SAN BRUNO, Calif. – The West Coast Conference is pleased to announce the 2018 West Coast Conference Men’s Soccer All-Academic Team. This season, 23 honorees turned in a GPA of 3.5 or higher and 12 posted a 3.75 GPA or better.
 
Four student-athletes are making their second appearances in Samuel Agosti (Santa Clara), Stephen Dougherty (Saint Mary’s), Bob Goenendijk (Pacific) and Wouter Verstraaten (Pacific).
 
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.
 
2018 WEST COAST CONFERENCE MEN’S SOCCER ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
Name                           School                     Class        GPA        Major
Samuel Agosti               Santa Clara                Jr.          3.81         Business
Shane Aranda               Portland                      Sr.          3.65         Finance
Miguel Berry                 San Diego                  Jr.          3.35         Finance
Stephen Dougherty       Saint Mary’s                Sr.          3.80         Business Administration
Anders Engebretsen      Saint Mary’s                Jr.          3.71         Economics
Austin Giftopoulos         Gonzaga                    Sr.          3.94         Master of Business Administration
Bob Groenendijk           Pacific                        Sr.          3.81         Business Administration (Finance)
Jordan Hughes             San Francisco             Sr.          3.77         Communications
Jake Kempf                  Gonzaga                    Sr.          3.88         Master of Business Administration
Antonio Porreco            Loyola Marymount       Sr.          3.89         Health and Human Science
Wouter Verstraaten       Pacific                        Sr.          3.80         Business Administration (Finance)
 
2018 WCC MEN’S SOCCER ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTION
Alex Achramowicz (Santa Clara); Francisco Avoce (Loyola Marymount); Ryan Bishop (Loyola Marymount); Nick Dauchot (Loyola Marymount); Tawwab Emiola (San Francisco); Brandon Gillingham (Santa Clara); Mateo Gomez (Pacific); Dakota Havlick (Santa Clara); Brady Henderson (Gonzaga); Haden Hoel (Pacific); Patric Krall (San Diego); Noah Leong (San Francisco); Quinn Liebmann (Gonzaga); Ross Meldrum (San Diego); Jeremiah Michael (Saint Mary’s); David Polson (San Francisco); Freddy Polzer (San Diego); Joseph Restani (Saint Mary’s); Javier Ruiz Duran (Santa Clara); Brandon Sanchez (Loyola Marymount); Terrell Smith (Santa Clara); Valentin Sponer (Saint Mary’s); Ruben Stuiver (San Francisco); Nathaniel Tolton (Gonzaga); Ben Willis (Gonzaga); Garrett Wilson (Gonzaga); Filippo Zattarin (Saint Mary’s); Leo Zulli (Loyola Marymount)