The TCU women's soccer program earned its fifth-consecutive Team Academic Award from the National Soccer Coaches Association of American (NSCAA), the organization announced Wednesday. To be eligible for the NSCAA Team Academic Award, a program must have a grade-point average of at least 3.0 for the 2009-10 academic year.
TCU was one of six Mountain West Conference schools to earn the honor, joining BYU, New Mexico, UNLV, Utah and Wyoming. In total, 444 college women's soccer programs were honored for producing at least a 3.0 team GPA.
Earlier this winter, Jordan Calhoun and Jackie Torda were named to the CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District Women's Soccer Team. TCU has now had at least one student-athlete named to the academic all-district squad each of the past three seasons.
Calhoun, a Norman, Okla. native, earned third-team honors after netting six goals, while also dishing out three assists in 2010. Earlier this year, Calhoun became TCU's all-time leader in goals scored for a career with 29 career goals. She also moved into No. 2 all-time in points for a career with 69 points.
Torda, who was also a third-team honoree, closed her career finding the back of the net twice in 2010, while also posting two assists. Overall, the 2009 all-conference selection netted 20 goals for her career, which ranks No. 6 all-time in career goals in TCU history.
Goalkeeper Kelsey Walters received her bachelor’s degree during December Commencement. The Oklahoma City, Okla., product holds four of the top seven goals against averages marks in TCU history, highlighted by a program-best 0.84 output in 2008. Her 1.32 clip in four years tops the Horned Frogs’ all-time list. Walters’ registered the most minutes in goal (6,054) than any other TCU goalkeeper. She ranks third all-time for TCU in career saves (303) and shutouts (11).
