SAN BRUNO, Calif. — It was announced today by the West Coast Conference that Saint Mary's men's soccer alum Anders Engebretsen has been named the 2020 Mike Gilleran WCC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year, adding yet another award to the Norwegian forward's jam packed trophy case. 

The Mike Gilleran Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award is given out each year by the WCC to honor a male and female student-athlete who exemplify outstanding performances on the field, in the classroom, and in the community. 

Engebretsen held a 3.69 GPA in economics and pulled off an exceptionally rare feat capturing First Team All-American and First Team Academic All-American honors as a senior in Moraga. The 2019 WCC Co-Player of the Year scored 16 goals with eight assists in his final collegiate campaign and ranked fourth among Division I points leaders with 40. For his career, the two-time WCC First Team selection and two-time WCC All-Academic pick scored 32 goals with 18 assists for 82 points. After leading the Gaels to their second straight WCC Championship in 2019 and a No. 6 national ranking, Engebretsen was selected in the fourth round of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas. 

The recent grad joins an elite company of seven other Gaels who have received the award since its inception in 1976. Engebretsen is Saint Mary's first recipient since men's basketball senior Matthew Dellavedova won the award in 2013. 

Along with Engebretsen, BYU's Mary Lake was named the female recipient of this year's award. 

The Mike Gilleran Scholar-Athlete of the Year is selected by a vote of the WCC's Executive Council to recognize the finest accomplishments in athletics, academics and community service by individuals who have completed their collegiate eligibility. The award is named in honor of the conference's first full-time commissioner, Mike Gilleran.

The complete history of winning recipients can be found below…

MIKE GILLERAN SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR RECIPIENTS
2019 – Josh Perkins (GON) and Roni Jones-Perry (BYU)
2018 - Leon Schwarzer (USF) and Charlotte Taylor (USF)
2017 - Amy Boswell (BYU) and Nigel Williams-Goss (GON)
2016 - Sterling Shuster (LMU) and Kyle Wiltjer (GON)
2015 - Alaysia Brown (USD) and Johnny Dee (USD)
2014 - Clarke Spinosa (USD) and Haiden Palmer (GON)
2013 - Matthew Dellavedova (SMC) and Ana Pontes (PEP)
2012 - Miles Batty (BYU) and Kim Hill (PEP)
2011 - Dylan Leslie (SMC), Jessica Tsao (POR)
2010 - Thomas Betterbed (POR), Jennifer Heinser (USF)
2009 - Greg Moss (LMU), Julie Rubenstein (PEP)
2008 - Tavo Hall (USF), Stephanie Cox (POR)
2007 - Richard Johnson (PEP), Kim McGivens (SCU)
2006 - Nick Kliebert (PEP), Christine Sinclair (POR)
2005 - Michael Putnam (PEP), Megan Kakadelas (SCU)
2004 - Blake Stepp (GON), Kate Murray (LMU) & Imani Dorsey (POR)
2003 - Jeff Kovar (LMU), Katherine Hull (PEP) & Aly Wagner (SCU)
2002 - Dan Dickau (GON), Danielle Slaton (SCU)
2001 - Michael Cortez (LMU), Anne Garrison (SCU)
2000 - Bryan Bothwell (POR), Susan Erpelding (USD)
1999 - Clemens Phillipi (LMU), Brittany Lindhe (USF)
1998 - David Sivulich (SMC), Tracy Holman (LMU)
1997 - Uli Steidl (POR), Mollie Flint (SMC)
1996 -Brendan Graves (SCU), Valerie Gillon (USF)
1995 - Jacob Slania (USD), Margaret Krawiec (SCU)
1994 - Jeff Brown (GON), Sheri Brown (LMU)
1993 - Jason Boykoff (POR), Nikki Rosenfeldt (POR)
1992 - Jarrod Davis (GON), Martha Sheldon (POR)
1991 - Brenden Griffin (USD), Anja Bordt (SMC)
1990 - Joe DeBortoli (USF), Paula Mascari (USD)
1989 - Rick Hirtensteiner (PEP), Tracy Thorne (POR)
1988 - Wes Bilven (SCU), Mary Carlson (USF)
1987 - Steve Krallman (USD), Debbie Dunbar (USF)
1986 - John Bustos (USF), Chris Starr (NEV)
1985 - Bryce McPhee (GON)
1984 - John Stockton (GON)
1983 - Brandon Bennett (SMC)
1982 - Bill Dunlap (GON)
1981 - Al Smoot (USF)
1980 - Ted Wood (SMC)
1979 - Rodney Lee (USF)
1978 - Patrick McVeigh (SCU)
1977 - John O'Shaughnessy (SCU)
1976 - Dick Skophammer (PEP)
**Female Award started after 1986