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Six Dons Awarded WCC All-Academic Honors

SAN BRUNO, Calif. - The West Coast Conference (WCC) officially announced its Men's Soccer All-Academic team for the 2025 season on Thursday afternoon.
 
For San Francisco, Kaleb Afsari, Matthew Duggan, and Kian Jones earned All-Academic Team honors, while Mason Dougherty, Rylan Smith, and Alex Solomis were all named Honorable Mentions.

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. Freshmen and first-year transfers are not eligible.

All student-athletes who met the criteria but were not selected to the all-academic team garnered honorable mention honors. 

The full 2025 West Coast Conference Men's Soccer All-Academic First Team can be viewed below: 

2025 WEST COAST CONFERENCE MEN'S SOCCER ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
 
Name School Class GPA Major
Kaleb Afsari San Francisco Jr. 4.00 Physics
Efetobo Aror Portland Jr. 3.84 Business Administration
TJ Dilley Saint Mary's So. 3.97 Finance
Matthew Duggan San Francisco Sr. 3.93 Kinesiology
Paul Fecteau Oregon State So. 3.90 Political Science
Gaige Gibbs Saint Mary's Sr. 3.98 Kinesiology
Joe Highfield Portland Jr. 3.91 Business Administration
Kian Jones San Francisco Sr. 4.00 Finance
Hugo Tavares LMU Sr. 3.91 Mechanical Engineering
Lars Thorne-Thomsen Seattle U Sr. 3.90 Finance
Iain Wagner San Diego So. 3.93 Finance and Real Estate
Will Wiersdorf Santa Clara Jr. 3.80 Communication
 
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Players Mentioned

Kaleb Afsari

#21 Kaleb Afsari

MF
5' 6"
Junior
Mason Dougherty

#7 Mason Dougherty

MF
5' 11"
Senior
Matthew Duggan

#4 Matthew Duggan

D
6' 3"
Senior
Kian Jones

#2 Kian Jones

MF
5' 8"
Senior
Rylan Smith

#18 Rylan Smith

D
6' 0"
Junior
Alex Solomis

#8 Alex Solomis

MF
5' 10"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Kaleb Afsari

#21 Kaleb Afsari

5' 6"
Junior
MF
Mason Dougherty

#7 Mason Dougherty

5' 11"
Senior
MF
Matthew Duggan

#4 Matthew Duggan

6' 3"
Senior
D
Kian Jones

#2 Kian Jones

5' 8"
Senior
MF
Rylan Smith

#18 Rylan Smith

6' 0"
Junior
D
Alex Solomis

#8 Alex Solomis

5' 10"
Junior
MF