SAN MATEO, Calif. – Pepperdine, a 2022 NCAA semifinalist and defending WCC Champion enters the 2022-23 campaign ranked No.1 in the West Coast Conference preseason poll. The four-time defending WCC Champions and 2021 NCAA Champions were the unanimous pick for the third straight year. The Waves also check in at No. 13 in the GolfWeek 2022-23 preseason rankings.
The preseason poll and All-WCC team were selected solely by a vote of the conference's nine head coaches. Coaches cannot vote for their own teams and student-athletes.
The Waves collected the maximum eight first-place votes for 64 points. BYU checked in second with 57 points, and the remaining first-place vote, while LMU placed third with 46 points. 2022 NCAA Nationals participants San Diego and San Francisco were fourth and fifth, respectively, with 42 and 36 points each.
William Mouw returns to the WCC preseason team for the third consecutive season after being named WCC First Team All-Conference last season, as well as a 2022 All-America honorable mention selection and a first team preseason All-American. Derek Hitcher, who was also named to the 2022 WCC All-Conference team, garnered preseason All-America Third Team accolades.
In addition to Mouw and Hitcher, Riley Lewis of LMU, Carson Lundell of BYU and Harrison Kingsley of San Diego made the preseason team after earning WCC All-Conference honors last spring. Andi Xu garnered honorable mention status in 2022.
Kingsley made the preseason team for the second time after also garnering the honor his sophomore season. This marks the second straight year that Xu made the preseason team.
| 2022-23 WCC Men's Golf Preseason Coaches Poll |
| Team (First Place Votes) |
Points |
| Pepperdine (8) |
64 |
| BYU (1) |
57 |
| LMU |
46 |
| San Diego |
42 |
| San Francisco |
36 |
| Saint Mary’s |
27 |
| Santa Clara |
26 |
| Pacific |
14 |
| Gonzaga |
12 |
2022-23 Preseason All-WCC Men’s Golf Team
| Name |
Institution |
Yr. |
| Matthew Anderson |
San Francisco |
Sr. |
| Sam Choi |
Pepperdine |
Sr. |
| Derek Hitchner |
Pepperdine |
Sr. |
| Harrison Kingsley |
San Diego |
Sr. |
| Riley Lewis |
LMU |
Jr. |
| Carson Lundell |
BYU |
Sr. |
| Iam Maspat |
Pepperdine |
So. |
| William Mouw |
Pepperdine |
Sr. |
| David Timmins |
BYU |
Sr. |
| Andi Xu |
San Diego |
Jr. |