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11/9/2026 4:07:00 PM | Men's Soccer
SAN BRUNO, Calif. - The Saint Mary's men's soccer team had four West Coast Conference All-Academic Honorable Mention selections in the 2026 All-Academic release, as announced by the conference office on Monday.
Surafel Abebe and Sam Bentley repeated on the list for their second consecutive Honorable Mention selection while Henry Beatty and Rafael Suarez earned the distinction for the first time in their collegiate careers. Beatty played in 14 games and had a career high two goals this season while Suarez anchored the team's midfield, making 16 starts and also scoring his first two collegiate goals. Bentley was the Gaels' mainstay in goal with 12 starts and 47 saves while Abebe was a team captain and starting center back prior to his season ending injury.
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.
The full 2026 WCC All-Academic team and Honorable Mention selections can be found below:
2026 West Coast Conference Men's Soccer All-Academic Team
Kaleb Afsari, San Francisco
James Andrew, Pacific
Efetobo Aror, Portland
Niv Berkovitz, Santa Clara
Michael Dunne, Portland
Massimo Erfani, Pacific
Joe Highfield, Portland
Christian Mendoza, Portland
Jameson Raby, San Francisco
Alex Solomis, San Francisco
Iain Wagner, San Diego
Honorable Mention Selections | Saint Mary's
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Surafel Abebe and Sam Bentley repeated on the list for their second consecutive Honorable Mention selection while Henry Beatty and Rafael Suarez earned the distinction for the first time in their collegiate careers. Beatty played in 14 games and had a career high two goals this season while Suarez anchored the team's midfield, making 16 starts and also scoring his first two collegiate goals. Bentley was the Gaels' mainstay in goal with 12 starts and 47 saves while Abebe was a team captain and starting center back prior to his season ending injury.
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.
The full 2026 WCC All-Academic team and Honorable Mention selections can be found below:
2026 West Coast Conference Men's Soccer All-Academic Team
Kaleb Afsari, San Francisco
James Andrew, Pacific
Efetobo Aror, Portland
Niv Berkovitz, Santa Clara
Michael Dunne, Portland
Massimo Erfani, Pacific
Joe Highfield, Portland
Christian Mendoza, Portland
Jameson Raby, San Francisco
Alex Solomis, San Francisco
Iain Wagner, San Diego
Honorable Mention Selections | Saint Mary's
- Surafel Abebe | R-Jr. | 3.48 Finance
- Henry Beatty | So. | 3.32 History
- Sam Bentley | Jr. | 3.71 Business Administration
- Rafael Suarez | So. | 3.59
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