Sydney Kingston Named First-Team Academic All-District

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – University of Memphis women's soccer senior defender Sydney Kingston has been named First-Team Academic All-District as announced by CoSIDA Thursday afternoon. Kingston is the first women's soccer player to be named to the team since 2015.

Kingston, a senior from Dallas, Texas, 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.

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.

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.

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.

In program history, Kingston becomes the 13^th women's soccer player to be recognized on a CoSIDA Academic All-District team. Now, the Academic All-America Committee and the CoSIDA Board of Directors and Staff will evaluate all of the First-Team Academic All-District nominees to select the Academic All-America Teams. The Academic All-America Teams will be announced on Dec. 7.

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