Quartet of men’s soccer players receive all-region scholastic honors

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Four members of the Haverford College men’s soccer team were named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) /Adidas College Men’s Scholar All-East Region team. Seniors Adam Care, Panos Panidis, Josh Price and junior Brian Pepe-Mooney were all named honorable mention.

To be nominated, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) throughout his or her career; start more than 50 percent of all games and be a significant contributor to the team; have a nominating coach who is a current NSCAA member; be a junior or above in academic standing at the current institution; be in his or her second year at the current school if he or she is a transfer student; and submit an official copy of a certified transcript.

Academic honors are nothing new to these four as they all made the 2008 Centennial Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll.

In addition to the individual honors, Haverford was one of 113 men’s soccer programs to earn the NSCAA College Team Academic Award. This is third consecutive year and the 10th time since 1997 that the Fords have received this honor. The women’s team received the honors too, making Haverford just one of 67 schools between Divisions I. II and III to have both their men’s and women’s programs recognized.     

For a team to be considered, it must have a composite team grade point average of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) for all team members who appear on the official NCAA, NAIA or junior college roster forms for the fall season. The nominating coach must be a current NSCAA member and the nominated program must be a current member of the NSCAA College Services program. All players on the roster must be included in the calculation of the team GPA.