Nov. 18, 2009
SAN BRUNO, Calif. - The WCC All-Conference team was announced today with the University of San Diego men's soccer team earning 11 awards with senior defender Ryan Peterman being named the WCC Player of the Year and freshman forward Patrick Wallen being named Freshman of the Year.
Peterman and Wallen also both earned first team All-Conference honors for the Toreros. Kelin Briones, Andrew Feld, and Sam Reeder all earned second team All-Conference honors. Wallen and James Cohn earned freshman team All-Conference honors while Cohn and Tim Grey earned honorable mention All-Conference honors.
Peterman was selected to the All-WCC first team last year and continued his impressive campaign this season as a starter in every game of his career with the Toreros. Peterman was a crucial part of the backfield this year, helping guide the WCC's top team to the most conference shutouts this season. Peterman also contributed on the front end with two assists and was pivotal in the Northwest contests late in the season.
Wallen made notable contributions to the Torero campaign in his first collegiate season. In the month of October alone, Wallen earned WCC Player of the Month honors, after leading San Diego to a 7-1-0 overall and conference record, as well as recording four goals, two of which were game-winners, and three assists for 11 points.
All seven WCC teams were represented on the All-WCC first team, with five players as repeat honorees, including Peterman, 2008 Player of the Year Conor Chinn, and 2009 WCC preseason all-conference team members Rafael Baca, Tye Perdido, and Collen Warner. Every WCC team also had at least one player named to the All-WCC second team and all-freshman team.
Player of the Year: Ryan Peterman, USD
Defensive Player of the Year: Jordan Grider, SMC
Freshman of the Year: Patrick Wallen, USD
Coach of the Year: Adam Cooper, SMC
First-Team All-WCC
Jalil Anibaba, SCU
Rafael Baca, LMU
Conor Chinn, USF
Jordan Grider, SMC
Austin Guerrero, POR
Dylan Leslie, SMC
Tye Perdido, GON
Ryan Peterman, USD
Jarad vanSchaik, POR
Patrick Wallen, USD
Collen Warner, POR
Second Team All-WCC
Nick Barclay, GON
Kelin Briones, USD
Bryan Burke, USF
Jason Coehlo, SMC
Andrew Feld, USD
Ben Funkhouser, GON
Ryan Kawulok, POR
Jonathan Levi, USF
Erik Hurtado, SCU
Logan McDaniel, LMU
Vincent Ocampo, LMU
Sam Reeder, USD
Honorable Mention
Malcolm Alugas, SMC; Scott Barnum, GON; Mitch Boland, GON; James Cohn, USD; Victor Cortez, USF; Phil Da Silva, LMU; Roger Downes, LMU; Logan Emory, POR; Tim Grey, USD; Doug Herrick, SMC; William Johnson, LMU; Tyler Krumpe, LMU; Ryan Luke, POR; Eric Masch, SCU; James Matern, GON; Tim Muravez, GON; Trevor Newquist, SMC; Michael Nielsen, POR; Yousef Samy, SMC; Patrick Sampson, LMU; Brandon Zimmerman, SCU
All-Freshman Team
Jose Cabeza, SMC
Ricardo Carrillo, POR
James Cohn, USD
Erik Hurtado, SCU
Larry Jackson, SCU
James Matern, GON
Trevor Newquist, SMC
James Rochlitz, LMU
Brendan Roslund, USF
Sean Sears, LMU
Marc Tonkel, POR
Patrick Wallen, USD
