MSOC | TJ Dilley and Gaige Gibbs Shine in Classroom for WCC All-Academic Distinction
11/20/2025 1:48:00 PM | Men's Soccer
SAN BRUNO, Calif. - Annually, the West Coast Conference recognizes student-athletes' success in the classroom with the unveiling of the All-Academic team. This year, Saint Mary's earned six total selections including a pair of First Team selections in TJ Dilley and Gaige Gibbs, their first career all-academic selections.
TJ Dilley has had quite the start to his Saint Mary's career, being named to the WCC All-Freshman team Wednesday morning and now earning a spot on the All-Academic team for his success in the classroom. On the field, Dilley finished with 16 games played and 15 starts as a consistent starter in the Gaels backline. He scored goals in back-to-back games to start the season and finished the year with 1,295 minutes of action. Dilley recorded an impressive 3.97 GPA as a Finance major in his second year at Saint Mary's.
Gaige Gibbs was the other All-Academic selection for the Gaels, closing out his career with 25 games played and over 800 minutes of action. In 2025, Gibbs played in a career high 13 games as a versatile piece in the Gaels defense and midfield. He earned five starts and finished with 402 minutes played. Gibbs was another standout in the classroom, graduating with a 3.98 GPA as a Kinesiology major.
At the conclusion of each athletic season, the West Coast Conference selects an all-academic squad for each conference-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 and in at least their second year at their school.
All student-athletes who met the criteria but were not selected to the all-academic team garnered honorable mention honors.
2025 West Coast Conference Men's Soccer All-Academic Team
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TJ Dilley has had quite the start to his Saint Mary's career, being named to the WCC All-Freshman team Wednesday morning and now earning a spot on the All-Academic team for his success in the classroom. On the field, Dilley finished with 16 games played and 15 starts as a consistent starter in the Gaels backline. He scored goals in back-to-back games to start the season and finished the year with 1,295 minutes of action. Dilley recorded an impressive 3.97 GPA as a Finance major in his second year at Saint Mary's.
Gaige Gibbs was the other All-Academic selection for the Gaels, closing out his career with 25 games played and over 800 minutes of action. In 2025, Gibbs played in a career high 13 games as a versatile piece in the Gaels defense and midfield. He earned five starts and finished with 402 minutes played. Gibbs was another standout in the classroom, graduating with a 3.98 GPA as a Kinesiology major.
At the conclusion of each athletic season, the West Coast Conference selects an all-academic squad for each conference-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 and in at least their second year at their school.
All student-athletes who met the criteria but were not selected to the all-academic team garnered honorable mention honors.
2025 West Coast Conference Men's Soccer All-Academic Team
- Kaleb Afsari, San Francisco
- Efetobo Aror, Portland
- TJ Dilley, Saint Mary's
- Matthew Duggan, San Francisco
- Paul Fecteau, Oregon State
- Gaige Gibbs, Saint Mary's
- Joe Highfield, Portland
- Kian Jones, San Francisco
- Hugo Tavares, LMU
- Lars Thorne-Thomsen, Seattle U
- Iain Wagner, San Diego
- Will Wiersdorf, Santa Clara
- #11 Surafel Abebe | R-So. | Finance | 3.45 GPA
- #22 Fynn Allmon | R-Jr. | Business Administration | 3.68 GPA
- #1 Sam Bentley | So. | Business Administration | 3.88 GPA
- #6 Bastian Toelhoej | Sr. | Finance | 3.78 GPA
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