Leon Schwarzer Selected to CoSIDA Academic All-District Team
11/2/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Spartanburg, S.C. – USC Upstate sophomore midfielder Leon Schwarzer has been named a member of the Academic All-District Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) for his performance both on the soccer field and in the classroom, it was recently announced by the organization.
The CoSIDA Academic All-America program is the premiere program in honoring college student-athletes for excellence in the classroom and in the field of play. Recipients must have a minimum GPA of 3.3 and reach their sophomore year academically. Nominees are voted on by sports information directors. By being selected as an All-District winner, Schwarzer will now be put in the pool for Academic All-America honors.
Schwarzer, a business management major from Muenster, Germany, has compiled a perfect 4.0 grade-point average in the classroom. He was named to the A-Sun All-Academic Team last season.
On the field, the sophomore has compiled 17 points on six goals and five assists this season. He leads Upstate in assists, and is second in both goals and points. Schwarzer ranks first in the A-Sun in assists, and is third in points and tied for third in goals. Nationally, he sits in the top 50 in assists per game, goals per game and points per game.
The midfielder has started in all 12 games this season for the Spartans and compiled two multi-goal games against Presbyterian College and Winthrop. He recorded a total of six points on two goals and two assists in Upstate's school record-breaking 7-0 victory at Presbyterian College on Sept. 5. Schwarzer then scored the game-winner for the Spartans in their 5-4 come-from-behind win on Sept. 16 against Winthrop. He also had goals versus Gardner-Webb and Davidson, while adding an assist in games with VMI, Wofford and Gardner-Webb.
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