University of Memphis Athletics
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Kingston Named to Capital One Academic All-America Second-Team
Dec 07, 2017 | Women's Soccer
Kingston is the first Memphis women’s soccer player since 2010 to earn the honor
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Senior defender Sydney Kingston became the fifth player in the history of Memphis women's soccer to be named to a Capital One Academic All-America team as announced by College Sports Information Directors of America Thursday morning. Kingston earned a spot on the prestigious second-team.
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Kingston is the first women's soccer player since the 2010 season when Vendula Strnadova earned her second Academic All-America award. In addition to Strnadova, Kate Murphy and Shoko Mikami are the only other women's soccer players to earn the recognition. Murphy is the program's only first-team pick.
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"This is a tremendous honor for Sydney and for our program," said head coach Brooks Monaghan. "This is what it's all about. Sydney was a great player for us, she's a great student, and she's going to be extremely successful in life. She represents what college athletics are all about, in the classroom and on the field. I'm very proud of her and what she has accomplished these four years."
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A Dallas, Texas native, Kingston is chemistry major at Memphis. She has achieved a perfect 4.0 grade-point average her entire college career. On the field, Kingston scored one goal while being an integral part of a back line that held eight opponents scoreless in 2017.
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While at Memphis, Kingston is a six-time member of the Tiger 3.0 Club and the Dean's List. As an elite scholar, she has also been named to the Tiger Academic 30, an honor reserved for the 30 highest GPA's among student-athletes, every semester as a Tiger. She has also been recognized by the American Athletic Conference as an All-Academic Team member in each of her academic years.
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In addition to her personal accolades, Kingston has played a crucial part of earning the women's soccer team the United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award and the AAC Academic Excellence Awards for four straight years.
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In order to be nominated for the Academic All-America award, student-athletes must carry a cumulative GPA of 3.30 or better in both undergrad and grad schools. The student-athlete must also participate in at least 50 percent of the team's matches. Earlier this fall, Kingston became the 13th women's soccer player to be recognized on a CoSIDA Academic All-District team.
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Kingston is the first women's soccer player since the 2010 season when Vendula Strnadova earned her second Academic All-America award. In addition to Strnadova, Kate Murphy and Shoko Mikami are the only other women's soccer players to earn the recognition. Murphy is the program's only first-team pick.
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"This is a tremendous honor for Sydney and for our program," said head coach Brooks Monaghan. "This is what it's all about. Sydney was a great player for us, she's a great student, and she's going to be extremely successful in life. She represents what college athletics are all about, in the classroom and on the field. I'm very proud of her and what she has accomplished these four years."
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A Dallas, Texas native, Kingston is chemistry major at Memphis. She has achieved a perfect 4.0 grade-point average her entire college career. On the field, Kingston scored one goal while being an integral part of a back line that held eight opponents scoreless in 2017.
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While at Memphis, Kingston is a six-time member of the Tiger 3.0 Club and the Dean's List. As an elite scholar, she has also been named to the Tiger Academic 30, an honor reserved for the 30 highest GPA's among student-athletes, every semester as a Tiger. She has also been recognized by the American Athletic Conference as an All-Academic Team member in each of her academic years.
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In addition to her personal accolades, Kingston has played a crucial part of earning the women's soccer team the United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award and the AAC Academic Excellence Awards for four straight years.
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In order to be nominated for the Academic All-America award, student-athletes must carry a cumulative GPA of 3.30 or better in both undergrad and grad schools. The student-athlete must also participate in at least 50 percent of the team's matches. Earlier this fall, Kingston became the 13th women's soccer player to be recognized on a CoSIDA Academic All-District team.
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