MSOC | Trio of Gaels Named to WCC All-Academic Team
12/17/2019 2:18:00 PM | Men's Soccer
SAN BRUNO, Calif. — The West Coast Conference announced their 2019 All-Academic Team on Tuesday and three Gaels made the cut for their hard work in the classroom: Valentin Sponer, Anders Engebretsen, and Filippo Zattarin.
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 her team.
Sponer, a junior, recorded a 3.93 GPA while studying physics. The senior Engebretsen owns a 3.76 GPA while pursuing a degree in economics while Zattarin, another junior, posted a 3.73 GPA while also studying economics.
Saint Mary's had the most honorees of any program on the team and Sponer had the third-highest GPA of the 10 members. The honor for Engebretsen was his second straight year on the All-Academic Team. Saint Mary's also had five honorable mentions considered for the team: Jeremiah Michael, James Person, Joseph Restani, Sebastian Schacht, and Philippe Van der Lof.
Just yesterday, the Gaels also had five players named to the first or second West Region All-Academic Teams by United Soccer Coaches. Engebretsen received a First Team nod while Michael, Sponer, Zattarin, and Restani each made the Second Team.
This season, nine student-athletes posted a GPA of 3.75 or better, including three with perfect 4.00 GPA's in juniors Ethan Bandre (Pacific) and Sandro Bradara (San Francisco) alongside sophomore Cameron Martin (San Francisco). In total, 26 honorees turned in GPA's above a 3.50.
2019 WCC MEN'S SOCCER ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
Name Institution Yr. GPA Major
Sam Agosti Santa Clara Sr. 3.79 Marketing
Ethan Bandre Pacific Jr. 4.00 Health, Exercise and Sport Science
Miguel Berry San Diego Sr. 3.36 Finance
Sandro Bradara San Francisco Jr. 4.00 International Business
Nico Campuzano Portland Jr. 3.65 Computer Science
Joe Corner Gonzaga Jr. 3.90 Political Science
Nick Dauchot LMU Sr. 3.58 Finance
Anders Engebretsen Saint Mary's Sr. 3.76 Economics
Valentin Sponer Saint Mary's Jr. 3.93 Physics
Matt Wiher San Diego R-So. 3.83 Biology
Filippo Zattarin Saint Mary's Jr. 3.73 Economics
2019 WCC MEN'S SOCCER ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTION
GONZAGA: Brady Henderson, Quinn Liebmann, Mark McEntosh, Nathaniel Tolton
LMU: Francis Avoce, Brandon Sanchez, Leo Zulli
PACIFIC: Andreas Charalambous, Cooper Riley
PORTLAND: Esteban Calvo, Caua Soares, R.J. Stretch, Francesco Tiozzo
SAINT MARY'S: JD Michael, James Person, Joseph Restani, Sebastian Schacht, Philippe Van der Lof
SAN DIEGO: Aaron Frey, Henry Lander, Ross Meldrum, Freddy Polzer, Jimmy Ryan, Til Stockmann, Chase Van Wey, George West
SAN FRANCISCO: Zyan Andrade, Ashish Chattha, Taiki Kajitani, Cameron Martin, Ruben Stuiver
SANTA CLARA: Alex Achramowicz, Alan Camacho Soto, Sakari Carter, Emil Christensen, Alejandro Perez, Javier Ruiz Duran
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 her team.
Sponer, a junior, recorded a 3.93 GPA while studying physics. The senior Engebretsen owns a 3.76 GPA while pursuing a degree in economics while Zattarin, another junior, posted a 3.73 GPA while also studying economics.
Saint Mary's had the most honorees of any program on the team and Sponer had the third-highest GPA of the 10 members. The honor for Engebretsen was his second straight year on the All-Academic Team. Saint Mary's also had five honorable mentions considered for the team: Jeremiah Michael, James Person, Joseph Restani, Sebastian Schacht, and Philippe Van der Lof.
Just yesterday, the Gaels also had five players named to the first or second West Region All-Academic Teams by United Soccer Coaches. Engebretsen received a First Team nod while Michael, Sponer, Zattarin, and Restani each made the Second Team.
This season, nine student-athletes posted a GPA of 3.75 or better, including three with perfect 4.00 GPA's in juniors Ethan Bandre (Pacific) and Sandro Bradara (San Francisco) alongside sophomore Cameron Martin (San Francisco). In total, 26 honorees turned in GPA's above a 3.50.
2019 WCC MEN'S SOCCER ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
Name Institution Yr. GPA Major
Sam Agosti Santa Clara Sr. 3.79 Marketing
Ethan Bandre Pacific Jr. 4.00 Health, Exercise and Sport Science
Miguel Berry San Diego Sr. 3.36 Finance
Sandro Bradara San Francisco Jr. 4.00 International Business
Nico Campuzano Portland Jr. 3.65 Computer Science
Joe Corner Gonzaga Jr. 3.90 Political Science
Nick Dauchot LMU Sr. 3.58 Finance
Anders Engebretsen Saint Mary's Sr. 3.76 Economics
Valentin Sponer Saint Mary's Jr. 3.93 Physics
Matt Wiher San Diego R-So. 3.83 Biology
Filippo Zattarin Saint Mary's Jr. 3.73 Economics
2019 WCC MEN'S SOCCER ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTION
GONZAGA: Brady Henderson, Quinn Liebmann, Mark McEntosh, Nathaniel Tolton
LMU: Francis Avoce, Brandon Sanchez, Leo Zulli
PACIFIC: Andreas Charalambous, Cooper Riley
PORTLAND: Esteban Calvo, Caua Soares, R.J. Stretch, Francesco Tiozzo
SAINT MARY'S: JD Michael, James Person, Joseph Restani, Sebastian Schacht, Philippe Van der Lof
SAN DIEGO: Aaron Frey, Henry Lander, Ross Meldrum, Freddy Polzer, Jimmy Ryan, Til Stockmann, Chase Van Wey, George West
SAN FRANCISCO: Zyan Andrade, Ashish Chattha, Taiki Kajitani, Cameron Martin, Ruben Stuiver
SANTA CLARA: Alex Achramowicz, Alan Camacho Soto, Sakari Carter, Emil Christensen, Alejandro Perez, Javier Ruiz Duran
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