KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Dec. 28, 2023) – United Soccer Coaches announced on Thursday the 2023 College Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award recipients.
In all, 46 men’s and women’s teams received either the Gold, Silver or Bronze version of the College Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award, which recognizes teams that exhibit fair play, sporting behavior and adherence to the laws of the game, as reflected by the number of yellow caution cards or red ejection cards they are shown by referees throughout the season based on the number of cards accumulated divided by the number of games played (i.e., 5 cards divided by 20 games played is 0.25 or 25%, which qualifies for a Silver Award).
Four teams were recipients of the Gold Award, which is given to teams with a percentage of cards ranging from 1-10%.
A total of 26 teams claimed the Silver Award, which is given to teams that accumulate a percentage of cards ranging from 11-30%, while the Bronze Award went to 16 teams, which is presented to teams that accumulate a percentage of cards ranging from 31-50%.
A complete list of recipients and level explanation follows:
- Platinum: No cards accumulated during the season
- Gold: Percentage of cards accumulated during the season ranging from 1-10%
- Silver: Percentage of cards accumulated during the season ranging from 11-30%
- Bronze: Percentage of cards accumulated during the season ranging from 31-50%
2023 United Soccer Coaches College Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award Recipients
Gold Award| School | Coach | Team Gender |
| Belhaven University | Kimberly Harrell | Womens |
| Central College | Michael Kobylinski | Womens |
| Emerson College | David Suvak | Womens |
| Paradise Valley Community College | Christian DeVries | Womens |
| School | Coach | Team Gender |
| Alfred University | Craig Yanni | Womens |
| Belmont Abbey College | Mike Lynch | Womens |
| Carroll College | David Thorvilson | Womens |
| Eastern Connecticut State University | Greg DeVito | Mens |
| Eastern Nazarene College | James Lipocky | Womens |
| Frostburg State University | Brian Parker | Womens |
| Grinnell College | Kirsten Koester | Womens |
| Grove City College | Melissa Lamie | Womens |
| Gustavus Adolphus College | Laura Burnett-Kurie | Womens |
| Harford Community College | Rebecca Volk | Womens |
| Husson University | Dennis Mullins | Womens |
| Jones College | Dolores Deasley | Womens |
| Le Moyne College | Jaro Zawislan | Womens |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | Deb Raber | Womens |
| McMurry University | Charles Nobles | Womens |
| University of Northwestern | Josh Pettit | Womens |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Amy Helliwell | Womens |
| Rosemont College | Kathleen DeLitta | Womens |
| Salem College | Robin Ramirez | Womens |
| Salve Regina Universiy | Tanya Roberts | Womens |
| St. Mary’s College of Maryland | Peter Krech | Womens |
| Stanford University | Paul Ratcliffe | Womens |
| SUNY Geneseo | Nathan Wiley | Womens |
| Vermont State University Castleton | Chris Chapdelaine | Womens |
| Wartburg College | Emily Ryan | Womens |
| Williams College | Sarah Raymond | Womens |
| School | Coach | Team Gender |
| Bridgewater College | Michael Van Horn | Womens |
| El Camino College | Anton Arrache | Womens |
| Iowa Western Community College | Adam Sanchez | Womens |
| Northwest Missouri State University | Marc Gordon | Womens |
| Robert Morris University | Chris Shaw | Womens |
| Roberts Wesleyan University | Sarah McClellan | Womens |
| Sarah Lawrence College | Maurizio Grillo | Womens |
| Suffolk University | Ellie McDougall | Womens |
| Tennessee Tech University | Steven Springthorpe | Womens |
| Texas A&M University | G Guerrieri | Womens |
| The College of Saint Rose | Laurie Darling Gutheil | Womens |
| Washington & Jefferson College | Dan DuBois | Womens |
| Western Carolina University | Chad Miller | Womens |
| University of Wisconsin Eau Claire | Sean Yengo | Womens |
| University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | Jason Murphy | Womens |
| Wilkes University | John McNichol | Womens |