Kansas City, MO – The SUNY Canton women's and men's soccer teams both earned the United Soccer Coaches (USC) Team Academic Award, as announced by the organization on Friday.

To be eligible to earn this award the teams had to register a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher across both the fall and spring semesters during the 2025-26 academic year. The Roos women's team finished with a cumulative GPA of 3.30, while the men had a 3.15.

A total of 777 soccer teams (451 women, 326 men) earned the honor. SUNY Canton was one of 175 schools nationally to have both their women's and men's programs recognized.
   

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