SAN MATEO, Calif. - The West Coast Conference officially announced their annual men's golf preseason poll and All-WCC team on Wednesday afternoon.
 
For San Francisco, graduate student Matthew Anderson was named to the Preseason All-WCC Team while the Dons were picked to finish fifth as a team.
 
"Matt deserves all of the accolades that are coming his way," said Jack Kennedy. "Through his tremendous work ethic and talent, he has developed into one of the best amateurs in the world. We are all excited to see where Matt's game goes as he leads our program."
 
Notably, Anderson's selection to the preseason All-Conference team marks the fifth straight season and five times in six years under Kennedy in which a Don has been named to this prestigious list.
 
A four-time letter winner for the Dons, Anderson enters his fifth year on the Hilltop with momentum after a successful summer. This August, the Ontario, Canada native qualified for the round of 64 at the 122^nd U.S. Amateur. Over his career at USF, Anderson has played in two NCAA Regionals as the Dons have reached the postseason in back-to-back years in 2021 and 2022. Last year, Anderson compiled four finishes in the top 25 individually as well as one finish in the top 5.
 
Pepperdine, a 2022 NCAA semifinalist and defending WCC Champion enters the 2022-23 campaign ranked No.1 in the West Coast Conference preseason poll. The four-time defending WCC Champions and 2021 NCAA Champions were the unanimous pick for the third straight year. The Waves also check in at No. 13 in the GolfWeek 2022-23 preseason rankings. 
 
The full 2022-23 WCC Men's Golf Preseason Coaches Poll and Preseason All-WCC Men's Golf Team can be viewed below:

2022-23 WCC Men's Golf Preseason Coaches Poll: 

Team (First Place Votes)	Points
Pepperdine (8)	64
BYU (1)	57
LMU	46
San Diego	42
San Francisco	36
Saint Mary's	27
Santa Clara	26
Pacific	14
Gonzaga	12

 
2022-23 Preseason All-WCC Men's Golf Team:

Name	Institution	Yr.
Matthew Anderson	San Francisco	Sr.
Sam Choi	Pepperdine	Sr.
Derek Hitchner	Pepperdine	Sr.
Harrison Kingsley	San Diego	Sr.
Riley Lewis	LMU	Jr.
Carson Lundell	BYU	Sr.
Iam Maspat	Pepperdine	So.
William Mouw	Pepperdine	Sr.
David Timmins	BYU	Sr.
Andi Xu	San Diego	Jr.

 
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