SAN BRUNO, Calif. – Santa Clara men's soccer had seven players honored for their work in the classroom by the West Coast Conference with Sam Agosti being named WCC All-Academic.  

 

Agosti was named to the All-Academic team for the third consecutive year, the only student-athlete receiving that distinction, with Alex Achramowicz, Alan Camacho Soto, Sakari Carter, Emil Christensen, Alejandro Perez and Javier Ruiz Duran named honorable mentions.  

 

The WCC recognizes student-athletes who have earned at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average, be a significant contributor to the team, have at least sophomore athletic and academic standing with at least one year in residence completed and participate in at least 50 percent of the completed contests.

 

Agosti, a senior, boasts a 3.794 grade point average as a marketing major.  The midfielder from Seattle appeared in 16 of the 17 matches and scored a pair of goals and assisted in two others.  The last Bronco named to the All-Academic squad in three consecutive years was midfielder Glenn Vass from 2012 to 2014.  

 

Achramowicz has a 3.299 GPA as a computer science & engineering major.  The junior midfielder played in 16 matches, including five starts.  This is the second time he was named conference All-Academic honorable mention.  

 

Camacho Soto is a communication major with a 3.641 GPA.  The junior forward appeared in all 17 matches and was fourth on the team in points with seven, scoring three goals and tallying an assist.  He had game-winning goals at Lipscomp (Sept. 27) and against Pacific (Oct. 19).  This is the first time Camacho Soto's been named All-Academic honorable mention.  

 

Backline mates Sakari Carter and Emil Christensen were also recognized as honorable mentions for the first time.  

 

Carter, a sophomore, started in 16 matches and has a 3.8 GPA.  The wide-back logged 1,349 minutes for the fourth highest total on the team and recorded his first career assist against San Diego State (Sept. 14).  

 

Sophomore co-captain Christensen has a 3.516 GPA and started in all 17 matches and was named WCC and United Soccer Coaches All-West Region second team.  The Denmark native played a team-high 1,560 minutes and anchored the defense that had five shutouts on the season. 

 

Perez, another sophomore, is a biology major with a 3.4 GPA and was recognized as an honorable mention for the first time.  He started in all 17 matches and logged 1,522 minutes, the second highest total on the team.  Perez recorded three points on the season, scoring his first career goal at UNLV (Sept. 22) and dishing out an assist at Lipscomb (Sept. 27). 

 

Ruiz Duran, a junior, has a 3.351 GPA majoring in economics and was named All-Academic honorable mention for the second straight season.  The left-footer from Barcelona, Spain was also named first-team All-WCC and third-team United Soccer Coaches All-West Region.  He tied for the team lead in points (eight), and goals (four) with three of them being game-winners.  

 

The Broncos also had seven honorees - Glenn Vass, Kendall McIntosh, Brennan Castro (HM), Matt Escobar (HM), Parker Holland (HM), Victor Magana (HM) and Max Ornstil (HM) - back in 2014.