PHILADELPHIA – Ursinus men's soccer junior Marco Grenda was selected to the PhillySIDA Men's Soccer Academic All-Area team on Monday afternoon.

To be nominated, student-athletes need to have at least a 3.30 cumulative GPA and have completed at least one full year of classes at their current institution. The team is voted on by the sports information offices of 30 area institutions from the Philadelphia metropolitan area.

Grenda earns his first accolade from PhillySIDA in his collegiate career following a breakout season on the field and a strong performance in the classroom as well. He earned All-Centennial First team honors after tying for first in the Centennial with 12 goals and tied for seventh with four assists. Grenda was at his best in the biggest of stages as he scored both goals for the Bears in their 2-1 upset win over eventual Centennial Champion Washington College in overtime. He also delivered the Bears only goal of the game in their 1-0 upset of Johns Hopkins, who was ranked fifth in Division III at the time.

A Health & Exercise Physiology major, Grenda continues to add to his academic accolades after being named the Centennial Conference Men's Soccer Scholar Athlete of the Year. His 3.90 cumulative GPA was the highest among juniors and seniors on the All-Centennial team.

Below is the full team:

2021 PhillySIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AREA MEN'S SOCCER TEAM

Student-Athlete         School                         Cl.           Major                                                                        Hometown

Joey Cairy                PSU-Brandywine               Sr.           Human Development and Family Studies                     Aston Pa.

Josh Cunningham     Cabrini                             Sr.           Exercise Science & Health Promotion                          Havertown, Pa.

Chris Donovan          Drexel                             Sr.           Sport Management                                                    Paoli, Pa.

Doug Goitia              West Chester                   Sr.           Accounting                                                               Mount Pocono, Pa.

Daniel Good             West Chester                   Jr.            Finance & Accounting                                                Exton, Pa.

Marco Grenda           Ursinus                           Jr.            Health & Exercise Physiology                                     Perkasie, Pa.

Nick LoBiondo          Cabrini                            So.          Early Childhood Education                                          Philadelphia

Garrett Lyons           Saint Joseph's                  Sr.           Finance                                                                    Silver Spring, Md.

Val Mokrejs              Jefferson                         Gr.           Innovation                                                                Elverson, Pa.

Harry Nevins            Swarthmore                    Sr.           Pre-Major                                                                  London, England

Gray Ricca               Villanova                         Jr.            Cognitive and Behavior Neuroscience                           Belle Meade, N.J.

Noah Schwab           Haverford                       Sr.            Physics (Scientific Computing concentration)                Millburn, N.J.

Performer of the Year: Chris Donovan, Drexel