31
Harbor Creek Senior High School  Harborcreek  Pa.  John Parente 3.6
Hillcrest Academy  Kalona  Iowa  Marcus Miller 3.42
Hinsdale Central High School  Hinsdale  Ill.  Michael Wiggins 3.74
Hope Christian High School  Albuquerque  N.M.  Steve Kokulis 3.27
Hopkins School  New Haven  Conn.  Joseph Addison 3.7
Independence High School  Indpendence  Ohio  Brien McDonald 3.82
Ithaca High School  Ithaca  Mich.  Paige Beracy 3.58
John Paul II High School  Plano  Texas  Fred Kaiser 3.56
Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School  Wichita  Kan.  Anthony Cantele 3.29
Kearney High School  Kearney  Neb.  Scott Steinbrook 3.46
Kellenberg Memorial High School  Uniondale  N.Y.  William Masiulis 3.15
John F. Kennedy High School  Cedar Rapids  Iowa  Adrian Evans 3.51
Kennesaw Mountain High School  Kennesaw  Ga.  Daniel DePlanche 3.66
Kingwood High School  Kingwood  Texas  Bryan Jennings 3.48
Lafayette High School  Lexington  Ky.  Chris Grimm 3.93
Lake Forest High School  Lake Forest  Ill.  Robert Parry 3.87
Lambert High School  Suwanee  Ga.  Chris Wilson 3.76
Lexington Christian Academy  Lexington  Ky.  Zac Barnhart 4.11
Lincoln High School  Lincoln  R.I.  Frank Balcarel 3.26
Logan High School  Logan  Ohio  Ian Riddlebarger 3.89
Logan-Rogersville High School  Rogersville  Mo.  Brett Wubbena 3.45
Long Beach High School  Long Beach  Miss.  Matt DeFillips 3.82
Longmeadow High School  Longmeadow  Mass.  John Pantuosco 3.87
Louisburg High School  Louisburg  Kan.  Robert Bovaird 3.59
Lutheran South Academy  Houston  Texas  Nate Hagge 3.43
Col. Zadok Magruder High School  Rockville  Md.  David Edlow 3.72
Masconomet Regional High School  Topsfield  Mass.  Jared Scarpaci 3.3
McCracken County High School  Paducah  Ky.  Mike Wiersma 3.72
Meridian High School  Falls Church  Va.  Nathan Greiner 3.42
Middleton High School  Madison  Wis.  Kevin Pauls 3.55
Bishop Miege High School  Roeland Park  Kan.  Nate Huppe 3.59
Mishawaka Marian High School  Mishawaka  Ind.  Benjamin Householter 3.54
Mosinee School District  Mosinee  Wis.  Joseph Carlson 3.39
Mt. Hope High School  Bristol  R.I.  Gavin Ward 3.51
Naperville North High School  Naperville  Ill.  Jim Konrad 3.5
North Harrison High School  Ramsey  Ind.  Marcus Burgher IV 3.6
North Pocono High School  Covington Township  Pa.  Graig Arcurie 3.74
North Putnam High School  Roachdale  Ind.  Kyle Morgan 3.78
Northfield Mount Hermon High School  Mount Hermon  Mass.  Jim Burstein 3.5
Norwalk High School  Norwalk  Iowa  Dustin Kralik 3.59
Oceanside High School  Oceanside  N.Y.  Patrick Turk 3.7
Olathe East High School  Olathe  Kan.  Keeley O’Grady 3.64
Pacifica Christian High School – Orange County  Newport Beach  Calif.  Johnny Marmelstein 3.8
Peachtree Ridge High School  Suwanee  Ga.  Ryan Sutton 3.7
Matthew C. Perry High School  Iwakuni  Japan  Mark Lange 3.37
Port Clinton High School  Port Clinton  Ohio  Paco Romero 3.66
Reading Memorial High School  Reading  Mass.  Dan McGrath 3.5
River Hill High School  Clarksville  Md.  Matt Shagogue 3.8
St. Christopher’s School  Richmond  Va.  Jay Wood 3.9
