After successful fall and spring seasons, the 2017-18 academic year has come to a close for the University of Evansville men’s soccer team. Throughout the year, men’s soccer student-athletes have received a bevy of academic recognition and the trend continued to close the spring.
Senior forward Cesar Guitunga was named the 2018 University of Evansville Male Outstanding Student. Guitunga received his bachelors and masters in health services administration and was the senior keynote speaker during Saturday’s commencement ceremonies at the Ford Center.
A pair of Purple Aces in Cameron Gilreath and Matthew Keller were honored with the Missouri Valley Conference President’s Council Academic Excellence Award. The prestigious award requires a minimum 3.8 cumulative grade point average (through Spring 2018 semester), participation in athletics a minimum of two years, and the student-athlete must be within 18 hours of graduation.
After a stellar athletic and academic career with the Aces, senior midfielder Ian McGrath was named the recipient of the Ralph H. Coleman Award given to the University of Evansville’s Senior Male Student-Athlete of the Year. McGrath received his bachelors degree in exercise science, gathering NSCAA Academic All-America honors in 2016, while compiling a team-best 12 goals, adding six assists.
The academic honors for the Purple Aces follow a strong season on the pitch as Evansville compiled an 11-8-2 record and reached the semifinals of the 2017 MVC Tournament.
