MSOC | Saint Mary’s Earns 7 Total WCC All-Academic Selections
11/22/2024 1:05:00 PM | Men's Soccer
MORAGA, Calif. - On Friday, November 22nd, the 2024 WCC All-Academic teams were announced with seven total Gaels earning the academic distinction. Seniors Jack Vestberg and Jude Zamora earned two of the eleven spots on the All-Academic team while Bastian Toelhoej, Fynn Allmon, Luke Lawrence, Ian Smith and Justin Sosa all earned Honorable Mention status.
The criteria to be eligible for consideration for the All-Academic team is listed below (from the WCC Handbook):
Student-athletes in each sport shall be nominated by their respective sports information directors through the PrestoSports online platform and must meet all the following standards:
(a) A minimum 3.20 cumulative grade point average (GPA) based on the most recently completed term at the time of the nomination. So for men's soccer, it would be the spring term. Prior to the nomination, the appropriate institutional academic authorities shall review the grades of the prospective nominees.
(b) Be a starter or important reserve with legitimate athletic credentials.
(c) Have at least sophomore athletic and academic standing with at least one year in residence completed at the nominating institution. (True freshmen, redshirt freshmen and ineligible athletic transfers may not be nominated).
(d) Participate in at least 50 percent of the institution's completed contests.
(e) The nominating sports information director is responsible for contacting the Conference office to confirm receipt of the nominations.
The maximum number of individuals selected to the specific sport's All-Academic team shall be similar to the number of student-athletes selected to the specific sport's all-conference team. So for men's soccer, the number is 11.
Fynn Allmon, Luke Lawrence, Ian Smith, Justin Sosa, Bastian Toelhoej and Jude Zamora all received their first WCC All-Academic honors of their careers while Jack Vestberg earned his second all-academic award after earning Honorable Mention status in 2022. The Gaels two selections to the All-Academic First Team tied the second most selections out of the nine conference schools. Their five Honorable Mention selections were third most behind Santa Clara and Portland.
Congratulations to all seven WCC All-Academic selections from the Saint Mary's men's soccer team for their success on the field and in the classroom. The full 2024 list can be found below:
2024 WCC Men's Soccer All-Academic Team
Vicente Ayala, San Diego
Mason Dougherty, San Francisco
Kian Jones, San Francisco
Nicklas Lund, Oregon State
Josh Martinez, San Diego
Drew Pedersen, Gonzaga
Massimo Pomponi, LMU
Reid Roberts, San Francisco
Olivier Sylvain, San Francisco
Jack Vestberg, Saint Mary's
Jude Zamora, Saint Mary's
Honorable Mention
Gonzaga
Ben Augee
Jesse Riodil
Chris Swider
LMU
Steven Anderson
Braden Fidelak
Gael Quintero
Tyler Trusner
Oregon State
Andrew De Gannes
Enzo Newman
Fabian Straudi
Pacific
Massimo Erfani
Kai Sullivan
Portland
Efetobo Aror
Nick Fernandez
Micaah Garnette
Michael Hatcher
Sebastian Hernandez
Oliver Jeppe
Kash Oladapo
Jose Olmos
Wylie Trujillo
Muslim Umar
Saint Mary's
Bastian Toelhoej
Fynn Allmon
Luke Lawrence
Ian Smith
Justin Sosa
San Diego
Donovan Parisian
Steven Ramirez
Oliver Rhoades
Sami Tsipena
San Francisco
Zane Alafranji
TJ Knight
Gabriel Bracken Serra
Rylan Smith
Alex Solomis
Santa Clara
Itamar Efrat
Naji Elder
Yoni Aidlberg
Jack Civitts
Pierce Dyal
Brennan Mallett
Jack Stoecker
Will Wiersdorf
#GaelsRise
The criteria to be eligible for consideration for the All-Academic team is listed below (from the WCC Handbook):
Student-athletes in each sport shall be nominated by their respective sports information directors through the PrestoSports online platform and must meet all the following standards:
(a) A minimum 3.20 cumulative grade point average (GPA) based on the most recently completed term at the time of the nomination. So for men's soccer, it would be the spring term. Prior to the nomination, the appropriate institutional academic authorities shall review the grades of the prospective nominees.
(b) Be a starter or important reserve with legitimate athletic credentials.
(c) Have at least sophomore athletic and academic standing with at least one year in residence completed at the nominating institution. (True freshmen, redshirt freshmen and ineligible athletic transfers may not be nominated).
(d) Participate in at least 50 percent of the institution's completed contests.
(e) The nominating sports information director is responsible for contacting the Conference office to confirm receipt of the nominations.
The maximum number of individuals selected to the specific sport's All-Academic team shall be similar to the number of student-athletes selected to the specific sport's all-conference team. So for men's soccer, the number is 11.
Fynn Allmon, Luke Lawrence, Ian Smith, Justin Sosa, Bastian Toelhoej and Jude Zamora all received their first WCC All-Academic honors of their careers while Jack Vestberg earned his second all-academic award after earning Honorable Mention status in 2022. The Gaels two selections to the All-Academic First Team tied the second most selections out of the nine conference schools. Their five Honorable Mention selections were third most behind Santa Clara and Portland.
Congratulations to all seven WCC All-Academic selections from the Saint Mary's men's soccer team for their success on the field and in the classroom. The full 2024 list can be found below:
2024 WCC Men's Soccer All-Academic Team
Vicente Ayala, San Diego
Mason Dougherty, San Francisco
Kian Jones, San Francisco
Nicklas Lund, Oregon State
Josh Martinez, San Diego
Drew Pedersen, Gonzaga
Massimo Pomponi, LMU
Reid Roberts, San Francisco
Olivier Sylvain, San Francisco
Jack Vestberg, Saint Mary's
Jude Zamora, Saint Mary's
Honorable Mention
Gonzaga
Ben Augee
Jesse Riodil
Chris Swider
LMU
Steven Anderson
Braden Fidelak
Gael Quintero
Tyler Trusner
Oregon State
Andrew De Gannes
Enzo Newman
Fabian Straudi
Pacific
Massimo Erfani
Kai Sullivan
Portland
Efetobo Aror
Nick Fernandez
Micaah Garnette
Michael Hatcher
Sebastian Hernandez
Oliver Jeppe
Kash Oladapo
Jose Olmos
Wylie Trujillo
Muslim Umar
Saint Mary's
Bastian Toelhoej
Fynn Allmon
Luke Lawrence
Ian Smith
Justin Sosa
San Diego
Donovan Parisian
Steven Ramirez
Oliver Rhoades
Sami Tsipena
San Francisco
Zane Alafranji
TJ Knight
Gabriel Bracken Serra
Rylan Smith
Alex Solomis
Santa Clara
Itamar Efrat
Naji Elder
Yoni Aidlberg
Jack Civitts
Pierce Dyal
Brennan Mallett
Jack Stoecker
Will Wiersdorf
#GaelsRise
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