SNC, UC Davis Lead WCLL-II Awards

NOVATO, Calif. – They met in the championship game of the Western Collegiate Lacrosse League (WCLL) tournament. Now both Sierra Nevada and UC Davis are well-represented in the conference awards list, which was released recently.

Sierra Nevada, which breezed to the championships with an 18-3 victory over the Aggies, placed five players on the first team All-WCLL squad while junior long-stick middie Jack Witt was named the Defensive Player of the Year.

UC Davis also placed five players on the first team, including senior midfielder Chase Hildeburn, who was named the Offensive Player of the Year. Frank Resetarits was named Coach of the Year after guiding the Aggies to the finals.

Humboldt State, Nevada, San Jose State and UC Santa Cruz also placed a player on the all-conference first team.

2016 WCLL Division II All-Conference Teams

First Team All-WCLL
A – Cole Aylward, Humboldt State
A – Nic Zvirzin, Sierra Nevada
A – George Pertessis, San Jose State
M – Chase Hildeburn, UC Davis
M – Mason Becker, UC Davis
M – Grant Olsen, UC Santa Cruz
LSM – Connal Hart, UC Davis
FO – George McConnell, UC Davis
SSDM – Tim Curran, Sierra Nevada
D – Cale Tuttle, Sierra Nevada
D – Liam Murphy, UC Davis
D – Matt Hennis, Sierra Nevada
G – Austin Farina, Sierra Nevada

Second Team All-WCLL
A – Samuel Barton, Humboldt State
A – Jack Caliguire, Sierra Nevada
A – Travis Rowney, San Jose State
M – Isaac Mier, UC Santa Cruz
M – Cody Gradone, San Jose State
M – Brandon Clancy, St. Mary’s
LSM – Jack Witt, Sierra Nevada
FO – Kevin Pham, Sierra Nevada
D – Brandon Hong, UC Davis
D – Robert Bass, San Francisco
D – David Edgar, UC Davis
G – Dillon Sheedy, Humboldt State

Honorable Mention All-WCLL
A – Riley Loventhol, UC Davis
A – Andrew DeCar, Pacific
A – Seth Pritchett, St. Mary’s
M – Dylon Fangmeier, Sierra Nevada
M – Shane Kendall, San Jose State
M – William Runge, St. Mary’s
LSM – Vincent Williams, UC Santa Cruz
FO – Edmond Dooley, UC Santa Cruz
D – Sergio Orduna, Sierra Nevada
D – Mat Quackenbush, Pacific
D – Keenan McCarron, Humboldt State
G – Max Huston, Pacific

Offensive Player of the Year: Chase Hildeburn, UC Davis
Defensive Player of the Year: Jack Witt, Sierra Nevada
Coach of the Year: Frank Resetarits, UC Davis