St. Francis High School  LaCanada  Calif.  Glen Appels 3.71
Saint John’s High School  Shrewsbury  Mass.  Kurt Swanbeck 3.92
St. Thomas Aquinas High School  Fort Lauderdale  Fla.  John Walsh 3.34
South Carroll High School  Sykesville  Md.  Ed Wharton 3.99
Springfield High School  Holland  Ohio  Adam Sloan 3.61
Starr’s Mill High School  Fayetteville  Ga.  Aaron Buck 3.67
Steinert High School  Hamilton  N.J.  Anthony Tessein 3.61
Stratford Academy  Macon  Ga.  Iain Jones 3.65
Sun Valley Community School  Sun Valley  Idaho  Richard Whitelaw 3.73
Trinity Christian School  Morgantown  W.Va.  Dan Lohmann 4.27
Tullahoma High School  Tullahoma  Tenn.  Richie Chadwick 3.65
Valhalla High School  Valhalla  N.Y.  Sandro Prosperino 3.39
Vero Beach High School  Vero Beach  Fla.  Christopher Fonehouse 3.9
Waccamaw High School  Pawleys Island  S.C.  Joel Sapp 3.5
Wadsworth High School  Wadsworth  Ohio  John Johnson 3.72
Warrensburg High School  Warrensburg  Mo.  Matthew Bax 3.6
Wayland High School  Wayland  Mass.  David Gavron 3.43
West Ashley High School  Charleston  S.C.  CJ Macauley 4.02
The Westminster Schools  Atlanta  Ga.  Scott Snyder 3.9
Whitewater High School Fayetteville Ga. Scott Schmitt 3.58
Whitinsville Christian School  Whitinsville  Mass.  Greg Massotti 3.37
Williamsville High School  Williamsville  Ill.  Joe Fandel 3.65
Yarmouth High School  Yarmouth  Maine  Mike Hagerty 3.7
Zionsville High School  Zionsville  Ind.  Rob Jordan 4.01

2023-24 Girls Team Academic Award

School City State Coach Team GPA
Abilene High School  Abilene  Texas  Tiffany Van Hoose 3.8
Anchor Bay High School  Fair Haven  Mich.  Kevin Grammens 3.59
Andover High School  Andover  Minn.  Tracey Greiss 3.83
Ankeny Centennial High School  Ankeny  Iowa  Chris Allen 3.79
Arlington High School  Arlington  Tenn  Duncan Nicol 4.42
Arlington Heights High School  Fort Worth  Texas  David Rubenson 4.05
Arvada West High School  Arvada  Colo.  Dan Watkins 3.88
Assumption High School  Wisconsin Rapids  Wis.  Jim Wendels 3.76
Atlantis Charter School  Fall River  Mass.  Joseph Keiser 3.81
Baldwin High School  Baldwin City  Kan.  Andrew Ising 4.06
The Baldwin School  Bryn Mawr  Pa.  Adrian Cox 3.49
Baylor School  Chattanooga  Tenn.  Curtis Blair 3.94
Beavercreek High School  Beavercreek  Ohio  Steven Popp 3.95
Belleville West High School  Belleville  Ill.  Jason Mathenia 4.57
Benet Academy  Lisle  Ill.  Gerard Oconer 3.86
Bentonville West High School  Bentonville  Ark.  Alex Castillo 3.88
Bentworth High School  Eighty Four  Pa.  Tyler Hamstra 3.45
Bexley High School  Bexley  Ohio  Scott James 3.9
Bishop Chatard High School  Indianapolis  Ind.  Ashton Balch 3.9
Blacksburg High School  Blacksburg  Va.  Travis Bishop 4.12
Blessed Trinity High School  Roswell  Ga.  Johnny Jackson 3.78
Blue Valley West High School  Overland Park  Kan.  Kyle Conley 3.94
Bluffton High School  Bluffton  Ohio  Jamie Mehaffie 3.82
Bow High School  Bow  N.H.  Jay Vogt 3.95
Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School  Indianapolis  Ind.  Angela Berry White 3.92
