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Soccer Team Scores High Academic Marks
CHICAGO, IL (December 20, 2005) - Not only did the North Park University men's
soccer team top its conference on the field, they also scored higher in
the classroom as well.
The men earned the Team Academic Award from the Soccer Coaches of
America Association for attaining a cumulative grade point average of
3.07. The Vikings were the only team in the College Conference of
Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) to score above a 3.0 GPA and only one of
65 NCAA men's soccer teams at any level.
The distinction puts North Park in the same academic class as three
other Chicago universities that earned the distinction: De Paul, Loyola,
and Northwestern.
"This is the second consecutive year we received the NSCAA Team Academic
Award," notes head coach John Born. "I feel it is by no coincidence that
within that time our team won two conference championships.
"Our guys know that when you start doing things right in one area of
your life, the high standard you set carries over to other parts," Bord
adds. "We hope to continue our on-field winning ways, but fully expect
to maintain or surpass the success we achieved in the
classroom."
The team earned the school's first-ever birth to the NCAA Tournament
this year.
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