PORTLAND, Ore. --- Portland senior midfielder Shane Aranda was named to the West Coast Conference Men's Soccer All-Academic Team, it was announced Wednesday morning. This is the first academic honor for Aranda, who originally hails from Phoenix, Ariz.
 
A finance major with a 3.65 GPA, Aranda has made 49 career appearances during his four years on The Bluff. He's tallied two career assists, including one this year on the game-winning goal at Santa Clara, and he's played a key role defensively as the Pilots produced five shutouts this fall.
 
At the conclusion of each athletic season, the WCC selects an all-academic squad for each WCC-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 his team.

2018 WEST COAST CONFERENCE MEN'S SOCCER ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
Name, School, Year, GPA, Major
Samuel Agosti, Santa Clara, Jr., 3.81, Business
Shane Aranda, Portland, Sr., 3.65, Finance
Miguel Berry, San Diego, Jr., 3.35, Finance
Stephen Dougherty, Saint Mary's, Sr., 3.80, Business Administration
Anders Engebretsen, Saint Mary's, Jr., 3.71, Economics
Austin Giftopoulos, Gonzaga, Sr., 3.94, Master of Business Administration
Bob Groenendijk, Pacific, Sr., 3.81, Business Administration (Finance)
Jordan Hughes, San Francisco, Sr., 3.77, Communications
Jake Kempf, Gonzaga, Sr., 3.88, Master of Business Administration
Antonio Porreco, Loyola Marymount, Sr., 3.89, Health and Human Science
Wouter Verstraaten, Pacific, Sr., 3.80, Business Administration (Finance)
 
2018 WCC MEN'S SOCCER ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTION
Alex Achramowicz (Santa Clara); Francisco Avoce (Loyola Marymount); Ryan Bishop (Loyola Marymount); Nick Dauchot (Loyola Marymount); Tawwab Emiola (San Francisco); Brandon Gillingham (Santa Clara); Mateo Gomez (Pacific); Dakota Havlick (Santa Clara); Brady Henderson (Gonzaga); Haden Hoel (Pacific); Patric Krall (San Diego); Noah Leong (San Francisco); Quinn Liebmann (Gonzaga); Ross Meldrum (San Diego); Jeremiah Michael (Saint Mary's); David Polson (San Francisco); Freddy Polzer (San Diego); Joseph Restani (Saint Mary's); Javier Ruiz Duran (Santa Clara); Brandon Sanchez (Loyola Marymount); Terrell Smith (Santa Clara); Valentin Sponer (Saint Mary's); Ruben Stuiver (San Francisco); Nathaniel Tolton (Gonzaga); Ben Willis (Gonzaga); Garrett Wilson (Gonzaga); Filippo Zattarin (Saint Mary's); Leo Zulli (Loyola Marymount)