Bridgewater-Raritan High School  Bridgewater  N.J.  Sean Casey 4.02
Bristol Central High School  Bristol  Conn.  Vicki Malick 4.27
Brookwood High School  Snellville  Ga.  Michael Tolmich 3.77
C.E. Byrd High School  Shreveport  La.  Lisa Levermann 4.45
Cambridge Christian School  Tampa  Fla.  Kevin Hickinbotham 3.92
Bishop Canevin High School  Pittsburgh  Pa.  Andy Folmer 3.7
Canon City High School  Canon City  Colo.  Patrick Callahan 3.85
Captain Shreve High School  Shreveport  La.  Erik Lane 4.51
Cardinal Newman School  Columbia  S.C.  Will Plexico 4.81
Carlisle High School  Carlisle  Pa.  Mark O’Donnell 3.92
Cedarburg High School  Cedarburg  Wis.  Robert Williams 3.92
Christian Life School  Kenosha  Wis.  Alan Krass 3.69
Christiansburg High School  Christiansburg  Va.  Scott Duff 3.77
Clayton High School  Clayton  Mo.  Brendan Taylor 3.85
Cleveland High School  Cleveland  Tenn.  Miles Christian 3.86
Cocalico High School  Denver  Pa.  Dan Hogan 3.91
Coldwater High School  Coldwater  Mich.  Dominic Falzarano 3.44
Conestoga High School  Berwyn  Pa.  Deane Mariotti 4.62
Cory-Rawson High School  Rawson  Ohio  Mark Schwemer 3.58
Cypress Lakes High School  Katy  Texas  Casey Blades 3.32
Cypress Woods High School  Cypress  Texas  Amy Trocquet 3.68
Crystal Lake Central High School  Crystal Lake  Ill.  Sara Fack 3.89
Crystal Lake South High School  Crystal Lake  Ill.  Caitlyn Dayton 4.01
Deep Run High School  Glen Allen  Va.  Steven Chapman 4.15
Deerfield High School  Deerfield  Ill.  Rich Grady 3.84
Des Moines Christian School  Urbandale  Iowa  Dan Webster 4.03
Dock Mennonite Academy  Lansdale  Pa.  Stacey Vaitis-Dubost 4.17
Dorman High School  Roebuck  S.C.  Carlos Osorio 4.43
Dow High School  Midland  Mich.  Spencer Sandow 3.67
Durham Academy  Durham  N.C.  Susan Ellis 3.92
Bishop Dwenger High School  Fort Wayne  Ind.  James McCaig 4.11
East Bladen High School  Elizabethtown  N.C.  Jay Raynor 3.94
Eastwood High School  Pemberville  Ohio  Julie Cross 4.01
Elkton Pigeon Bay Port Laker High School  Pigeon  Mich.  Rebecca Krohn 3.81
The Ethel Walker School  Simsbury  Conn.  Colin Griggs 3.59
Fair Haven Union High School  Fair Haven  Vt.  Teresa Perry 3.68
Fayetteville Manlius High School  Manlius  N.Y.  Brent Ostrander 4
Fort Gibson High School  Fort Gibson  Okla.  Billy Whitehead 3.99
Friendswood High School  Friendswood  Texas  Laura Peter 3.67
Gray Collegiate Academy  West Columbia  S.C.  Emily Heise 4.58
Greenville High School  Greenville  Ill.  Chris Swift 3.58
Greenville High School  Greenville  S.C.  Liz Stojetz 5.09
Gwynedd Mercy Academy  Lower Gwynedd  Pa.  Bill Dailey 3.85
Hamilton Southeastern High School Fishers Ind. Greg Davidson 4.25
Harrisburg High School  Harrisburg  S.D.  Eric Christensen 4.01
Heritage Christian Academy  Olathe  Kan.  David Schenk 3.95
Hickory High School  Chesapeake  Va.  Jeff Rodarmel 3.89
Hinsdale Central High School  Hinsdale  Ill.  Anthony Madonia 3.74
Holland Hall School  Tulsa  Okla.  Troy Tokarchik 3.8
Holy Name High School  Parma Heights  Ohio  Kevin Miller 3.69
