MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Sophomore Marcus Caldeira of the West Virginia University men's soccer team has been named a First-Team Academic All-American by College Sports Communicators, as announced by the organization on Tuesday.
 
On the field this season, Caldeira was tied for the team lead and 16^th in the country with 12 goals while also adding three assists. He helped the Mountaineers get off to a strong start in 2023 as he scored seven goals in the first six games before having the best individual performance of the season for a WVU player when he scored a hat trick against No. 1 Marshall.
 
Off the field, the Mississauga, Ontario native has a 4.0 GPA while majoring in finance.
 
Caldeira is one of just five sophomores to be named an Academic All-American this year and the only one on the first team. He is the 13^th Academic All-America selection in WVU history and the eighth different Mountaineer. It is also the seventh time that a West Virginia player has been named to the first team.
 
This accomplishment adds to his list of accolades this season which includes College Soccer News All-America First Team, United Soccer Coaches All-America Second Team, United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region First Team and All-Sun Belt First Team.
 
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