WCLL Releases D-I Award Winners

SAN FRANCISCO – California sophomore Brendan Cook was named the Western Collegiate Lacrosse League Division I Offensive Player of the Year, leading a contingent of Golden Bear players on the all-conference teams.

Cook, who was also a first team all-league selection, was one of seven Cal players on the 13-man first team and one of 10 Bears who received recognition.

Cal Poly junior defenseman Jack Tunney was tabbed the conference’s Defensive Player of the Year and was one of three Mustang players on the first team.

After leading Stanford back into the Top 25 for much of the season and finishing with a 9-4 record, Cardinal coach Paul Jepsen was named the Coach of the Year.

2019 WCLL Division II All-Conference Teams

First Team
A – Keaton Collier, Santa Clara
A – Jake Pistotnik, California
A – Brendan Cook, California
M – Matt Klein, Stanford
M – Sam Galaif, Cal Poly
M – Matt Dixon, California
SSDM – Rusty McDonough, California
FOS – Ryan Brown, Cal Poly
LSM – Jack Gillespie, California
D – Jack Tunney, Cal Poly
D – Finnian Meagher, California
D – Nate DeGroat, California
G – Peter Brydon, UC Santa Barbara

Second Team
A – A.J. Guralas, Cal Poly
A – Jake Lombardo, California
A – Doug Gosselin, Cal Poly
M – Mitch Stickney, Cal Poly
M – Hayden Dall, Sonoma State
M – Brian Buckley, Santa Clara
SSDM – Reed Zabel, UC Santa Barbara
FOS – Brian Hanley, Stanford
LSM – Ryan Buchanan, Santa Clara
D – Lou Sugo, Cal Poly
D – John Whiting, Stanford
D – Ben Jennings, UC Santa Barbara
G – Nick Beattie, California

Honorable Mention
A – Angelo Lagomarsino, Sonoma State
A – Garrett Teagarden, Dominican
A – Keenan Christoff, Nevada
M – Evan Hunter, Cal Poly
M – Harrison Rae, Dominican
M – Joey Piombo, Sonoma State
SSDM – Hayden Thayer, Cal Poly
FOS – Kitt Stoddard, California
LSM – Erik Garcia, Dominican
D – Griff Hawblitzel, Cal Poly
D – Matt Schmitz, Stanford
D – Kyle Jacobs, Santa Clara
G – Alex Haigh, Stanford

Offensive Player of the Year: Brendan Cook, California
Defensive Player of the Year: Jack Tunney, Cal Poly
Coach of the Year: Paul Jepsen, Stanford