Hopewell Valley Central High School  Pennington  N.J.  John McGinley 4.08
Ithaca High School  Ithaca  Mich.  Paige Beracy 3.67
Jefferson High School  Jefferson  Ga.  Molly McCarty 3.8
John Paul II Catholic High School  Greenville  N.C.  Andy Giordano 4
Johnston High School  Johnston  Iowa  Eric Shafer 3.64
Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School  Wichita  Kan.  Anthony Cantele 3.74
Nile C. Kinnick High School  Yokosuka  Japan  Nicolas Hindie 3.6
Lake Forest High School  Lake Forest  Ill.  Ty Stuckslager 3.95
Land O’Lakes High School  Land O’Lakes  Fla.  Vicky King 3.96
Lansing High School  Lansing  Kan.  Seth Hemker 4.11
Lawrenceburg High School  Lawrenceburg  Ind.  Bill Offutt 3.91
Liberty High School  Lake Saint Louis  Mo.  Heidi Kleekamp 3.66
Lincoln High School  Lincoln  R.I.  Christina Maciel 3.5
Lockport Township High School  Lockport  Ill.  Todd Elkei 3.99
Logan-Rogersville High School  Rogersville  Mo.  Brett Wubbena 3.62
Lone Jack High School  Lone Jack  Mo.  Bryan Davenport 3.46
Loyola Academy  Wilmette  Ill.  Shannon Hartinger 3.71
Madison Consolidated High School  Madison  Ind.  Janet Hertz 4.16
Mansfield High School  Mansfield  Mass.  Kevin Smith 3.9
Mansfield Legacy High School  Mansfield  Texas  Jon Koehn 3.67
Marion School District  Marion  Ark.  Chris Paslay 3.64
Marshalltown High School  Marshalltown  Iowa  Stacy Galema 3.39
Maryvale Preparatory School  Lutherville  Md.  Colin Devlin 3.85
Masconomet Regional High School  Boxford  Mass.  Alison Lecese 4.27
Mauldin High School  Mauldin  S.C.  Alison Stelling 4.51
McKeel Academy of Technology  Lakeland  Fla.  Jacob Sweeney 3.44
McPherson High School  McPherson  Kan.  Chris Adrian 3.87
Medford High School  Medford  Mass.  Rocco Cieri 3.39
Menomonee Falls High School  Menomonee Falls  Wis.  Scott Stein 3.77
Methacton High School  Eagleville  Pa.  Bret Smith 3.83
Mid-Buchanan High School  Faucett  Mo.  Danielle Burkart 3.74
Mid-Carolina High School  Prosperity  S.C.  Michael Mauldin 4.13
Midland Park High School  Midland Park  N.J.  Jeff Yearing 3.69
Bishop Miege High School  Roeland Park  Kan.  Nate Huppe 4.02
Milton High School  Milton  Wis.  Ryan Wagner 3.34
Moses Brown School  Providence  R.I.  Gara Field 3.86
Mt. Hebron High School  Ellicott City  Md.  Timothy Deppen 4.26
Mt. Hope High School  Bristol  R.I.  Kerri Giarrusso 3.82
Muhlenberg High School  Reading  Pa.  Daniel Houck 3.57
Nation Ford High School  Fort Mill  S.C.  Christopher Dundr 4.13
New Haven High School  New Haven  Ind.  Dean Trainer 3.29
New Trier High School  Winnetka  Ill.  Jim Burnside 3.52
Norfolk Academy  Norfolk  Va.  Richard Peccie 3.56
Northwest Guilford High School  Greensboro  N.C.  Terry Murphy 4.24
Northwest Rankin High School  Flowood  Miss.  Carli Little 3.5
Norwalk High School  Norwalk  Ohio  Michelle Sandor 3.63
Oakland Christian School  Rochester Hills  Mich.  Patrick Reyes 3.81
Oakville High School  St. Louis  Mo.  Sarah Guenther 3.8
Odessa High School  Odessa  Mo.  Ashley Moses 3.5
Olathe East High School  Olathe  Kan.  Keeley O’Grady 4.1
