MORAGA, Calif. - On Wednesday, November 20th, the 2024 WCC All-Conference teams and awards were announced with Wade Muttitt, Ian Smith and Cesar Batres earning Honorable Mention status. Muttitt led the team with four goals and a pair of assists while Ian Smith and Cesar Batres helped anchor the Gaels defense, both recording over 1,000 minutes of action. Batres was also named to the WCC All-Freshman team as he added a pair of goals and made 14 starts in his first collegiate season. 

#7 Wade Muttitt | Sr. | F | Crowthrone, England

Senior forward Wade Muttitt concluded his three-year Saint Mary's career with 13 goals, seven assists and 49 games played. Muttitt added his third straight all-conference selection this season, earning Honorable Mention status with a team high four goals and two assists. He becomes the third Gael in the last two years to earn three straight all-conference selections (Riley Lynch and Louis Sterobo, 2021-23). 

Muttitt was the heart and soul of the team's offensive attack. His season highlight came in the team's 2-0 victory over Cal Poly in which he scored the game winner with a terrific strike from his right foot to give the Gaels a 1-0 lead. As a team, Saint Mary's was 2-0-2 when Muttitt found the back of the net. He finished with 16 games played, 14 starts and 883 minutes played.   

#13 Cesar Batres | Fr. | MF | McKinney, Texas

Cesar Batres made a direct impact in his freshman season as the Texas native finished with 16 games played, 14 starts, two goals, an assist and over 1,000 minutes of action. Batres scored his first collegiate goal with a one-time volley in the team's 3-1 victory over Gonzaga. He added his second career goal in the season finale against Pacific last weekend and also recorded his first assist in a gritty 2-2 draw with Portland. 

Batres did a little bit of everything in the Gaels midfield as he was one of the team's best 1-v-1 defenders and also helped maintain possession and initiate the attack going forward. He becomes the first player to earn both an all-conference selection and be named to the all-freshman team in the same season since Riley Lynch did so in 2021. 

#17 Ian Smith | So. | D | Kaiserslautern, Germany

Ian Smith took a big leap in his sophomore season playing in a career high 15 games and making 12 starts. After joining the program as a true freshman from Germany in 2023, Smith was originally an attacking winger for the Gaels but made the switch to outside back last spring and never looked back. 

Smith was a dynamic box-to-box player for the Gaels and was also an outstanding 1-v-1 defender with great pace and athleticism. Smith scored his first career goal in a wild 2-2 draw against Dartmouth in the team's non-conference schedule. After finding themselves down two goals at the half, Saint Mary's stormed back with a pair of second half goals including the game tying goal from Smith in the 83rd minute. He finished the season with a career high 1,111 minutes played and earned his first all-conference selection of his career. 

The full 2024 WCC All-Conference teams and award winners are listed below:

WCC Coach of the Year
Brian Quinn, San Diego

WCC Offensive Player of the Year
Sergi Solans, Oregon State 

WCC Midfielder of the Year
Arnau Farnos, Oregon State
 
WCC Defensive Player of the Year
Reid Roberts, San Francisco

WCC Goalkeeper of the Year
Donovan Parisian, San Diego

WCC Freshman of the Year
Sergi Solans, Oregon State

WCC All-Conference First Team
Cesar Bahena, M, San Diego
Arnau Farnos, M, Oregon State
Nick Fernandez, M, Portland
Joe Highfield, F, Portland
Samy Kanaan, F, San Diego
Nicklas Lund, D, Oregon State
Donovan Parisian, GK, San Diego
Reid Roberts, D, San Francisco
Gabriel Bracken Serra, M, San Francisco
Sergi Solans, F, Oregon State
Ethan Warne, D, San Diego
 
WCC All-Conference Second Team
Luca Baltzer, Pacific
Tomas Bedouret, Oregon State
Ky Mani Dade, LMU
Isaiah Easley, San Francisco
Naji Elder, Santa Clara
Miguel-Ang Hernandez, Portland
Sebastian Nava, Portland
Enzo Newman, Oregon State
David Raphael, San Francisco
Jack Sandmeyer, San Diego
Fabian Straudi, Oregon State
Will Wiersdorf, Santa Clara
 
WCC All-Conference Honorable Mention
Ben Augee, Gonzaga
Cesar Batres, Saint Mary's
Pere Belmonte, Oregon State
Alejandro Fuentesal-Atalaya, LMU
Adrien Gameiro, LMU
Alvaro Gironda, Santa Clara
Jacob Heisner, Pacific
Josh Moya, Pacific
Wade Muttitt, Saint Mary's
Jose Olmos, Portland
Steven Ramirez, San Diego
Oliver Rhoades, San Diego
Diego Rosas, Portland
Ian Smith, Saint Mary's
Rylan Smith, San Francisco
Ellis Spikner, Oregon State
Tyler Trusner, LMU
Eric Waltz, San Francisco
 
WCC All-Freshman Team
Cesar Batres, Saint Mary's
Mathias Bauer, San Diego
Brayden Beason, San Francisco
Luca Fava, San Diego
Joe Highfield, Portland
Daniel Idiakhoa, LMU
Ismail Nieves, LMU
Joseph Ogwang, Oregon State
Junhwan Park, San Francisco
David Raphael, San Francisco
Sergi Solans, Oregon State

Congratulations to Wade Muttitt, Cesar Batres and Ian Smith for earning WCC Honorable Mention status for their success during the 2024 season. Be sure to follow your Gaels on Facebook, Instagram, and X to get all the latest Saint Mary's athletics updates and information. 

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