SAN MATEO, Calif. – After leading Santa Clara to the 2021 West Coast Conference Men’s Soccer Championship, head coach Cameron Rast was voted the WCC Coach of the Year. LMU’s Noel Caliskan and Jacob Jackson earned WCC Offensive Player of the Year and Goalkeeper of the Year honors, respectively, for the second consecutive season, as the league announced its major award winners and all-conference teams.
All six individual awards - including the all-conference teams - were voted on solely by the WCC's eight head coaches.
Rast, who guided Santa Clara to an 11-1-4 overall record and an undefeated conference mark at 5-0-2, earned his sixth WCC Coach of the Year honor. The Bronco’s head coach was also recognized by the WCC in 2003, 2006, 2007, 2010 and 2015.
Caliskan was named the WCC Offensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. He guided the Lions to a 12-4-2 mark overall and a 4-2-1 record in conference play. The junior was also voted the inaugural WCC Midfielder of the Year. He finished the season with three goals and four assists overall, recording a pair of assists in WCC action. Caliskan has collected major awards from the Conference in each of this first three seasons, also earning WCC Freshman of the Year honors in 2019.
Jackson was honored as the WCC Goalkeeper of the Year for the second straight season, after recording a 0.55 goals-against average and an .826 save percentage during conference play. He posted a 0.67 goals-against average and a .806 save percentage for the Lions overall. He recorded eight shutouts on the year.
LMU’s Nick Dauchot was named the WCC Defender of the Year, anchoring the Lions defense all season.
Pacific’s Erik Centeno was voted the WCC Freshman of the Year, after leading the Tigers in scoring overall with 17 points on six goals and five assists. The forward tallied five goals and three assists in conference play.
Santa Clara and Portland were each selected to the NCAA Tournament on Monday, giving the WCC multiple NCAA bids in five of the past six seasons. The Broncos will play at Akron on Thursday and the Pilots will host Seattle on Thursday in the opening round of the tournament.
| WCC COACH OF THE YEAR |
| Cameron Rast |
Santa Clara |
| WCC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
| Noel Caliskan |
LMU |
Jr. |
| WCC DEFENDER OF THE YEAR |
| Nick Dauchot |
LMU |
Gr. |
| WCC MIDFIELDER OF THE YEAR |
| Noel Caliskan |
LMU |
Jr. |
| WCC GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR |
| Jacob Jackson |
LMU |
R-Jr. |
| WCC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR |
| Erik Centeno |
Pacific |
F |
ALL-WCC FIRST TEAM
| NAME |
SCHOOL |
POSITION |
YEAR |
| Nonso Adimabua |
San Francisco |
F |
So. |
| Jake Arteaga |
Portland |
M |
Sr. |
| Noel Caliskan |
LMU |
M |
Jr. |
| Erik Centeno |
Pacific |
F |
Fr. |
| Nick Dauchot |
LMU |
D |
Gr. |
| Ryan Her |
Pacific |
M |
Sr. |
| Jacob Jackson |
LMU |
GK |
R-Jr. |
| Javier Ruiz Duran |
Santa Clara |
M |
Gr. |
| Yazid Omri |
Pacific |
M |
Sr. |
| Sebastian Schact |
Saint Mary’s |
M |
Sr. |
| Oladayo Thomas |
Santa Clara |
F |
Sr. |
ALL-WCC SECOND TEAM
| NAME |
SCHOOL |
POSITION |
YEAR |
| Alejandro Barajas |
Santa Clara |
M |
Gr. |
| Charles Brewah |
Pacific |
D |
Sr. |
| Narciso Cervantes |
LMU |
M |
Sr. |
| Niklas Clausen |
San Diego |
F |
So. |
| Joshua Dabora |
Santa Clara |
F |
R-Jr. |
| Demitrius Kigeya |
Gonzaga |
F |
Jr. |
| Frankie Ljucovic |
Gonzaga |
M |
Sr. |
| Riley Lynch |
Saint Mary’s |
F |
Fr. |
| Delentz Pierre |
Portland |
D |
So. |
| Louis Sterobo |
Saint Mary’s |
D |
So. |
| George Tasouris |
Portland |
GK |
Gr. |
ALL-WCC HONORABLE MENTION
| NAME |
SCHOOL |
POSITION |
YEAR |
| Eric Cotton |
Pacific |
GK |
Sr. |
| Boyd Curry |
Saint Mary’s |
D |
Jr. |
| Luke Hendel |
Portland |
M |
Gr. |
| Ross Johnstone |
San Diego |
M |
So. |
| Mamoru Kamisasanuki |
Pacific |
M |
Sr. |
| Sebastian Nava |
Portland |
M |
Fr. |
| Brian O’Hara |
Portland |
D |
Gr. |
| Juan O’Neill |
Santa Clara |
M |
Sr. |
| Mason Tunbridge |
San Diego |
M |
Jr. |
| Christian Wood |
LMU |
D |
Gr. |
ALL-WCC FRESHMAN TEAM
| NAME |
SCHOOL |
POSITION |
| Erik Centeno |
Pacific |
F |
| Atem Kato |
Portland |
F |
| Calen Kiner |
Gonzaga |
D |
| Tyrone Kirunda |
Santa Clara |
M |
| Riley Lynch |
Saint Mary’s |
F |
| Jan Marpe |
Sant Mary’s |
D |
| Sebastian Nava |
Portland |
M |
| Luke Pardoe |
San Diego |
F |
| Gael Quintero |
Saint Mary’s |
M |
| Dominic Vegaalban |
Santa Clara |
F |
| Tobias Wangerud |
San Francisco |
M |