Olympic Heights High School  Boca Raton  Fla.  Jim Cappello 3.87
Our Lady of Good Counsel High School  Olney  Md.  Jim Bruno 3.92
Our Lady of Mercy Academy  Newfield  N.J.  Sean Alford 3.95
Papillion La Vista High School  La Vista  Neb.  Zach Walsh 3.97
Peachtree Ridge High School  Suwanee  Ga.  Ashley Veljovic 3.8
Pickerington North High School  Pickerington  Ohio  Jeff Sever 3.59
Plainfield North High School  Plainfield  Ill.  Kathleen Monterosso 4.8
Plymouth North High School  Plymouth  Mass.  Eric Foley 3.71
Pomfret School  Pomfret  Conn.  Erin Fisher 3.68
Port Clinton High School  Port Clinton  Ohio  Paco Romero 3.7
Red Hook Central High School  Red Hook  N.Y.  Jason Pavlich 3.7
Ridge High School  Basking Ridge  N.J.  Katie Donahue 3.93
Ridgefield High School  Ridgefield  Conn.  Iain Golding 4.56
Robinson High School  Tampa  Fla.  Vaughn Volpi 4.53
Saddle River High School  Saddle River  N.J.  PJ Petrow 3.98
Saint Joseph Academy  Cleveland  Ohio  Thomas Clark 4.05
Satellite High School  Satellite Beach  Fla.  Ryan Weldon 3.57
Philip Simmons High School  Charleston  S.C.  Jeffrey Collins 3.82
Smithsburg High School  Smithsburg  Md.  Bill Fowkes 3.96
Southern Boone High School  Ashland  Mo.  Wade Vandelicht 3.65
Southwest High School  Green Bay  Wis.  Jay Draves 3.51
Snyder High School  Snyder  Texas  Jessica Lima 3.6
Sparrows Point High School  Baltimore  Md.  Geoffrey Holland 3.56
Spring Valley High School  Columbia  S.C.  Jamie Brindel 3.31
Starr’s Mill High School  Fayetteville  Ga.  John Bowen 3.78
Stratford Academy  Macon  Ga.  Iain Jones 3.82
Sugar River (Belleville/New Glarus Co-Op)  Belleville  Wis.  John Ziperski 3.82
Summit Country Day School  Cincinnati  Ohio  Michael Fee 4.21
Sun Valley Community School  Sun Valley  Idaho  Kimberly Feldman 3.69
Teays Valley High School  Ashville  Ohio  Jason Herbert 3.65
Thompson High School  Alabaster  Ala.  Daniel DeMasters 4.38
Timberland High School  Wentzville  Mo.  Paige Abert 3.82
Tremper High School  Kenosha  Wis.  Todd Hardy 3.56
Trinity School at Greenlawn  South Bend  Ind.  Ryan Milligan 4.02
Tusky Valley High School  Zoarville  Ohio  Jimmy Digman 3.7
University High School  Carmel  Ind.  Jeffrey Denny 3.89
Upper Sandusky High School  Upper Sandusky  Ohio  Ty Calvin 3.67
Vestavia Hills High School  Vestavia Hills  Ala.  Brigid Meadow 4.14
Walker High School  Denham Springs  La.  Brenna Beckman 3.7
Walker Valley High School  Cleveland  Tenn.  William Waddell 3.8
Warrensburg High School  Warrensburg  Mo.  Fred Koeller 3.45
Warwick High School  Lititz  Pa.  Wendell Hannaford 3.71
Wautauga High School  Boone  N.C.  Chris Tarnowski 4.22
Westlake High School  Westlake  Ohio  Kate Shank 4.31
Westside High School  Anderson  S.C.  Matt Brophy 3.88
Whitewater High School  Fayetteville  Ga.  Sean Estep 3.49
Williamsville High School  Williamsville  Ill.  Joe Fandel 3.79
Wilson High School  Florence  S.C.  Robert Sloan 4.36
Winchester High School  Winchester  Mass.  Rick Emanuel 3.45
Woodland High School  Cartersville  Ga.  Kyle Morgan 3.89
Yarmouth High School  Yarmouth  Maine  Andrew Higgins 3.8