CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – On Tuesday, December 31, the United Soccer Coaches announced the Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award recipients. The American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) was represented by the women’s programs of Loras College and Wartburg College.
In all, 64 men’s and women’s received either the Gold, Silver, or Bronze version of the College Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award, which recognizes teams that exhibit fair play, sporting behavior, and adherence to the laws of the game, as reflected by the number of yellow caution cards or red ejection cards they are shown by referees throughout the season based on the number of cards accumulated divided by the number of games played. The levels, and their explanations, are broken up into the following:
- Platinum: No cards accumulated during the season
- Gold: Percentage of cards accumulated during the season ranging from 1-10%
- Silver: Percentage of cards accumulated during the season ranging from 11-30%
- Bronze: Percentage of cards accumulated during the season ranging from 31-50%
Loras and Wartburg both were awarded the Bronze Award. The Duhawks are led by Matt Pucci and Wartburg College is led by Emily Ryan.
Loras recorded nine yellow cards over 22 games and Wartburg recorded seven yellow cards over 20 games.
About the American Rivers Conference
The Conference dates back to December 8, 1922, when representatives from 12 colleges got together and formed the "Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Association." Honoring its heritage in Iowa and its expansion outside the state, the American Rivers Conference brand was established on August 9, 2018, to build on the academic and athletic success provided by its legacy, the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The A-R-C has nine full-time members: Buena Vista University, Central College, Coe College, University of Dubuque, Loras College, Luther College, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Simpson College, and Wartburg College.
