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CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL
SAN BRUNO, Calif. -- The 2016 West Coast Conference All-Academic team features ten top scholar-athletes including three making a repeat appearance. Pepperdine's Ben Fox makes his third straight all-academic team, while San Francisco's Mohamed Aziz and Portland's Timo Goehler appear for the second straight year.
This season, 23 nominated men's cross country student-athletes posted a GPA of 3.50 or better, nine of those 23 recorded a mark of 3.75 or higher. One student-athlete, Loyola Marymount's Benjamin Davis, posted a 4.00 GPA. Seven student-athletes make their debut on the all-academic first team.
At the conclusion of each athletic season, the WCC selects an all-academic squad for each WCC-sponsored sport. To be considered, a student-athlete must maintain at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average, while also being a significant contributor to his team.
2016 WEST COAST CONFERENCE MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
| Name | School | Class | GPA | Major |
| *Mohamed Aziz | San Francisco | Jr. | 3.44 | Architecture & Community Design |
| Joshua Bland | Portland | So. | 3.73 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Benjamin Davis | Loyola Marymount | So. | 4.00 | Computer Science |
| **Ben Fox | Pepperdine | Sr. | 3.59 | Physics |
| *Timo Goehler | Portland | Sr. | 3.78 | Finance |
| Ryan Greenough | Santa Clara | Sr. | 3.92 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Nick Heath | Pepperdine | So. | 3.96 | Pre-Business Administration |
| Alex Short | San Francisco | Grad. | 3.60 | Economics (Master's) |
| Josh Spooner | Saint Mary's | Sr. | 3.93 | Environmental Science |
| Clayton Young | BYU | So. | 3.82 | Mechanical Engineering |
2016 MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTION
Nick Blanchard, Pepperdine; Wilder Boyden, Santa Clara; Mitchell Briggs, BYU; Aaron Brumbaugh, Santa Clara; Liam Burke, San Diego; Daniel Carney, BYU; Alex Dillard, Portland; Ryan Driscoll, San Francisco; Ian Goldizen, Gonzaga; Said Guermali, Portland; Samir Habash, Saint Mary's; Erik Harris, BYU; T.J. Hodges, San Diego; Mason Labadie, Saint Mary's; Caleb McClain, San Francisco; Noah McDermott, Saint Mary's; Andrew Melendez, Santa Clara; John O'Hagan, Santa Clara; Koby Pederson, Loyola Marymount; Max Pedrotti, San Diego; Jack Polerecky, Loyola Marymount; Brynn Sargent, Santa Clara; Jeremy Sicalo, Gonzaga; Noah Westfall, Santa Clara