Nov. 11, 2015

COLUMBIA, S.C. –

Gamecock senior forward Jeffrey Torda earned a spot on the 2015 Conference USA All-Academic Team, the league announced today. Torda becomes the 22nd Gamecock recipient of the honor.

Torda ranks second on South Carolina with 11 points and is tied for second with five goals. His four game-winning goals lead the team and ranks among the nation’s leaders. In the classroom, Torda majors in accounting, and he’s earned two C-USA Academic Medals and three Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll notations.

It’s the second academic award Torda taken this fall, after also garnering selection for the second-consecutive year on the Academic All-District 4 team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). He also earned a C-USA All-Academic Team spot as a junior.

New Mexico led all teams with three honorees, as 13 were honored for the 2015 season.

The Gamecocks, ranked 17th in the NSCAA poll, take on the sixth-seeded Lobos at 4:30 p.m. today in the C-USA Tournament at Transamerica Field in Charlotte, N.C.

2015 Conference USA Men’s Soccer All-Academic Team

Brandt Bronico, Charlotte
Marvin Hezel, FIU
Arthur Clapot, FIU
Paul Sime, Kentucky
Callum Irving, Kentucky
Jack Hopkins, Marshall
Josh Dye, New Mexico
Jason Beaulieu, New Mexico
Chris Wehan, New Mexico
Ryan Condotta, Old Dominion
Ivan Militar, Old Dominion
Jeffrey Torda, South Carolina
Lars Willemse, UAB