KANSAS CITY, Mo. (October 18, 2023) – Thirty-eight high school teams and 20 college programs were named as recipients of the United Soccer Coaches Team Pinnacle Award for the 2022-23 academic year.One high school program, Cambridge Christian School (Girls), Tampa, Fla., earns the award for the fifth straight year.One collegiate women’s team Bridgewater College (Va.) and two high school programs Benet Academy (Girls), Lisle, Ill., and Cambridge Christian School (Boys), Tampa, Fla. earn the award for the fourth time.In its fifth year, the Team Pinnacle Award honors teams that have achieved a high level of fair play, educational excellence, and success on the pitch.To be considered for the award, teams must have received either the Platinum, Gold, Silver or Bronze version of the High School or College Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award; achieved recognition in the classroom as a recipient of the High School or College Team Academic Award; and recorded a winning percentage of .750 or higher during the respective season.A complete list of award recipients is below:
2022-23 College Team Pinnacle Award Winners
| School | City, State | Program |
| Amherst University | Amherst, Mass. | Women |
| Ashland University | Ashland, Ohio | Women |
| Bridgewater College*** | Bridgewater, Va. | Women |
| Calvin University | Grand Rapids, Mich. | Women |
| Cedarville University | Cedarville, Ohio | Women |
| Centre College | Danville, Ky. | Women |
| Christopher Newport University | Newport News, Va. | Women |
| Dallas Baptist University | Dallas, Texas | Women |
| Davidson College | Davidson, N.C. | Women |
| Frostburg State University | Frostburg, Md. | Women |
| Hardin-Simmons University | Abilene, Texas | Women |
| Liberty University | Lynchburg, Va. | Women |
| Loras College | Dubuque, Iowa | Women |
| Messiah University | Mechanicsburg, Pa. | Men |
| Minnesota State University-Mankato | Mankato, Minn. | Women |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | Rochester, N.Y. | Women |
| Stanford University | Palo Alto, Calif. | Women |
| University of North Carolina-Pembroke* | Pembroke, N.C. | Women |
| University of Puget Sound | Tacoma, Wash. | Women |
| Wartburg College | Waverly, Iowa | Women |
2022-23 High School Team Pinnacle Award Winners
| School | City, State | Program |
| Abilene High School | Abilene, Texas | Girls |
| Benet Academy*** | Lisle, Ill. | Girls |
| Blue Valley West High School | Overland Park, Kan. | Girls |
| Cambridge Christian School*** | Tampa, Fla. | Boys |
| Cambridge Christian School**** | Tampa, Fla. | Girls |
| Captain Shreve High School** | Shreveport, La. | Girls |
| Cypress Woods High School* | Cypress, Texas | Girls |
| Deep Run High School** | Glen Allen, Va. | Girls |
| Des Moines Christian School | Urbandale, Iowa | Girls |
| East Bladen High School** | Elizabethtown, N.C. | Girls |
| Elkton Pigeon Bay Port Laker High School | Pigeon, Mich. | Girls |
| Hamilton Southeastern High School** | Fishers, Ind. | Girls |
| Harrisburg High School | Harrisburg, S.D. | Girls |
| Jesuit High School | Tampa, Fla. | Boys |
| Nile C. Kinnick High School | Yokosuka, Japan | Girls |
| Marian High School | Mishawaka, Ind. | Girls |
| Maryvale Preparatory School | Lutherville, Md. | Girls |
| Masconomet Regional High School | Boxford, Mass. | Boys |
| Masconomet Regional High School** | Boxford, Mass. | Girls |
| Mauldin High School | Mauldin, S.C. | Girls |
| McKeel Academy of Technology | Lakeland, Fla. | Girls |
| Mid-Buchanan High School | Faucett, Mo. | Girls |
| Mid-Carolina High School | Prosperity, S.C. | Girls |
| Midland Dow High School | Midland, Mich. | Girls |
| Moses Brown School | Providence, R.I. | Girls |
| Norfolk Academy | Norfolk, Va. | Girls |
| Oakland Christian School | Auburn Hills, Mich. | Girls |
| Oceanside High School | Oceanside, N.Y. | Boys |
| Olympic Heights High School* | Boca Raton, Fla. | Girls |
| S.H. Rider High School | Wichita Falls, Texas | Girls |
| Southern Boone High School | Ashland, Mo. | Girls |
| Summit Country Day School | Cincinnati, Ohio | Girls |
| Upper Perkiomen High School* | Pennsburg, Pa. | Girls |
| Valley View High School | Archbald, Pa. | Girls |
| Wadsworth High School | Wadsworth, Ohio | Boys |
| Whitewater High School | Fayetteville, Ga. | Boys |
| Wilson Memorial High School | Fishersville, Va. | Girls |
| Yarmouth High School | Yarmouth, Maine | Girls |
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*Indicates previous selection