SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO - Santa Clara men's golfer Julien Paltrinieri is one of 10 representatives on the West Coast Conference Men's Golf All-Conference Team as announced by the WCC on Monday. 

A native of Milan, Italy, Paltrinieri joined the Broncos this season as a graduate student following a great four-year career at Kent State. In his one season with the red and white, Paltrinieri excelled with a team-best scoring average of 71.69 strokes per round and eight top-20 finishes, including his last outing at the WCC Championship where he placed 16th at 2-over. His best finish was at tie for sixth the John Burns Intercollegiate where he was under par for all three rounds, including an incredible 63 in the final round that stands as the lowest 18-hole score by a Bronco since Matt McCarty turned in a program-record 61 in 2018. 

"Julien has showed amazing consistency on the course all year," head coach Andrew Larkin said. "He has worked his way into a position to compete for top finishes almost every event and has risen to the occasion when his team has needed him the most. I'm proud of his overall body of work this year and this all-conference honor is a reflection of his work in tournament play, in the classroom and with his teammates daily."

All-WCC Men's Golf Team
Matthew Anderson, San Francisco
Sam Choi, Pepperdine
Luke Gifford, Pepperdine
Derek Hitchner, Pepperdine
Zac Jones, BYU
Riley Lewis, LMU
Carson Lundell, BYU
William Mouw, Pepperdine
Julien Paltrinieri, Santa Clara
Andi Xu, San Diego

Honorable Mention
Max Brenchley, BYU
Jakob Melin, San Francisco
Ben Partridge, San Francisco
Kelvin Si, San Diego

Co-Players of the Year
Derek Hitchner, Pepperdine
William Mouw, Pepperdine

Freshman of the Year
Jakob Melin, San Francisco

Coach of the Year
Bruce Brockbank, BYU